What’s next for UNC football? Drake Maye says "it means something wearing that Carolina blue"

Posted Dec 4, 2022
Redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye tried to quell the speculation that he would consider leaving North Carolina to play elsewhere next football season. He said that he had not been contacted by any other school and he plans on returning to Chapel Hill. "That’s my intentions, Carolina kid, it means something wearing that Carolina blue,” said Maye. (AOL.com)

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