How Drake Maye proved that he's special at Manning Passing Academy

Posted Jul 1, 2023
UNC quarterback Drake Maye is one of the best quarterbacks in all of college football. Part of why that’s true is that he’s incredibly competitive. When he went to the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State, he proved that in a skills competition. "There was a part of the skills challenge where you throw a football from 50 yards into a basketball hoop." (On3.com)

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