North Carolina governor urges NCAA to reinstate UNC wide receiver Tez Walker

Posted Aug 9, 2023
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, a UNC graduate, wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on behalf of UNC wide receiver Tez Walker, whose waiver for immediate eligibility after transferring from Kent State was denied by the NCAA. "This is the first time I have taken such an action, but this is an unusual and compelling case," Cooper wrote. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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