Born & Bred: Second Home For Gray And Echols

Posted Oct 13, 2023
In another time and place, Cedric Gray could be wearing the red, yellow, and black of Maryland. And Power Echols could be adorned in Michigan State Spartan green and white. Gray and Echols are the opposite of legacy members of the Tar Heel football roster, players like Drake Maye and Caleb Hood, whose fathers wore the Carolina blue jersey. (Rams Club)

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