North Carolina's quarterback legacy helped lure 6–5 'football savant' Max Johnson

Posted Feb 8, 2024
After two seasons at Texas A&M, where incoming North Carolina transfer Max Johnson said, "a lot of things went on," the junior jumped at the chance to join a program he knows has developed NFL quarterbacks. UNC was equally eager to lure a quarterback that Patrick Suddes, the program’s general manager, calls "a football savant." It was a natural match. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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