How Kaleb Cost juggles college football and baseball at UNC

Posted Aug 15, 2024
Picking UNC, Kaleb Cost made Mack Brown and Scott Forbes two happy coaches. Brown was able to add a defensive back to his football roster with super hand/eye coordination and explosive speed. Forbes picked up an outfielder who was all-state. hit .545 as a senior, and stole 84 bases. It was up to Cost to make it work. "It’s definitely a lot," Cost said. (AOL.com)

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