Kaleb Cost on Baseball, Football, Balancing Both at UNC and More

Posted Aug 16, 2024
Kaleb Cost is a baseball guy. But he’s also a football guy. Baseball is harder, he says, and football is the sport that has him on scholarship at UNC. It’s also the sport in which he will start this season. A sophomore who appeared in all 13 games last season, Cost taking over the star position has been one of the most interesting stories of preseason camp. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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