UNC Wide Receivers Battling Injuries, Seeing Growth From Freshmen

Posted Sep 27, 2024
UNC's wideouts dealt with offseason injuries, and two receivers have caught the injury bug recently. Nate McCollum "should be back" against Duke after missing the JMU game. Christian Hamilton is expected to miss a couple of weeks after starting the first four games. First-year receivers Jordan Shipp, Alex Taylor, and Javarius Green caught passes last week. (Inside Carolina)

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