UNC Envisions Increased Role for Freshman Receiver Jordan Shipp

Posted Oct 22, 2024
True freshman receiver Jordan Shipp has made strides that could lead to an increased role across the second half of this football season. Shipp was UNC's top-rated incoming freshman. "Jordan Shipp's gotten better, so he's going to start being a bigger factor and play more," Brown said Monday. "He's healthy and doing a lot of really good things right now." (Inside Carolina)

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