UNC Quarterback Jacolby Criswell Navigates Risk-Reward on Taking Hits

Posted Oct 25, 2024
Even though the statistics show that quarterback Jacolby Criswell got hit less often in the Tar Heels' last football game, he acknowledges his aching body has benefited from last week's open date on the UNC football schedule and the extra rest that was afforded. "Needed it, one hundred percent," he said this week, with the Tar Heels back in prep mode. (Inside Carolina)

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