Natrone Means Named UNC's New Running Backs Coach

Posted Jan 31, 2025
Natrone Means has been retained by UNC Football coach Bill Belichick and will be the Tar Heels' new running backs coach. Means was brought in by former UNC Coach Mack Brown as an offensive analyst in 2021. An alum of Central Cabarrus High in Concord, NC, Means was a two-time first-team All-ACC running back for the Tar Heels from 1990-92. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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