Chansky’s Notebook: Quiet Runner

Posted Apr 25, 2025
Hollywood Hampton, here he comes. The Tar Heels’ all-star running back went almost exactly where the prognosticators had predicted. Omarion Hampton is going to Los Angeles to play for the Chargers under run-oriented head coach Jim Harbaugh. He was the second of two running backs selected in the first round after Ashton Jeanty of Boise State. (Chapelboro.com)

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