Fully Healthy Again, UNC Quarterback Gio Lopez Looks to Build on Cal Performance

Posted Oct 22, 2025
The Gio Lopez on display against Cal was a quarterback UNC fans hadn't seen before. Was it the result of the improvements Bill Belichick said the team had made in practice? Was it because Lopez is getting more comfortable in the offense? Likely both. But it also had to do with something else: for the first time all season, Lopez said he felt fully healthy. (TarHeel247)

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