Freshman Elijah Hood continues to impress amid considerable hype

Posted Aug 14, 2014
Stories are circulating, and have been for a while now, about how Elijah Hood recently squatted more than 600 pounds, and about how fast he has learned UNC coach Larry Fedora's offense - faster than any freshman he has ever coached, Fedora said not long ago. Slowly, through those stories, a sort of legend has started to form and take shape - and all before Hood has played his first college game. (The State)

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