Star punter Corbin Daly chose UNC football to be closer to his mother

Posted Aug 21, 2015
Corbin Daly de-committed from Texas, walking away from a guaranteed scholarship. He instead chose to sign with UNC as a preferred walk-on in order to be closer to home. Now, after redshirting his freshman season, Corbin has earned a scholarship and a spot as the Tar Heels’ starting punter, with dreams of much bigger things. (Daily Tar Heel)

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