UNC DE Junior Gnonkonde Moving On
Posted Mar 8, 2016
Defensive end Junior Gnonkonde will not play his senior season at UNC, Larry Fedora confirmed on Tuesday. “He graduates in May and won’t be with us in the fall,” Fedora said after UNC’s second spring practice. Gnonkonde, a native of the Ivory Coast, appeared in 11 games in 2015 and finished with 34 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.
(Inside Carolina)
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