New QB Trubisky more interested in leading Tar Heels than following Williams

Posted Aug 5, 2016
Marquise Williams told a statewide radio show that Mitch Trubisky would not only lead the Tar Heels to a second straight Coastal Division title, but that UNC would “be beating Clemson this year in the ACC Championship Game.” That’s a lot of pressure to put on a youngster whose start in the season opener against Georgia will be his first as a college quarterback. (Wilmington Star News)

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