Tar Heels plan to stay course for Stanford in Sun Bowl

Posted Dec 20, 2016
UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who’s weighing his NFL Draft prospects, and defensive tackle Nazair Jones, who has another year of eligibility remaining but has said he’ll enter the NFL Draft, said they’re fully committed to playing in the Dec. 30 Sun Bowl in El Paso. Trubisky is still building his résumé even as his potential draft stock has soared this year. (Burlington Times News)

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