Spring football a search for new stars at UNC

Posted Apr 9, 2017
With the departure of every offensive leader, spring practice at UNC was a time to find some new stars. There wasn’t a lot of clarity about who would take over at quarterback for the NFL-bound Mitchell Trubisky during a spring scrimmage dominated for much of Saturday by the defense. “I wouldn’t say that anybody separated themselves,” UNC coach Larry Fedora said. (Raleigh & Company)

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