Tom Sheldon Anchoring UNC's Special Teams

Posted Jul 21, 2017
As good as Tom Sheldon may have been in his first full season in Chapel Hill, Larry Fedora has already seen a “tremendous amount of growth” in his punter this offseason. “Think about it – the first time he ever punted in a competitive situation was in the Georgia game in front of 85,000 people,” Fedora said. “He had never seen anything like that, so he’s grown tremendously." (Inside Carolina)

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