UNC Football: Injury bug bites Tar Heels in win over ODU

Posted Sep 17, 2017
With the win over ODU, the Tar Heels are now 1-2 on the season. They now have a big conference game against Duke coming up and UNC hopes to keep the momentum going. Through the first three games, UNC has been bitten by the injury bug. Prior to the game the News & Observer’s Andrew Carter reported that linebacker Andre Smith did not make the trip to take on Old Dominion. (Keeping It Heel)

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