What UNC will miss statistically without Andre Smith, Thomas Jackson

Posted Sep 22, 2017
On Thursday, North Carolina announced that three key players — Andre Smith, Thomas Jackson and William Sweet — will miss the remainder of the 2017 season with injuries. That’s tough for a lot of reasons — primarily for the players, obviously. Smith, Jackson and Sweet can’t play in a big chunk of games. Here’s what it could mean on the field for UNC, though. (ACC Sports Journal)

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