Andre Smith, UNC’s star linebacker, is out for the season. Here’s who will replace him.

Posted Sep 22, 2017
Always be prepared. Never slip. This is the advice North Carolina sophomore linebacker Jonathan Smith gets from his dad during almost every phone call between father and son. And it’s that advice that brings Smith to the empty team meeting room after hours. Here, he and junior linebacker Cole Holcomb comb through film of the Tar Heels’ upcoming opponent. (Charlotte Observer)

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