NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NEWS

Drake Maye gets the call as North Carolina QB starter

North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Drake Maye will open at quarterback when the Tar Heels start the season Saturday against Florida A&M

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown turns to redshirt freshman at QB North Carolina head coach Mack Brown announced Monday morning that redshirt freshman Drake Maye will be the team’s starting quarterback for...

AUGUST 22, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mack Brown names starting quarterback ahead of Saturday's UNC football season opener Mack Brown named Drake Maye the starting quarterback for the season-opening game against Florida A&M on Saturday. “The only thing that matte...

AUGUST 22, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Gavin Blackwell - Starting in season-opener Blackwell will start at wide receiver during North Carolina's season-opener against Florida A&M, Rivals.com reports.

Impact Blackwell was a redshirt recipient last season, but he will start in his collegiate debut for the Tarheels. The 5-foot-11 wideout was a four-star recruit in the class of 2021.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

J.J. Jones - Starting in season-opener Jones will start in Saturday's season-opener against Florida A&M, Rivals.com reports.

Impact Jones appeared in just three games last season for the Tarheels, hauling in four receptions for 67 yards. The 6-foot-2 wideout will start for North Carolina and he is likely to see a massive increase in usage this season.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

D.J. Jones - Top running back for season-opener Jones is listed as the top-option at running back on North Carolina's depth chart for their season-opener against Florida A&M, Rivals.com reports.

Impact Jones will take on the top spot out of the backfield for the Tarheels this season. The 5-foot-10 junior appeared in nine games last season, logging 253 yards on 60 rushing attempts to go along with 12 receptions for 55 yards. Jones figures to see a lot of the carries vacated by Ty Chandler's departure.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jacolby Criswell - Given backup role Criswell will backup newly named starter Drake Maye to start the season, Brendan Marks of The Athletic reports.

Impact Criswell has lost the fall camp quarterback battle with newly named starter, Drake Maye. The redshirt sophomore appeared in three games for UNC last season, throwing for 179 yards and a touchdown. Criswell will be the first man up barring poor performance or an injury to Maye.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Drake Maye - Earns starting job Maye will get the start under center for North Carolina during Saturday's game against Florida A&M, Brendan Marks of The Athletic reports.

Impact Maye has earned the starting job for the Tarheels after a lengthy battle with Jacolby Criswell. The 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman appeared in two games last season, completing seven passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, along with six rushing attempts for 62 yards. Maye will have a tall task ahead of him, leading a North Carolina team with very little collegiate experience under his belt.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

UNC cornerback Storm Duck enters football season with renewed health, restored confidence Tar Heels cornerback has played in just eight games the past two seasons due to multiple injuries, but says he’s “100 percent confident” hea...

AUGUST 19, 2022 • MYRTLEBEACHONLINE.COM

UNC cornerback Storm Duck ready to return to old form Storm Duck played in just eight games the past two seasons, but says he's '100 percent confident' mentally and physically as he readies for...

AUGUST 18, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs has earned his elite status as NFL Draft prospect The first-team preseason All-ACC wide receiver will be vital to North Carolina's rebuilt offense in 2022.

AUGUST 18, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

North Carolina aims to contend in ACC despite QB uncertainty

North Carolina coach Mack Brown wants the Tar Heels to get back to the consistency they played with two seasons ago

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

One of most versatile players on UNC roster, tight end Bryson Nesbit ready to make impact “Bryson is a great versatile tight end,” tight end John Copenhaver said. “He’s long, he’s fast, can catch well. We do tend to bump him out m...

AUGUST 17, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Drake Maye - Competing with Criswell for QB1 Maye is continuing to battle Jacolby Criswell in the hopes of becoming North Carolina's starting quarterback, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Maye does not have much experience at the collegiate level, but luckily for him, neither does Jacolby Criswell. The sophomore threw seven completions for 89 yards and one touchdown last season, and will find out if he will be QB1 Monday.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jacolby Criswell - Has not secured QB1 position yet Criswell is still battling Drake Maye for North Carolina's QB1 spot, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Criswell will know if he has earned the starting quarterback spot over Drake Maye on Monday, but until then he will have to continue battling hard. The junior has never started for the Tar Heels, and has appeared in seven games over the past two seasons and thrown a combined 16 completions for 195 yards and one touchdown.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

British Brooks - Out for 2022 season with injury Brooks will miss the entirety of the 2022 season after suffering a lower body injury during practice, 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Brooks was expected to be North Carolina's starting running back and will now have to spend this season watching from the bench. He had opted to use his fifth year of eligibility to return as a graduate student and was prepared to be a leader both on and off the field. Brooks rushed for 295 yards and four touchdowns in six games last year, and his presence on the field will likely be filled by D.J. Jones and Elijah Green.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

UNC running back British Brooks out for season; Tar Heels lose another starter to injury Brooks was poised for a breakout season after he led the Tar Heels in rushing in UNC’s final three games last season — including a career-hi...

AUGUST 14, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

UNC announces running back British Brooks out for season Brooks becomes second starter in a week that the Tar Heels lost to injury.

AUGUST 14, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

These six first-year players could make an impact for UNC football this season Zach Rice and Andre Greene could become the second and third freshmen to start the first game of the season for the Tar Heels during Mack Br...

AUGUST 10, 2022 • THESTATE.COM

UNC football, following Antoine Green injury, will enter season thin at wide receiver The senior wideout was second on the team last season in catches and yards. “He’ll be back. ... But you’ve just got a lot of inexperience ou...

AUGUST 8, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Antoine Green - Out for 6-10 weeks Green (upper body) is expected to be out 6-10 weeks after injuring himself in a scrimmage, Evan Abramson of Spectrum NC 1 reports.

Impact Green's timeline for how long he expects to be out for has been released and if all goes well he could only miss three games. Coach Mack Brown is hoping to have the wide receiver back for the fourth game of the season against Notre Dame in late September

AUGUST 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Antoine Green - Out indefinitely following injury Green will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering an upper body injury during the Tar Heels' scrimmage on Saturday, Rivals.com reports.

Impact The details of the injury remain unclear at this time, but it's certainly an unfortunate setback for Green, who was North Carolina's second-leading receiver in 2021. It sounds like the UNC staff is optimistic that he'll return at some point during the 2022 campaign, but until then, he will remain out indefinitely as he works to get back to 100 percent. The fifth-year senior recorded 31 receptions for 612 yards and five touchdowns last season.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

New UNC football defensive coach Gene Chizik works to help Heels, one drill at a time In his second stint coaching defense for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Chizik is once again taking over a unit that gave up too many yards p...

AUGUST 4, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

New UNC football defensive coach Gene Chizik works to help Heels, one drill at a time In his second stint coaching defense for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Chizik is once again taking over a unit that gave up too many yards p...

AUGUST 4, 2022 • MYRTLEBEACHONLINE.COM

Top pick Elijah Green flashes power at Nats Park: 'I can do everything' Green, the Nationals' highest pick since Bryce Harper in 2010, put a few balls into the seats at Nationals Park. Next up is a trip back to F...

JULY 30, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM