The UConn transfer has 12.5 career sacks and earned defensive MVP honors against the Tar Heels in last year’s Fenway Bowl. He headlines a rebuilt front four that includes Smith Vilbert and CJ Mims.

Dec 14, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick is introduced during half time at Dean E. Smith Center. / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images ...

North Carolina’s offense will feature a heavy reliance on unproven young talent and a patchwork of transfer additions, the most promising of whom is Gio Lopez. The former South Alabama ...