Tar Heels Football: The Linebackers for TCU

• Blake Baldwin

• Luke Lingard

Juniors

• Caleb Cortez

Sophomores

• Michael Teason

• Max Carroll

• Hudson Hooper

• Rhett Steppe

Freshman

• Keylan Abrams

• Anthony Williams

• Dillon Arkansas

• Sam Haley

UNC's Linebackers

Arguably, as of right now at least, the defense seems to be the stronger side of the ball for UNC, rather than its offense (surprisingly). In the past, it has typically been North Carolina's offense with all the firepower (Sam Howell, Josh Downs, Drake Maye, Omarion Hampton, to name a few) who would lead the team to victory.

Nevertheless, the offense holds plenty of unknowns in the running back room as well as the wide receivers, too. There are no returners (70 new players on the roster, by the way) from last season who are proven commodities yet, but as Coach Belichick likes to call it, the "acclimation period" may lead UNC in the right direction.

The Tar Heels are stepping toward a new kind of football, one in particular that has a unique feel (because what were the odds of an eight-time Super Bowl champion being its head coach?).

What will be intriguing to see are the reactions of the entire college football world once the contest between UNC and TCU has concluded. What will fans say if North Carolina wins? Or if they lose? Will a loss put Tar Heel fans down? Or will they still have hope? These are things to think about heading into the game.

For the Tar Heels, after a 6-7 season, they find themselves in a position that maybe no one may have thought of... because let's be honest, did anyone see Coach Belichick at the collegiate level?

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