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Tez Walker Hopes To Be 'Deadly' Receiver With Baltimore Ravens

Tears started to fall for Tez Walker on draft night. When Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta told him, "You will be a Baltimore Raven," the emotions set in for Walker. "That's always been my 'why,'" Walker said. "Football has always kept me level-headed. So hearing those words that I'm going to be a part of an NFL roster, that broke me down in tears." (Inside Carolina)

UNC's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes Headline Annual Academic Luncheon

Headlining UNC's annual academic luncheon were this year's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes. Natalia Aseguinolaza (golf), Dorritt Eisenbeis (field hockey), Christopher Holliday (football), Rob Landry (basketball), Jack Loftus (lacrosse), Gigi Maroney (rowing), Alec Mulvaney (fencing), Peter Murphy (tennis), Elizabeth Scotty (tennis), and Lauren Walsh (rowing). (GoHeels.com)

UNC Football Fared Well With Transfer Portal Now Closed

The football transfer portal closed Tuesday night, and there were only four departures which is a positive development for the UNC program. The transfers were offensive lineman D.J. Geth, cornerback Lejond Cavazos, defensive back Ayden Duncanson, and quarterback Tad Hudson. Only Hudson (Coastal Carolina) has found a new school to date. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Cedric Gray on the NFL Draft: 'Best feeling of my life'

Ardrey Kell football coach Greg Jachym had a feeling long ago that Cedric Gray might be an NFL player one day. Turns out that feeling was right. Gray, who graduated from Ardrey Kell in 2020 and played at UNC, became an NFL player when the Titans selected him with the 106th pick of the NFL Draft. By the time Gray was drafted, he felt a huge relief. (AOL.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Transfer Portal Madness

Two more consequences of the transfer portal. While the UNC basketball program is waiting on word from Rutgers big man transfer Cliff Omoruyi, Tar Heel football got a surprise transfer it was not expecting until a few days ago. Quarterback Jacolby Criswell announced he was transferring back to UNC after playing in four games for Arkansas last season. (Chapelboro.com)

Cedric Gray Feels He'll Fit 'Perfectly' In NFL With Tennessee Titans

Linebacker Cedric Gray feels certain his skillset and play style will translate to the professional level. "I think my talent fits perfectly. I'm a sideline-to-sideline backer, a guy who gets to the ball a lot. A guy that can cover. As (other) linebackers in the NFL, I think I have the athletic ability, unique athleticism that'd be able to match up and make plays." (Inside Carolina)

Brian Simmons Goes In-Depth Into His New Role at Carolina

Brian Simmons has seen it all. A star high school running back from New Bern, he went to UNC and switched to linebacker. He developed into an All-American, was a first-round NFL draft pick, played ten years, was a scout for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was an assistant and head high school football coach, and is now back at UNC serving under Mack Brown. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

How the New England Patriots decided QB Drake Maye was their future

Dressed in an off-white suit with a Carolina blue tie, Drake Maye walked into Gillette Stadium for the first time Friday, still wearing a blue Patriots hat from the night before at the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit. Owner Robert Kraft and team president Jonathan Kraft flanked him on each side, as Maye held up a blue Patriots jersey -- his name on the back. (ESPN.com)

Trevyon Green's New Life, from 410 Pounds to UNC's Starting Right Tackle

Trevyon Green has always been big. At one time, he was even too big to play football. "At the time, I really didn’t understand that was an extremely big weight, because all my people told me, ‘You’re big, that’s how you are,’" Green said, referring to when he was in high school. "And once I started understanding that’s not regular, I had to make a change." (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Jacolby Criswell Q&A: Happy to be Back 'Home' at UNC, Ready To Compete

A new challenger has entered UNC's quarterback competition. Former Arkansas quarterback Jacolby Criswell confirmed his commitment to UNC out of the transfer portal on Tuesday — bringing Criswell back to where his college career began. "This is where I committed to begin with. So there was a reason why I committed here. This is actually my home." (Inside Carolina)

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