Jackson Simmons Providing Steady Hand

Posted Jul 15, 2013
Now entering his third year, Jackson Simmons has focused on serving as an example and becoming more of a leader in the locker room to UNC’s underclassmen. He spoke to the shock of the college game’s physicality upon enrolling at UNC and how he’s tried to soften that blow to the current freshman crop consisting of Nate Britt, Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks. (Inside Carolina)

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