UNC’s Turner learned leadership skills from former teammate Cooper

Posted Aug 4, 2014
As the most experienced member of a young offensive line, junior guard Landon Turner will be called upon to mentor his North Carolina teammates almost as much as blocking the opposition this season. It’s a job he said he’s ready to accept, in part, because of the lessons he learned from his own mentor – former Tar Heels guard Jonathan Cooper. (Wilmington Star News)

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