A year after falling 31-13 at North Carolina, Minnesota gets a chance at redemption when the Gophers host UNC in Thursday night’s only game between power-conference teams. The Tar Heels enter as a slight favorite in a battle between teams that bring some unknowns at quarterback into the 2024 season.
UNC has benefitted from two NFL Draft pick quarterbacks in the first five seasons of coach Mack Brown’s second stint at the school. But with Drake Maye gone to the New England Patriots, the Tar Heels must find his replacement. Brown has been noncommittal thus far about who is leading a race between Texas A&M transfer Max Johnson and sophomore Conner Harrell.
Minnesota knows who its quarterback will be — New Hampshire transfer Max Brosmer — but it doesn’t know for sure how his game will translate to the FBS level. Brosmer was prolific in his five seasons of FCS football but faces a big task in recharging a Gophers offense that finished No. 122 nationally in total offense last season.
While the quarterbacks will be new, a pair of star running backs are returning to anchor each squad. Read on below for more analysis and a prediction on North Carolina vs. Minnesota.
North Carolina vs. Minnesota: Need to know
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2024-08-28 20:18:07
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