Varner, from Gastonia, won his first pro tournament...and if I'm not mistaken, is donating the entire pot to his charitable foundation. I've pulled for him every time he's been in a PGA tournament mostly because he's a NC boy. But there's a lot more to him, it seems, and I think a lot of the other pros were pulling for him too. His family is beautiful and tight, as witnessed after the last hole was completed and he won. He seems humble and likeable and I may have found my new favorite golfer.

21. North Carolina is at the top of this tier because of Drake Maye. He makes throws that not many quarterbacks in the country can make. Caleb Williams may be the only other guy that can make those plays. That’s why we talk about him in generational standards. UNC added a couple transfer receivers to give him targets, and we’ll see if that pays off. (FOX Sports)

Lane Joins Carolina Football Program as Graduate Transfer

From UNC...

CHAPEL HILL – Defensive back Antavious ‘Stick’ Lane has transferred to North Carolina from Georgia St. A spring graduate, Lane has arrived at UNC and has two years of eligibility remaining.

A West Palm Beach, Fla. native, Lane played in 37 games for the Panthers, starting 30. The three-time All-Sun Belt performer posted 226 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 11 INTs, 13 PBU and four forced fumbles over his four years in Atlanta. Lane’s 11 career INTs are a Georgia St. record and his five INTs as a sophomore is GSU’s single-season record.

Last season, Lane was a third-team all-conference performer after posting 87 tackles, 2.5 TFL, two INTs, a PBU and two forced fumbles. That followed a sophomore season that saw him earn first-team league honors after recording 81 tackles, two TFL, five INTs, six PBU and a forced fumble. Lane also earned all-conference honors as a redshirt freshman, becoming only the fourth Panther freshman to accomplish the feat.

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Is set to be renamed it appears. Will this stuff ever end?

Huff, Peppers on Ballot for NFF CFB Hall of Fame

CHAPEL HILL – Carolina football legends Ken Huff and Julius Peppers will be on the 2024 ballot for induction into the National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame, the NFF announced on Monday. The duo are looking to join nine other Tar Heels, six players and three coaches, in the College Hall of Fame including current head coach Mack Brown, who was inducted in 2018. The announcement of the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2024, with specific details to be announced in the future.

“It’s an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.62 million people have played college football and only 1,074 players have been inducted,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “The Hall’s requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today’s elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and we look forward to announcing the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class early next year.”

Huff is one of the great offensive linemen in college football history. He played in Chapel Hill from 1972-74 and earned a myriad of honors before being selected as the third overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. While at UNC, Huff claimed consensus first-team All-America honors in 1974 to go along with first-team All-ACC recognition and the Jacob’s Blocking Trophy as the conference’s best offensive lineman.

A team captain as a senior, Huff paved the way for an offense that led the ACC in total yards, rushing yards and scoring, while finishing fifth nationally in total yards and ninth in scoring. That unit also produced two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time in program history. As a result, Huff was recognized as the Jim Tatum Award winner as the ACC’s top senior student-athlete.
Huff played in the Hula Bowl, the Senior Bowl, and was a captain on the 1975 College All-Star team that took on the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went on to play 11 years and 145 games in the NFL for the Colts and the Washington Redskins, where he became a member of the legendary ‘Hogs’ offensive line.

Following his stellar NFL career, Huff remained heavily involved in the game thorugh his participation with the Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation, where he was a board member and named the Distinguished American in 2016. He also serves as the Alumni President for the Walter Camp Football Foundation and was named the Alumni of the Year in 2013. As a result of his outstanding career, Huff was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Outside of football, Huff is the owner of an award-winning custom home building company and earned Builder of the Year awards in 2000 and ’05. He also remains active with Hope for the Warriors, a non-profit helping disabled servicemen and women.

Peppers played in Chapel Hill from 1999-2001 becoming one of the most disruptive defensive players the sport has ever seen. A unanimous first-team All-American in 2001, he won the Chuck Bednarik Award for the nation's top defensive player and the Rotary Lombardi Award, which at the time was given to the nation's top interior lineman. He finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy balloting, was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy and was honored as Chevrolet's Defensive Player of the Year.

A first-team All-ACC selection in both 2000 and '01, Peppers finished his career with 167 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 53 TFL, five INTs and five forced fumbles. He went on to be drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the NFL Draft. During his professional career, Peppers earned nine Pro Bowl selections, three first-team All-Pro honors, three second-team All-Pro recognitions and was named to the NFL's All-Decade team for the 2000s.

Peppers has also been extremely generous philanthropically, having donated to the UNC General Alumni Association's Light on the Hill Society Scholarship fund on two separate occasions. He was also the Panther's 2018 NFL Man of the Year nominee.

The 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10, 2024, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2024 season.

What's the latest on his recovery ery

The future Tar Heels are in Memphis for the holiday weekend.

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--Elliott Cadeau and Boogie Fland head to head matchup in an early game today. And Cadeau went at him from the tip off knocking down a couple 23 footers in his mouth.
The UNC commit was in his bag leading the lightning to a big win. He finished with 16pts, many assists, 3 triples.
Boogie could not respond from 3-point land but he did get to the FT line often.
*Side note* The ball doesn't stick in Cadeau's hand for long, he makes quick and precise decisions. On the defensive end he will need to lose the "AAU" mentality next year. We need him coaching on the floor and not the bench due to foul trouble.