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OL Play Highlights First Scrimmage

UNC's offense established its ground game early on Sunday.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On the first play from scrimmage, North Carolina’s veteran offensive line blew open a hole that Elijah Hood burst through for an 80-yard touchdown run on Sunday.

Quarterback Marquise Williams was tasked with manufacturing much of UNC’s ground game in 2014 due to youth and inexperience along the offensive line. That position group apparently made a statement with its play in the first scrimmage of training camp.

“They just had a purpose,” offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic said on Monday. “They came out and they wanted to be physical.