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Spring Football: News & Notes

Thursday, March 2 - DeAndre Smith Hired As Running Backs Coach

DeAndre Smith, who played collegiately at Southwest Missouri State with UNC offensive coordinator Chris Kapilovic, was hired as UNC's running backs coach Thursday. Smith comes to Chapel Hill from UNLV where he had spent the last three months as the Rebels’ running backs coach. He served as Purdue’s running backs coach in 2016.

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Tuesday, Feb. 28 - Tar Heels Open Spring Practice

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina spring football practice began Tuesday under warm temperatures at Navy field, a marked difference from the previous two seasons when cold weather and occasionally snow and ice were on the ground.