Just hours before their rivalry game against the Duke Blue Devils, the North Carolina Tar Heels football team received some bad news.
UNC has officially lost three starters to injury for the remainder of the 2017 season.
Linebacker Andre Smith, wide receiver Thomas Jackson and tackle William Sweet have been ruled out for the rest of the 2017 season according to UNC’s depth chart released on Thursday.
Smith suffered his injury in the Week 2 loss to Louisville, leaving the game and didn’t return. The Tar Heels didn’t exactly reveal what Smith is dealing with.
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The loss is a big blow to the Tar Heels defense which has struggled this year.