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UNC Football: Brown, Carter opt-out of Orange Bowl and declare for NFL Draft

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 12: Michael Carter #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels runs against the Syracuse Orange during their game at Kenan Stadium on September 12, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

A pair of UNC Football standouts on offense will not play in the team’s Orange Bowl this year as they have declared for the 2021 NFL Draft and opted out

The UNC Football program will be a little short-handed for their big bowl game against Texas A&M next week as the two teams are set to meet in the Orange Bowl.