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North Carolina Offense Preview 2025: The Tar Heels Rebuilt Fast

Offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens has been around for a few years, and he has plenty of interesting parts to work year's Tar Heel offense struggled with its consistency. The passing game didn't do much on a regular basis, the pass protection was lousy, and the O scored 24 points or fewer five times. But the ground attack was solid, the transfer portal cranked up the depth, and this should be a steadier season. X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 North Carolina Preview North Carolina Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season - The offensive front is undergoing the biggest overhaul. It lost star tackle Howard Sampson to Texas Tech, but three starters are back. Trevyon Green is a 6-7, 340-pound tackle on one side, Austin Blaske is an NFL-sized center, and Aidan Banfield is a promising young King (Troy) and William Boone (Prairie View A&M) are massive prospects among the several new prospects to work around this fall. This group will pound for the ground game, but … - Omarion Hampton is off being a Los Angeles Charger after running for over 3,000 yards with 30 scores over the last two years. A top receiver, he did it all for the offense, and now it's up to No. 2 and Davion Gause to rise up after running for 326 yards and four scores. He and Caleb Hood will form more of a rotation. The ground game will get help from … - Gio Lopez was the big get from the transfer portal. The South Alabama quarterback threw for over 3,000 yards with 22 scores and seven picks, and he ran for over 600 yards with nine touchdowns. He's not big, but he's a dangerous Johnson was the big transfer last year, but he got knocked out for the season early on with a bad leg injury. He'll still get his shot this fall. - The offense will spread the ball around, but the receiving corps is a question mark. Aziah Johnson is a deep threat from Michigan State, but Kobe Paysour is the leading returning receiver with just 21 catches for 365 yards. South Carolina's Connor Cox will rotate in at tight end. North Carolina Defense Breakdown2025 North Carolina Preview Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.