Invoice Belichick remains to be within the means of constructing his first roster at North Carolina, and it seems the legendary coach has landed a brand new beginning quarterback.
South Alabama switch quarterback Gio Lopez introduced on Thursday that he has dedicated to UNC. Lopez shared a photograph on social media that confirmed him in Carolina blue.
“Excited and grateful, go Heels!” Lopez wrote on X.
Lopez, a former three-star recruit from Madison, Alabama, is a dual-threat quarterback. He began 11 video games for South Alabama as a redshirt freshman final season and threw for two,559 yards, 18 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Lopez additionally had 465 dashing yards and 7 scores on the bottom.
The Jaguars went 6-5 in Lopez’s begins.
UNC had a shaky quarterback scenario final yr after Max Johnson went down with a season-ending leg harm in Week 1. Jacolby Criswell took over on the starter after that and accomplished 58.1% of his passes for two,459 yards, 15 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Criswell transferred to East Tennessee State in January. Johnson has mentioned he intends to return subsequent season, however Lopez will instantly develop into the favourite to enter 2025 because the Tar Heels’ starter.
There have been rumblings earlier within the week that Belichick and UNC have been thinking about a extra high-profile switch quarterback, however they selected to give attention to Lopez as a substitute.
