UPDATE: Former UNC Bears Cornerbacks Coach DJ Williams left for Abilene Christian in January. Josh Thornton was the perfect coach to fill the void left by Williams. Thornton played for Coach Lamb when Southern Utah won the Big Sky Conference Championship a decade ago. He came in with Lamb and has known most of the players for a couple of years. After his college career, he played in Detroit, Houston, Carolina and Buffalo along with a couple of seasons in the XFL and CFL. He grew up in Belle Glade, Florida where you can find a current or former NFL player almost anywhere you turn. He's great for this program. He cares about the young men. Thornton sets a great example, handles himself like a pro and is willing to do the dirty work to make the program succussful. As difficult as it was to see Williams go, I'm excited for Thornton and the players on this roster.
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UPDATE: Winter conditioning and spring football can sometimes be a grind so Carson Keach had a little fun last week following an interception. The sophomore from Ponderosa HS in Parker, CO executed his best cartwheel downfield after picking off a pass. Two more weeks of spring football remain for the UNC Bears.
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UPDATE: Redshirt Jr. Rocco Traore enters his fourth season with the UNC Bears football program. However, this is his first month playing running back at the college level. He was a great running back in high school in the Seattle area but was more valuable as a defensive back in Greeley the past three years. He's seen a lot during his time with the Bears including teammates leaving like Carver Cheeks and Noah Mangham did last week. Rocco takes it all in stride.
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Good Morning: Happy Easter! One of the spiritual leaders on the UNC Bears team is R-Jr. LB Jordan Davis (32) who always has a smile on his face and puts team first. He was a star at Cherokee Trail HS in Aurora and his dad played running back at Kansas with the Jayhawks in the late 90s. Davis is one of those guys you have to have in order to enjoy success in college football.
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