CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Tar Heels coach Mack Brown says there's a misconception about the team's offensive game plan this season.
While Brown says he wants to use principles of the "air raid offense" that coach Mike Leach helped popularize at Texas Tech, Brown says North Carolina will also place a huge emphasis on a power running game.
Brown added Thursday during ACC media days that the Tar Heels "probably need to change the name" of his offense because people view Leach's offense as one that throws the ball all of the time.
Brown says, "we're not doing that."
UNC's quarterback position remains up for grabs. Early on in spring practice all three potential starting QBs -Sam Howell, Cade Fortin and Jace Ruder- were struggling with making decisions at the line of scrimmage. So he's placed an emphasis on the trio learning the offense, instead of worrying about competing for a job.
Chazz Surratt, who started seven games at QB in 2017, has moved to linebacker.