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Brandon Harris, graduate transfers bring competition to UNC football

With the North Carolina football team losing so many offensive contributors from last season, it had to find a way to add some experience while developing its underclassmen.

The Tar Heels have received commitments from four graduate transfers — including former LSU quarterback Brandon Harris, who verbally committed to UNC on Sunday.

Graduate transfers have become a form of free agency in college football. Teams with holes on their rosters look for graduate transfers to come in and be immediate contributors.

While graduate transfers choose a school with the expectation to start, head coach Larry Fedora was adamant that each position would remain a competition.