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Here he comes No. 98 in navy, trotting back onto the Kenan Stadium field.

As Freeman Jones lines up for and then makes a 37-yard field goal, a collective yell echoes from both the offensive and defensive sidelines as Sunday's second scrimmage nears its conclusion.

"Free!" screams nearly every player as the ball splits the uprights. It's the same reaction he's elicited from his teammates on his other three attempts of the morning – all makes. And if all goes well, it's the same one fans will regularly have on Saturdays this fall.

Such excitement was rarely generated by the UNC field goal unit in 2014, when it converted just six of 13 attempts.