Senior linebacker Kaimon Rucker recorded eight tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss, and two quarterback sacks as UNC claimed a 31-17 victory over South Carolina. Rucker led a Tar Heel defense that tallied nine sacks and limited South Carolina to -2 yards rushing. Rucker is the first Tar Heel defensive POW honoree since DE Kareem Martin in 2013. (Walter Camp Football Foundation)
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