Mack Brown opened his press conference with the sobering news that Tylee Craft had passed the morning before the game. He spoke at length of Craft’s battle with lung cancer and said the team had been notified on Thursday that he had been moved to hospice care. Mack talked about how most of the team rushed over to see him before the game and spend some time with him. Mack praised Craft for his fight, noting he never missed meetings and practices and served as a coach while dealing with medical treatments. Mack also revealed while he didn’t know Craft had passed before the game, his mom had shared a long teary hug with him during the game that tipped him off that something bad had probably happened.
UNC Football: Oct. 12th Press Conference Recap
