It is probably time to officially declare 2017 a “rebuilding year” for the Carolina football program, and boy is it ever. Since last week, the injury list has added three more victims in Austin Proehl, Tyler Powell, and Toe Groves. Each was increasingly heartbreaking, given Proehl’s leadership, Powell’s inability to stay healthy throughout his career, and Groves’ serious non-contact injury in his first game action in Carolina Blue.
The game turned on Groves’ injury, as the Heels (and this blogger) were emotionally distraught, and the air came out of what looked like a strong Kenan Stadium crowd.