Thomas Jackson was supposed to be here.
Sophomore wide receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams couldn’t find the senior receiver on the field during North Carolina’s 53-23 win over Old Dominion on Saturday. Between plays, Jackson left the game. Why would one of UNC’s best receivers be on the bench?
Then Ratliff-Williams heard that Jackson suffered an injury, and is now one of several players UNC might be without on Saturday when it plays against Duke.
“Like I’m at a loss of words at some of the things that’s happened this year,” North Carolina’s offensive coordinator Chris Kapilovic said.