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Gio Lopez, a dual-threat quarterback with 2,559 passing yards and 25 total touchdowns last season, will start as Bill Belichick’s first quarterback at UNC in the upcoming opener.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 27 Bill Belichick named Gio Lopez North Carolina's starting quarterback for Monday's primetime opener against TCU at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill.
- After entering the transfer portal on April 14, Gio Lopez committed to Carolina on April 17 following his strong Group-of-Five production at South Alabama, where he threw for 2,559 yards with 18 TDs and a 66% completion rate.
- Bill Belichick said Gio Lopez has 'made a ton of progress' and will get most practice reps, Lopez said, `It feels nice to earn it and finally get announced,' and UNC's Thad Dixon said, `The guys really rallied behind him.'
- From TCU's perspective, with Gio Lopez named QB1, the TCU Horned Frogs can tailor their Week One game plan while Josh Hoover returns after nearly 4,000 yards and Sonny Dykes brings continuity with 27 wins in three seasons.
- Carolina's roster changes mean more than 70 new faces, including 30 transfers, while Bill Belichick warned, `By the time you get to that third or fourth week you're exposed one way or another.
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