CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- Three months after Mack Brown re-took the reins to the North Carolina program, the Tar Heels open their 2019 spring practice season on Sunday.

Thus, after the conversation has been dominated by a coaching change, staff hires, new schemes, and recruiting, it now turns to football.

With that in mind, this spring brings a new opportunity for every player on the Tar Heels to prove themselves to the new staff. I focused on ten players of note for various reasons -- a few are coming back from injuries, while others look to live up to the hype that came with them out of high school, and then finally I think some have another level that I think they can reach.