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North Carolina Takes Swipe at NCAA With Crafty Move to Involve Ineligible WR Tez Walker

Devontez “Tez” Walker will serve as an honorary captain in North Carolina’s game against Appalachian State on Saturday, despite the NCAA ruling the wide receiver ineligible for this season.

Walker is a second-time transfer, and as a result, needs a waiver to play because he has not graduated. The junior wideout started his college football career at North Carolina Central in 2020. 

However, over the past two seasons, Walker also played at Kent State before transferring to North Carolina ahead of the 2023 campaign to be closer to his grandmother and family. Saturday’s move by North Carolina comes days after coach Mack Brown expressed his displeasure about the NCAA’s ruling on Walker.

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