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5 reasons why Brandon Harris is a great addition for North Carolina Football

By Zach Bigalke

Sep 3, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris (6) drops back to pass in the 3rd quarter during game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris (6) drops back to pass in the 3rd quarter during game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris (6) fumbles as he is hit by Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Dre Greenlaw (23) during the second quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Brandon Harris (6) fumbles as he is hit by Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Dre Greenlaw (23) during the second quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

4. A new environment could benefit both Harris and UNC

Though he was among the top recruits in the country three years ago, Brandon Harris opted to stay in his home state and play for its flagship institution. He courted the pressure of playing in front of individuals who knew what he had been able to do as a senior leading Parkway High School to an undefeated LHSAA 5A state championship. And those fans, in turn, were expecting to see more of the magic he had worked as a Panther.

It isn’t as though he was a terrible quarterback at LSU, mind you. But beyond the developmental setbacks that hampered his chances to succeed in the SEC, Harris simply never replicated the sorts of highs that Louisiana football fans expected from him. And a move from the SEC West, where he was always being compared against Alabama and the other divisional heavyweights, to the ACC could help rejuvenate the career of a still-promising talent.

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