North Carolina freshman quarterback Bryn Renner will play baseball this spring for the Tar Heels, the UNC sports information office said.
Renner, a highly rated recruit who was redshirted this fall by the Tar Heels, will not miss any spring football practices, however, a UNC spokesman said.
Four other UNC freshman football players are scheduled to run track this spring: defensive backs Curtis Campbell and Josh Hunter, wide receiver Jheranie Boyd and running back Hunter Furr.
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina was waiting for its young receivers to emerge. Turns out all the Tar Heels needed was a visit from East Carolina.
No. 24 UNC beat ECU 31-17 on a breakout game from freshman receiver Erik Highsmith, who caught six passes for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Butch Davis promised it would work out.
With Angelo Hadley's exit from the UNC football program before he got there, the Tar Heels coach was right. His over-recruiting strategy balanced out in the end.
What was once a 17-scholarship discrepancy is likely to work out to an even 24 signees to 24 available scholarships.
