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UNC QB Drake Maye Suffers Ankle Injury vs. NC State

The Tar Heels' star quarterback left Saturday night's rivalry game against the Wolfpack.

Luke Easterling

UNC QB Drake Maye Suffers Ankle Injury vs. NC State
UNC QB Drake Maye Suffers Ankle Injury vs. NC State /

North Carolina might lose more than a rivalry game Saturday night against North Carolina State.

In the fourth quarter of a game that was already getting out of hand, UNC quarterback Drake Maye left the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury.

One of the best quarterbacks in all of college football, Maye is also in the conversation to be the potential No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Here's hoping the injury doesn't turn out to be anything serious, and Maye will be able to return to the field for North Carolina's bowl game.

UPDATE: Maye has returned to the game.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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