{
  "id": 3107182,
  "title": "Billy Edwards Jr. set to start at QB for UNC after injury-shortened year at Wisconsin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/billy-edwards-jr-set-to-start-at-qb-for-unc-after-injury-shortened",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T20:43:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/08/24/billy-edwards-jr-set-to-start-at-qb-for-unc-after-injury-shortened-year-at-wisconsin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chapel Hill, N.C. — Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. is set to start for North Carolina in this weekend's Week Zero game against TCU, marking his return to the Tar Heels after an injury-shortened year at Wisconsin. Former Maryland and Wisconsin quarterback Edwards figures his job is to keep the offense moving forward, one yard at a time, as he embraces \"mitigating risk\" as taught by coaching great Bill Belichick. Belichick named Edwards as the starter for the Week Zero game, which will be his first as the Tar Heels' starting quarterback since transferring from Wisconsin. Edwards suffered a knee sprain in his lone game with Wisconsin and missed two more games before returning. Despite throwing only 16 passes last season, Edwards is focused on consistency and has been diligently studying new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino's playbook in preparation for the first quiz against TCU.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}