Several things struck me in reading about Burney. Not only does he play three sports for his high school team, but he started at quarterback and cornerback. Wow. Some other things:
While Burney will play football under John Bunting and baseball under Mike Fox, it was another UNC coach that helped sway the 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior.
"Roy Williams wrote me a not
telling me how much I would mean to Carolina," Burney recalled. "When I
saw it I didn't know what to do. My eyes just blew up."
Wow. Talk about interoperability. Working together, I mean. This
kid's not going to play basketball, yet Coach Williams took the time to
write him a note about his potential for the gridiron and diamond
Heels. Kudos there.
"I'm gonna go in there with the mentality that I still have a lot of
work to do," Burney said regarding the football team. "Go in there
thinking I want to take someone's position, get the ins and outs. I
have to learn a lot before I can be considered a good cornerback or
wherever coach puts me."
This is the kind of kid we need to grab. In-state players that grew
up watching the Tar Heels and want to be a part of something great.
And the icing on the cake?
"Baseball, I'm very excited about that. I've been following Carolina baseball for about five years now. Coach Fox and (assistant coach Chad) Holbrook are just amazing. It can't get any better. I see Carolina winning the national championship at least two times in the next five years."
Here's hoping!
