Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Linebacker to Miss End of the Season
The Tar Heels appear to have survived their biggest injury wave of the season, but the team did release the news on Tuesday that a member of the linebacking corps will miss the rest of the season due to injury.
After missing the last two games with a lower-body injury suffered in the game against Syracuse, sophomore linebacker will miss the final three games of the regular season and any postseason action for the team according to Inside Carolina.
Agumadu featured in each of the team’s first seven games of the regular season, playing 183 defensive snaps and 61 special teams snaps for the team. He finishes his second year with the program with 32 total tackles, 0.5 a tackle for loss and a batted pass. In coverage, he allowed 14 of his 15 targets to be caught for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Agumadu was a nice rotational piece at linebacker, so his loss isn’t nothing, but the good news is Timir Hickman-Collins is playing extremely well in his place, having just won ACC linebacker of the week for his performance against UConn on Saturday. It’s also helpful that Peyton Seelmann is playing his best football of the season right now, as well, and Derek McDonald remains a steady tackling presence in the middle.
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