It's likely only a matter of a few games before the UNC football star enters the program's top 10 in rushing yards.

After his standout performance in a 45-10 win against North Carolina Central on Saturday, UNC’s Omarion Hampton was named the ACC Running Back of the Week on Monday afternoon.

On N.C. Central's first drive of the game, the UNC defense forced a third-and-11. However, the Eagles connected on a 34-yard pass to extend the drive. After a roughing the passer call on graduate defensive lineman Desmond Evans, the Eagles' J'Mari Taylor found the end zone from five yards out to give NCCU a 7-0 lead.

Through three games in the 2024 college football season, we've seen the North Carolina Tar Heels' offense struggle at times. Max Johnson, Conner Harrell and Jacolby Criswell have all appeared in games,

One of the most highly recruited players on the UNC roster, Hampton was considered among the top five high school seniors in North Carolina and among the top 10 prep running backs in the nation in 2021,

The North Carolina Tar Heels scored six touchdowns against NC Central Saturday night. Running back Omarion Hampton had three of them. To go along with those three rushing touchdowns, the All-American racked up 210 rushing yards and had one reception for six yards.

The first half of Saturday's UNC-NC Central game was anything BUT easy for the Tar Heels. To start the first quarter, Central scored on its first drive of the game, marching 75 yards in 12 plays. Eagles running back J'Mari Taylor capped off the