UNC football loses linebacker to transfer portal

The UNC football program has lost another linebacker to the transfer portal.

For the second time in three days, the North Carolina Tar Heels are losing a linebacker to the transfer portal.

After Deuce Caldwell entered the portal on Sunday, his teammate Sebastian Cheeks is making the same decision. Cheeks took to X (Formerly Twitter) to announce he was entering his name in the transfer portal on Tuesday.

The Evanston, Illinois native used a redshirt this season after appearing in three games in 2022. He appeared in eight games this season for UNC, recording just one tackle.

Cheeks was a little buried on the depth chart and with playing time being scarce, finding an opportunity elsewhere is something he’s pursuing.

The linebacker committed to North Carolina as a four-star recruit in the 2022 class, picking the Tar Heels over programs like Michigan, Illinois, and Oregon who also recruited him.

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