The North Carolina Tar Heels will be without wide receiver Kobe Paysour indefinitely after it was revealed that he had broken his foot earlier this week in practice.

Losing Paysour is a big blow for UNC, which finally had regained its receiving core at full strength. This season, Paysour has accounted for 22 catches for 282 receiving yards.

According to Tar Heel Illustrated, which first reported the news, they revealed that Paysour has already undergone surgery and is expected to be out for 6-12 weeks.

Losing Paysour will likely create more targets for UNC’s tight-end group while presenting J.J Jones with more opportunities. The devastating news could not come at a worse time, with UNC’s name starting to mumble as a potential playoff team.

Seeing how UNC’s offense handles Paysour being sidelined will be interesting.

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