Harris: North Carolina will let me throw 'more than 16 times a game'

Brandon Harris wasn't known as a prolific passer at LSU, but he believes that will change when he suits up for coach Larry Fedora and North Carolina this fall.

"(Fedora) has got a number of quarterbacks who have been successful over a career," Harris told Ross Dellenger of The Advocate. " ... He assured me I was going to throw it more than 16 times a game and maybe even during the first quarter."

Harris announced his transfer to the Tar Heels on Sunday and is set to complete the move once he graduates from LSU this spring.

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The former prized recruit often had his pass attempts limited by the Tigers, who preferred to rely on their running game to manufacture offense. Part of that, however, was because Harris often struggled when he was asked to shoulder more of the load.

"I ran the spread system in high school, where we threw it every down," Harris added. "Got to college where we had a former coach who had a lot of success running the ball. The biggest selling point to me was (Fedora's) track record with quarterbacks.

"He can finally develop me into what I want to be, allow me to showcase my skill set on a national stage, where I get the opportunity to play in some big games and hopefully get the opportunity to make this a career one day."

North Carolina will open its 2017 slate Sept. 2 against Cal.