{"id":916,"date":"2026-05-30T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:07:29","slug":"report-former-western-carolina-qb-taron-dickens-decommits-from-unc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"Report: Former Western Carolina QB Taron Dickens decommits from UNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Taron Dickens, the former West Carolina player who signed with UNC out of the transfer portal in February, will not be joining the Tar Heels this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=914\">\u2018Bringing Up Bates\u2019 Alum Warden Bates and Kaybrie Patterson Are Married<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports Friday, including TarHeel247 and Inside Carolina, Dickens will not enroll at North Carolina after all. Inside Carolina had the news first, reporting that Dickens will enter the transfer portal again. This news comes weeks after UNC football wrapped up its spring practice in late April.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s quarterback room for the fall will now consist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/sports\/college\/acc\/unc\/article314165096.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Edwards Jr.<\/a> (Wisconsin transfer, previously played at Maryland), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/sports\/college\/acc\/unc\/article314215553.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">Miles O\u2019Neill<\/a> (Texas A&amp;M transfer), redshirt freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/goheels.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/autori-newkirk\/28144\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">Au\u2019Tori Newkirk<\/a> and incoming freshman and 4-star commit Travis Burgess. Edwards and O\u2019Neill are expected to compete for the starting spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiles had an outstanding high school career (and) went to Texas A&amp;M and didn\u2019t get a lot of playing time there,\u201d North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick said during 2026 spring practice. \u201cBilly Edwards has played a lot. Had a really good year at Maryland in 2024&#8230; he\u2019s excited to start here and see what that brings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino, speaking to the media in April, said it will be the coaching staff\u2019s job to mold the offense around what its quarterback does best.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=912\">Sun Drop murders: A timeline of nearly 20 years before arrest in Concord case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been fun to watch them and learn it and understand it,\u201d Petrino said.<\/p>\n<p>Petrino predicted that most of the separation in the quarterback battle would emerge in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see growth in the summer in who wants to take charge and who wants to be the leader and make sure everybody else is doing things right,\u201d Petrino said, later adding, \u201cThen we come back in the fall and see how it all plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UNC kicks off its 2026 slate with a noon start for its Aug 29 rematch with TCU. The Tar Heels and the Horned Frogs will play at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Tickets for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/goheels.evenue.net\/event\/FB26\/FA1?RSRC=SIDEARM&amp;RDAT=sgl&amp;_gl=1%2A10qgo0b%2A_gcl_au%2AMTA0NDY2NDE1OS4xNzc0OTcwMjgy%2A_ga%2AMTcyMTE4Njc1MS4xNzc0OTcwMjgy%2A_ga_3GKT4Y4BLP%2AczE3ODAwOTE5NDgkbzMyJGcxJHQxNzgwMDkyMTI5JGozJGwwJGgw%2A_ga_TKCW6XSC62%2AczE3ODAwOTE5NDgkbzg3JGcxJHQxNzgwMDkyMTI5JGozJGwwJGgw&amp;_ga=2.151535545.1056969715.1780091949-1721186751.1774970282\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">May 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline <a class=\"origin-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/sports\/college\/acc\/unc\/article315942460.html\"> &#8220;Report: Former Western Carolina QB Taron Dickens decommits from UNC.&#8221; <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=910\">How Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen handled heartbreak: \u2018We\u2019re a family\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Western Carolina QB Taron Dickens has decommitted from UNC and will re-enter the transfer portal, changing the Tar Heels&#39; quarterback depth for 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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