MAX Johnson, 24, has completed a remarkable recovery to star for North Carolina on Monday night.
The quarterback returned to action as former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick , 73, made his college football debut.
Belichick's UNC suffered an embarrassing 48-14 loss against the TCU Horned Frogs.
Despite this, there was a silver lining for the Tar Heels as Johnson returned to action after a horror leg break.
Johnson suffered a femur fracture on his UNC debut in their 2024 season-opener against Minnesota.
The quarterback is the son of Super Bowl XXXVII winner, Brad, 56.
He was forced to miss the remainder of the season, having only just transferred from Texas A&M.
Johnson's leg break was so intense that his parents relocated to an apartment in Chapel Hill to assi