Aziah Johnson's brief time with the UNC football program has come to an end

Some surprising news surfaced on Tuesday afternoon regarding the UNC football program's roster.

Inside Carolina was the first to report that wide receiver Aziah Johnson has left the team.

A transfer from Michigan State, Johnson committed to the Tar Heels essentially two weeks following the hiring of Bill Belichick. The hope was that he was going to contribute to a revamped wide receiver room, a unit that returned some unexperienced talent to the mix.

Unfortunately, that didn't pan out.

The 6-foot, 175-pound redshirt sophomore played in just one of the UNC football program's three games this season, recording five total snaps in the Week 2 win at Charlotte. He was targeted twice in the passing game, recording a reception for six yards and a drop.

Of course, there will be plenty of speculation as to why Johnson has left the program so early in his tenure in Chapel Hill. It could be for a variety of reasons, but the easy assumption would be to think that the fit wasn't right for him.

Now, Johnson will be looking for yet another home, attempting to find a place where he can find a suitable role and can contribute at a high level for another program.

For now, Johnson is a subtraction to the UNC football program's wide receiver room, a unit that still is searching for others (not named Jordan Shipp and Chris Culliver) to contribute in some way, shape or form.