UNC Football: Mack Brown reveals Omarion Hampton turned down BIG NIL money to stay

Mack Brown had his pre-Minnesota game press conference this week, as the UNC football program's head coach had a variety of topics to discuss. In addition to discussing some roster developments and the return of the Tar Heel helmet sticker tradition, Brown took a moment to give junior running back Omarion Hampton special praise.

Not only is he a model student-athlete who is working hard to address his game deficiencies (pass protection and route running), but he is also extremely loyal. Brown did not identify any would-be poachers but did say that Hampton was offered four times the amount of NIL money he is currently receiving at North Carolina.

“In modern-day football, our fans talk about loyalty. He got offered four times as much money to leave as he would make to stay here and never even considered it. Think about loyalty. I mean how much does that happen, modern day?”

Mack Brown's comments about Omarion Hampton begin at the 44:00 minute mark.

It's astounding that Omarion Hampton is still at North Carolina. Any school in the country, and I mean ANY SCHOOL, would have taken a free agent Hampton into their program with open arms and given a swift boot to the rear of their incumbent starting running back to make room for him. He's a plug-and-play workhorse with speed and power. Put him into any offense, and he'd put up huge numbers.

Fortunately for Tar Heel Nation, Omarion Hampton signed a NIL deal with Heels4Life, a North Carolina NIL collective that pays players for fulfilling certain appearance obligations and charitable work. It's no secret that the UNC football program can't compete with the financial firepower of most SEC and B1G schools, so getting a hometown discount from the Clayton, North Carolina native is as good as winning the lottery.