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The Tar Heels definitely will love to have their star edge rusher back for their biggest game of the 2026 season.
North Carolina Tar Heels defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude will return Saturday against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish after missing the past two games with a hand/wrist injury. His return gives UNC football its 2025 ACC sack leader back for a marquee home matchup at Kenan Memorial Stadium. ESPN’s Pete Thamel…
Just ahead of Notre Dame’s first game in its abbreviated ACC schedule, the Fighting Irish learned the status of North Carolina pass rusher extraordinaire Melkar
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American football player
Melkart Abou Jaoude is a Lebanese-born American college football defensive end for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He previously played for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
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