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North Carolina vs. Temple: 5 2020 NFL Draft prospects to watch in Military Bowl

By Nicholas Perlich

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 26: Teammates Jeremiah Gemmel #44 and Chazz Surratt #21 of the North Carolina Tar Heels react after a play during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Kenan Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 26: Teammates Jeremiah Gemmel #44 and Chazz Surratt #21 of the North Carolina Tar Heels react after a play during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Kenan Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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North Carolina and Temple face off on Friday in the Military Bowl. Who are the possible 2020 NFL Draft prospects to keep an eye on throughout the game?

Both North Carolina and Temple have enjoyed fairly successful seasons in 2019 under new coaches in their first years at each school; a few 2020 NFL Draft prospects have reaped the rewards of this. North Carolina got to a 6-6 record to get to bowl eligibility for the first time in three years under Mack Brown. Temple, meanwhile, will be participating in their sixth straight bowl game after getting to an 8-4 record under former Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey.

Mack Brown performed an incredible turnaround taking the Tar Heels from a 2-9 record in 2018 to bowl eligibility. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that all of their losses were by seven points or less including a very narrow one-point loss to the eventual ACC Champion and College Football Playoff participant in Clemson. The North Carolina football stock is definitely on the upward trajectory.

The Temple Owls have extensive success for a few years starting back in 2013 when Matt Rhule took over the program. Since 2015, the Owls have had to endure three different coaching changes, but they still reached at least seven wins in each of those seasons. Their biggest win came against then-21st ranked Maryland early in the season.

Two well-coached teams with some exciting young talent will face off to end their 2019 seasons. What are some names to keep track of throughout the game that are eligible for the 2020 NFL Draft?

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