Mitch Trubisky has officially been named the starting quarterback for the UNC football opener against Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on September 3.

UNC head coach Larry Fedora announced the move through a release from the university on Friday.

“I thought Mitch did a good job this spring and didn’t just assume he was going to be the starter. He worked extremely hard and earned it. We always want to have competition at every position. Mitch is the QB with the most experience returning, but he worked hard this spring, competed every day and deserves to be the starter.”

Trubisky is a junior from Mentor, Ohio, who has played sparingly but in some big moments for UNC over the last two years backing up Marquise Williams.

Trubisky completed 40 of 47 pass attempts as a sophomore for 555 yards and six touchdowns, while carrying the ball 16 times for just over 100 yards and three touchdowns.

Trubisky’s biggest performance last season came in relief of a struggling Williams in the matchup against Delaware. Trubisky entered the game and led UNC to a 41-14 victory.

Fedora stuck with Williams as the starting quarterback, despite calls from some to give the reins to the sophomore. Williams went on to have one of the most prolific seasons in UNC history while the Tar Heels won the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division Championship.

Trubisky will lead a high-powered UNC offense with the return of running backs Elijah Hood and TJ Logan and one of the best groups of wide receivers in the nation led by Mack Hollins, Bug Howard and Ryan Switzer.