North Carolina starting quarterback Marquise Williams will miss spring practice with a hip injury, the school announced.
Williams was listed as out in a practice report released Sunday after the team hit the field for the first time this spring. Backup Mitch Trubisky is set to handle first-team reps, though Williams is expected to be healthy come fall practice and resume his starting duties.
Williams and Trubisky split time through the first month of last season before Williams took hold of the job full-time, throwing for 3,068 yards, 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions, while adding 788 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
Quarterbacks coach Keith Heckendorf told GoHeels.com, "I want [Williams] to get as much out of spring ball as anyone. When he walks off the practice field I want him to be exhausted mentally from concentrating on every read and every play on every progression on every defense."