North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson was carded off the field with a hip injury in the third quarter of a 19-7 win against Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis Johnson who transferred to the Tar Heels from Texas A&M this past offseason won the starting job after a competition with Connor Harrell that went down to the wire in the early going against the Golden Gophers Johnson struggled to find consistency but so did his offensive line with four new starters late in the third quarter Johnson dropped back to pass but Justin Wall-E came in from the secondary on a blitz and sacked him Johnson landed awkwardly on his right knee and immediately grabbed it his parents Nikki and Brad watched in stunned Silence from the stands Brad Johnson a former NFL quarterback began his pro career with the Vikings