He helped the Tar Heels win three Atlantic Coast Conference titles, reach four consecutive College Cups, and claim a national championship in 2011.

[6] Urso committed to play college soccer for head coach Elmar Bolowich at the University of North Carolina, part of a recruiting class that also included Jordan Gafa, Billy Schuler, and Sheanon Williams.

[8] His first goal for North Carolina came slightly more than a week later, helping the Tar Heels earn a 1–1 draw against nationally ranked UCLA on September 7.

[9] Urso missed the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament and the second round of the NCAA tournament due to a stress fracture in his shin,[1] but returned in the third round against UIC and scored North Carolina's first goal in a 3–2 victory;[10] he also scored the only goal of a 1–0 win over Northwestern that sent Carolina to the College Cup.

[11] Although the Tar Heels lost to Maryland in the national championship game, Urso was named as a Soccer America Second Team Freshman All-American after tallying three goals and six assists in 19 appearances.

[16] Urso was named as the team captain for his senior season;[17] he was the only player remaining on the roster who had played in each of North Carolina's previous three trips to the College Cup.

[18] Urso finished his collegiate career with 15 goals and 24 assists in 91 appearances; he played more games than any player in Tar Heel history.

[24] Although he had played for the Fire's PDL affiliate, Urso was not eligible to sign with the club as a homegrown player since he did not meet league requirements.

[28] Urso tallied his first point for the Crew in just his fourth match, albeit in a 4–1 defeat against New York Red Bulls on April 7.

His corner kick in the 89th minute was headed home by club captain Chad Marshall, briefly cutting the Columbus deficit to 3–1.

[29] Urso started each of Columbus' first five games, but dropped out of the lineup following O'Rourke's return; he would make his sixth and final appearance for the Crew as a substitute against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 28.

[2] Urso missed the month of May after suffering a groin injury,[30] then underwent surgery in June for what was confirmed to be right adductor tendonitis.

[37] Urso supported English club Arsenal and played basketball as a child before committing to soccer full-time;[38] he was a fan of the Chicago Bulls.

[43] Autopsy results revealed that Urso died from arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a preexisting heart condition that he "likely did not know he had", according to the Franklin County coroner.

[56] Former Crew athletic trainer Dave Lagow ran the 2018 Marine Corps Marathon in memory of Urso; he started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the fund.

[57] During the 2019 season, Crew fans began offering free tickets to home matches in exchange for a donation to the Urso Memorial Fund.

The inaugural edition featured the Tar Heels and Crew facing off,[62] and in future years was held as a tournament between college soccer programs in North Carolina.

The section was dedicated at halftime of an August 30 game against Creighton;[19] Urso's number three jersey was also informally retired by the Tar Heels.