Carolina Rundown: October 5
October 5, 2017 | General
Today's essential Tar Heel news and links.
Football
It sounds like Notre Dame will have its starting quarterback on Saturday...Meanwhile, the Irish defense has quietly gotten better...
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Basketball
Roy Williams will receive a prestigious coaching award next week...The NCAA is considering starting the basketball season earlier...According to this story, Theo Pinson is one skill away from stardom (which years, specifically, has the Carolina program "lacked toughness"? Probably those soft Hansbrough years)...Antawn Jamison may be joining the Lakers as a scout...Check back later this morning for a feature on Seventh Woods...
Olympic sports
Three Tar Heels from the women's tennis team will compete in the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships today...Good off-field spotlight on two Tar Heels...Four Tar Heels are in the MLB playoffs...
Today's games
Women's soccer visits Miami at 7 p.m.Â
Long read
In these crazy times, sometimes you just need to read a story that is nothing but head-shaking fun. Like, for example, Jerry Rice's habit of randomly crashing weddings.
It sounds like Notre Dame will have its starting quarterback on Saturday...Meanwhile, the Irish defense has quietly gotten better...
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The best practices of the season have come this week.
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) October 4, 2017
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Basketball
Roy Williams will receive a prestigious coaching award next week...The NCAA is considering starting the basketball season earlier...According to this story, Theo Pinson is one skill away from stardom (which years, specifically, has the Carolina program "lacked toughness"? Probably those soft Hansbrough years)...Antawn Jamison may be joining the Lakers as a scout...Check back later this morning for a feature on Seventh Woods...
Olympic sports
Three Tar Heels from the women's tennis team will compete in the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships today...Good off-field spotlight on two Tar Heels...Four Tar Heels are in the MLB playoffs...
Today's games
Women's soccer visits Miami at 7 p.m.Â
Long read
In these crazy times, sometimes you just need to read a story that is nothing but head-shaking fun. Like, for example, Jerry Rice's habit of randomly crashing weddings.
UNC Football: Tar Heels Overpowers Richmond, 41-6
Sunday, September 14
UNC Players Press Conference, Post-Richmond
Sunday, September 14
Bill Belichick Post-Richmond Press Conference, 9/13/25
Sunday, September 14
UNC Men's Soccer: Sandmeyer Secures 1-1 Draw vs #4 Wake Forest
Saturday, September 13