Carolina Rundown: August 28

Football

Could be a big season for the Tar Heel defensive line...With less than a week until gameday, Chazz Surratt is still battling for the starting QB position...

Interesting perspective on Marquise Williams as the Mitch Trubisky star continues to rise, including this pretty touchdown throw yesterday:

45 yards for the score. All of them through the air.#CHIvsTEN #GoBears pic.twitter.com/KU32crvHja
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 27, 2017

Shaun Draughn, who is trying to stick with the Giants after a journeyman career, left this weekend's game with a concussion...Elijah Hood may have helped his chances of making the Raiders roster...Giovani Bernard was back on the game field for the first time since tearing his ACL...

Basketball

Carolina fans are going to enjoy getting to know Cameron Johnson:

'It's the best opportunity I could have asked for...'

Spend 5 good minutes watching Cam Johnson's 1-on-1 with @jadamlucas #GetIntoIt pic.twitter.com/Xkff0T1gt7
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) August 22, 2017

James Michael McAdoo signed a two-way deal with the 76ers...Laney High in Wilmington has a new gym courtesy of Michael Jordan...It's been a big wedding summer for Tar Heel hoops, including Raymond Felton this weekend in Dallas:

Congrats to Ray Felton!!! #GDTBATH pic.twitter.com/TxqYO5KlNk
— Eric Hoots (@EHootsUNC) August 27, 2017

And this video posted by Justin Jackson of his wedding earlier this summer:

Brooke and Justin 2017 from Ryan Rosenbaum on Vimeo.

Olympic sports

Two wins over the weekend for men's soccer, including a 6-1 whipping of Rutgers last night...Tough start for volleyball, with losses to Minnesota and Wisconsin...Field hockey dropped the opener to Michigan but then bounced back with a win over Iowa...Congratulations to everyone involved with the Rams Club for a record-breaking 2016-17...Women's soccer fell to UCF but beat USF, and here's the game-winner:

Here's your game-winner folks! Check out freshman Alessia Russo bury this one from outside the box pic.twitter.com/CYqg9gYqMX
— UNC Women's Soccer (@ncwomenssoccer) August 27, 2017

Congratulations to Caroline Baldwin:

North Carolina broadcast journalism senior Caroline Baldwin is GOLDEN! ??

World University Games 50-meter freestyle champion. #SUTaipei2017 pic.twitter.com/B8dOaCaBZW
— NCAA (@NCAA) August 26, 2017

Today's games

None.

Long read

Get ready for game week with Larry Fedora's appearance on the Carolina Insider podcast with Jones Angell and Adam Lucas. A little on-field talk, a little off-field talk, and perhaps a different side of Fedora than what you've seen before.

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