University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: September 20
September 20, 2017 | General
Today's essential Tar Heel news and links.
Football
It's already bowl projection time, and this one has the Tar Heels going to Detroit...Carolina ran the ball great at ODU, but Duke has the nation's top run defense...Malik Carney quietly off to a solid start pressuring opposing QBs:
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To note on your calendar:
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Basketball
An update on the work Jonas Sahratian has been doing with the Tar Heels in the offseason...The Blue Ribbon preview is annually one of the best preseason publications on the market. This year's Blue Ribbon top 25 is out, and pegs the Tar Heels at eleventh nationally...How Dante Calabria is following in the footsteps of legends...Three of the five top ACC games of the year involve the Tar Heels, according to this list...
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Olympic sports
Field hockey whipped Davidson...Men's soccer downed George Washington...Field hockey highlights:
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Today's games
None.
Long read
This is big news in the college sports world--IMG and Learfield are merging. This will impact Carolina, a Learfield school. Most observers seem to think it will be a good thing for the schools.
It's already bowl projection time, and this one has the Tar Heels going to Detroit...Carolina ran the ball great at ODU, but Duke has the nation's top run defense...Malik Carney quietly off to a solid start pressuring opposing QBs:
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.@Scoop53_ is among the nation's best pass rushers with 1??5?? total QB pressures!@PFF_College pic.twitter.com/W0jVfTDJ3k
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) September 19, 2017
To note on your calendar:
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Kickoff time for @Pitt_FB's home football game vs. @TarHeelFootball on Thursday, November 9, has been changed from 8 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) September 19, 2017
Basketball
An update on the work Jonas Sahratian has been doing with the Tar Heels in the offseason...The Blue Ribbon preview is annually one of the best preseason publications on the market. This year's Blue Ribbon top 25 is out, and pegs the Tar Heels at eleventh nationally...How Dante Calabria is following in the footsteps of legends...Three of the five top ACC games of the year involve the Tar Heels, according to this list...
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It's always a good day when you can catch up with @juliuspeppers_. Awesome time at the @Panthers game this weekend pic.twitter.com/SgIzUZrrSX
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) September 19, 2017
Olympic sports
Field hockey whipped Davidson...Men's soccer downed George Washington...Field hockey highlights:
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And men's soccer highlights:It's always a good day when you can catch up with @juliuspeppers_. Awesome time at the @Panthers game this weekend pic.twitter.com/SgIzUZrrSX
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) September 19, 2017
Today's games
None.
Long read
This is big news in the college sports world--IMG and Learfield are merging. This will impact Carolina, a Learfield school. Most observers seem to think it will be a good thing for the schools.
Friday, August 21
Friday, August 21
Wednesday, August 19
Monday, August 17