University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina NewsStand Archive: Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2001
November 7, 2001 | General
Saturday, November 3, 2001
FB: Heels Still Draw Bowl Attention
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
ATLANTA -- Sitting in their locker room Thursday night at Dodd Stadium, North Carolina's football players didn't feel like a postseason party....
FH: Tar Heels Fall in ACC Semis
Durham Herald-Sun/By Jim Furlong
CHAPEL HILL -- Wake Forest now owns the upper hand against North Carolina in field hockey competition....
FB: 'Simple' Troubles Haunt Heels
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
ATLANTA -- North Carolina went nearly eight weeks between losses, but several concerns - some old, some new - cropped up for the Tar Heels in the aftermath of the 28-21 loss at Georgia Tech on Thursday night....
WSOC: North Carolina Women Work to Remain Focused
Charlotte Observer/By Chris Grandstaff
It might be difficult for some to believe North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance when he says he and his team remain humble....
Friday, November 2, 2001
FB: Tech Burns Heels
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
Try to pinpoint something Thursday night, a reason North Carolina -- playing its biggest game in four years, to keep alive a chance to appear in a legitimately large bowl for the first time in 50 -- just couldn't get it done....
FB: Heels' BCS Run Is Done
Raleigh News & Observer/By Caulton Tudor
t was only one game, but Georgia Tech's 28-21 victory over North Carolina on Thursday simplified ACC football all over the place....
WBB: Teasley Sits Out Exhibition Loss
Durham Herald-Sun/By Jim Furlong
CHAPEL HILL -- While Nikki Teasley sat out the game because of an NCAA violation, a freshman point guard made an impressive debut for the North Carolina women in their exhibition opener Thursday night....
WSOC: Borgman's Play Keys UNC Soccer
Raleigh News & Observer/By Robert Alfonso Jr.
CHAPEL HILL -- Danielle Borgman never dwells on any mistake made on the soccer field. She puts more emphasis on the effort involved....
FB: Tar Heels' Ascent Ends With a Thud
Charlotte Observer/By Scott Fowler
ATLANTA -- Julius Peppers kept looking down, his eyes focused in the exact same direction as North Carolina's season....
Thursday, November 1, 2001
FB: UNC Has a Ring Thing
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
North Carolina can take a big step toward claiming at least a share of the ACC football title with a win over Georgia Tech tonight...
FB: Bunting Proud To Be A Tar Heel
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- The phone rang at 6 a.m. that December morning, and the tone of voice on the other end wasn't what Dawn Bunting usually heard from her husband...
FB: Peppers Puts Kick In Heels
USA Today/By Jack Carey
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Two springs ago, in the midst of North Carolina's march to another NCAA Final Four, John Bunting happened upon a televised Tar Heels game. UNC freshman forward Julius Peppers, who was throwing around various tall people under the basket, skying for rebounds and rattling the rim with dunks, drew the attention of Bunting, who had recently helped the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl title as an assistant coach...
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
FB: Durant Will Start For UNC
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- Darian Durant has done just about everything asked of him this year. He has passed the football well. He has shown maturity as a redshirt freshman. He has helped lead North Carolina to five straight victories...
FB: Curry Likely Won't Play Against Jackets
Durhal Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- Darian Durant is the most productive backup quarterback in the country. Now, barring a miraculous recovery, Durant gets a chance to do his thing as a starter - in North Carolina's most important football game in four seasons...
FB: Curry Likely Won't Play Against Jackets
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
CHAPEL HILL -- Darian Durant is the most productive backup quarterback in the country. Now, barring a miraculous recovery, Durant gets a chance to do his thing as a starter - in North Carolina's most important football game in four seasons...
FB: Tar Heels Will Start Durant Thursday
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- With North Carolina senior Ronald Curry hobbled by a pulled hamstring, freshman Darian Durant will start at quarterback Thursday against Georgia Tech, a game that will determine whether the Tar Heels stay in contention for the ACC title...
FB: Heisman Voters, NFL Scouts Eye Peppers
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers is becoming must-see TV, and he will be seen Thursday night on ESPN when the Tar Heels visit Georgia Tech...
FB: Peppers Noncommittal About Basketball Status
Winston-Salem Journal/By Bill Cole
Julius Peppers is being coy about playing basketball at North Carolina this season...
FB: Curry Favoring Leg, So Durant Gets Start
Winston-Salem Journal/By Bill Cole
Ronald Curry's injured left hamstring hasn't healed completely, so Darian Durant will start at quarterback for North Carolina on Thursday night at Georgia Tech...
FB: Late Season Finds Tar Heels Still In Football Race
Chapel Hill News/By Eddy Landreth
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina will play a football game in November with something besides a winning season on the line...
FB: Curry Out, Durant Gets First Start
Atlanta Journal-Constitution/By John Hollis
With North Carolina senior Ronald Curry hobbled by a pulled hamstring, freshman Darian Durant will start at quarterback Thursday against Georgia Tech, a game that will determine whether the Tar Heels stay in contention for the ACC title...
NFL: Plugging Away Seems To Work For Crumpler
Atlanta Journal-Constitution/By Matt Winkeljohn
Flowery Branch -- Alge Crumpler stayed after practice again Monday, catching balls being fired from a machine 10 yards away...
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
FB: All Kinds Of People Want a Piece Of Peppers
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
CHAPEL HILL -- Julius Peppers' beeper went off, and it could only have been one of a few people. His mother, maybe his brother, maybe one of a couple of close friends...
FB: Peppers For Heisman? No Joke
Durham Herald-Sun/By Neil Amato
Although he remains a long shot for the award, UNC defensive end Julius Peppers is getting some attention for the Heisman Trophy. That talk is justified, according to Coach John Bunting...
FB: Heels Have Deep O-Line
Greensboro News & Record/By Rob Daniels
CHAPEL HILL -- You can debate whether less is more or whether more is more all day, and no matter what you think, the North Carolina offensive line probably will agree with you...
Monday, October 29, 2001
MBB: UNC Picked to Drop to 4th
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
GREENSBORO -- According to the ACC media, the North Carolina
men's basketball team will suffer a fall of historic proportions this
season....
FB: Against All Odds, Perkins Will Start Against Tech
Charlotte Observer/By Gregg Doyel
CHAPEL HILL -- There was the day in July when doctors took off the
brace and asked North Carolina defensive tackle Anthony Perkins
to do something he'd done hundreds of times a day, every day, for
nearly 22 years....
FB: Bowl Picture May Clear Soon
Greensboro News & Record/Staff reports
CHAPEL HILL -- The coaches and players would rather look at Thursday's
North Carolina-Georgia Tech game in Xs and Os, in subtle football nuances
that only they can understand....
MBB: Capel: Peppers, Curry to Play
Raleigh News & Observer/By Barry Svrluga
GREENSBORO -- North Carolina coach Matt Doherty said he doesn't know whether Julius Peppers and Ronald Curry -- two key contributors to last year's team who are leaders on the Tar Heels' football team as well -- will play basketball after football season ends. But Heels forward Jason Capel has a feeling about both of them....
Sunday, October 28, 2001
XC: Wolfpack Runs To ACC Title, Flanagan Wins For UNC
Durham Herald-Sun/By staff reporters
CLEMSON, S.C. -- It was a fruitful day Saturday for local athletes
at the ACC Cross Country Championships....
