University of North Carolina Athletics
Spring Football Game is April 3 at 1 p.m.
March 16, 2004 | Football
The University of North Carolina will hold its annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 1 p.m. Admission is free and fans are encouraged to come early and enjoy Tar Heel Town, which will be located inside Kenan Stadium on the field from 10:30-Noon. Tar Heel Town will include several activities for fans of all ages, including a Moonbounce, a Rock Wall and a Speed Pitch.
Following Tar Heel Town, fans can listen to John Bunting's address to the Rams Club at approximately 12:15 inside the stadium. Bunting's pre-game talk is open to all fans.
PARKING INFORMATION
TIME LINE
10:30 - Gates Open (2 & 6)
Tar Heel Town opens
Hall of Honor opens
12:00 - Tar Heel Town Closes
12:15 - The Rams Club Annual Meeting begins and is open to all fans
12:30 - Hall of Honor closes
1:00 - Spring game kickoff
CONCESSIONS
Concessions will be available on the South Side only.
GAME STRUCTURE
* The game will be divided into four quarters. All quarters will be 12 minutes each. Halftime will last five minutes and players will remain on the field. The fourth quarter will be played with a running clock.
* Kicking situations will take place throughout the game with first- and second-team players facing scout team players.
* Scoring: All traditional football scoring is in effect.
HONORARY CAPTAIN
North Carolina native Mason Lindley will serve as The Spring Game honorary captain. Three-year-old Mason was critically injured in a lawnmover accident in October 2002. He sustained critical injuries to his diaphragm, stomach, lungs, arm and ribs and lost most of his small intestine in the accident. Doctors later told Mason's parents that he should not have survived the traumatic accident and the following surgeries due to the massive extent of his injuries.
ut Mason did survive and has had 13 major surgeries in the 17 months since the accident. In September 2003, Mason's heroic battle dubbed him a champion. Mason was chosen as the North Carolina Foresters Champions Across America 2004 representative for the Children's Miracle Network. He recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet the President and represent not only all the hospitalized children in North Carolina, but the 17 million kids who receive care in Children's Miracle Network member hospitals.
