University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: October 4
October 4, 2013 | General
Football
Here's the uniform for tomorrow's game at Virginia Tech:
This weeks @TarHeelFootball uniform combination. White helmet, white jersey and blue pants. @GoHeels @CoachFedora pic.twitter.com/RkWSmKEYhw
— Jason Freeman (@UNCFootball) October 3, 2013
Here are a list of ACC Network affiliates for the game...Don't forget to join us for our live chat tomorrow at 12:15...Vic Koenning's candid interview about the defense after practice on Wednesday could light a fire...Think of the Hokies as a running team? Not this year...Antone Exum (post-ACL surgery) won't start at corner for Virginia Tech...The Hokie defense seems very salty about last year's loss in Chapel Hill...Cool program started by the athletic department to help deserving elementary school kids have a day at Kenan...These UNC coordinator interviews are a good way to get some insight on Carolina's prep for the game in Blacksburg:
Men's Basketball
Five informative points on Reggie Bullock from the Clippers, including why he's wearing 25 instead of 35 in Los Angeles...Bullock had to sit out again with a sore knee on Thursday...John Henson is expecting bigger things with the Bucks this year...At least one storyline for every Tar Heel in the NBA in this compilation...Vince Carter isn't thinking about retirement...Kendall Marshall's experience in an uptempo offense is helping him with the Suns right now...GoHeelsTV caught up with Danny Green recently:
Olympic sports
A behind the scenes look at the people who bring you behind the scenes glimpses of the women's soccer program...GoHeels TV will have plenty of field hockey action this weekend on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Maryland and Sunday at 1 p.m. versus Cal. Be sure to watch online if you can't be in Henry Stadium in person...Big match tonight at Fetzer Field, as the Tar Heels take on Duke...Did you know that Kealia Ohai is blind in one eye?...
Today's games
Volleyball puts the undefeated record on the line at Syracuse at 7 p.m., while men's soccer hosts Duke at the same time in a match you can watch on ESPN3.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Hakeem Nicks is trying to get through a rough stretch that has surprised even his head coach...Julius Peppers is philosophical about the best way to beat Drew Brees: just hope he has a bad game...
Today in Tar Heel history
Oct. 4, 2008: Carolina beat No. 24 UConn, 38-12, at Kenan Stadium. This was the original Bruuuuuuuuce game, as Bruce Carter blocked three punts. The game also included another phenomenon you never see anymore: the Kenan Stadium lights went out for 22 minutes. Yes, youngsters, they used to play games at Kenan at night.
We are generally anti-wave, but if you were there, you know that this was one of the cooler waves ever:
Another angle:
And this video only shows the band, but another fun part of that delay: the student section getting into Kung Fu Fighting:
Long read
The mystery of Daniel Bard isn't just one of the biggest among current Tar Heels in MLB. It's one of the biggest in baseball. Here the Boston Globe takes a shot at explaining what happened to him with the Red Sox, and how he might come back with the Cubs.
