University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: October 15
October 15, 2014 | General
Football
Carolina is looking for discipline on defense...Sounds like there might be a QB situation brewing for Georgia Tech, but Paul Johnson says he is staying with Justin Thomas for the most part...The Jackets might burn the redshirt of B-back C.J. Leggett this week...Marquise Williams and Mack Hollins after Tuesday's practice:
Basketball
Kennedy Meeks and Theo Pinson teamed up to coin the 2015 team mantra...Marcus Paige listed among SI's top 20 projected scorers for this season. Paige is also projected among the national assist leaders, and Kennedy Meeks is among the projected national rebound leaders...Scroll down for a good long read on Michael Jordan's improvements as an owner...
Danny Green learned a social media lesson the hard way...Harrison Barnes will be back in Iowa tomorrow night, and the locals are understandably excited...John Henson put up 13 points and six rebounds in a preseason loss...The official 2014-15 team photo is out:
2014-15 Tar Heel team photo. #UNCBBall pic.twitter.com/obHUNzj2dy
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) October 14, 2014
Olympic sports
Andy Craven earned national player of the week honors while men's soccer trounced Georgia State at Fetzer Field last night...Men's golf has moved into the top 20...Chaniel Nelson on her Carolna experience...They always come back, and Matt Harvey is no exception:
LoadingAnd I'm back #topo and UNC!!!! Can't believe I haven't been here in two years.
Today's games
None.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Greg Little signed with the Bengals, joining fellow former Tar Heels Giovani Bernard, Brandon Tate and Russell Bodine...Cool shot of two Tar Heels reuniting at the Monday night game:
Tar Heels Nate Hobgood-Chittick, Mike Morton reunite at 15-year anniv. of Rams' 1999 Super Bowl title season. pic.twitter.com/gfWPdrGwPS
— TarHeelLettermen (@UNCFBLettermen) October 14, 2014
Long read
Michael Jordan has spent some time as a punchline as an NBA owner. Those days appear to be over, and numerous basketball people are taking notice of the improvements he's made as a team owner.
