University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: October 2
October 2, 2014 | General
Football
All the details for Saturday's sold out Military Appreciation Day on Saturday...The Virginia Tech defense has been susceptible to big plays...But so has the Carolina defense, where pressure is building on the secondary...Both teams will be at a crossroads on Saturday...Video from Wednesday after practice:
Basketball
Tickets for the UNC-Davidson game in Charlotte are on sale now...Brad Stevens is raving about Tyler Zeller's passing in Celtics camp...A profile of Kendall Marshall's prospects in Milwaukee...Dick Vitale reportedly won't be doing ESPN's Saturday night games this year...Roy Williams and Steve Robinson stopped by Hornets practice to see P.J. Hairston and Marvin Williams:
Roy Williams at Hornets practice with Marvin Williams and P.J. Hairston. pic.twitter.com/TN9ZgNkL7X
— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) October 1, 2014
Olympic sports
Volleyball departs on an ACC road trip this weekend...Two men's tennis players are in the main draw at the ITA All-American...
Today's games
Men's tennis continues at the All-American Main Draw in Tulsa, while women's tennis begins competition at the ITA All-American in Westwood, Calif.
Tar Heels in the NFL
There's a possibility Jonathan Cooper could start this week...If you scroll through a lot of non-answers, Bill Belichick has some very nice words for Gio Bernard.
Tar Heels in MLB
A trio of Tar Heels are in the playoffs...Adam Warren had a solid season with the Yankees.
Long read
Unique way to start the season, as journalism major Marcus Paige is writing a monthly first-person column this season. Here's the first installment.
