University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: September 25
September 25, 2014 | General
Football
The two storylines for Saturday they'll be watching on the Clemson side...Carolina has built a strong connection to a fertile recruiting base in Charlotte...Tar Heel coaches are sticking with the quarterback rotation while Clemson prepares for Carolina's "lightning pace"...The defense, obviously, needs to rebound after a rough weekend...An interesting subplot: Dabo Swinney and UNC DC Vic Koenning have a history...Good to have T.J. Thorpe back in the offensive rotation...Larry Fedora and Norkeithus Otis met the media yesterday:
If you're considering making the trip to Clemson, the Tigers are running a special deal on tickets today:
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Basketball
Roy Williams' Fast Break Against Cancer fundraiser breakfast is Oct. 3, and Sylvia Hatchell will be the headline speaker...The on-sale dates for individual game Tar Heel 2014-15 tickets are available now...New Warriors coach Steve Kerr "has big plans" for Harrison Barnes...
Olympic sports
Two big matches open ACC play for volleyball this week...Softball junior Elly Wagner had a very interesting summer...A good feature on the solid start for women's soccer:
Today's games
Women's soccer visits Clemson at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
Tar Heels in MLB
Dustin Ackley had a hit, but Seattle is three games out in the wild card with four to play...Seattle may open contract extension discussions with Kyle Seager this offseason, and there are some huge numbers thrown around here (try $20 million per season).
Tar Heels in the NFL
James Hurst has gone from undrafted to now a starting spot for the Ravens...Eric Ebron's snaps have not been as frequent as expected...The Bears and Packers meet Sunday which means lots of stories on Bear-turned-Packer Julius Peppers. This is the best of the bunch so far...
Long read
The Daily Tar Heel has a look at how social media policies differ from student-athletes as opposed to the student body at large.
