University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: September 4
September 4, 2014 | General
Football
San Diego State will be without a backup linebacker on Saturday...Larry Fedora is expecting defensive chaos against SDSU, but Aztecs coach Rocky Long says his team isn't ready for that yet...The Tar Heels are one of several ACC teams utilizing five defensive backs on a regular basis...The 2015 season opener against South Carolina will be played on Thursday night in Charlotte...Reminder: stripe out locations and colors for Saturday...Larry Fedora met with the media after practice yesterday:
Former Tar Heel linebacker Chase Rice played in New Bern last night:
.@ChaseRiceMusic backstage warming up before tonight's concert pic.twitter.com/FtTHVKc3Hn
— Spencer Herlong (@TarHeelPhoto) September 4, 2014
Basketball
Justin Jackson mentioned in SI's wings to watch for this season...Because we didn't get enough of Matt Doherty's fishing trip with Bob Knight in yesterday's edition, here's a new photo:
Pat Knight, me and Coach Knight are ready for another day on a Montana River. pic.twitter.com/x6mMolzZqT
— Matt Doherty (@DohertyMatt) September 3, 2014
Olympic sports
Two seniors anchor the back line for women's soccer...Two women's tennis players will compete at an event at the US Open this weekend...The volleyball team has a big weekend on tap at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Today's games
None.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Jonathan Cooper will have to work his way back into the starting lineup for Arizona...Some very nice quotes from the Ravens about Gio Bernard and the problems he presents for them.
Tar Heels in MLB
Kyle Seager had a double and a homer in a big win for Seattle.
Long read
Frank Beamer is essentially an ACC fixture at this point, and although he has a somewhat checkered history with Carolina, it doesn't really feel like he's someone we know much about. This profile will fix that, and might even have you coming away with a new perspective on him.
