University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: August 31
August 31, 2015 | General
Football
It's finally game week for a big opener between Carolina and South Carolina...Some time off this summer helped Ryan Switzer focus on his junior campaign...Connor Barth hung out with Chase Rice in what sounds like a fun duo...Pretty cool photo from Gunter Brewer:
@TarHeelFootball Never know what the future will hold. At Marshall with Chad Pennington and Ryan Switzer pic.twitter.com/ARbGYvXOJ6
— Gunter Brewer (@CoachBrewerUNC) August 30, 2015
Basketball
Neutral site game tickets are available...Danny Green visited the Philippines...Justin Jackson is one of SI's high-impact sophomores and Kennedy Meeks is on the same list for juniors...The first of what will likely be numerous preseason magazine covers for Marcus Paige:
Olympic sports
Field hockey got a win at No. 14 Michigan and also beat No. 17 Iowa...Women's soccer went to Texas and earned a 2-0 victory and had some celebrity fans in attendance:
Really cool seeing Marion Jones and Mia at our game tonight! Thank you for coming! #HEELS pic.twitter.com/kqL1zcqdQz
— UNC Women's Soccer (@UNCwomensSoccer) August 29, 2015
They also took a 5-0 win over USTA on Sunday...Men's soccer opened the season with a 1-0 win over FIU and then also shut out Santa Clara...Highlights of the win over Santa Clara:
Video
Volleyball got the first win of the season with a sweep of Chicago State...Behind the scenes on the women's soccer trip:
Today's games
None.
Long read
This is a really good profile of Julius Peppers, his career to date, and his Canton possibilities.
