University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: November 2
November 2, 2016 | General
Football
Mitch Trubisky is a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm finalist...The Carolina defense might be showing some improvement...Big assignment for them Saturday: stop Justin Thomas...Larry Fedora is on the Dodd Trophy watch list...Some interesting bowl possibilities for the Tar Heels in these projections...Carolina opens this year's CFP rankings at 21...The story of the self-proclaimed "worst player in the history" of Carolina football, and how his Tar Heel background led to a very successful life after football...Gene Chizik on stopping the Jackets:
RIGHT NOW! @CoachGeneChizik talks about prepping for the unique Georgia Tech offensive attack: pic.twitter.com/QKttgkIJXo
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) November 1, 2016
Basketball
ESPN's preview of the Tar Heels...Reggie Bullock will become a restricted free agent...Ty Lawson (four assists last night) is helping the Kings find their offense...James Michael McAdoo scored five...Harrison Barnes on the mental approach necessary to become a go-to guy...There's a lot to digest in this SI projection for every team in the country...Lots and lots of numbers here, but the ultimate verdict is very young teams in the AP preseason top 10 have not performed to expectations...The Roy Williams radio show returns Monday...Big night for Vince Carter:
Congrats to Tar Heel @mrvincecarter15, who scored his 24,000th point tonight for @memgrizz. #UNCBBall #CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/dQgVqD30f0
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 2, 2016
Don't forget about Hurricane Matthew relief at Friday's exhibition:
We've teamed w/ @uncpembroke to help Hurricane Matthew victims! You can also donate here: https://t.co/jJ3qVSOApK#FoodDriveFriday pic.twitter.com/e81hgvx5nu
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 1, 2016
You might recognize some of these costumed folks:
Olympic sports
Women's soccer swept player of the week honors...
Today's games
Women's basketball hosts an exhibition against Carson-Newman at 7 p.m.
Long read
Always fun to see an extended interview with Elijah Hood:
