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Carolina Rundown: November 8
November 8, 2017 | General
Today's essential Tar Heel news and links.
Football
Tar Heels hoping to take advantage of some benefits of the bye week...Larry Fedora also had some chores to do at home...Julius Peppers doesn't want your attention...The Pitt offense is starting to find an identity...A key matchup to watch on Thursday...Uniforms tomorrow night:
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Basketball
The latest Four Corners update...ESPN says Joel Berry is the 13th best player in college basketball (zero of the 12 ahead of him appeared in the Final Four last year)...Jawad Williams on life in Japan...No mention of the reigning national champion in this 2018 projection from ESPN...Roy Williams relieved to be coaching in the clear...Three Tar Heels had season highs: Harrison Barnes with 31 for Dallas, Danny Green with 24 points for San Antonio, and Tyler Zeller with 21 for the Nets...Justin Jackson, who is finding his role, had a career-high 16...
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Olympic sports
ACC honors for Alvin Jiang...Plenty of All-ACC recognition for men's soccer...
Today's games
None.
Long read
This is a great look at a national title that was extra special for Anson Dorrance:
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Tar Heels hoping to take advantage of some benefits of the bye week...Larry Fedora also had some chores to do at home...Julius Peppers doesn't want your attention...The Pitt offense is starting to find an identity...A key matchup to watch on Thursday...Uniforms tomorrow night:
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Game ?? | Uniform Combo
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) November 7, 2017
White and navy on the road. #OriginOfFlight #GoHeels #BeatPitt pic.twitter.com/KcNLAd9OUl
Basketball
The latest Four Corners update...ESPN says Joel Berry is the 13th best player in college basketball (zero of the 12 ahead of him appeared in the Final Four last year)...Jawad Williams on life in Japan...No mention of the reigning national champion in this 2018 projection from ESPN...Roy Williams relieved to be coaching in the clear...Three Tar Heels had season highs: Harrison Barnes with 31 for Dallas, Danny Green with 24 points for San Antonio, and Tyler Zeller with 21 for the Nets...Justin Jackson, who is finding his role, had a career-high 16...
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Jacks??n pic.twitter.com/fJK8VB46a0
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) November 8, 2017
Olympic sports
ACC honors for Alvin Jiang...Plenty of All-ACC recognition for men's soccer...
Today's games
None.
Long read
This is a great look at a national title that was extra special for Anson Dorrance:
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