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Carolina lost one of its legendary players Thursday morning with the passing of Walter Davis. Affectionately known as “Sweet D” during his time at Carolina for his sweet, pure jump shot, Davis died of natural causes while visiting family in Charlotte.
Two stars who started for their Carolina teams — guard Caleb Love and wing Kennedy Todd-Williams — headline 11 former Tar Heels who will play for other colleges this season. Love’s Arizona Wildcats and Todd-Williams’ Ole Miss Rebels are each ranked No. 12, and both quickly bonded with their new teammates on overseas trips last summer.
Carolina linebacker Power Echols, running back Omarion Hampton and co-defensive coordinator Charlton Warren answer media questions Wednesday morning. With the Campbell game Military Appreciation Day, Warren talks about his time in the military and what it means to him.
Under the ACC’s new football scheduling model with 17 schools beginning next season, UNC will meet every conference school twice every seven years, with its first West Coast league matchup in 2025 against California.
The pattern is eerily similar to last season for North Carolina’s football team: lose two consecutive ACC games, including blowing a lead to Georgia Tech, and fall out of the AP Top 25.
ATLANTA — Watch the video of the UNC players Drake Maye and Cedric Gray talking about the Tar Heels’ loss at Georgia Tech.
Atlanta. Weekend before Halloween. Full moon. What could go wrong?
ATLANTA — Given that Bobby Dodd Stadium has been a house of horrors over the years for Carolina, a visit three days before Halloween turned out to be as scary as expected.
CHAPEL HILL — It will quickly become evident to Carolina fans that Harrison Ingram is a versatile player who can help the Tar Heels in many ways. If you don’t believe it, just ask him.
Video of interviews with RJ Davis, Paxson Wojcik and Harrison Ingram after No. 19 North Carolina’s exhibition victory on Friday night at the Smith Center over St. Augustine’s.
A group of color announcers will fill in on the Tar Heel Sports Network while longtime analyst Eric Montross battles cancer. Joining play-by-play announcer Jones Angell on the network for the men’s basketball broadcasts will be former UNC stars Joel Berry II, Pete Chilcutt, Marcus Ginyard and Tyler Zeller.
UNC freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau is the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year in voting announced Thursday. Fifth-year center Armando Bacot is Preseason All-ACC first team for the third straight season, finishing second to Duke’s Kyle Filipowski for Preseason ACC Player of the Year.
CHARLOTTE — Not only will Carolina’s roster be drastically different this season, with numerous potential lineup combinations, but a rebooted style of play has players excited. Armando Bacot says that the offense is “completely different.”
CHARLOTTE — Watch the ACC Tipoff interviews from the breakout room Wednesday with guard RJ Davis and center Armando Bacot.
CHARLOTTE — Watch the ACC Tipoff press conference Wednesday featuring UNC coach Hubert Davis, guard RJ Davis and center Armando Bacot.
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