August 2009
Lucas: The Importance Of Openers →
Extra Points: Tar Heels Embrace Revamped Home →
Special Teams Provide Opportunity To Excel →
Redshirted Then, Ready Now →
Defensive Line Commits To Get Fit →
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AP Top 25 Football Poll has UNC Tar Heels at #21
The AP College Football Preseason Top 25 Poll has the North Carolina Tar Heels Football team ranked #21 in the nation, just missing the top 20 by 6 points.
The UNC Tar Heels were ranked #20 in the Preseason USAToday College Coaches’ Football Poll.
Other notable ACC schools making the AP Top 25 Preseason rankings are the defending ACC Champion Virginia Tech at #7, Georgia Tech at #15, and...
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WatchNorth Carolina Tar Heels Football Video:
ACC Conference Preview by ESPN’s Heather Dinich on ESPN.com’s College Football Preview show. For more, visit www.ESPN.com/NCF
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Extra Points: 1-On-1 Trench Warfare →
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Down East Boys Make An Impact for Tar Heels →
Tar Heels from east of the I-95 Corridor are emerging as playmakers
Aug. 20, 2009 By Turner Walston
… To build the roster to his liking, Butch Davis wants to win the in-state recruiting battles for playmakers. And they are emerging. “I don’t know what’s in the water (down east), but I’m happy it’s growing,” Burney says. “We’re starting...
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Adam Lucas: Beyond The Scoreboard →
Carolina’s offense has specific goals that can point the way to wins.
Aug. 19, 2009 By Adam Lucas
As you might have heard, the Carolina offense is missing some playmakers from the explosive 2008 incarnation that generated 51 plays of at least 20 yards or more. That means the progression of the offense will be one of the dominant storylines both of training camp and the first month of...
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Tar Heel Backfield Takes Pride in Blocking →
For backs, running is but half the battle.
Aug. 18, 2009 By Lauren Brownlow
Dreaming of Bruce Carter or Quan Sturdivant running at full speed towards them might have kept a few ACC quarterbacks awake this summer. Both linebackers are exceptionally quick and athletic, both lethal on a blitz.
Fortunately for T.J. Yates, both are on his team. Last season, Ryan Houston, Shaun Draughn and...
Extra Points: Year Three Yearnings →
Finding that Go-to Guy →
The Rude Boys Reshuffle →
A Kicker Finds His Place →
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WatchESPN Video Story: Tar Heels on Track Heading into the 2009 Football Season.
Head Coach Butch Davis talks about his upcoming third season with the Tar Heels.
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UNC Football Weekends in Chapel Hill in 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – As Butch Davis prepares his third Tar Heel football team for the upcoming season, six Chapel Hill area organizations have united to produce the “Touch Downtown Chapel Hill” campaign with the shared goal of bolstering the community, hometown spirit and economic activity during football weekends.
2009 will mark the second year of an aggressive mass media branding campaign...
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USA Today Coaches' Poll Top 25 Preseason
In this season’s first USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for College Football, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are ranked #20.
Other notable ACC Teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches’ Football Preseason Top 25 Poll are the Virginia Tech Hokies at #7, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #15, and the Florida State Seminoles at #19.
The ACC has 4 teams ranked in this...
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Burney, Williams Named To Thorpe Award Watch List →
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - University of North Carolina safety Deunta Williams and cornerback Kendric Burney have been named to the 2009 Jim Thorpe Award preseason watch list, which is presented annually to the nation’s top defensive back. Both players are juniors from Jacksonville, N.C.
Williams had 65 tackles and three interceptions last season. In 2007, he was named the ACC’s Defensive...
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Draughn A Doak Walker Award Candidate →
DALLAS - North Carolina junior tailback Shaun Draughn was recognized as a candidate for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum announced Tuesday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.
Draughn, who rushed for 866 yards and three touchdowns a year ago, ran for the most yards by a Tar Heel since 1997. He enters 2009 as the projected...
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Davis Featured On "Football Saturdays in the... →
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Raycom Sports’ Emmy Award-winning summer television series, “Havoline Football Saturdays in the South,” continues with a focus on four head coaches. This is the fourth of six one-hour episodes, syndicated in 60 markets throughout the greater southeast and Atlantic coast.
The fourth show features host Tim Brando sitting down with North Carolina head coach Butch...