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“Understanding that early rankings don’t make any difference,” Brown said. “And I told them ‘the good thing for you is that people have given you the respect that they feel like you should be there. The tough thing is that you’ve got to earn it to stay,’ that’s very important going forward.”
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“Understanding that early rankings don’t make any difference,” Brown said. “And I told them ‘the good thing for you is that people have given you the respect that they feel like you should be there. The tough thing is that you’ve got to earn it to stay,’ that’s very important going forward.”
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A new ram prepares to take on the role of UNC's live mascot. Currently known as Otis, this young ram will become Rameses XXII after the retirement of the well-loved Rameses XXI.
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With the potential long-term health ramifications of COVID-19 — including potential heart and lung damage — having little legal precedent, it’s largely unclear what would happen if an athlete were to contract the disease and deal with these damages. At Penn State, around 15 percent of athletes showed heart problems following infection with the virus. While the long-term consequences of contracting COVID-19 are still largely unknown, there have been previous cases of college athletes filing lawsuits against universities and the NCAA after dealing with the brunt of long-term health complications following their collegiate careers. In 2019, a U.S. District Court judge granted final approval of a settlement that ended a class action lawsuit against the NCAA over concussions sustained during competition in NCAA-sanctioned events.
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Despite penalties and the occasional sloppy play, UNC football came away with its second win of the season, beating Boston College by way of a pick-two by safety Trey Morrison.
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In a thriller of a game, defensive back Trey Morrison put the game on his shoulders to secure the 26-22 win for the No. 12 UNC Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon.
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Although Boston College is 2-0 on the year, the Eagles gave up six rush attempts of more than 10 yards each against Texas State and a 59-yard touchdown run to Duke’s Mataeo Durant in their season opener.
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In the wake of UNC's announcement that stands at Kenan Stadium can be filled at 7 percent capacity starting on Oct. 2, UNC athletics said it would allot approximately 1,000 tickets to students through a lottery system.
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“I feel like we have that again,” Tomon Fox said. “Like it came back to us. Like we’re starting the season over again.”
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“If everyone wore masks, then we would say the risk of transmission is probably really low, no matter the size of the crowd,” Pettifor said. “But if there's a hole in that chain, depending on the number of positive people in that crowd, the number of people who are unmasked and the number of people who are closer than six feet apart, then our risk starts going up.”
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In a Zoom press conference on Monday, head coach Mack Brown announced that the Tar Heels had scheduled a non-conference game against Western Carolina for Friday, Dec. 11. The team also has its longest extended break in decades through Thanksgiving weekend.
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UNC has added Western Carolina University as its one non-conference game this season.
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How well do you know what happened on campus and beyond this week?
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The football team is continuing to work hard while also striving to stay safe and take precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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After a last-minute cancellation, the UNC football team is gearing up for its game against Boston College next weekend and keeping morale high.
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"No matter how hard people may wish to believe, sports are not a magical balm to bring people together."
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“Football season was something that the staff and all of our hotels look forward to here in Chapel Hill,” Strickland said. “There is usually a lot of excitement in the area and a lot of people visiting. It is a good opportunity for our hotel to let people experience what Chapel Hill and Carrboro are really all about.”
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After the North Carolina football team failed to secure a replacement matchup following the cancellation of the UNC-Charlotte game, head coach Mack Brown reframed his team's mentality.
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The UNC athletic department announced on Tuesday that a limited number of spectators would be allowed to attend football games in Kenan Memorial Stadium, beginning in October.
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“You didn’t know where it was produced from because you just want to watch the Tar Heels play,” UNC Associate Athletic Director Ken Cleary said.
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"For the most part, we tried to do a large majority of our interviews in person and that, for the moment, has slowed way down," Jones Angell said. "We went almost exclusively either on the phone, Skype interviews or Zoom interviews as well. We have tried to do a lot of different stuff, maybe in a different way than we've done in the past."
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