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DID YOU KNOW?
Carolina is one of onlythree teams in the countryto win its Carolina has been the dominant program in the state of North Carolina, win-
last five bowl games. ning 37 of the last 42 games against in-state rivals Wake Forest, Duke, NC
State and East Carolina. The Tar Heels have a 12-game winning streak over
Carolina is the only school in theACCto have at least Duke, have won 10 of the last 12 matchups against Wake Forest, have won
one playertaken in every NFL Draft since 1973. eight of nine against NC State and are 7-2 all-time vs. East Carolina.
Carolina has produced 16 first-round picks, including I In the next decade, Carolina will play five teams that either won or played
both Julius Peppers (No. 2 overall) and Ryan Sims (No. 6 forthe national title, including Texas, Virginia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame and
overall) in 2002. Colorado.
Carolina has posted a winning season in 11 ofthe I Carolina head coach John Bunting won more games (eight) in his first
past 12 years-the best 12-year stretch in school his- season at North Carolina than any other first-yearcoach in school his-
tory. tory.
Carolina is the only school in theACC to ever Carolina has appeared in a postseason bowl game in eight ofthe
earn a bowl berth afterstarting a season 0-3-and last 10 seasons. In theACC, only Florida State has played in
it hasdone ittwice in the pastfouryears. more bowl games in the last decade.
The graduation rate for all NFLplayers is FiveTar Heel defensive linemen have been drafted in the
approximately 30 percent. Carolina's NFL players first round ofthe NFL Draft in the last five years -Julius
have a graduation rate of nearly 70 percent. Peppers and Ryan Sims in 2002, Ebenezer Ekuban in
1999, Greg Ellis and Vonnie Holliday in 1998. No
school in the country can match that accomplish-
ment.
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2002 CAROLINA FOOTBALL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PreviewtheTarHeels PlayerProfiles Coaching Staff Reviewof2001 Carolina History
p. 1-14 p.47-86 p.87-108 p. 127-154 p.225-278
GENERAL INFORMATION Scott Frazier, Justin Roberts, Nick Schiralli 105 Interception Records 191-193
2002Schedule/Quick Facts 3 Strength &Conditioning Staff/Office Staff 106 Defensive Records 194
PreviewingtheTarHeels 4-6 Related Football Staff 107-108 Kickoff Return Records 195-196
Notes, RosterBreakdown, Bythe Numbers 7-9 Punt Return Records 197-198
2002Alphabetical Roster 10-11 ADMINISTRATION All-Purpose Records 199-200
2002 Numerical Roster 12-13 ChancellorJames Moeser 110 Carolina'sACCStatistical Leaders 201
2002 Depth Chart 14 Athletic DirectorDick Baddour 111 Individual Bestsvs.ACC 202
UNCStaff Directory 112-113 Team Highs& Lowsvs.ACC 203
THIS IS CAROLINA FOOTBALL Educational Foundation 114-116 Opponent Individual Highs 204
Bowls University Profile 117-118 Season Openers, Homecoming Games 205
NFLDraft Year-by-YearStatistics 206-207
CarolinaandtheNFL KENAN STADIUM The LastTime... 208-209
ProTiming Day Profile 120-122 Carolina's Recordasa RankedTeam 210
KenanStadium Carolinavs. Ranked Opponents 211
Kenan FootballCenter OPPONENTS YearlyWon-Loss Records 212
CarolinaGame Day Miami (Ohio), Syracuse 124 Recordsvs. Opponents 213
CarolinaCoaching Texas, GeorgiaTech 125 All-TimeScores 214-219
AcademicsatCarolina ArizonaState, NCState 126 Series Recordsvs. Opponents 220-223
National Exposure Virginia, Wake Forest 127 All-TimeAssistantCoaches 224
GreatPlayers
Maryland, Clemson 128
ANtohrltehtiCcarHoelriintaag&eChapel Hill AFlCorCidCaoSmtpaotse,itDeukSechedule, Bowl Schedule 112390 HHiIstSorTiOcaRlYEssay 226-233
TarHeelsInTheCommunity All-Americas 234-241
2001 REVIEW CharlieJustice Profile 242
Review Notes 132-133 Carolina&The NationalAwards 243
2002 PLAYER PROFILES 2001 Statistics 134-141 HonoredJerseys 244-245
Returning Players 48-85 2001 Game-by-Game Reviews 142-154 AII-ACC 246-247
2002 Newcomers 85-86 2001 Senior Profiles 155-157 1,000-YardTradition 248-249
Julius Peppers'Profile 158 Academic Honors 250
FOOTBALL STAFF Bowl Game History, Recaps 251-263
Head CoachJohn Bunting 88-93 RECORDS Current NFLPlayerBios 264-267
GunterBrewer, wide receivers 94 Team Information/Polls 160 NFLDraft 268-270
Rod Broadway, defensivetackles 95 UNC Head Coaches Records 161 All-Time Professional Roster 271-272
Ken Browning, tightends/recruiting 96 Total Offense Records 162-165 CarolinaLettermen 273-278
JeffConnors, strength & conditioning 97 Scoring Records 166-168
Jim Fleming, defensive backs/special teams 98 Rushing Records 169-176 MEDIA INFORMATION
Hal Hunter, offensive line 99 Special Rush, Pass, Receiving Records 177 Information 280-282
Dave Huxtable, def. coordinator/linebackers 100 Passing Records 178-184 Campus Map 283
Andre'Powell, running backs 101 Receiving Records 185-188 Statewide MediaContacts 284
GaryTranquill, off. coordinator/quarterbacks 102 Kicking Records 189 TarHeel Sports Network 285-287
JamesWebster,Asst. Head Coach/def. ends 103 Punting Records 190 TarHeelTraditions 288
Corey Holliday, RickSteinbacher 104
2002 FOOTBALL BROCHURE
Theofficial2002UniversityofNorthCarolina Photography-Asnoted. Specialthanksto Parker,Borders,seniors);HarryHow/Allsport
footballmediaguideispublishedbytheNorth JeffreyCamarati,DanSears,GrantHalvorsen, (Ekuban);BrianBahr/GettyImages(Bly)Special
CarolinaAthleticCommunicationsOffice. JimBounds,BobDonnan,HughMorton,Bill thankstotheKansasCityChiefs,Cincinnati
Richards,WillOwens. Bengals
Editor-KevinBest
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Glass,KimberlyConrad,RickBrewer,Eddy (Waddell,Reid,PeachBowlTrophy,crowdshot, Additionalcopiesofthemediaguidemaybe
Lentz,MontezThomas,MikeMcFarland(UNC NFLcoaches,Hilton);JimBounds(Bunting); purchasedbysendingacheckfor$15to:UNC
NewsServices),SueWalsh(Educational CraigJones/Allsport(Aiken);AlBello/Getty AthleticCommunications,P.O.Box3760,
Foundation) Images(Peppers);DanSears(fans, ChapelHill,NC27515.
Ellis/Simmons/Holliday);BobDonnan(Williams,
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2002 CAROLINA FOOTBALL
2002 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME* TV SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday August 31 Miami (Ohio) Chapel Hill 1:30 p.m.
Saturday September 7 Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 8 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday September 14 Texas Chapel Hill 8 p.m. ABC
Saturday September28 GeorgiaTech Chapel Hill TBA • Family Weekend
• Monogram Day
Saturday October5 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBA
Saturday October 12 NC State Chapel Hill TBA • University Day
Saturday October 1 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA
Saturday October26 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA
Saturday November 2 Maryland Chapel Hill TBA • Homecoming
Saturday November 9 Clemson Chapel Hill TBA • Rams Day
• NCHSAA Day
Saturday November 16 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA
Saturday November23 Duke Durham, N.C. TBA
*All times Eastern
2001 RESULTS (8-5, 5•3 ACC) NORTH CAROLINA AT A GLANCE
Date Opponent Result Attendance
Aug. 25 at Oklahoma L 27-41 75,423 QUICK FACTS coordinator/linebackers),Andre'
SSeepptt.. 81 aattTMeaxraysland WLL 71-42-344 4843,,018006 LEoncraotlilomne:ntC:ha2p5,e4l8H0ill(,15N,.8C4.4 under- TProawneqlulill(r(uonfnf.incgoobradciknsa)t.orG/aqurayrter-
SSeepptt.. 2229 aFtloNriCdaStSattaete WW 4117--99 5531,,050000 gNriacdkunaatem)e:TarHeels cbaocakcsh)/,deJfaemnseisveWeebnsdst)e,rS(caoststt. head
Oct. 6 EastCarolina W 24-21 58,500 School Colors: Carolina Blue& Frazier(G.A., offense), Justin
Oct. 13 Virginia 30-24 53,500 White Roberts (G.A., defense)
Oct. 20 atClemson W 38-3 84,000 Stadium(cap.): Kenan Stadium
Nov. 1 at GeorgiaTech L 21-28 41,893 (60,000) 2002 PERSONNEL
Nov. 10 Wake Forest L 31-32 53,000 Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Returning (39): 17
NDDoeevcc... 1311 vSDsuM.kUAeuburn (Peach Bowl) WWw 511296---111070 457521,,,508002007 CCAthohanlnfeceterileclnoDcrie:r:ecDArtt.olraJ:natiDmciecCskoMaBsoatedsdeorur otLfeefatemtnsseer,me2n0Ldoesfetn(s2e2,):29spoefcfieanlse, 10
2001 Record: 8-5 defense, 3specialteams
2001 ConferenceRecord: 5-3 Returning OffensiveStarters(6):
2001 Conference Finish:3rd OGJupiterWilson, OGJebTerry,
RTWillie McNeill,TBAndre'
FUTURE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES COACHING INFORMATION Williams, FB Madison Hedgecock,
HeadCoach:John Bunting TEZach Hilton
Bunting's RecordatUNC: Returning DefensiveStarters(3):
2003 2006 2009 8-5 (1 year) DTWill Chapman, FS Dexter Reid,
Sept.6vs. Syracuse Sept. 2vs. Rutgers Sept. 12atConnecticut Bunting'sOverall Record: CBMichaelWaddell
Sept.20atWisconsin Sept. 9vs. Miami (Fla.) 46-19-2(6years)
Oct. 11 atEastCarolina Nov.4atNotre Dame 2009 Bunting'sOfficePhone: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Oct. 18vs.ArizonaSt. Sept. 26atMiami (Fla.) [phone] Office Phone: [phone]
2007 Oct. 2vs. EastCarolina BestTimetoContactCoach Football Contact: Kevin Best,
2004 Sept. 8atVirginiaTech Bunting: ContactSID [phone],
Sept.4atUtah Sept. 15vs. Colorado 2011 Staff: GunterBrewer(wide [email protected]
Sept. 18vs. Va.Tech Oct. 1 atEastCarolina receivers), Rod Broadway (defen- SID Fax Number: [phone]
Sept. 25vs. Louisville 2008 sivetackles), Ken Browning (tight Internet:TarHeelBlue.com
Sept. 13atColorado ends/recruiting coordinator), Jeff Mail: PO Box2126, Chapel Hill, NC
2005 Sept. 27at Rutgers Connors (strength &conditioning), 27515
Sept. 17vs.Wisconsin Oct. 18vs.NotreDame Jim Fleming (defensive backs/spe- Press Box Phone: [phone]
Sept. 24vs. Utah TBAvs.Connecticut cialteamscoordinator), Hal Hunter
Oct. 8atLouisville (offensive line), Dave Huxtable (def.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA STATEMENT ON GAMBLING
The missionofthe DepartmentofAthleticsisto athletesoftencompeteinconteststhatgenerateinter- ing intercollegiateathleticsfreefromtheinfluences
sponsorabroad-basedathleticprogramthatprovides estfromthoseinvolvedingamblingand.possibly, ofgamblingand itsrelatedactivities.
educational andathleticopportunitiesforyoungmen organizedcrime.Ifgiventheopportunity,thoseinter- The Departmentrequiresitsstaffmembersand
andwomentogrowanddevelop. Inkeepingwiththe estswill nothesitatetoexploittheposition student- student-athletestoadheretoNCAA,stateandfederal
Department'smissionandtheUniversity'scommit- athletesholdoncollegecampuses.Assuch,the lawsregardinggambling.Intheinterestoffaircom-
menttoeducational interests,competitiveathletic UniversityofNorthCarolinaisfirmlyopposedtoall petitionandthegrowthanddevelopmentofstudent-
programs,andintegrity inallareas,theDepartment formsofgamblingandbriberyrelatedtointercolle- athletes,the Departmentstronglyurgesitsfriends
ofAthleticsstronglycondemnsthe influenceofgam- giateathletics. andsupporterstorefrain fromgambling/bettingon
blingon intercollegiateathletics. Tofulfill itseducationalobligation,the contestsinvolvingcollegiatecompetitionandtoabide
Studentgamblingisasignificantissueoncollege Departmentprovidesagamblingeducationprogram bystateandfederallaws.
campuses.Student-athlete involvement ingambling toall itsstudent-athletesanddepartmental staffmem-
hasproducedmanytragicsituations,bothforstudent- bers.Thisstatementandtheeducational programare
athletesandtheuniversitiestheyrepresent.Student- reflectionsoftheDepartment'scommitmenttokeep-
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Ul TarHeels LookToTakeThe Next TheTarHeelswillrelyonatrioofreturn-
> StepAfterSuccessful Season InJohn ingtailbackstohandlethebulkofthecarries
Ualt Bunting's First YearAs Carolina's thisseason. JuniorsWillie Parkerand
a. Head Coach. Andre'Williamshavethe mostexperience,
butsophomoreJacqueLewisplayedasa
On true freshman lastyearandmadeseveral
theheelsofoneofthemost contributions. AmongthetailbacksWilliams
impressivecoachingdebuts in istheTarHeels'mostpowerful runner,
school history.NorthCarolina Parkeristhe fastestandLewis isthe most
headcoachJohn Bunting facesaneven elusive. Theeventual startershouldemerge
greaterchallengeas heentershissecond fromthisgroupthatcombined forover
season inChapel Hill. In hisfirstyearat 1,100yards lastyear.
hisalmamater.Buntingrejuvenatedthe Parker,whobegantheyearasthe starter,
Carolinaprogram,cappingan 8-5 season
butlostthejobtoWilliamsthreegames into
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graduation lossesand mustreplaceeight
son back surgery andmissed springpractice,
startersondefenseand fivestarterson startedeight games in 2001 and wasthe
offense. team's leadingrusherwith 520yards. He is
Bunting feelsthisyear'steamcanbe suc- expected tobe backat full speed inthe fall.
cessful ifitstaysfocused,playsconsistently Lewis wasoneofseventrue freshmento
and inhiswords,"learns towin." Bunting
knowshe isstill buildingtheTarHeel pro-
gram,andafterayearofteachinghisteam TfohrinwgisdearreecheeiavderisngSainmthAeikreinght(ledfit)r,ecwthioon
toplayfaster,harderandsmarterfor60 wenthead-over-heelstoscoreatouch-
minutes,he knowsthereare still areasto downagainst FloridaStatelastyear,and
address. Chesley Borders,whohashelpedpoint
"We wanttocontinueto improvethis theTarHeelsintherightdirectionwith
football program,"saysBunting. "We're hisimproved play.
still buildingthatfoundation. We knowourweaknesses,butwethink wecan play last season
have agreat trainingcampandcomeoutofthechute fast. I think wecanbea and had hisbest
good football team thisyearand ifwe'renot,I'mgoingtobeextremelydisap- gameagainst
pointedalong with thefans. Myexpectationsare high." Duke,gaining94
tunLisatsitcsoefafseonns'es.sAulclc-eAssmewraiscatsheJurleisuusltPeopfpaenrsinatnidmiRdaytainngSdiemfsensspeeaarnhdeaadnedopapor yarOdnscoenag1a1icna,rrtihees.Tar
TarHeelsdefensethatwasthe best in theACCandranked 15th inthe nation. Heels'wide receivers
Peppers,Simsand sixotherdefensive startersaregoneand,perhaps more so may bethe mostproduc-
than inrecentyears,theTarHeels will relyon theiroffense toprovideaspark. tiveposition onoffense for
thesecondconsecutive season.
OFFENSE
All-ACCcandidate SamAiken
Record-settingyearquarterback Darian DurantandjuniorFlorida transfer emerged asCarolina'stopplaymakerin
C.J.Stephensforthe startingposition this fall. Durant,whoannounced he 2001 catchingseveraldeeppassesand mak
,
wouldtransferfrom North Carolinaand thenchanged his mindamonth later ing longplaysoutofshortcatches. Itwas
andreturnedtotheteam intime forspring practice,established school fresh- hishead-over-heelstouchdown play against
man recordsfortouchdowns(17),passingyards(1,843)and totaloffense FloridaStatethat ignitedCarolina's
(1,971). Durantmadejusttwostarts lastseason asheand RonaldCurry traded remarkable41-9victory and its subsequent
seriesinatwo-quarterbacksystem that provedvery successful. TheTarHeels five-game winningstreak. Aiken hada
were8-0in 2001 whenemployingthetwo-quarterbackrotation. career-high46catchesandmad
"I think Darian'salot more focused and it'smuchmoreclearwhat heneeds touchdowngrabs,the second-h
todo in preparation forthisfall,"says Bunting. "Theplayersareexcitedabout estsingle-seasontotal in school
thecommitmenthe'smadeto helpus win football games. history. AikenhadCarolina's
pro"bDaabrliyanthiesmaotsrtemdeanngdeoruosusr.un-Hteo-ctahnrorwung,uyb.utThheosreuntsytpoetohfrqouwaratnedrbtahcatksreaarlely tihnrceleudlionnggeast75r-eycaerpdteironvss.inWa20k0eI
canhurtadefense." Forest. Asoft-spoken senior,
Stephens,whohasplayedjustone snap inacollegegame,satout lastseason Aiken leadsbyexampleon
asatransferstudent learningthe intricaciesofoffensivecoordinatorGary the field.
Tranquill'soffense. Blessed with astrongarm,Stephens isalsoacapablerun- "Lastyearwhen we
nerandhasworked hardon andoffthe field sincearriving inChapel Hill. neededsomeone
"They'll both run with the firstunits in fall camp," Bunting says."1 think it tostepforward
will probably godown tothe wire,butthatdoesn'tconcern me. I want tohave andbecomea
a startingquarterbackby the time we play Miami (Ohio). Itcouldeasily be a playmakerfor
decisionGaryTranquill and I don'tmake until the Monday priortothegame." us,it wasSam
Also in the mix atquarterback are redshirtfreshmen Matt Bakerand Aiken,"says
Terrance Highsmith. Baker isa skilled passerwithgood strength and Bunting. "Hehas
Highsmith isthe most mobilequarterbackon the squad. greathands,isadeep
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threatandcangooverthe middleandtakeahit. Inaleaguewithgreat
receivers,hecertainly ranksasoneofthebest."
OppositeAiken is seniorChesley Borders,whowill stepintothestarting
spot left vacantby BosleyAllen'sdismissal from the team. Bordershad his
bestseason in2001 with 27catchesfor448 yardsand fourtouchdowns.
Several youngreceiverswill haveanopportunity tocompete forplaying
timeas UNCseeksa
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE replacement forKory
Bailey,whoended his
careerin UNC'stop 10 in
Carolinatiedtheschool record lastyearwith receptions and receiving
25touchdown passes.
yardage. Brandon Russell
Sixstarters,AII-ACCcandidateSamAiken was solid in his firstyearas
and71 percentofCarolina'stotaloffense areceiverafterplayingtail-
returnsin2002. QB Darian Durant, whose back asafreshman.
1,971 yardsoftotaloffenseaccountedfor45per- Russell had 19catches for
centoftheoffense, alsoreturns. 235yardsandonetouch-
down. Jarwarski Pollock
Carolinaaveraged26.8pointslastseason,
the mostsince 1997. excelled in springpractice,
including sixcatchesfor
- ~ TheTarHeelshaveaveragedover220 100yards andone touch-
Qb?s yardsofoffense infiveofthe lastseven down inthe springgame.
seasons, including lastyear's239.3yards Isaiah Robinson,whotore
pergame-the highestaveragesince 1997. hisACLin midseason prac-
tice lastyear,and Danny With severalquestion markson defense,theTar Heels need a healthy
Rumley,whobrokehisfoot Will Chapmantoanchorafrontseventhatlostsix starters.
intheoffseason,both missedspringpracticebutshould beready forthe fall.
Theoffensive line isagroupthathasconcerned Buntingsincehisarrival. cornerback position and sophomoreChrisCurry and seniorDeFonte Coleman
Bunting's primary goal istoestablish moredepth atall five positionsand learn areexpected tocompetefortheothersafety position. Curry played last season
toconsistentlyprotectthequarterback. Bunting hopesthe addition ofnew asatruefreshman andwas impressive inthe spring. Coleman has battled
offensive linecoach Hal Hunter,whocoached several outstanding linemen in shoulderinjuriesthe lasttwoyears,but startedeightgames in 2000.and is
twoyearsatIndiana,will bringstability toaunitthathas been largelyover- completely healthy heading intotheseason. DerrickJohnson,Chris Hawkins
looked in recentyearsat UNC. AlthoughCarolina lost both itscenterand left and Ronald Brewergive theTarHeelsgooddepth atcornerback,while
tackle,theTarHeelsreturnthree startersontheoffensive lineforthe firsttime Michael Harrisand Bryant Macklin arereserve safeties.
since 1999,includingguardJupiterWilson,guardJebTerry andtackleWillie Onthedefensive line,Carolinamustreplacesthree starters,including
McNeill. McNeill splittime lastyearwith true freshmanJason Brown atright Peppers,SimsanddefensiveendJoey Evans. All three were selected in the
tackle,but Brown will movetocenter. 2002 NFLDraft. JuniordefensivetackleWill Chapman,whoisrecovering
SkipSeagraves,whomadeone startlastyearatClemson,isslatedto fill the from atornACLsuffered lastyearatClemson,isexpectedtobeready forthe
void at lefttackle. Hewill facecompetition from sophomoreJonas Seawright, fall. Chapmanstartedeightgames lastseason and had 29tackles. SeniorEric-
aconverteddefensivetackle,andJustin Barton,whohasbattled injuriesthe Davis isthe mostlikelycandidate to fill theothertackle position,but was
pasttwoseasons. pushed inthe spring by soph-
JuniorMarcusWilsonhasplayed bothcenterandguard inthe past twosea- omoreCarl Smalls,junior
sonsandisthetopreserveonthe line. Donti Coatsand freshman
The tightendposition is well stockedthis season with returningstarterZach Chase Page. Smallssatout Carolina has posted 79sacks inthe last
Hilton,juniortransferBobby Blizzard,redshirtfreshman Brian Chacosand lastseasonaftertransferring twoseasons, thefourth-highesttotal inthe
walk-onJohn Dunn. AfterplayingbehindAII-ACC tightendAlgedumpier from SouthCarolina,but has countryinthattime.
fortwoseason,Hiltonearned playingtime lastyearwith 12 receptionsfor88 thesizetoplay the position.
yinagrdtsheanPdeatcwhoBtoowulc,hdaonwdnsh.asHtehesitnasritdeedttrhaeckfinoanltnhienestgaartmiengspoofsitthieonyetahri,sifnaclll.ud- Ppoasgiet,iownhaotCisarpollaiynian,gshwiisttchhierdd dCsaeerafoseloninsnsea.ihnatshefiAniCsChedfifviersotfotrhseelcaostndseivnetnotal
However,Blizzard,whoplayed moreofareceiverroleat Kentucky,should fromoffensiveguard to
team with Hilton toprovideapowerful combination. defensivetackle in the spring Lastseason, Carolinaallowed 21.8 points
and impressed thecoaching pergame, its lowestaveragesincethe
DEFENSE staffwithhistenacity. 1997season.
CarWo"ilYtiohnuat'dswoo2n'0ot0f2wtihdeneftiehfnryesoeeu'rserhteouurnlnoditnbggeosoattdarctueoprmsefrirnobntathceoknsaedncedofnesndasafere,tyyb.tuhteisftyreonugtghivoefupa cdeofmAepmnesoteneegfnodtrhoistsnaecrltwuidhnegoIsswpisolatlcsat tChaeronlaitniaonwainstfoitrasltdineftehensAeClCastansdeas1o5tnh.in
lotofbigplays,you'renotgoingtowineither."saysBunting. "That'swhy MooringandJocquesDumas.
oursecondary isspecial thisyear. IthinkMichael Waddell cancoveranyone Mooring had twosacks last
inthecountry. Lastyearweputhimupagainstthe bestreceivereveryweek yearand Dumasplayedasatrue freshman. SophomoresJermicus Banksand
and heplayedwithagreatdeal ofconsistency. He'sbiggerand strongerthan LarryJessupandredshirt freshmanTommy Davisarealsocontenders forplay-
hewaslastyear. He'sgotagreatopportunitydown the road,butwe wantto ingtime.
havehimhere forthe next twoyears." ThegraduationofDavidThornton,Quincy Monk and Merceda Perry-all
LedbyWaddell,asecond-teamall-conference selectionlastseason,and pre- three whom wereeitherselected inthe NFLdraftorsigned an NFLcontract-
season second-teamAll-Americasafety DexterReid.theTarHeel secondary is leavesCarolinawith virtually noexperienceat linebacker. Lookingtokeep
oneofthebestinthe league. Waddell is widelyconsideredoneofthebest Carolina's linebackertradition alive isagroupofplayersthathave noregular-
covercornerbacks intheACCandReid isahard-hittingsafety whowasthird season startsamongthem. Malcolm Stewart isthemostexperienced returning
ontheteam with99tacklesand added two interceptions in 2001 linebacker,buthas spentthemajorityofhiscareerasaspecial teamsplayer.
"Dexterhasdoneagreatjobduringtheoffseason with his maturationand Stewart shouldsnare astarting spotatoutside linebacker,buttheothertwo
growthasapersonandasaleaderon theteam,"says Bunting. "I thinkhe's positions are upforgrabsamong several players whohaverarely played at
goingtobeaspecial playerin ourprogram forthe nexttwoyears." Carolina.
Kevin Knight,Carolina'snickel back lastseason,shouldstartattheother "Ourdefenseneedstolearn toplayconsistently,becauseIthinkwe will
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"Wewantto continueto improvethisfootball program. We're still buildingthatfoun-
dation. We knowwhere ourweaknesses areand wethinkwecan havea greattraining
campandcomeoutofthe chutefast. Wethinkwecan bea verygoodfootball teamthis
yearand ifwe're not, I'm going to beextremelydisappointed along withthefans. My
expectations are high."
a.
Head Coach John Bunting
Heels'puntreturn man,he isstillseekingasuitable Buntingalsoisexcitedabout theadditionofhis
kickoffreturn man. Carolinatriedseveral players first full recruitingclasshe signed in February.
atthat position lastyear,but finishedeighth inthe WithCarolinasearchingfordepthonthedefensive
league in kickoffreturns. andoffensive lines,several ofthose playersmay be
pressed intoearly seasonaction.
SCHEDULE "I thinkwesignedanoutstanding recruiting
Forthe secondconsecutiveyear.Carolinafaces classandmanyofthose playerswill havean
oneofthe nation'stopscheduleswith non-confer- opportunity to immediatelycompeteforplaying
encegamesvs. Miami (Ohio),Texas,ArizonaState time."
and Syracuse. SevenofUNC's 12 opponents
The Universityof
appeared inbowl gameslastseason andTexasand North Carolinaand
Syracuse finished theyearrankedamongthe Nike extendedtheir
nation'stop 15 teams. agreementtoreight
"I think ourreturning playerscan learn from last more years beginning
year'sexperience,"says Bunting. "Lastyearwe inJuly2002. Theagreementprovideseach
have playmakers," saysBunting. "Malcolm talkedaboutplayinghardand fastfor60 minutes. varsityteam with shoes, apparel, equipment
Smtaekwearrtthiisssyoeamre.onHeefeonrteursswthhoe sceaansobneianraeaslimpillaayr- oBfufte,nwseeswtearrteedplsalyoiwnganaddiofufricsupletcsicalhetdeulaem,sowuerre b$1a0g0s,a0n0d0oatnhneuralplryodtuoctth.eItChaalnsoceplrloovri'dses
situation asThorntondid lastyear. Hehasn't inconsistent. Afterthethirdgame,we saidwe Academic Enhancement Fundfor undergrad-
startedagameandhasplayedprimarilyon special needed to play smarter. Thisyear,with theyouth uateteaching and $100,000 annuallytothe
teams,butIthink hecantakeagiant step upthis wehave,thenextstepis learninghowtowinand athleticdepartmentto rewardOlympic sport
year." playingconsistently. Ithink wecandothatand be programsand coachesforacademicand ath-
At middle linebacker,redshirt freshman Doug successful. I'mexcitedabout the 2002 season." leticexcellence.
Justice andSean Williams willcompete forthe
startingposition. Justiceemerged from spring 2002 PLATER INFORMATION
practiceasthestarter. Attheotheroutside posi-
tion,eitherjuniorClay Robersonorsophomores OffensiveLettermen Returning(17) OffensiveStartersReturning(6)
ClarenceGaddyand Devllen Bullardshouldtake WR-SamAiken"*,WR-ChesleyBorders",OT- OG-JupiterWilson,OG-JebTerry, RT-Willie
the spot. Jason Brown*,QB-Darian Durant*, FB-James McNeill,TE-ZachHilton, FB-Madison
"I thinkwehavesome athleticismat line- Faison", FB-Madison Hedgecock*,TE-Zach Hedgecock,TB-Andre'Williams
batahclkeetre,"ansdayMsaBlucnotlimng.isa"sDgoouogdJausntiactehleisteaagsowode THBirBlat-nodnW"oi*nl,liRTeuBsPsae-rlklJe*ar**c,*q,OueTWRL-ewS-iksiI*ps.aSiOaehTagR-roabWviielnslsi*oe,n*MO*cN,GeiW-llR*,- Nbaoctke,:WAinldliree'PaWriklelirasmtsarstteadrtfeodure,igihntclgudaimnegsthaetPtaeila-ch
haveonourteam. I thinkourathleticismand JebTerry*,TB-Andre'Williams**, OG-Jupiter Bowl, andJacqueLewisstartedone. Allthree
speed isequal orbetterthan whatwe had lastyear. Wilson**, C-MarcusWilson** returnforthe2002season. OLJasonBrownstart-
NeitherDavid norQuincy had very many starts edthreegamesin2001 attackle. QBDarian
enteringlastyearandthat's very similartothe situ- DefensiveLettermenReturning(20) DurantandWR SamAikeneachstartedtwogames
ation wehavethisyear." CB-Ronald Brewer*, LB-DevllenBullard*, DT- in2001.
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position,injuredhisright knee in theoffseason and Michael Harris*, LB-RobertHarris***, CB-Chris Curry, C-Adam Mefts, LT-GregWoofter
will misstheentire season. Hawkins*, CB-DerrickJohnson**, CB-Kevin
Knight"*, DE-IssacMooring", DT-Chase Page*, DefensiveStartersReturning(3)
SPECIAL TEAMS FS-DexterReid", LB-ClayRoberson**, LB- DT-WillChapman, CB-MichaelWaddell, FS-
Buntingputsagreatdeal ofemphasison special MalcolmStewart***, CB-MichaelWaddell" DexterReid
teams,citinglastseason'sfive-game win streak in SpecialTeamsLettermen Returning(2) Note: DTWill Chapmanstartedthefirsteightgames
which Carolinadid notallow apuntreturnover 12 P-John Lafferty*, DS-GregWarren* oftheseasonbeforeinjuring hisknee.
yards andonlyone kickoffreturnover31 yards.
"It'san areathat issometimesoverlooked,"he OffensiveLettermen Lost(9) DefensiveStartersLost(8)
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OrleansSaints intheoffseason. Reed wasasemi- DefensiveLetterman Lost(10) SpecialTeamsStarters Returning(2)
finalist forthe LouGrozaAwardasthe nation's DE-Joey Evans**", S-Billy-DeeGreenwood**", P-John Lafferty, DS-GregWarren
bestkickerin 2000,and wasaveryconsistent kick- CB-Errol Hood*"*, S-David Mcintosh", LB-
er. Hisdeparture leavesan opportunity for QuincyMonk**", DE-Julius Peppers*", LB- SpecialTeamsStartersLost(2)
Michigan StatetransferDanOrner,walk-onTopher MercedaPerry*"", DT-AnthonyPerkins****, DT- PK-JeffReed, H-Richard Moore
Ryan Sims"", LB-DavidThornton***
Robertsorincomingfreshman David Wooldridge.
John Lafferty,whopunted well attimes lastsea- SpecialTeams Lettermen Lost(3)
son,needstobecome moreconsistent. Lastyear, PK-ChrisBender*, PK-JeffReed", P-Brent
he punted67timesfora39.6yardaverage. White*
While Bunting issettledon Pollock as theTar
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2002 CAROLINA FOOTBALL
TAR HEEL TEAM BREAKDOWN
GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER Kentucky(2): Will Chapman (Lexington), Harry Lewis (Maysville)
NorthCarolina (56): SamAiken (Kenansville), Jermicus Banks (Raleigh),
Steven Bell (Greensboro), Will Berry (Greensboro), Chesley Borders Maryland (3): Alden Blizzard (Laurel), Zach Hilton (SilverSpring), Derrick
(Shelby), Jason Brown (Henderson), Ronnie Bryant (Durham), Devllen Johnson (Upper Marlboro)
Bullard (Red Springs), Carl Clodfelter(Winston-Salem), DeFonte Coleman
(Kinston), Jonathan Cork (Charlotte), ChrisCurry(Fayetteville), Eric Davis Michigan (1): Matt Baker (Rochester Hills)
(Rockingham), Tommy Davis (Dudley), Jocques Dumas (Asheboro), John
Dunn (Hendersonville), Whit Efird (Oakboro), James Faison (Clinton), Mississippi (1): MarcusWilson (Jackson)
ClarenceGaddy(Bunnlevel), Jared Hall (Winston-Salem), Michael Harris
(Rougemont), Robert Harris (Raleigh), Chris Hawkins (Kinston), Madison NewJersey(5):Justin Barton (Voorhees), Melik Brown (Camden), Lewis
Hedgecock (Wallburg), Kendall High (Salisbury), Cedrick Holt Burnham (Moorestown), Rikki Cook (Montclair), Terrance Highsmith
(Wadesboro), Drew Hunter(Garner), MartinJernigan (Dunn), John Lafferty (Highland Park)
(Valdese), Jacque Lewis (Elizabeth City), JeffLonghany (Wade), Bryant
Macklin (Elm City), Tandon Mardis(Fayetteville), Landon Mariani NewYork (2): Calvin Covington (Bronx), Dan Orner (Warwick)
(Morganton), Willie McNeill (Wagram), Derrele Mitchell (Winston-Salem),
Issac Mooring (Tarboro), David Nance (Durham), Dokun Olagoke Ohio(1): Kyle Ralph (Cincinnati)
(Raleigh), Willie Parker(Clinton),Tony Pigford (Teachey), Clay Roberson
(Bethel), Isaiah Robinson (Reidsville), Skip Seagraves(Burlington), Wesley Pennsylvania(1): Ian Firestone (Sinking Spring)
Sigmon (Denver), Malcolm Stewart (Goldsboro), RashaadTindall
(Wilmington), Michael Waddell (Ellerbe), D.J. Walker(Pisgah Forest), Tennessee(1): ArthurSmith (Memphis)
JacobyWatkins (Laurinburg), Greg Warren (Mt. Olive),Andre'Williams
(Durham), LinwoodWilliams(Elizabeth City), Sean Williams (Fayetteville), SouthCarolina(9): Darian Durant (Florence), Michael Gilmore
David Wooldridge (Advance), VictorWorsley (Battleboro) (Greenville), Chase Page (Mt. Pleasant), Mickey Rice (Union), Paul
Roberts (McBee), Topher Roberts (Simpsonville), Jonas Seawright
Alabama(1): Danny Rumley(Birmingham) (Orangeburg), Carl Smalls(Charleston), ChrisWoods (Columbia)
Connecticut(2): Brian Chacos (Darien), LanceWilliams (New Haven) Texas(2): Leon Scroggins (Dallas), JebTerry (Dallas)
Florida(8): Daunte Fields (Wellington), LarryJessup (Miami), Doug Virginia (8): Bobby Blizzard (Hampton), Ronald Brewer (Chesapeake),
Justice (PortOrange), Jarwarski Pollock (Bradenton), Brian Rackley Donti Coats (Chesapeake), JamesGibson (Alexandria), Darryl Grant
(Tallahassee),Tommy Richardson (Miami), Chad Scott(PlantCity), C.J. Chesapeake), Kevin Knight(Suffolk), Dexter Reid (Norfolk), JupiterWilson
Stephens (Gainesville) (Chesapeake)
Georgia (3): Mahlon Carey(Mableton), Xavier Rainey(Stone Mountain),
Brandon Russell (Decatur)
TAR HEEL BIRTHDAYS April9, 1982-JermicusBanks August 11, 1982- Landon Mariani November 11, 1980 - Isaiah Robinson
April 10, 1981 -JebTerry August 14, 1982 -Chris Hawkins November11, 1980-Willie Parker
January April 12, 1982-JonasSeawright August 19, 1982- Darian Durant November21, 1983-Mickey Rice
January 1, 1981 - Darryl Grant April 16, 1983- DokunOlagoke August27, 1981 -Madison Hedgecock November22, 1981 -Andre'Williams
January2, 1983- LinwoodWilliams April24, 1984-VictoryWorsley August27, 1982 - BrianChacos November30, 1982- RonnieBryant
January7, 1983- HarryLewis April 26, 1984- D.J. Walker
January9, 1981 - MichaelWaddell April27, 1982-SkipSeagraves September December
January27, 1982-Justin Barton September 10, 1981 - Michael Harris December5, 1979- DeFonte
January28, 1982-Tony Pigford May September 11, 1983-Tandon Mardis Coleman
January31, 1983- CarlClodfelter May5, 1983-Jason Brown September 12, 1983-WhitEfird December6, 1981 -JupiterWilson
May 11, 1983 - MattBaker September 13, 1980-John Lafferty December8, 1982-Jared Hall
February May 13, 1984- Brian Rackley September13, 1983-DavidWooldridge December 10, 1982-Steven Bell
February 10, 1984 Ian Firestone May 18, 1979- Eric Davis September 14, 1984- MelikBrown December 14, 1980-SamAiken
February 18, 1981 RobertHarris May20, 1983- Chase Page September 15, 1980 Malcolm Stewart December20, 1981 - Paul Roberts
February 18, 1984 RashaadTindall May23, 1979-SeanWilliams September 16, 1983- Daunte Fields December22, 1980 - Kevin Knight
February21, 1983 Danny Rumley May27, 1982-ArthurSmith September 18, 1982- Rikki Cook December23, 1981 - Issac Mooring
February22, 1983 MartinJernigan May29, 1982-Willie McNeill September21. 1982-ChrisCurry December27, 1982 -WesleySigmon
February24, 1981 TopherRoberts May30, 1981 - DontiCoats September29 1980-Carl Smalls December30, 1983 -Cedrick Holt
February25, 1981 WillChapman September30. 1984- Kyle Ralph
June Oldest
March June2, 1982-BryantMacklin October Eric Davis- May 18. 1979
March 5, 1983-Will Berry June5, 1981 - ClarenceGaddy October2, 1982-JeffLonghany
March5, 1984-ChrisWoods June 11, 1981 -Chad Scott October8, 1982- Derrele Mitchell Youngest
March6, 1982- LarryJessup June 17, 1983- Leon Scroggins October9, 1982-Jarwarski Pollock Alden Blizzard -October 12. 1984
March 10, 1982-JacqueLewis October 12, 1984-Alden Blizzard
March 10, 1981 -ClayRoberson July October 17, 1980- Dan Orner Football StaffBirthdays
March 14, 1981 - MarcusWilson July2, 1980-Zach Hilton October 1981 - GregWarren John Bunting -July 15, 1950
March 18, 1981 - DexterReid July3, 1981 - DerrickJohnson October 1980-JonathanCork Gunter Brewer-August9. 1964
March22, 1980- Bobby Blizzard July 18, 1980- David Nance October 18, 1982-Tommy Davis Rod Broadway-April 9, 1955
March25, 1982- DrewHunter July21, 1984- MichaelGilmore October23, 1982-Jocques Dumas Ken Browning - March2, 1946
March29, 1984-JacobyWatkins July28, 1983- LanceWilliams October•23, 1980-James Faison JeffConnors-June 12, 1956
October•23, 1981 - Devllen Bullard Jim Fleming - September23. 1959
April August October24, 1981 - Ronald Brewer Hal Hunter-July8, 1959
April 1, 1982 DougJustice August4, 1980-ChesleyBorders October27, 1981 - Calvin Covington Dave Huxtable- December20, 1956
April4, 1984- Lewis Burnham August6, 1983- Kendall High Andre'Powell - September29, 1966
April6, 1984- Mahlon Carey August7, 1983-John Dunn November GaryTranquill-April 13. 1940
April7, 1983 JamesGibson August8, 1983-Terrance Highsmith November4, 1981 - Brandon Russell JamesWebster-August27, 1950
April7, 1981 C.J. Stephens August8, 1984-Tommy Richardson November7. 1983- XavierRainey
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2002 CAROLINA FOOTBALL
WEIGHT ROOM WARRIORS ALL IN THE FAMILY
Super Rams Honor Roll SeveralTarHeelshaverelativeswhohaveplayedcollegeathletics. Hereisalistofafewofthoseplayersand
•SamAiken •SamAiken theirathleticrelatives.
•Chesley Borders •Jason Brown MattBaker-Father, Dan,playedfootballatKalamazooCollege
tt •Donti Coats • Eric Davis JermicusBanks-Uncle, DougSmith, playedfortheHoustonOilers
•Eric Davis •James Faison Justin Barton-Cousin,Allan Houston, isaguardforthe NewYorkKnicks
•James Faison •Michael Harris Steven Bell-Brother,Travis, playsfootballatElon
•Madison •Madison Will Berry-Father,Tom, swamatUNC;Grandfather,Joe, playedfootballatNotreDame
Hedgecock Hedgecock BobbyBlizzard-Father, David, playedfootballatWinston-SalemState
•Zach Hilton •Kevin Knight BrianChacos- Father,Andy, playedfootballatUNC
•Chase Page •Dokun Olagoke WillChapman Father, Bill, playedfootballatUNC
•Willie Parker •Willie Parker JonathanCork-Cousin, PatrickJeffers, playedfootballatVirginiaisnowintheNFL
•••CDMleaaxlytceoRrlomRbeeSirtdsewoanrt ••••JJCM.oeaJnbl.acTsoSeltrSmereypaShwtereniwsgahrtt CTZEMrhiaoirccmcihhsmaDeHyaClivuliDrHtsaraovyrn-ir—-isCsoF-uF-aastBtihCrhneooe,rtur,hs,HeiRraTn,er,orgmLyAg,ivinSiepwteloaPaonLiyedbnse,aktdcnepkerfl,y,oa,oypptepblladlaalayylbyeeaeddasdtefbGbofaraoesolkottlehrbteagabltealKlUaWlantNaassCEtahasiNsGntCrCgeitCtSeaoytnrnasoC;tlbheiioBnerraofotsahenrd,iJnosthhe,NplFaLyedfootballatVirginiaTech
"plSauypeerrcRanamattiasitnheinh(ihgeheUsNtChofnooortbaall JDFooorhucngeLAJaucfsaftedirectmeyy--FFaatthheerr,,WJaolhtn, pM.l,aypeldayfeoodtbfarlelsahtmMaannstfeinneilsdaUtniUvNerCs;ityG;raBnrdoftahtehre,r,WalJto,hnplWa.y,edplfaoyotebdalblasfkorettbhaellAiart
weight room.
Davidson
BryantMacklin-Brother.Terrell, rantrackatUNCWilmington
"Carolina honor roll performers main- WillieParker-Brother, DerrickCrumpler, playsbasketball atMt. OliveCollege; Cousin Leonard Henryplayed
tained at leastanA- average on sev- footballat EastCarolina
eral lifts intheweiglit room. Clay Roberson-Brother,Aaron, rantrackatColumbia University
Danny Rumley-Father, R.J., played basketball at FSUand FAMU andwith Houston intheABA
SkipSeagraves-Father,Al, playedfootballatShippensburg State
LanceWilliams- Father, Leroy, playedfootballatConnecticut
TAR HEELS BY THE NUMBERS
a _
" Combined regular-season startsforCarolina's linebackersenter- All-Americas inthe last seven yearsfortheTar Heels. Julius
ing 2002 -thefewest in the league. * Pepperswasthe latesttoearnAll-Americadistinction in 2001
2_ All-Americacandidates in _ Wins byJohn Bunting in hisfirstyearas Carolina's head coach,
Carolina'sdefensive backfield. ** the most byanyfirst-yearTar Heel coach.
Dexter Reid, a preseason sec-
ond-teamAll-America byThe Sporting 9 Touchdown catches by SamAiken lastseason, the second-highest
News, is ratedthe No. 2 safetyinthe single-season total in school history. He needseight moretotie
country. Cornerback Michael Waddell thecareerrecord held byOctavus Barnes.
has26 pass breakups in the lasttwo
seasons. 2 Regular-season games Carolina playsthisyear. It isthesecond
1 consecutive seasontheTar Heels have played 12 regular-season
•_ New Carolina assistantcoach- games. Carolinaalsowill play 12 games in 2003.
esthis season. Jim Fleming, _
the Diviwshioonclo-aAcAhmeidd-SmaacjroerdnHateiaorntalto _' ' TfrDesphamsasnesanbdytDhaeritahnirDd-uhriagnhtesitnt2o0ta0l1b,ythaefmroessthmeavnerinbyACaCUNhiCstory.
championship, will coach the defen-
sive backs and serve asthe special 2_2_ Receptions SamAiken needsto becomethe 10thTar Heel with at
teamscoordinator. Former Indiana least 100catches.
offensive coordinator Hal Hunterwill All-Americacandidatefreesafety __
tutor Carolina'soffensive linemen. DexterReid 2# Players in the NFLin 2001. LastyearCarolinawastiedfor ninth
among all collegeswith 27 NFLplayers.
3 Playerswho have fatherswho played football at Carolina.
Defensivetackle Will Chapman'sfather, Bill, letteredfrom 1970-72 2# Catches last season forChesley Borders - morethan fourtimes
and was ateammate of head coach John Bunting. Tightend thetotal amount (6) he had inthe previoustwo seasons.
Brian Chacos'father,Andy, lettered from 1972-74and deepsnapper
Wesley Sigmon's father, Mark, lettered in 1984. #9 Sacks byCarolina inthe last
two years, which ranksfirst
w_ Starting offensive linemen returning in 2002-OG JebTerry, OG in theACC andfourth inthe
JupiterWilson, OTWillie McNeill -the mostat Carolinasince countrybehind only Louisville,
1999. Fresno State andTennessee.
5 Consecutive bowl winsfortheTar Heels, including lastseason's 149*29 Darian Durant's
16-10victoryoverAuburn in the Peach Bowl. Carolina isoneof passefficiency
onlythree schools in the countrywith five consecutive bowlwins. mark lastseason,
which isthe second-bestcareer
5 Total sacksfor Carolina's returning defensive players. The players markat Carolina.
who had 21 oftheTar Heels'26 sacksgraduated orwere selected
inthe2002 NFLDraft. lj4## Total pounds lifted by
offensive lineman
O ACC Bowl tie-insthisyear, including the BCS, Gator Bowl Jason Brown inthe GuardJupiterWilson isoneof
(Jacksonville), Peach Bowl (Atlanta), Tangerine Bowl (Orlando), squat, powerclean and bench threereturningoffensivelinemen.
Seattle Bowl (Seattle) and ContinentalTire Bowl (Charlotte). press-a UNC record.
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