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DeonDyer Sr.FB BrandonSpoon Sr.LB iiiM I'lJliilJJiJLli iJLUJJJJjU .tuUftmat: SjBSpv, F*R HEELS M, m fciisjinMstdiidio -•" . nam i^u mi it jujji u'iijiiii 1999 CAROLINA MEDIA GUIDE & YEARBOOK GENERALINFORMATION(allareacodes919) City/Zip ChapelHillNC27515 Founded 1789 TotalEnrollment 24,255 Nickname TarHeels SchoolColors CarolinaBlue(PMS297)andWhite Stadium KenanMemorialStadium Capacity/Surface 60,000/NaturalGrass Affiliation/Conference NCAAI/AtlanticCoast Chancellor WilliamMcCoy(interim) AthleticDirector DickBaddour(UNC'66) AthleticDept.Phone 962-6000 FootballOfficePhone 966-2575 TicketManager DarenLucas TicketOfficePhone 962-2296 HISTORY FirstYearofFootball AlltimeBowlRecord 11-12(23years) LastPostseasonAppearance Dec. 19, 1998,LasVegasBowl, Carolina20,SanDiegoState13 CAROLINA AlltimeRecord 591-412-54 HEADCOACHCARLTORBUSH •has48formerplayersonNFLrostersasofJuly 1, 1999; AlmaMater Carson-Newman'74 73percentofTarHeelplayersonNFLrostershavegraduat- YearsatUNC 12(secondfullyearasheadcoach, edfromUNC(comparedtotheNFLaverageof30percent) 12thyearasdefensivecoordinator) RecordatUNC 8-5(oneseasonplusonebowlgame) •wasoneofonly 12schoolsinDivisionIlastseasonthat OverallRecord 11-13(thirdfullyearasaheadcoach) playedinapostseasonbowlgameandearnedtheAFCA's Secretary MariaSmith AchievementAwardforGraduationRates OfficePhone 962-9144 BestTimetoReach ToerlceocnotnafcetreSnIcDesSun.,Tue.,Wed. •istheonlyDivisionIfootballprograminthecountrythat WeeklyPressConference Tuesday,Noon, haswonapostseasonbowlgameineachofthelastfour KenanFootballCenter,4thFloor seasons SundayTeleconference 5p.m. •hasplayedinapostseasonbowlgameinaschool-record ASSISTANTCOACHES sevenconsecutiveseasons KenBrowning,DT/CampCoordinator(Guilford'68)6thyearatUNC JTRKeioermnnryHCMoaaLfsechweeki,r,s,,DRQBTBBE/(((PCNSaoaosrrutssthihonenCgra-nrN(oCe'lo7wir0mnn)aeal6nlt'h7''977)y39e))4atr42htnahytdeyUayereaNaraCrtataUtUNUNCNCC •sNeoitvsretenheDyea1amlrets,h-(Swmyiornranceiunwsgeie,nssVtitrphgraionngiaCroaTlmeocrihan,dtoVhi,regMicinoaiuman,itrA(yrFiliazn.o)n,tahB,eYUl,ast SteveMarshall,Off.Coord./OL(Louisville'79)2ndyearatUNC Wisconsin,Washington,Georgia,UCLA,SouthernCalifornia, DarrellMoody,WR/Recruit.Coord.(N.C.State'71)10thyearatUNC Texas,ClemsonandNCState) KenRucker,LB/SpecialTeams(Carson-Newman'76)2ndyearatUNC DonnieThompson,Asst.HC/DE(Connecticut'75) 11thyearatUNC •haspostedawinningrecordinnineconsecutiveseasons, tyingtheschoolrecord FOOTBALLSTAFF AssistantAthleticDirector MonkTomlinson •hashadfiveconsensusAll-Americasinthelastfouryears AssistanttotheAthleticDirector ArthurJohnson GraduateAssistantCoaches TomThigpen,DrewO'Daniel DirectorofSportsMedicine Dr.TimTaft •hashad 18playersselectedintheNFLDraftoverthepast HeadTeamPhysician Dr.BryanSmith threeseasons(fivein 1997,sevenin 1998andsixin 1999) HeadTrainer Dr.DanHooker AssistantTrainers ScottOliaro,RobSchneider •has 14defensiveplayersonNFLrostersfromthe 1997 EquipmentManager DominicMorelli teamthatfinishedNo.4inthenationinthecoaches'poll AssistantEquipmentManager JasonFreeman AKDisers.niasStntarnFetonogStttbhrael&nlgtCChoennCdtoieatricoMhnaeisnnagger MGViieckoterorgBeIusnShtmmiianteglh,ToddHagler •inisevtehreyonNlFyLADCraCftscshionoclet1o9h7a1veatleastoneplayerselected VAsisdiesotaCnotoCrodiancahteosr/SAescsriesttaarnyt TTeormesDaoVyalned/eTrofdodrdLipe •produced59playerswhoplayedintheNFLthatplayedat AssistantCoachesSecretary SandyRestivo CarolinainCarlTorbush's 12yearsonthecoachingstaff RecruitingSecretary BrendaHaithcock Receptionist ScottHollmeyer •hastheonlythree-timefirst-teamAll-AmericainACCfoot- ballhistory-cornerbackOre' Bly(1996-97-98) TarHeelBlue.Com . TABLE OF CONTENTS m R.Brown 57 CAMPUS MAP WITH Senior Burgess,Carfley 58 fullback Coleman,Crumpler 59 DIRECTIONS TO STADIUM DeonDyer Curry 61 MEDIA PARKING ON PAGE 7 leadsUNCin DannyDavis 62 pursuitofan E.Davis,DePriest,Dry,Dyer 63 eighth Ellis,Evans 65 consecutive Finger,Fox 66 AthleticsDirectory 120-121 bowlberth Gimbol,Godwin 67 UNCProfile 122-124 Greene,Greenwood 68 Griffin,Harris,Helton 69 1999OPPONENTS 126-136 Hilton,Hodge 70 Holland,Hood,Hooper,Horton .... 71 1998SEASONINREVIEW Huard,B.Jones 72 Notes 138-139 M.Jones,Kelley,Kincaid, Statistics 140-147 Malloy,Marchetti 73 Regular-SeasonRecaps... 148-158 McAllister,McGee 74 LasVegasBowlRecap.. . .... 159 McQueen,Metts 75 1998SeniorUpdates 160-162 Mogridge,Monk,Moore 76 Morford,Norwood,Palmeri 77 RECORDS J.Peace 78 Polls,MiscellaneousInfo... .... 164 S.Peace 79 TotalOffenseRecords 165-168 Peppers,Perkins,Perry 80 ScoringRecords 169-171 JimBounds Peters,Quick 81 RushingRecords 172-179 Reed,R.Robinson,Saunders 82 SpecialPerformances .... 180 SEASONPREVIEW Savage,Schmitz 83 PassingRecords 181-187 QuickFacts 1 Simpson 84 ReceivingRecords 188-191 MichaelHookerInMemoriam 3 Sims,Spoon 85 Place-kickingRecords 192-193 1999Schedule 4 N.Sutton,T.J.Sutton,Thornton PuntingRecords 194-195 MediaInformation 4-6 Thorogood,Velez 87 InterceptionRecords 196-198 AwayGameHotels 6 Wagstaff,White,D.Williams 88 DefenseRecords 199 CampusMap 7 S.Williams,Wiltshire,Woodard 89 KickoffReturnRecords .. .. 200-202 MediaDirectory 8 1999Freshmen 89-92 PuntReturnRecords 203-205 CompositeSchedules,PostseasonSchedules...9 All-PurposeYardageRecords 206-207 1999Preview 10-15 COACHES,ADMINISTRATION, ACCStatisticalLeaders ... 208 PronunciationChart 15 UNIVERSITY PersonalBestsvs.ACC.... ....209 NumericalRoster 16-17 AthleticDirectorDickBaddour 94 TeamBestsvs.ACC ....210 AlphabeticalRoster 18-19 HeadCoachCarlTorbush 95-100 OpponentBests ....211 PreseasonDepthChart 20 KenBrowning 101 LastTimeitHappened 212-213 RonCase 102 YearlyStatistics ....214 KENANSTADIUM 21-23 JimHofher 103 YearlyWon-LossMarks ... . .. .215 TerryLewis 104 Recordsvs.Opponents ... . ...216 TARHEELSPORTSNETWORK 24-26 KenMack 105 AlltimeScores 217-225 SteveMarshall 106 Scoresvs. 1999Opponents 226-228 CAROLINAFOOTBALL 27-50 DarrellMoody 107 Lettermen 229-234 KenRucker 108 PLAYERPROFILES DonnieThompson 109 HISTORY Allen,A.Anderson 52 Strength&ConditioningStaff 110 HistoricalEssay 236-243 Asika,Bailey 53 FootballStaff 111-112 All-Americas 244-249 Beamon,Bender,Bigham 54 AthleticDepartmentStaff 113-115 HonoredJerseys 250-251 Black,Blair,Bohart 55 EducationalFoundation 116-118 CharlieJusticeProfile.... . ...252 D.Bomar,J.P.Bomar,Borders,D.Brown ....56 AcademicSupportProgram 119 All-Conference 253-254 AcademicAwards ....255 1,000-YardRushers .... 256-257 OnJuly9, 1997,CarolinaandNIKEsignedafive-year$7.1 millioncontractunder BowlHistory,Recaps.... 258-270 whichNikewillprovideeachvarsityteamshoes,apparel,equipmentbagsand ProfessionalDraft 271-272 otherproducts.UNCalsoreceived $400,000fortheChancellor'sAcademic ProfessionalRoster 273-274 EnhancementFund. CurrentNFLTarHeelBios 275-279 TARHEELTRADITIONS ::"< (Nickname,Mascot,Colors) Carolina Football MEMORIAM IN "Michaelwasastudents'chancellor, "MichaelHookerrepresentedthevery alwaysdirectlyinvolvedwithstudents bestinoureducationsystem-andthe ...Michaelwasthepeople'schancellor, verybestinpublicservice. Hewillbe makingitapointtovisiteveryNorth missed." Carolinacounty-toreachouttothe •PresidentBillClinton peopleofthisstateandtolearnfrom them.AndMichaelwasanoutstanding advocateforpubliceducation.Hislove andcommitmenttoournation'sfirst "Michael'ssupportforourathletic publicuniversitywereunwavering programsandespeciallyourstudent- throughouthiscareerandillness." athleteswaswell-known.Hehada •NCGovernorJames8.HuntJr. tremendousinterestinthewelfareof ourstudent-athletesandIknowthat manypeopleappreciatedthat.Mostof all,hisvisionandprogressiveleader- "Michaelwasnotonlytheleaderofthe shipoftheUniversitywillbemissed." University,buthewasalsomyfriend. •DirectorofAthleticsDickBaddour Hispride,dedicationandloveforthe Universityinspiredallofustobethe bestwecanbe.Noonelovedto competeandwinmorethanMichael, "Hewasarealvisionary.Hecamein cbluatsshemadnenmear.ndMeidchiateblewdaosnealiwnaaysfirst- aUnnidvesrsaiwtywhsheorueldhegothaonudghtditdhiasn thereforourprogram-tocelebrate excellentjobheadingitinthat thejoyofabigwinorofferwordsof direction. Ihopewhoeverdoesfollow encouragementafteratoughloss.His ChancellorMichaelHooker himcontinuesthatvisionandcontinues spiritwillcontinuetobeaguidinglight UNC '69 toseethatChapelHillbecomesthe forallofuswholovetheUniversity.He No. 1 publicuniversityinthenation." willbemissed,butnotforgotten." 1945-1999 •StudentBodyPresidentNicHeinke •HeadFootballCoachCarlTorbush OnJune29, 1999,ChancellorMichael Hookerpassed Chancellor Hooker awayaftera six-month battlewith non-Hodgkinslym- "In His Own Words" phoma.A 1969UNCgraduate, Hookerwasinstalledas ChaHnecehlalsorbeiennOchtaoilbeedraosfa19m9a5n.ofextraordinaryenergy, ha"veIfpIuhtavuseobnroaugchoturCsaerotloiwnaardintcoontthein2u1edsteCxecnetlulreyn,ceifiInto vCoifhsatipohneelastnHaidtlel'cswofamlmsaigmtsmahietpncthu.enidvHeiorsnslilytoyvbeiysfothroistsbheeerlviUeenfitvhteehrasptiettoyhpelaemn.idssion tahmefturtyuirnegiwnitlheaedveerrsyhifpibienrhiingmheyrbeediuncga,titohne,nwIhwiilclhbieswhatI satisfied." ChancellorHooker, 53, believed intechnologicaladvance- mentandemphasizedcutting-edgeresearch. Hisplans "I thinkthechallengefortheUniversityisto remindthe havelaidthefoundationfortheUniversity'sabilityto citizensofNorthCarolinaofthe importanceofthe competewell intothe21st century. Universitytothewell-beingofthestateandtopointout ... Theathleticdepartmenthaslostoneofitsstaunchest theworld ischanging in suchawaythattheUniversityis saulpwpaoyrstebrse.thInerveicttoorlyenodradehfeaantd,shtahekeC,hapnactelolnorthseebeamcekdotro needed farmorethan ithasbeen needed inthepast." wordsofcomfortandencouragement. Firstand foremost, "From theveryfirstmoment, mymemoriesofChapel Hill hebelieved inthe ideathattheUniversityofNorth Carolina carrywiththem a qualityofmagicwhich ispresenttothis shFhooronuotlrhdata,sntrwdievmeedtmeodobirceya.ttheetfhiene1st99pu9blfiocotubnailvleryseiatyrbionotkheincohuinstry. dfeaeyl.inAgsofsoroenspaecst,I sotfepawoen,coafmpmaugsi,c.I aSmofitililsedawditrheatmhatcome Weextendourdeepestrespectsandcondolencestohis tCrhuae,pealdHrilelaamsoafcahalnifceetlilmoe,rtoofbtheisabclaemptuosc.o"mebackto family. TarHeelBlue.Com 6 11 MEDIA INFORMATION & POLICIES MEDIARELATIONSFORFOOTBALL thevisitingschoolonaregularbasiswill atfieldlevel(nearoriginalfieldhouse) CoordinatedbySteveKirschner, receivetoppriority.Othercredentialswill beginning90minutespriortokickoff.Each DirectorofMediaRelationsforFootball beissuedonthebasisofcirculationand photographermustsigninforhis/her andMen'sBasketball,andDavidTinson, theavailabilityofspace.Credentialswill ownvest.UnderNCAAandAtlantic AssistantMediaRelationsDirector.Please bemailedifatallpossible.Otherwise, CoastConferenceguidelines,photogra- ciirectinterview,informationandphoto theymaybepickedupbefore5p.m.on phersarenotallowedbetweenthe25-yard requeststoeitherKirschnerorTinson. FridayattheMediaRelationsOffice. linesandmustremainoutsidetherestrain- TheUniversityofNorthCarolina Thosecredentialsnotpickedupby5p.m. inglinessurroundingthefield.Credential AthleticMediaRelationsOfficeislocated onFridaywillbeleftforSaturdaypickup holdersnotworkingwillbeaskedtoleave onthemainleveloftheDeanE.Smith atKenanStadiumWillCallatGateSix(6), thesidelines.AssistantDirectorsofMedia Center,lessthanonemilefromKenan directlybeneaththepressbox.WillCall RelationsDavidTinsonandDanaGelin Stadium.Parkingisavailableinthelot openstwohourspriortokickoff. willbeonthefieldtohandleanyquestions behindKouryNatatorium;enteroff andserveasfieldliaisontopressboxoffi- SkipperBowlesDrive. Theofficeison PRESSBOXSERVICES cials. Weask,forthesafetyofothers,that Level2directlyacrossfromthemen'sbas- Programs,flipcards,statisticsandnotes equipmentisnotleftunattendedonthe ketballoffice. ' willbeprovidedbeforeeachgame.A sidelines.Ifyouareshootingwithatripod, play-by-playwillbedistributedatthe pleasekeepasafedistancefromtheplay- CREDENTIALS conclusionofeachquarter.Halftimestatis- ingfield. Requestsforworkingpresscredentials ticswillalsobeavailable.Completeteam atCarolinahomefootballgamesshould andindividualstatistics,ascoringsum- GAMEDAYPARKING bemadeinwritingonstation/newspa- maryandcoaches'quoteswillbeprovid- PressparkingatKenanStadiumis per/magazineletterheadtoRickBrewer edafterthegame.Alightmealwillbe availableonanextremelylimitedbasis. intheAthleticMediaRelationsOffice.The servedbeforeeachgame.Softdrinks,cof- Requestsforparkingpassesshouldbe mailingaddressisP.O.Box2126,Chapel feeandsnackswillbeavailablethrough- madewellinadvancetoRickBrewer. Hill,N.C.27515.Requestsmaybesentvia outthegame. Parkingislocatedinthelotonthecor- faxore-mail,butallrequestsshouldbe nerofGravelyDriveandManningDrive sentsotheyreachtheMediaRelations SIDELINE POLICY ortheparkingdeckdiagonallyacrossthe Officeatleastoneweekpriortothegame. Photographerswillnotbeallowedon streetfromthatlot.Eitherlocationisa Becauseofthedemandforcredentials, thesidelineswithoutaUNC-issuedpho- five-minutewalkfromthepressboxand mediaagenciesthatcoverCarolinaand tographer'svest.Vestswillbedistributed thereareoccasionalshuttles. 1999 SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Site Time TV Sat. Sept. 4 Virginia Chapel Hill Noon ABC Sat. Sept. 1 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. TBA Sat. Sept. 25 Florida State Chapel Hill 3:30 p.m ABC Sat. Oct. 2 atClemson Clemson, S.C. TBA Sat. Oct. 9 atGeorgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA Sat. Oct. 1 Houston Chapel Hill TBA Sat. Oct. 23 atMaryland College Park, Md. TBA Sat. Oct. 30 Furman Chapel Hill TBA Sat. Nov. 6 Wake Forest Chapel Hill TBA Thu. Nov. 1 vs. NC State Charlotte, N.C. 8 p.m. ESPN Sat. Nov. 20 Duke Chapel Hill TBA • The Atlantic CoastConferencewill announce kickofftimes forgames beginning in October no earlier than 12 days before kickoff. • All Times Eastern. Special Dates: October 16 (Youth Day, Varsity Monogram Day & NCHSAA Day); October 30 (Parents' Weekend); November 6 (Homecoming); November 20 (Rams Day) Carolina Football 1999 AWAY HEADQUARTERS Torbushwillalsobeavailableviatele- conferencelor 15minutesonSundays (dayaftergamesonly)at5p.m.Contact Indiana,Sept.10-11 GeorgiaTech,Oct.8-9 NCState,Nov. 10-11 Kirschnerforthenumber. Four93W0i1ndFsaiRrefsaoxrtRoMaadrina 200MIanrtreirostttatNeorPtkhwwyesNtorth 1M0a0rrWieostttTCreandteerStCriteyet Torbushwillalsobeavailableafter BloomingtonIN47401 AtlantaGA30339 CharlotteNC28202 practiceWednesdayandThursdayfor 10 812-824-9904 770-952-7900 704-333-9000 minutes. Tuesdaypracticesareopentothe media.OnWednesdaysandThursdays, Clemson,Oit.1-2 Maryland,0<t.22-23 HomeGames pleasewaitoutsidethepracticefield until HolidayInn GreenbeltMarriott MarriottRTP thegateisopened. 894TigerBoulevard 6400IvyLane 4700GuardianDrive ClemsonSC29631 GreenbeltMD20770 MorrisvilleNC28202 PLAYERINTERVIEWS 864-654-4450 301-441-3700 919-941-6200 Allplayerinterviewsshould be arrangedthroughSteveKirschneror DavidTinsonintheMediaRelations the914areacode,dial780-2800.However, Office.Playershavebeeninstructednotto P0STGAME INTERVIEWS ifyouarecallingfromoutsidethe919area grantaninterviewrequestunlessthey Followingabriefcooling-offperiod, code,thenyoumustdial 1-800-919-2800. havebeensetupinthismanner.Theinter- requestedUNCplayerswillheaddirectly Note:theon-campusbuildingnumber viewswillgenerallybeattheconclusion totheinterviewareaintheFrankH. forthepressboxatKenanStadium,for ofpracticeatthepracticefieldorFootball KenanFootballCenterHallofHonor(first whichyouwillbeasked,is#519.Rick Center.Allinterviewsaretobeconducted floor,adjacenttoweightroom)fora20-25 Brewershouldbelistedasthestadium onTuesday,WednesdayorThursday. minuteinterviewperiod.TheTarHeels' contactforplacingthephone. Eachweekatleastoneplayerwillbe lockerroomisclosed.Representatives Wehaveonefaxmachineavailablefor madeavailableattheTuesdaypresscon- fromtheMediaRelationsOfficewillwalk mediause.Mediashouldmakearepre- ference. throughthepressboxmidwaythrough sentativeoftheAthleticMediaRelations Telephoneinterviewsareconductedat thefourthquartertotakeplayerrequests Officeawareoftheirfaxneedspriortothe theplayer'sconvenience.Usuallytheyare fromthemedia.On-fieldmediashould endofthegame. handledbyplayersreturningcallsimme- directinterviewrequeststoDavidTinson. diatelyafterpractice(betweenapproxi- HeadcoachCarlTorbushwillconducta INTERVIEWSWITHCOACHTORBUSH mately6:30and7:30p.m.). Nohome shortinterviewwithWoodyDurhamfor CarlTorbushwillmeetwiththemedia numbersforplayerswillbegivenoutand theTarHeelSportsNetwork'slivebroad- atnooneachTuesdaypriortoagame. playershavebeentoldnottoacceptcalls castwhiletheplayersareintheinterview Torbushwillmeetwithtelevisionstations fromanyoneaskingfootball-relatedques- area.Approximately15minutesafterthe for20minutesandwithprintmediafor40 tions. playershavebeguntheirinterviewperiod, minutes.Theorderoftheinterviews Pleasedonotshowupandwaitfor Torbushwillbeginhispostgamepress dependsontheavailabilityofplayers. playersunannouncedoncampus,atplay- conferenceintheauditoriumonthesec- Out-of-townmediamayaccesstheprint ers'housingortheFootballCenter.The ondflooroftheFootballCenter. portionofthepressconferencebyphone. playershavebeeninstructedtopolitely Afternightgames,Torbushandthe Youcanlistenandaskquestions,timeper- declinetherequestandreferthepersonto playerswillbeavailablesimultaneously mitting,byusingthisservice.Contact theMediaRelationsOffice. duetodeadlinedemands.Quoteswillbe SteveKirschnerforthephonenumberand Playersmaydotapedradiointerviews gatheredfrombothTorbushandseveral exacttimeTorbushwillmeetwiththe playersfordistributioninthepressbox. printmediaeachweek. Awaygameprocedureswillvary,depend- TorbushwillconductTVinterviews KEY PHONE NUMBERS ingonavailablefacilities. onthebalconyoutsidetheStadium (allareacodes919) Pleasenote:Torbushiscontractually Clubonthesecondfloorofthe obligatedtodoashortpostgameinter- FootballCenter.Theprintmediapor- MediaRelations:962-2123/1376 viewwiththeTarHeelSportsRadio tionofthepressconferencewillbein MediaRelationsFax:962-0612 Network.Afternightgames,greatcare theNormanBlackJr.Loungeonthe KirschnerOfficeDirect:962-7258 willbetakentogetTorbushtothegeneral fourthflooroftheFootballCenter. KirschnerHome:484-0664 mediaasquicklyaspossible.Weunder- InterviewswithTorbushatother TinsonOfficeDirect:962-0084 standeveryonehasdeadlinepressures timesduringtheweekcanbesetup TinsonHome:968-1386 afterlategamesandwilldoourbestto bycontactingKirschnerorMaria FootballOffice:966-2575 provideaccesstoTorbushasquicklyas Smith,Torbush'ssecretaryinthefoot- CoachTorbush'sSecretary:962-9144 possible. balloffice.Ifheisunavailableatthe AthleticDepartment:962-6000 timeofyourcall,hewillmakeevery KenanStadiumPressBox:962-2123 PHONES efforttoreturnthecallassoonaspos- TheDepartmentofAthleticsfurnishes sible.Staffmeetingsareconducted MediaRelationsAddress:P.O.Box2126 approximately10telephonesalongpress duringthemorning.Smith'snumber ChapelHill,N.C.27515 rowforwriterstofilestories.Alllongdis- is(919)962-9144. OvernightAddress:SecondFloor, tancecallsmustbebycreditcard,collect Torbushisalsoavailableonthe DeanE.SmithCenter,SkipperBowlesDrive orbilledtoathirdnumber. Anyone weeklyACCTeleconferenceon ChapelHillNC 27514 desiringaprivatephoneshouldcontact Wednesdaysat11:30a.m.Contact UNCAthleticsInternetHomePage: SouthernBellatleasttwoweekspriorto BrianMorrisonattheACCor www.tarheelblue.com thegame.Ifyouarecallingfromwithin Kirschnerforthephonenumber. TarHeelBlue.Com 1999 PRESEASON DATES mation. FilenumbersforCarolina DIRECTIONSTO August5 FreshmenReport informationareasfollows: MEDIAPARKING August6-7 FreshmenPractice Tuesdayrelease,includingnotes August8 UpperclassmenReport fromthepreviousgame,apre- MaptoCampus&ParkingLots August9 MediaPhotoDay viewoftheupcomingcontest, onPage7 August 10 FullTeamPracticeBegins injuryupdates,statistics(file August 13 FirstDayinFullPads #61050,availableTuesdayby12 FromEasternNorthCarolinaand/or August 18 ClassesStart Noon);teamstatistics(file Raleigh/DurhamInternationalAirport: August20 OperationFootball #61052,availableSundayafter- Take1-40WesttoChapelHill.Stayintheleft (ACCMediaTour) noonby3p.m.);completebox ormiddlelanebecause1-40splitsaboutfive August22 FanAppreciationDay scoreswithteamandindividual milespasttheairport(therightlaneheadsto August31 CoachTorbushPressConference statistics,scoringsummary, Durham).Staytotheleftandfollow1-40 September4t UNCvsVirginia pcolaacyh-ebsy'-pqluaoyteasnd(fiploes#t6g1a05m3e, WapepsrtoxtoimEaxtitel2y73t-hrBe.eFmoillleso.wENxCit-5ri4ghWteosnttofor availableassoonaspossiblefol- Route15-501 South/54Westandfollowfor butwillnotbeavailableforlivecall-in lowingthecompletionofthegame);1999 onemile.Turnrightatthetrafficlightonto radioshows. scheduleandrosters(file#61054,available ManningDrive.Goupthehill,staystraight Note:Duetotheoverwhelmingnumber atanytime). throughtheintersection.Thenexttrafficlight ofall-sportsradiotalkstations,players willbeattheintersectionofManningDrive willgenerallynotbeavailabletoappear INTERNET andGravelyDrive.Pressparkingiseitherin ontheseshows.Hometownstations,sta- InformationontheTarHeelsmaybe theCraigeDeckontheleft-handsideofthe tionsinthatweek'sopponent'smarketor foundontheWorldWideWebat streetjustbeforethelightorinthelotatthe nationalshowsmaybeaccommodated. "www.tarheelblue.com".Pregamereleases, cornerofManningandGravely. Internetsitesrequestinginterviewsmust statistics,coachandplayerprofiles,gener- belegitimatemediasitesandinterviews alnewsreleases,etc.,willbepostedtothis FromNorthofChapelHill:Take1-85 willbegrantedatthediscretionofthe site. SouthtoDurham.1-85willsplitatexit174. DirectorofMediaRelations. Themajorityofthismediaguidewillbe Theright-handlanetakesyouto1-40and postedtothewebsite,aswell. Greensboro.Stayintheleft-handlaneand PRACTICECOVERAGE takeexit174(aleft-handexit)for15-501 Subjecttochange,Carolinawillpractice ATHLETIC MEDIA South.Stayon 15-501 SouthtoChapelHill. ebeagcihnTnuiensgdaayt,4Wpe.dm.neosndtahyeapnradctTihcuerfsideladys RELATIONS STAFF tSutranyrtioghttheonltefotoMnan1n5i-n5g01DriBvyep.asSseeunatiblovyeo.u locateddirectlyacrossthestreetfromthe baseballstadiumandadjacenttotheUNC FromCharlotteandWestofChapel SchoolofLaw. Hill:Take1-85Northto1-40East.85and40 PracticeisopentothemediaonTuesday splitinHillsborough,justwestofChapelHill. (4toapproximately6:15p.m.).Playersand Take1-40toexit270andexitontoRoute15- coachesareavailabletomeetwiththe 501 South.Stayon 15-501 SouthtoChapel mediaafterpracticeonTuesday, Hill.Staytothelefton 15-501 Bypasswhen WednesdayandThursday. itsplitsinto 15-501 andFranklinStreet. Oncetheteamgoesintopadsinthefall, Follow15-501 toManningDriveandturn photographers(stillandvideo)willbe right.Seeabove. allowedtoshootonlywarm-ups,stretch- RickBrewer SteveKirschner ingdrillsandthefirstsixperiodsofwork FromSouthofChapelHill:TakeI-77 (30minutes).Teammeetingsafterpractice Northto1-85andthenfollowthesamedirec- areprivateandarenottobevideotapedor tionsasfromCharlotte.Ortake1-95North microphoned. to1-40West.95and40convergejustnorth Oncetheschoolyearstarts,practicegen- ofBenson,N.C.Thentake1-40allthewayto erallybeginswithstretchingexercisesat ChapelHillandfollowthedirectionsfromthe 3:45p.m.andthefirstperiodofdrillsat airport.Seeabove. approximately4p.m.Theteam,ingeneral, doesonlylightrunningandstretchingon SundayanddoesnotpracticeonMonday, MattBowers exceptafteranopendate. 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