Heels can finally focus on football

Posted Aug 7, 2010
Practice opened under a cloud Friday - not literally, of course, as the temperature approached triple digits under a clear sky - but just about everyone took pains to pretend it was business as usual. The only thing missing was Kevin Bacon in his ROTC uniform insisting, "Remain calm! All is well!" while being trampled by the mob on its way to the Food King. "We'll talk about football," Davis said. "We're not talking about the NCAA review." (Charlotte Observer)

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