Tar Heels anxious to play again after close call

Posted Sep 7, 2010
A gut-wrenching 30-24 loss to LSU on Saturday night in the Georgia Dome capped one of the most uncomfortable preseasons in the program’s history. Conventional wisdom might dictate that the Tar Heels would enjoy easing into this week’s bye and assuming a bit of a lower profile. Not quite. “I want to play tomorrow,” senior guard Alan Pelc said late Saturday night. (Burlington Times News)

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