Schools Prepare For ACC Network Launch
Posted Mar 22, 2019
When the ACC Network was announced in July 2016, the scramble began at nearly every league school to get the needed facilities built. One of the biggest projects in the league is at UNC. The facility, next to the Koury Natatorium and across the sidewalk from the Smith Center, will be the two-story, 13,000-square-foot Carolina Athletics Media Communication Center.
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