Player Approved, Tar Heels Embrace Morning Football Practices

Posted Jul 20, 2019
Mack Brown the first time, Carl Torbush, John Bunting, Butch Davis, Everett Withers, and Larry Fedora all preferred their football practices in the afternoons during the season, so that’s what the Tar Heels did for three decades. But Brown’s second stint at UNC is coming with plenty of changes, among them is when the Tar Heels will practice this season. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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