Great Expectations: Tar Heels Have Exceeded What Coaches Expected for Effort, Character

Posted Nov 13, 2019
Mack Brown said he hardly ate or slept before the South Carolina game, worried about starting so many newcomers and anxious to see how his new team would put it all together on the field. He walked away impressed that day not only with the victory, but the effort the Heels gave that day. “That's been really, really consistent, is how hard we play,” Phil Longo said. (Heels Maven)

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