Roy Williams Among the Few in Attendance at UNC Football Season Opener

Posted Sep 12, 2020
UNC football’s season opener against Syracuse is closed to fans, as the university previously announced, but Roy Williams managed to find his way into Kenan Stadium on Saturday. Williams, pictured wearing a face mask, was one of the few people allowed to attend the game. The broadcast from the ACC Network picked up Williams looking on from a box suite. (Chapelboro.com)

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