Tar Heels Adjusting, Essentially Starting Anew

Posted Sep 23, 2020
Mack Brown admittedly has a jokester side to his personality. He calls it being a “smart aleck” and his players have all witnessed this side of the North Carolina coach more than a few times. So, when Brown told his team following last Thursday’s practice that Charlotte, the Heels’ slated opponent two days later, had cancelled the game, they didn’t exactly believe him. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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