A little Metallica at practice is helping UNC prepare for its opener at Virginia Tech

Posted Aug 23, 2021
The No. 10 North Carolina Tar Heels will visit Virginia Tech on September 3 for the season opener. In preparation, UNC - the preseason favorite in the ACC's Coastal Division - has been playing the Hokies’ anthem, Metallica’s Enter Sandman, during preseason practices this month. “It gets us fired up, for sure,” said wide receiver Antoine Green. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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