Countdown almost finished for Barrington Edwards
Posted Aug 14, 2005
Barrington Edwards didn’t need to count down the days until he received a chance to become North Carolina’s starting running back. His mother did it for him. Nearly every day last fall, Essita Hawkins would call her son with the same greeting — "you’ve got 300 more days," "you’ve got 299 more days," "you’ve got 298 days." "Sometimes, I said ‘mom, stop counting,’ " Edwards said Saturday, smiling at the memory. "Because when we got into the 200s …" The yearlong wait has dwindled to 27 days for Edwards, the brash yet talented runner who the Tar Heels figure to lean on heavily this fall.
(Burlington Times News)
Related: Football, Football Recruiting
Tez Walker Hopes To Be 'Deadly' Receiver With Baltimore RavensTears started to fall for Tez Walker on draft night. When Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta told him, "You will be a Baltimore Raven," the...
Thu May 2, 2024UNC's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes Headline Annual Academic Luncheon
Headlining UNC's annual academic luncheon were this year's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes. Natalia Aseguinolaza (golf), Dorritt Eisenbeis (field hockey), Christopher Holliday (football), Rob Landry (basketball), Jack...
Thu May 2, 2024
UNC Football Fared Well With Transfer Portal Now Closed
The football transfer portal closed Tuesday night, and there were only four departures which is a positive development for the UNC program. The transfers were...
Thu May 2, 2024
Cedric Gray on the NFL Draft: 'Best feeling of my life'
Ardrey Kell football coach Greg Jachym had a feeling long ago that Cedric Gray might be an NFL player one day. Turns out that feeling...
Thu May 2, 2024