Tar Heels hope to make it all worth the trouble

Posted Oct 20, 2009
Altered practice schedules and working through logistical issues should all be worth it this week, members of the UNC football team said Monday. The Tar Heels are preparing for back-to-back midweek games, with Florida State arriving for the first one. It will be the first Thursday night home game in school history. “A four-hour infomercial where you get to talk about the University of North Carolina,” coach Butch Davis said. (Burlington Times News)

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