Tar Heels adjust to personnel changes

Posted Oct 21, 2011
Losing a kicker and linebacker may not seem like significant setbacks, but that very situation could have a profound affect on the second half of North Carolina's season. It wasn't a surprise on Thursday when the Tar Heels announced senior kicker Casey Barth will not return this season due to a lingering groin injury that sent him to the sidelines in the first half of the Virginia game on Sept. 17. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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