Wednesday Football Notebook, December 21

Posted Dec 21, 2011
For a program that has had plenty of opportunities to fall apart over the past 18 months due to a myriad of distractions, it should come as no surprise that Withers’s message to his roster upon hearing the news that Larry Fedora would be UNC’s next head coach was short and to the point: “Stay strong, stay focused, don’t let it be a distraction.” (Inside Carolina)

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