Prospect of meeting rival Duke melts UNC’s pains away

Posted Nov 19, 2014
The aches and pains will be the same on both sides, so the short week of preparation isn’t bothering the players from North Carolina as they get ready to face No. 25 Duke on Thursday night. Ethan Farmer said playing Duke also made getting the aches and pains worked out a little easier. “I definitely want to get the bell back,” Farmer said. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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