Tar Heels can take stock in opener

Posted Sep 3, 2015
The prevailing opinion coming from North Carolina’s football team the past few weeks is that leaks have been sealed. “We’ve got it fixed,” receiver Ryan Switzer said. Tonight, the Tar Heels find how on a different level if they’ve put last year in the past and have turned a new corner. They meet South Carolina in the season opener in an NFL stadium. (Burlington Times News)

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