No. 22 Tar Heels dealing with familiar Week 1 problems again

Posted Sep 5, 2016
North Carolina's season opener ended up being a repeat of last year's first game, down to letting a winnable game against a Southeastern Conference opponent slip away. The No. 22 Tar Heels now will find out whether they can repeat last year's surge out of a crushing loss, too. "It can be done and we've done it," junior defensive tackle Nazair Jones said Monday. (Associated Press)

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