Q&A with former North Carolina punter Tommy Barnhardt

Posted Aug 12, 2017
Tommy Barnhardt played football at UNC from 1983 to 1985. After being drafted in 1986, the punter appeared in 186 games for five NFL teams — including a one-year stop with the Panthers in their inaugural 1995 season. Sports editor Chapel Fowler caught up with Barnhardt, who gave his take on this year's football team, the academic-athletic scandal and more. (Daily Tar Heel)

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