2006 Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels

Posted Jul 17, 2006

Once again, North Carolina will be above-average, but can everything come together to finally be more of an ACC player? The basketball school has always been average at football with enough good wins here and there, despite killer schedule after killer schedule, to be decent after a rough two-season stretch winning five games in 2002 and 2003 under head coach John Bunting. Now the Tar Heels have to show they can do more. (FOX Sports)

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