Lee Pace
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Thirty-plus years writing/broadcasting on Tar Heel football. Twenty books and counting on golf in Pinehurst and the Carolinas from the coast to the mountains.
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DT Josh Harris a very nice pickup for Tar Heels in transfer portal, and Coach Collins raved about entire interior defensive line: "Watching the way they defended the run, it was impressive. There were some clips that were clinic tapes on how to play big-time college football."
Confident at 99.9 percent that Aiden Banfield is the first ever Carolina Football offensive lineman to start the season opener as a true freshman. Close but not quite qualifying: Harris Barton, Brian Blados, Pat Crowley, Jeff Saturday, Jason Brown and James Hurst.
Early still, but when was the last time Carolina Football ranked No. 16 in the nation in rushing defense? Tar Heels allowing 64 yards per game. Offense checks in at No. 34 rushing offense at 208. Amare Campbell with the stop here in 38-20 win over Charlotte. (Jeff Camarati @Goheels)
... Davion “Bullet” Gause watched Javonte/Micheal chop up Miami in 2020 and decided he wanted to play for Carolina Football. Says Mack: “He is not afraid of anything. He's tough, mature, smart. He handles himself well.” Shown here leaping toward 105 yds rushing. (Robert Willett/N&O)
Homecoming this Saturday for Mook (Erik Highsmith). He snared 166 passes for 2K-plus yds & 14 TDs as a Carolina Football receiver from 2009-12. He served 18 months in the Army, then entered the coaching business and now is WR coach at NCCU.
British Brooks and the Houston Texans? Meh. If you knew, you knew. goheels.com/news/2023/10/5…
.Jahvaree “J5” Ritzie quite candid in interview with Carolina Insider Pod on impact the Collins/Monachino staff additions have made: "It’s been a complete change that’s allowed the D-line to be active and be the freaks of nature like we were meant to be." (N&O Photo)
Good morning from Chapel Hill, where Carolina Football is delighted to be 3-0 behind 162 yards passing by Jacolby Criswell, six catches by TE John Copenhaver and eight stops and an interception by safety Kaleb Cost. (@goheels photos)
It's behind a paywall but good story in The Wall Street Journal about the evolution of the general manager post in college football, with Tar Heels' Patrick Suddes on the leading edge of the position's evolution over the last decade. wsj.com/sports/footbal…
Late '70s Carolina Football players commiserating today upon learning of the death of the great Donnell Thompson, a starter on a vaunted D-line in 1980 that included LT. He was a 1st-round pick by the Colts and enjoyed a long NFL career and later was quite successful in business. RIP.