Welcome back to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- With the UNC football season opener against Elon just four days away, Sports Editor Brandon Moree previews the first matchup ever between the two teams.
- Also check out Moree’s From the Press Box post, featuring the tenative depth chart coach Larry Fedora released on Monday for the Elon game.
- With new beginnings in sight, junior starting quarterback Brynn Renner appears ready to debut North Carolina’s no-huddle spread offense.
- On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Kevin Reddick made a tough decision to forgo the NFL Draft and the possibility of transferring by returning to Chapel Hill for his senior season, despite UNC’s one-year postseason ban.
- According to Twitter, senior shooting guard Dexter Strickland has recovered from knee surgery and been cleared to play. Strickland tore his right ACL last season in a game against Virginia Tech.
- BleacherReport.com columnist Rollin Yeatts weighs in on five high school basketball recruits in the class of 2013 that Roy Williams and his staff should pursue.
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