Welcome to our first September edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to so far this month:
- The North Carolina football team put on a display of offensive firepower in last Saturday’s 62-0 season opening victory against Elon, Sports Editor Brandon Moree writes.
- The play of running back Giovani Bernard was a big reason for that win, Senior Writer Kelly Parsons writes.
- Now, the Tar Heels are ready to take the next step.
- The new AP poll is out, and though they haven’t cracked the top 25, the Tar Heels have continued to receive votes.
- Editor-in-Chief Andy Thomason provides the latest update to the academic fraud scandal involving UNC student-athletes and the Department of African and Afro-American Studies.
- Despite surrendering its first goal in a non-exhibition match since last December, the UNC men’s soccer team picked up two wins this past weekend and remains unbeaten on the season, Jonathan LaMantia writes.
- Freshman forward Danny Garcia has dazzled for the men’s soccer team so far, Senior Writer Michael Lananna writes.
- Similarly, freshman striker Summer Green has sparked the UNC women’s soccer team, Assistant Sports Editor Robbie Harms writes.
- The UNC volleyball team went 3-0 last weekend to claim the Aggie Inivtational, Emily Fedewa writes.
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