Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Let’s see what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- Energy led the North Carolina volleyball team to a road sweep against N.C. State Wednesday, Assistant Sports Editor Grace Raynor writes.
- The Tar Heel volleyball team displayed a balanced attack against the Wolfpack, Wesley Lima writes.
- The Dean E. Smith Center, the home of the North Carolina men’s basketball team, might see renovations, Carolyn Ebeling writes.
- Kevin Phinney writes that the UNC football team’s cornerbacks are preparing to face Old Dominion’s spread offense Saturday.
- The UNC men’s soccer team prepares for a first round NCAA Tournament matchup with South Florida by practicing penalty kicks.
- Three former UNC football players will no longer be permitted to associate with the University, John Taylor of NBCSports.com writes.
- ESPN.com’s Andrea Adelson writes that the North Carolina football team has turned its season around.
- Andrew Carter of the (Raleigh) News & Observer writes that the Tar Heels are on the cusp of bowl eligibility due to a simplified approach.
- Check out Luke DeCock of the News & Observer’s column on former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, who was presented the Presidential Medal of Honor Wednesday in Washington.
- ESPN.com’s C.L. Brown questions if the Tar Heel men’s basketball team cam overcome its free throw woes and writes that Brice Johnson is making his case to play the center position.
- Last but not least, felon Hadyn Patrick “Fats” Thomas, who was linked to rental cars driven by UNC basketball player P.J. Hairston, received a plea deal Wednesday.
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