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Board of governors member: Scandal "humiliating"
Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer — A member of the UNC board of governors said today that he was disappointed and embarrassed by the news that at least 12 North Carolina football players will be withheld from Saturday's season-opener against Louisiana State, calling it a "sad, sad day in the life of a great university.""It's humiliating by any measure," said Brent Barringer, a Cary attorney and UNC graduate. "It's not what we're about."Just six years ago I was at a seminar in Chapel Hill and heard (the late) Myles Brand, then the president of the NCAA, hold up UNC-Chapel Hill as a paragon of the student-athlete model. Here we a...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoBowles says UNC being cautious, thorough
Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer — UNC officials have decided to "err on the side of caution," according to an e-mail sent by UNC system president Erskine Bowles, when deciding which football players would not play Friday night against LSU.Twelve Tar Heel players are being withheld from the game, and three others did not make the trip to Atlanta pending further review. In an e-mail to UNC system Board of Governors members today, Bowles explained that a number of players will not play even though they may be subsequently cleared by the school's investigative group or the Honor Council.Bowles wrote that UNC chancellor Holden Thor...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoFriday on UNC football: "Great sadness"
ACC Now | News & Observer — In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State. Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina. "For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill. Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoBowles email: UNC being cautious, thorough
ACC Now | News & Observer — UNC officials have decided to "err on the side of caution," according to an e-mail sent by UNC system president Erskine Bowles, when deciding which football players would not play Friday night against LSU. Twelve Tar Heel players are being withheld from the game, and three others did not make the trip to Atlanta pending further review. In an e-mail to UNC system Board of Governors members today, Bowles explained that a number of players will not play even though they may be subsequently cleared by the school's investigative group or the Honor Council. Bowles wrote that UNC chancellor...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoUNC board member 'embarrassed' by football ruling
ACC Now | News & Observer — A member of the UNC board of governors said today that he was disappointed and embarrassed by the news that at least 12 North Carolina football players will be withheld from Saturday's season-opener against Louisiana State, calling it a "sad, sad day in the life of a great university." "It's humiliating by any measure," said Brent Barringer, a Cary attorney and UNC graduate. "It's not what we're about. "Just six years ago I was at a seminar in Chapel Hill and heard (the late) Myles Brand, then the president of the NCAA, hold up UNC-Chapel Hill as a paragon of the ...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoUNC Shorthanded Against LSU
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North Carolina Tar Heels 3 hours agoInstant analysis: Worst-case scenario for UNC
ACC Now | News & Observer — When North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour announced that the NCAA’s investigation into potential improper contact with agents had spawned a second, separate probe into potential academic misconduct, he cautioned -- twice -- not to jump to any conclusions when names started to trickle out. But with Marvin Austin already suspended for violating team rules, NCAA punishment handed down to Alabama’s Marcell Dareus and this morning’s announcement that 12 players will not play in Saturday’s game against Louisiana State and three more aren’t traveling to Atlanta ...
North Carolina Tar Heels 6 hours ago15 UNC football players don't make trip to Atlanta
ACC Now | News & Observer — North Carolina has declared six football players ineligible for Saturday’s season-opening against No. 21 Louisana State for breaking school and/or NCAA rules and is withholding at least six others while the investigation continues, the university announced this morning. UNC is still waiting to establish the eligibility of three other players. In all, 15 Tar Heels players did not travel to Atlanta with the team this morning for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game. The six ineligible student-athletes are: defensive tackle Marvin Austin (who was suspended indefinitely Wednesday for breaking team r...
North Carolina Tar Heels 6 hours agoFriday's Panthers-Steelers links
Inside the Panthers | Charlotte Observer — Friday's links from the Panthers' 19-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their exhibition finale: Panthers healthy, still looking for offensive TD / Charlotte Observer Sorensen: Armanti adds intrigue to offense / Observer Scott Says: 3 things I didn't like,...
Carolina Panthers 10 hours agoWake Forest 53, Presbyterian 13
ACC Now | News & Observer — It will get more challenging from here for Wake Forest but the Deacons’ season-opening 53-13 victory over Presbyterian Thursday night at BB&T Field provided an encouraging start for the redesigned Deacons. With redshirt sophomore Ted Stachitas making his first start at quarterback, the Deacons rolled to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and spent a good portion of the warm evening evaluating its potential strengths and weaknesses. It figured to be a one-sided opener considering Presbyterian – in the fourth year of its move up to Division I football – was coming off an 0-11...
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