Morning Heel: UNC Tar Heels Daily News Links
By Matt Hamm
Welcome to the Morning Heel, a daily feature here at Keeping It Heel. Along with The Hub we want to bring you not only our original content but a collection of all the best UNC news from around the web.
UNC Football: Tar Heels vs Elon Game Review
The Larry Fedora era officially began today in Kenan Stadium against Elon Phoenix in the first match up of these two teams in history, despite being about 35 miles apart from one another. Surprisingly, this game was not played in front of a sellout crowd. Still plenty of excitement was in the air and the […] KIH
Marquez North scores 5 touchdowns in rout
There’s a good reason Mallard Creek’s Marquez North is considered the top high school prospect in North Carolina. Berry Academy found that out the hard way Thursday as North led the Mavericks (2-1) to a 75-6 thrashing of the Cardinals. North scored a season-best five touchdowns and made things easier for his teammates as Mallard Creek – ranked No. 4 in the Sweet 16 – rolled to its second straight blowout win. Charlotte Observer
Instant gratification for Fedora, Tar Heels
Even Larry Fedora’s most optimistic vision might not have mirrored the reality of the Tar Heels’ 62-0 victory. It was a dominant performance in Fedora’s debut – one that had UNC officials flipping through the school’s football record book to compare this victory with some of the most prolific in school history. Fedora grinned afterward when asked if things could have gone any smoother. Raleigh News & Observer
Reviewing the first victory of the Larry Fedora era
Three things to take away from UNC 62, Elon 0: The Heels get it. They get it on offense. They get it on defense. At least the base concepts of both, that is. UNC kept it pretty simple on Saturday but the results were extremely impressive, nonetheless. The sloppiness we’ve seen out of some teams early in the football season wasn’t evident at Kenan Stadium on Saturday. Raleigh News & Observer
UNC Football: Why I Love the Secret Defensive Playcalling
The North Carolina Tar Heels football program will turn the page from the Butch Davis, scandal ridden era to the Larry Fedora era officially on Saturday when UNC takes on Elon in the season opener. Who’s calling the defense? Nobody knows because Fedoras not telling and I love it! Why do I love it? Simple, […] KIH
Punt Return Prowess
The Tar Heels not only set a new ACC record for punt return yardage on Saturday, they shattered a mark that has stood for 25 years. North Carolina totaled 260 yards on nine punt returns in routing Elon, topping the previous league record (227 by Clemson in 1987) on Roy Smith’s 20-yard return with 11:51 to play. IC
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Tar Heels bury Elon in blaze of rapid-fire scoring
It was an eye-opening visual as North Carolina buried the Phoenix with a blaze of rapid-fire scoring, delivering a 62-0 destruction in Saturday’s season opener at Kenan Stadium. Elon suffered through its first shutout loss in seven years, plummeted behind by 31 points midway through the second quarter and simply couldn’t keep up. Burlington Times News