Morning Heel: UNC Tar Heels Daily News Links

Welcome to another edition of 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.

Rough weekend for Triangle football teams
After not missing any opportunities in Week 1 against Elon, North Carolina left some points on the field Saturday in Winston-Salem, allowing Wake Forest to manufacture a late drive and steal a 28-27 victory. Even though the Tar Heels were without their top offensive weapon in running back Gio Bernard, many might look at the result and shrug. In reality the game was one North Carolina should have won. (WRAL Sports Fan)

ACC Honor Roll — Week 2
A.J. Blue, North Carolina — The redshirt junior, who has been through so much in his UNC career, including an ACL injury, ran the ball 19 times for 106 yards, and scored a touchdown filling in for superstar tailback Gio Bernard in the Tar Heels’ one-point loss at Wake Forest. Blue deserves props for his performance and overcoming so much adversity in his career. (Fox Sports Carolinas)

Bitter defeat for Tar Heel football
Coach Larry Fedora’s motto is “play smart, play fast and play physical.” North Carolina didn’t live up to the first part of that message in Saturday’s 28-27 loss at Wake Forest. Perhaps it was because they tried to be too fast or too physical, but the Tar Heels committed some crucial penalties in their ACC opener. (Durham Herald-Sun)

Tar Heel Field Hockey Shuts Out Villanova 10-0
Seven different players scored goals as top-ranked North Carolina beat Villanova Sunday afternoon in a neutral-site game played at the University of Delaware’s Rullo Field. Sophomore Samantha Travers finished with a hat trick, and senior Kelsey Kolojejchick scored twice and added two assists. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Beats San Diego With Another Clean Sheet
Summer Green scored twice and three players had two assists each as #14 North Carolina beat San Diego 5-0 in women’s soccer action Sunday afternoon in the Duke Nike Classic at Koskinen Stadium. Green scored the game-winning goal for the second straight game and she finished the weekend with four goals in wins over #8 Marquette (4-0) and USD. (GoHeels.com)

Casey Barth earns validation by breaking his brother’s career FG record
For Casey Barth, passing older brother Connor on North Carolina’s all-time career field goal list Saturday wasn’t about setting a record. It was about validation. “I think it’s good that I got to his record, because he’s a really good kicker,” Casey said after kicking his 54th and 55th career three-pointers in the Tar Heels’ 28-27 loss to Wake Forest. (Wilmington Star News)

Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27: The look back
North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said it best: This loss provided a good indication of how far the Tar Heels have yet to go. They played well in stretches on Saturday, and there were plenty of bright spots. But mistakes – both penalties and lapses in execution both offensively and defensively – was the difference between victory and defeat. (Raleigh News & Observer)

Dajuan Drennon Happy to Be Part of Special Defense
Dajaun Drennon is a returning All-West Jersey Football League lineman, a future Division I player, and an overall beast on the football field. At Timber Creek, they call that the norm. Drennon – who is heading to the University of North Carolina – is one of five players who have either signed a letter of intent or verbally committed to play Division I football next year. He is joined by Greg Webb (UNC), Zaire Williams (West Virginia), Myles Nash (Rutgers), and Eric Church (Kent State). (Gloucester Township Patch)

Tyus Jones talks upcoming UNC, Duke visits
Class of 2014 point guard Tyus Jones says he’s wide open and has no list, but he is making an October trip to see two schools that he could see himself at — Duke and North Carolina. “They’re schools I’m very interested in; they have good programs,” Jones told NRS. “I like both of their coaching staffs and like I said, I’m very interested in both of those schools so I decided I wanted to make a trip to see both of their campuses and see what they’re like.” (National Recruiting Spotlight)

UNC Football: Things We’ve Learned Two Games Into the Season
The North Carolina Tar Heels have been on a roller coaster so far this season. UNC kicked off the Larry Fedora era with a blowout 62-0 home win over Elon Phoenix in the season opener at home. Then they experienced a crushing come from behind defeat at the hands of ACC conference foe Wake Forest KIH

UNC Football: How Bad is Giovanni Bernards Injury?
Giovanni Bernard who injured his knee in the season opener against Elon Phoenix did not appear on the North Carolina Tar Heels injury report this week. Bernard dressed in his usual #26 uniform on Saturday in the conference opener against Wake Forest but did not participate in warm ups or play in the game. KIH