Do you remember Dwight Jones?
The fourth-ranked receiver in the nation in 2007, Jones spurned the likes of Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, and Clemson to commit to his home state Tar Heels and new coach Butch Davis.
After struggling with academic qualifying, Jones, Davis, and the Heels realized that prep school would be necessary for the wide receiver to become a part of the UNC football program. Thus, in August 2007 the Burlington, NC native enrolled in Hargrave Military Academy.
Jones worked in the classroom, field, and weight room in anticipation of returning to North Carolina for the second summer session, along with the rest of the incoming freshmen. Then, for the second time, plans went awry.
Dwight Jones didn't qualify again—the NCAA Clearinghouse said Jones didn't have the required number of credits to permit him to enroll at a Division I university.
With that news out, Division II schools started calling, and Dwight Jones, the mega recruit, settled on a ...
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THF Countdown #5: 1998
tarheelfanblog.com 8/6/2008 — Season: 1997-98
Record: 34-4 overall, 13-3 ACC(2nd place)
ACC Tournament: Won Championship
NCAA Tournament: Lost to Utah(yes, Utah) in the Final Four
Roster: Brian Bersticker, Michael Brooker, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Brad Frederick, Brendan ...
Raycom announces 2009 ACC Basketball television schedule
statefansnation.com 8/6/2008 — I’m not sure that Raycom was supposed to do this before the ACC officially released its schedule…but, we’ll take it.
You can click here to see the whole schedule and here to download a PDF file.
Of interest to NC State fans are the ...
The perfect storm for UNC Football?
unc5corners.blogspot.com 8/6/2008 — Last year there was Matt Ryan, and so the Atlantic Coast Conference could say they had a top notch quarterback among its players. But now, with Ryan in the NFL trying to fix the mess called the Atlanta Falcons, this season the ACC doesn't have a star QB to show off to the rest of the college world. And that is why for North Carolina this could be a great year.
Maui Invitational announced brackets
unc5corners.blogspot.com 8/6/2008 — Yesterday the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational announced the official brackets for this year's edition. This is the the 25th year that the eight team tournament will take place, and the field is as good as it gets for a pre-season tournament.
NYC tournament to have some of the best hoops talent...
unc5corners.blogspot.com 8/7/2008 — If you are in the New York city area on Friday, August 22nd there is a basketball event that you shouldn't miss, as it will feature some of the best talent in the land, and that means several players that are either going to be Tar Heels or have Carolina has one of the finalists on their list.
