With Ruder, Criswell, and walk-on 1954 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS MEN’S T-SHIRT. By Douglas Valentine @ValentineDoug Jul 31, 2020, 12:00pm EDT Share this story So without further ado, let’s dive into the position preview.Most of what I would write here can be found above but there’s always more to say about this dude. Not only does it give Carolina a safety net should Howell get injured, but it also opens up the offense. The truest disdain in his heart is not directed at Duke, but at NC State.Since Coach Williams is celebrating his 70th birthday, Tar Heel Blog will join the celebration by reflecting on his 70th victory as Carolina’s head basketball coach, against NC State.The Wolfpack entered the contest ranked No. From a statistical standpoint, though, how realistic is it to expect him to improve? Carolina played fearlessly, 53.6% from the field with only six turnovers. In the first clash of the season, Carolina The game turned out to be anything but. For the first time in forever, the Tar Heels enter the season with a stable QB situation. That efficiency at Roy’s pace is almost always a recipe for NC State sorrow.NC State would go on to lose their next three games, including a loss to NIT-bound Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Mack Brown was transparent about how much he restricted the number of QB runs/RPOs called last season because the team simply could not afford to lose its lone healthy scholarship quarterback. However, Ruder has been solid when he’s gotten on the field, completing five of seven passes for 87 yards and a touchdown as well as seven rushes for 43 yards. It was a three-man competition between true freshman Understandably, Fortin elected to enter the transfer portal shortly after this decision, leaving Howell and Ruder as the only two scholarship QBs on the roster. Twice is was named to the First-team All-ACC (1985, 1986). Take it way, way, back to 1954 with this awesome mascot shirt. Roy has coached the Tar Heels for 17 seasons, won three national championships, and could easily have had a fourth if not for the If you surveyed 100 Carolina fans and asked who their top rival was, 100 fans would respond, “Dook.” Roy takes this rivalry as seriously as his rabid fanbase does, but he has a level of respect for Duke that rubs some of Tar Heel nation the wrong way. He finished fourth in the country for passing TDs, with All of this to say, the Tar Heels have reason to be confident in the quarterback position for the first time in years. After losing to Carolina in Chapel Hill by 13 points in January, NC State somehow performed worse at home. I talked earlier about how expectations for Howell last season were not insanely high due to a few different factors. In 1985, he was on the All-ACC Tournament Team and named the MVP of …

Time has flown by during his tenure at Chapel Hill. It’s perfectly reasonably to assess that Carolina destroyed NC State’s spirit that night, a sad truth for a team that was ranked 14th in the nation at the time!Current NC State coach Kevin Keatts is off to a good start with a So Happy Birthday Coach Williams! Carolina had an overhauled roster, gutted by post-championship defections to the NBA. If there’s anything that can make Roy smile, surely it’s the memory of beating a team he hates, especially with a rare underdog team that still managed to win both of the season’s meetings by double digits. A quiet week as training camp gets into gear and basketball season feels like forever awayCan the Heels get enough help in the trenches to complement their skill positions talent?In honor of the retiring coach, let’s look back at his career at UNC through some notable firsts.The senior guard looks to build on an inconsistent junior campaign.