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Game Release: August 28, 2000

NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Tar Heels (All times EST) 1 Sept. 2 Tulsa...... 6 p.m. vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sept. 9 at Wake Forest...... 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Florida State...... 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Marshall ...... 6 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 2, 2000, at 6 p.m. EST. Sept. 30 Georgia Tech...... TBA Site: Kenan Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,000; natural grass) in Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 14 NC State ...... TBA Series Record vs. Tulsa: First meeting Oct. 21 Clemson ...... TBA Tickets: Single-game tickets are available by calling the UNC Ticket Office at 1-800- Oct. 28 at Virginia...... TBA 722-HEEL or 919-219-2296. Season tickets will be available until after the first game. Nov. 4 at Pittsburgh ...... TBA TV: None Nov. 11 Maryland ...... TBA Radio: Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Nov. 18 at Duke ...... TBA Woody Durham (play-by-play), Mick Mixon (color) and Stephen Gates (sideline) pro- TULSA vide the call. The networks’ flagship station is WCHL, 1360-AM, in Chapel Hill. A live Sept. 2 at North Carolina...... 6 p.m. broadcast also is available on the University of North Carolina’s official athletic website, Sept. 9 Oklahoma State TarHeelBlue.com Sept. 16 at Rice Websites: North Carolina (www.TarHeelBlue.com); Tulsa (www.tulsahurricane.com) Sept. 23 Louisiana Tech Sept. 30 at Hawaii Tar Heels Look To Continue Momentum From Last Season Oct. 7 UTEP Carolina opens the 2000 campaign on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Tulsa at Kenan Oct. 14 at New Mexico State Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Saturday’s contest will be the season opener for Oct. 21 TCU Oct. 28 at Fresno State both squads. The game will not be televised, but will be broadcast on the Tar Heel Nov. 11 at SMU Sports Network. Nov. 18 San Jose State The Tar Heels are looking to build upon the improvement last year’s team showed in Nov. 25 Nevada the final two victories of the season over NC State and Duke. Carolina returns 45 let- terwinners and 14 starters from last year’s squad that finished 3-8. Defensively, the COACHES Tar Heels have 10 returning starters, including All-America candidates Brandon Spoon North Carolina: Carl Torbush begins his third (LB) and Julius Peppers (DE). The entire Tar Heel secondary returns intact, but full season as head coach of the Tar Heels speedy sophomore Michael Waddell is expected to start at cornerback. and 13th year with the program. He served 12 seasons as UNC’s defensive coordinator until On offense, Carolina welcomes back a healthy Ronald Curry at quarterback. Last relinquishing that duty prior to the 2000 sea- season, Curry ruptured his Achilles tendon against Georgia Tech and was lost for the son. Torbush is 11-13 as Carolina’s head year. Curry did not participate in spring drills, but has not missed a snap during pre- coach and 14-21 overall as a college coach. season practice and is at full strength entering the Tulsa game. Senior Alge Crumpler, Torbush, 48, was named Carolina’s head a preseason All-America candidate returns at tight end and Kory Bailey anchors a deep coach on Dec. 8, 1998. corp of talented receivers. In the backfield, red-shirt freshman Willie Parker is expect- In his first game as UNC’s head coach ed to start his first collegiate game at tailback and Anthony Saunders will be the full- Torbush led the Tar Heels to a 42-3 victory back. over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 1, 1998. In 1999, Carolina overcame an 0-3 Charlotte native Jeff Reed has secured the place-kicking and kickoff responsibilities. start to post a 7-5 record, including a 20-13 Blake Ferguson or John Lafferty will handle the punting. win over San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Series There are 18 former Tar Heels in the NFL • Tulsa is a newcomer to Kenan Stadium as the two teams have never faced each who played defense under Torbush at other. In fact, tonight’s game against Tulsa is Carolina’s first against an Oklahoma- Carolina. based school since the Oklahoma Sooners paid a visit in 1988. Tulsa: Keith Burns is in his first season as the Hurricane head coach. He spent the past two • Carolina is 5-1 against schools currently in the Western Athletic Conference (TCU 3- seasons as Arkansas’defensive coordinator 0; Rice 0-1, SMU 1-0, UTEP 1-0). Carolina last faced a WAC school in 1997 when the and secondary coach. He has also coached Tar Heels won at Texas Christian, 31-10. at Southern California, Pacific and Rice. • Carolina and Tulsa did meet recently in a highly-publicized contest, but not in football. GAME CAPTAINS In last year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Carolina defeated Tulsa, 59-55, in TBA the Southeast Regional Championship Game to advance to the Final Four. In that game, defensive end Julius Peppers scored six points and had eight rebounds in 30 minutes of action. MEDIA POLICIES • After opening the 1999 season against ACC opponent Virginia, the Tar Heels return to a AT HALFTIME TORBUSH TV SHOW more traditional opening against non-confer- Wachovia will present a $10,000 Inside Carolina Football with Carl Torbush can ence competition. In the last 30 seasons, check to UNC Senior Associate be seen each week at the following times. Carolina has opened against a non-conference Athletic Director Dr. Beth Miller in celebration of the Wachovia World of Sunday opponent 27 times. The only years Carolina 9:30 a.m. WNVN ...... Roanoke Rapids did not open against a non-conference team Women’s Sports Program. The con- 10 a.m. WITN ...... Washington were in 1992 (Wake Forest), 1996 (Clemson) tribution will be used to further pro- 10:30 a.m. WLOS ...... Asheville and 1999 (Virginia). mote women’s athletic events at 11 a.m. WAXN ...... Charlotte North Carolina during the 2000-2001 Noon WECT...... Wilmington Fourth Time The Charm? season. 12:30 p.m. WXLV ...... Greensboro/ Linebacker Brandon Spoon has been named . . . . High Point/Winston-Salem 1 p.m. WTVD ...... Raleigh/Durham/ to the 2000 Butkus Award Watch List for the fourth consecutive season, a feat never ...... Chapel Hill/Fayetteville before accomplished in the 16-year history of the award.

Monday The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc. (DACO), the organization which annually 2 p.m. Fox Sports South presents the prestigious Butkus Award to the nation’s best collegiate linebacker, 7:30 p.m. WNVN ...... Roanoke Rapids announced its preliminary list of 70 candidates for this year’s award on August 24.

Wednesday Spoon, a fifth-year senior, elected to return to school after missing most of the 1999 3 p.m. Home Team Sports campaign with a torn biceps muscle. He enters the 2000 season as the No. 3 rated 6:30 p.m. Time Warner Cable (Triange, Fayetteville) inside linebacker by National Football Scouting, Inc. and is considered a potential first- 6:30 p.m. College Sports Southeast round NFL Draft pick.

Thursday A second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 1998, Spoon has 241 career 6 p.m. WMNC...... Morganton tackles, including 17.5 for losses and 8.5 quarterback sacks. 6:30 p.m. WRNC...... Roxboro Hood Earns Thorpe Consideration CARL TORBUSH LIVE Junior cornerback Errol Hood has been named to the 2000 Jim Thorpe Preseason The head coach’s weekly radio call-in show is Watch List. The Jim Thorpe Award is presented annually (since 1986) to the best every Thursday night during the season and defensive back in college football. will be broadcast on a network of 30 stations across the state. Theis year ’s program will Each player on the preseason watch list has been named by at least two publications originate live each week from Michael Jordan’s as candidates for All-America or All-Conference honors. Hood is one of 40 candidates 23 Restaurant on West Franklin Street in on the preseason list. Chapel Hill. The show is hosted by Woody Durham. In 1999, Hood started all 11 games and was named Carolina’s Co-Defensive MVP. He finished the season with 58 tackles, 11 pass breakups and five interceptions. INSIDE CAROLINA FOOTBALL WITH CARL TORBUSH (RADIO) Dre’ Bly, a three-time All-America cornerback from 1996-98, was a finalist for the Coach Torbush’s daily 5-minute radio show will Thorpe Award as a freshman in 1996. air on a network of 29 stations across the state. Heels Look to Restore Kenan Advantage • Carolina is 74-31-4 in season-opening games. However, the Tar Heels have lost each of the last two openers, including a 13-10 loss against Miami (Ohio) in 1998 and a 20-17 loss to Virginia in 1999. Both of those games were at home. Still, Carolina has won 23 of its last 30 season openers and has not lost the first game of a new decade since 1960.

• This is the seventh straight year the Tar Heels have opened the season at Kenan Stadium. Carolina has opened with road games just three times in Carl Torbush’s 13 years with the Tar Heels (1988 at South Carolina, 1992 at Wake Forest and 1993 at Southern California). In season openers at Kenan Stadium, the Tar Heels are 40-15-3.

Crumpler a Preseason All-America • Senior tight end Alge Crumpler has been named a preseason All-America by the Sporting News. A native of Wilmington, N.C., Crumpler earned first-team All-ACC honors in his first year back after missing the 1998 season with a knee injury. Last season, he had 20 receptions for 191 yards. • Crumpler is rated the No. 1 tight end in America by National Football Scouting, Inc. • Entering today’s game, Crumpler has 45 career receptions and four touchdowns. Arnold Franklin, who played for UNC from 1982-85, is the all-time leading receiver for tight ends at Carolina with 78 catches. • Crumpler and teammate Dauntae’ Finger form one of the best tight end tandems in the country. This year, Crumpler and Finger are writing a season-long diary, posted exclusively on TarHeelBlue.com. MEDIA POLICIES Depth Chart Notes TORBUSH PRESS CONFERENCE • Fifty (50) players are listed on the positional depth chart heading into the Tulsa game Head Coach Carl Torbush’s weekly press con- (special teams not included). ference is held every Tuesday (except for the • Of the 50 players, there are 15 seniors, 12 juniors, 14 sophomores, seven red-shirt off-week) on the second floor of the Kenan freshmen and two true freshmen. Football Center. He will address the print • Nine seniors (not including place-kicker Jeff Reed and deep snapper Jason Beamon) media in the Swofford Auditorium and the TV media in the Stadium Club, located directly enter the game as starters. The four senior starters on offense are left tackle Louis behind the Swofford Auditorium. Out-of-town Marchetti, left guard Cam Holland, right tackle James Wagstaff and tight end Alge media can connect to the conference via Crumpler. The five senior starters on defense are end Ross McAllister, linebacker phone. Media should call the Media Relations Sedrick Hodge, linebacker Brandon Spoon, linebacker Merceda Perry and safety Office for the phone number. Parking is avail- David Bomar. able on the North Concourse of the Stadium via Stadium Drive. Curry’s Return ACC TELECONFERENCE • Quarterback Ronald Curry will start against Tulsa for the Tar Heels for the first time Each week, the Atlantic Coast Conference will since injuring his Achilles’ tendon in the fifth game of the 1999 season. Curry has conduct a teleconference with each of the nine practiced at full speed throughout the preseason and has looked sharp in three pre- head coaches, beginning at 11 a.m. Carl season scrimmages. One of the most exciting players in college football, Curry has Torbush will be available for 10 minutes begin- the ability to make a big play happen at any moment. ning at 11:30 a.m. Contact Brian Morrison at • Curry was lost for the season last year when he ruptured an Achilles’ tendon as he the ACC Office for the media phone number. attempted to step out of a tackle early in the second quarter of Carolina’s game at Georgia Tech. PRACTICE COVERAGE (subject to change) • Curry will be making his 10th career start on Saturday and will be playing in his 17th • On Tuesdays, practice will be open to the game overall. He has rushed 140 times for 645 career yards and four touchdowns. media for the first 12 periods. Still and video He has completed 120 of 257 passes (.467) for 1,657 yards and has nine touchdowns photographers can shoot the first six periods and 17 interceptions. (approximately 30 minutes) and then must turn off their cameras. All media must depart the True Freshmen practice fields after the the 12th period con- • The Tar Heels have played 57 scholarship true freshmen in the 12 years Carl cludes (approximately 1 hour). Torbush has been on the coaching staff (beginning in 1988). That is an average of 4.8 per season. Here is a year-by-year breakdown of scholarship true freshmen who • Monday practices, when applicable, are open to the media. The Media Relations Office will played in at least one game. alert the media when Carolina plans to prac- 1988 . . . . . 7 ...... WR Eric Blount,QB Todd Burnett, LB Karekin tice on Mondays. Again, still and video pho- ...... Cunningham, LB Eric Gash, PK Hamp Greene, PK tographers are allowed to shoot the first six ...... Clint Gwaltney, DT Rickie Shaw. periods (30 minutes). 1989 . . . . . 12 ...... TE Ethan Albright, CB Cliff Baskerville, WR Bucky ...... Brooks, QB Chuckie Burnette, WR Randall Felton, • When requested, still and video photogra- ...... WR Corey Holliday, S Rondell Jones, S Cookie phers may have access to the first 30 minutes of Wednesday practices. Media must contact ...... Massey, LB Jonathan Perry, WR Julius Reese, CB the Media Relations Office to set up such ...... Thomas Smith, LB Tommy Thigpen requests. 1990 . . . . . 7 ...... LB Bernardo Harris, LB Ray Jacobs, FB Malcolm ...... Marshall, TB Natrone Means, DT Riddick Parker, LB • Coach Torbush will address the media follow- ...... Michael Payne, TB Michael Watkins ing practice on Monday, Wednesday and 1991 . . . . . 4 ...... TE Greg DeLong, QB Jason Stanicek, TE Oscar Sturgis, Thursday...... QB Mike Thomas 1992 . . . . . 2 ...... DT Marcus Jones, WR Marcus Wall PLAYER INTERVIEWS 1993 . . . . . 0 • On most occasions, player interviews will be arranged after practice at the tunnel leading 1994 . . . . . 3 ...... DT Vonnie Holliday, CB Reggie Love, KR Greg Williams into the Kenan Football Cener (field side). 1995 . . . . . 5 ...... WR Na Brown, TE Ebenezer Ekuban, LB Keith ...... Newman, DE Teto Simpson, CB Robert Wiliams • All other requests should be arranged 1996 . . . . . 4 ...... TE Alge Crumpler, FB Deon Dyer, PK Brian Schmitz, through the Media Relations Office. Contact ...... LB Brandon Spoon either Kevin Best, David Tinson or Steve 1997 . . . . . 4 ...... KR Tyrell Godwin, LB Sedrick Hodge, LB Merceda Kirschner...... Perry, TB Domonique Williams 1998 . . . . . 4 ...... WR Bosley Allen, QB Ronald Curry, C Adam Metts, ...... DT Ryan Sims 1999 . . . . . 5 ...... WR Sam Aiken, CB Kevin Knight, TB Daniel Davis, ...... DT Jeb Terry, DE Malcolm Stewart Leadership Committee ACC STANDINGS • Head Coach Carl Torbush announced a 15-player Leadership Committee that will ACC Overall serve as captains for the 2000 season. Game captains will be selected from this (2) Florida State...... 0-0 ...... 1-0 group for each week’s games and permanent team captains will be selected at the North Carolina...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 (17) Clemson...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 conclusion of the season. Duke...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 • The 2000 Leadership Committee includes: WR Kory Bailey, DS Jason Beamon, QB Georgia Tech...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Antwon Black, S David Bomar, TE Alge Crumpler, QB Ronald Curry, TE Dauntae’ Maryland...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Finger, S Billy-Dee Greenwood, DS Jason Helton, OT Louis Marchetti, DE Ross NC State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 McAllister, FB Ronnie Robinson, DT Ryan Sims, LB Brandon Spoon, DE Malcolm Virginia ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Stewart. Wake Forest ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 NFL Tar Heels ACC SCHEDULE August 26 • Thirty former Tar Heels are on official NFL rosters as of August 28, 2000. The list Florida State 29, BYU 3 (at Jacksonville, Fla.) includes: Ethan Albright (Buffalo), Tommy Barnhardt (Washington), Dre’ Bly (St. Louis), Na Brown (Philadelphia), Russell Davis (Arizona), Kevin Donnalley (Miami), Deon Dyer August 27 (Miami), Ebenezer Ekuban (Dallas), Greg Ellis (Dallas), Bernardo Harris (Green Bay), Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech - Postponed William Henderson (Green Bay), Jimmy Hitchcock (Carolina), Nate Hobgood-Chittick (St. Louis), Vonnie Holliday (Green Bay), Dwight Hollier (Indianapolis), Marcus Jones August 31 (Tampa Bay), Freddie Jones (San Diego), Randy Jordan (Oakland), Jonathan Linton Appalachian State at Wake Forest (Buffalo), Eddie Mason (Washington), Natrone Means (Carolina), Mike Morton (Oakland), Keith Newman (Buffalo), Riddick Parker (Seattle), Mike Pringley (Detroit), September 2 Tulsa at North Carolina Austin Robbins (Oakland), Jeff Saturday (Indianapolis), Brian Simmons (Cincinnati), The Citadel at Clemson Thomas Smith (Chicago), Bracey Walker (Kansas City). BYU at Virginia Central Florida at Georgia Tech Carolina… East Carolina at Duke • has played in a postseason bowl game in seven of the last eight seasons. Arkansas State at NC State • is the only ACC school to have at least one player selected in every NFL Draft since 1971. ACC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED Every Wednesday, from August 30 to • has had 19 players selected in the NFL Draft over the past four seasons. November 22, the ACC will air video highlights • has posted a winning record in nine of the last 10 seasons. of each ACCteam. The hour-long transmis- • has the only three-time first-team All-America in ACC football history – cornerback sion begins each week at 2:30 p.m. Dre’ Bly (1996-97-98). Coordinates: Telstar 5, Transponder 23, locat- • has had five first-team All-Americas in the last five years. ed 97 degrees west, downlink frequency 4160V, audio 6.2/68 MHz. OFFENSE DEFENSE

WIDE RECEIVER END 3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.) 49 – Julius Peppers (6-6, 270, So., Bailey, N.C.) 88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Kenansville, N.C.) 85 – Malcolm Stewart (6-3, 225, So., Goldsboro, N.C.) OR 93 – Stephon McQueen (6-4, 255, Sr., Raleigh, N.C.) LEFT TACKLE 70 – Louis Marchetti (6-6, 280, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.) TACKLE 69 – Greg Woofter (6-5, 265, Fr.*, Oliver Springs, Tenn.) 87 – Ryan Sims (6-4, 285, Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.) 91 – Will Chapman (6-4, 255, So., Lexington, Ky.) LEFT GUARD 66 – Cam Holland (6-2, 305, Sr., Franklin, N.C.) TACKLE 71 – Jupiter Wilson (6-2, 300, Fr.*, Chesapeake, Va.) 58 – Anthony Perkins (6-5, 260, Jr., Holly Springs, N.C.) 47 – Eric Davis (6-3, 260, So., Rockingham, N.C.) CENTER 60 – Adam Metts (6-1, 270, Jr., Burlington, N.C.) END 67 – Marcus Wilson (6-2, 270, Fr.*, Jackson, Miss.) 68 – Ross McAllister (6-5, 255, Sr., Dunwoody, Ga.) OR 95 – Joey Evans (6-5, 265, Jr., Fayetteville, N.C.) RIGHT GUARD 78 – Isaac Morford (6-3, 300, So., Melrose, Fla.) LINEBACKER 63 – Don Peters (6-2, 305, So., Mattawan, Mich.) 52 – Sedrick Hodge (6-4, 235, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) 41 – Quincy Monk (6-4, 240, Jr., Jacksonville, N.C.) RIGHT TACKLE 73 – James Wagstaff (6-3, 348, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.) LINEBACKER 74 – Bryant Malloy (6-3, 310, So., Shelby, N.C.) 44 – Brandon Spoon (6-2, 245, Sr., Burlington, N.C.) 55 – Robert Harris (6-1, 225, So., Raleigh, N.C.) TIGHT END 82 – Alge Crumpler (6-3, 260, Sr., Wilmington, N.C.) LINEBACKER 83 – Dauntae’Finger (6-3, 265, Sr., Newton, N.C.) 54 – Merceda Perry (6-4, 245, Sr., Asheboro, N.C.) 30 – David Thornton (6-2, 210, Sr., Goldsboro, N.C.) QUARTERBACK 1 – Ronald Curry (6-2, 200, Jr., Hampton, Va.) CORNERBACK 14 – Antwon Black (5-11, 190, Sr., Central, S.C.) OR 18 – Michael Waddell (5-11, 170, So., Ellerbe, N.C.) 9 – Luke Huard (6-4, 220, So., Puyallup, Wash.) 11 – Anthony Anderson (5-9, 180, Jr., Thomasville, N.C.) OR 34 – Derrick Johnson (5-8, 165, Fr.*, Upper Marlboro, Md.) TAILBACK 15 – Willie Parker (5-10, 200, Fr.*, Clinton, N.C.) SAFETY 31 – Brandon Russell (5-11, 185, Fr., Decatur, Ga.) 42 – David Bomar (5-11, 190, Sr., Durham, N.C.) 35 – Andre’ Williams (6-0, 215, Fr., Durham, N.C.) 24 – Dexter Reid (5-11, 180, Fr.*, Norfolk, Va.) 27 – Donte Thorogood (5-7, 175, Sr., Greenville, N.C.) SAFETY FULLBACK 28 – Billy-Dee Greenwood (6-2, 185, Jr., Norwalk, Conn.) 20 – Anthony Saunders (6-1, 225, Jr., Greensboro, N.C.) 25 – DeFonte Coleman (6-1, 215, So., Kinston, N.C.) 32 – Ronnie Robinson (6-1, 245, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) OR CORNERBACK WIDE RECEIVER 29 – Errol Hood (5-11, 195, Jr., Lenoir, N.C.) 12 – Kory Bailey (6-1, 190, Jr., Durham, N.C.) 21 – Kevin Knight (5-8, 175, So., Suffolk, Va.) 8 – Jamal Jones (5-11, 200, Fr.*, Washington, D.C.)

(as of August 28, 2000)

SPECIAL TEAMS PLACE-KICKER KICKOFF RETURNS 92 – Jeff Reed (6-0, 200, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.) 88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Warsaw, N.C.) 95 – Chris Bender (6-0, 180, Sr., Durham, N.C.) 8 – Jamal Jones (5-11, 200, Fr.*, Washington, D.C.) PUNTER 18 – Michael Waddell (5-11, 175, So., Ellerbe, N.C.) 38 – Blake Ferguson (6-0, 170, Fr., Broken Arrow, Okla.) OR 3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.) 33 – John Lafferty (5-10, 180, So., Valdese, N.C.) HOLDER PUNT RETURNS 43 – Richard Moore (6-2, 235, So., Memphis, Tenn.) 88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Warsaw, N.C.) 95 – Chris Bender (6-0, 180, Sr., Durham, N.C.) 3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.) DEEP SNAPPER 12 – Kory Bailey (6-1, 190, Jr., Durham, N.C.) 62 – Jason Beamon (6-2, 270, Sr., Walstonburg, N.C.) 18 – Michael Waddell (5-11, 175, So., Ellerbe, N.C.) 72 – Jason Helton (6-0, 230, Sr., Stanley, N.C.)