At Thursday's scheduled media day, which featured an unscheduled statement from athletic director Dick Baddour on the status NCAA investigation, UNC coach Davis offered his most extensive comments on Marvin Austin and Greg Little since the NCAA interviewed the senior stars about improper contact with an agent on July 12 and July 13.
"They've taken a great approach, from a mental standpoint," Davis said. "There are things that are clearly out of their control. The only thing that they can do is to be prepared, to practice as if none of this was going on."
Baddour said there was no time table for the NCAA's decision. He said the school understands the concerns of its public "constituents" but UNC has offered the NCAA its full cooperation, which means he cannot comment on the details of the case in order to "protect the integrity" of the investigation.
Austin and Little both practiced with the second team on Thursday in the portion of practice that was open to the media and have been regularly working with the second team since camp opened on Aug. 6.
Davis said "we're not at that point yet" where he has to make a decision about Austin or Little's status with the first team.
Junior Quinton Coples has moved from end to tackle to fill Austin's starting spot. Junior Michael McAdoo has moved from Robert Quinn's backup at right defensive end to the starter on the left end.
Erik Highsmith and Joshua Adams have been taking first-team reps at receiver.
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Backup Michael McAdoo...
Sat, 08/14/2010 - 20:41 — UNC1998would've been starting at every other school in this conference... I'm not too worried.
woohoo
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:35 — izzykareemJPG is our superman!!!
Actually while these delusional UNC-CH supporters (more like cult members) are clamoring for stories with "yo dude (puff puff pass) like, ya know, that other QB-dude, i think his name is Ryn Brenner or Bryn Renner (woah... i just saw into the future dude), well he might take that other QB dude's spot; isn't that like a gnarly story?"
But what is significant, and JPG is our man on the scene, is that Coples is now playing DT and Little is practicing with the true froshes.
If you guys lose Little...it won't matter whose back there running around getting sacked.
They should re-name The Pulitzer to The Giglio and every school from now on that gets busted can say: Dude, we got Giglio'd
Wow
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:55 — Heels20That was officially the gayest post in the history of this blog.
And, being a UNC guy...
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 16:45 — twinpiques...you would certainly know gay.
Excellent comeback
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 17:18 — Heels20from the man who fornicates with his pig before cooking it.
Like I said yesterday JP
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 08:58 — PuddentainYou've caught crap from us State fans for working for the Daily Tarheel, Raleigh edition, for a long time. But that's nothing compared to the stuff the scorned tarheel fans are going to throw your way.
(btw - keep it up!)
Geraldo
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 22:36 — heelsno1...go back to Chicago where you belong, JPG.
Ah, yes...
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 16:46 — twinpiques...hate the messenger instead of the message. Never underestimate the power of denial.