UNC coach Larry Fedora has dismissed senior WR Todd Harrelson. PHOTO: Robert Willett

GREENSBORO — Lots of stuff coming from the ACC football kickoff, but first some news:

North Carolina wide receiver Todd Harrelson has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules, Tar Heels coach Larry Fedora said on Monday.

UNC's Todd Harrelson takes a breather during the Tar Heels' practice in August. ROBERT WILLETT - rwillett@newsobserver.com

CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina junior cornerback Todd Harrelson has been suspended indefinitely for violating team and university rules, the university announced this afternoon.

According to the university release, Harrelson's suspension is not related to the NCAA investigation of the Tar Heels program.
 
A reserve cornerback, Harrelson is the team’s starting punt returner. Harrelson had four punt returns for 38 yards going into today's game against Virginia.

CHAPEL HILL – Wide receiver Todd Harrelson made the biggest catch of his career in last year’s Music City Bowl – a 28-yard reception with less than a minute left in regulation that kept the Tar Heels’ drive, and hopes, alive.

If the junior wants to make another catch, though, it will likely need to be an interception.

With starting cornerback Jabari Price scheduled for surgery Friday to repair an injured tendon in his left hand (he hurt it Tuesday), and UNC’s coaches unsure how long he will be sidelined, Harrelson switched to corner during Thursday’s practice. Although the 6-feet-2, 195-pounder was recruited to play receiver at Carolina, he was a second-team all-state defensive back at Oscar Smith High in Chesapeake, Va.

“College is probably a little faster than when I played corner in high school, but it’s really not that much of a difference,’’ Harrelson said. “I just need to learn the playbook, and I should be OK.”