July 24, 2012

John Gwaltney, Jr.
TarHeelIllustrated.com Staff

Video: UNC head football coach Larry Fedora at ACC Kickoff - Charlotte Observer
UNC's new head football coach Larry Fedora spoke about his expectations for his first season in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels went 7-6 with a 3-5 ACC record in 2011.

FSU, Virginia Tech top ACC picks - Durham Herald-Sun
There weren't any surprises in the preseason ACC media poll. For the fourth straight year, Florida State and Virginia Tech were picked to win their respective divisions, while 2011 ACC rookie of the year Sammy Watkins of Clemson was selected to win the ACC player of the year award. North Carolina earned the third-most points in the Coastal Division, while Duke was expected to finish last.

Unsurprisingly, media again pick Florida State to win ACC - Raleigh News & Observer
The ACC media loves Florida State. Again. For the second straight year, the Seminoles were the preseason pick by the league's media to win the ACC title. FSU, which finished second in the Atlantic Division to Clemson last season and 9-4 overall with a second straight bowl win, received 60 out of 95 votes to win the ACC championship game and 72 to win its division.

Larry Fedora: The new poster boy for Red Bull - Wilmington Star-News
Most people drink a Red Bull to perk themselves up. New North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora is so wired, he says he sometimes drinks it to calm himself down. And according to his players, he doesn't limit himself to just one in the morning or one in the afternoon to combat those 3 p.m. blahs. Nope.

UNC's Fedora has a plan for adversity - Winston-Salem Journal
Larry Fedora doesn't fret when bad times strike. As a football coach, he knows that his teams will encounter big problems. When that happens, he knows how he wants his players to react, because he firmly believes that adversity brings out the best in anyone.