“It’s Not About Me”
“It’s not about me, it’s about the future generation of all student-athletes,” McCants says.
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McCants Has More To Say
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 11, 2014 | UNC Sports
He’s is returning to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” live Wednesday afternoon.
Read MoreDan Kane: “I Would Like To Talk To The Players”
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 10, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
“It’s just that simple. Let’s talk to the players, let’s ask them, ‘how many classes were you in that did not meet?'” Kane says.
Read More“Release Your Transcripts”
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 9, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
“Former athletes, if you want to help clear this up, release your transcripts,” says UNC School of Journalism professor Charlie Tuggle.
Read MoreThe He-Said-He-Said
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 9, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
Less than 24 hours after “Outside the Lines” aired, UNC men’s basketball head coach Roy Williams responded in an interview with ESPN’s Jay Bilas.
Read MoreWilliams Says He Didn’t Know
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 7, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
“I don’t sit in the classroom; I don’t turn in the papers,” Coach Williams said. “But I find that impossible for me to believe.”
Read MoreFormer Players Disagree With McCants
Posted by Associated Press | Jun 7, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
Sixteen players from North Carolina’s 2005 national championship team issued the following statement Friday to the Associated Press responding to former teammate Rashad McCants’ allegations of academic misconduct.
Read MoreWeighing In On McCants’ Comments
Posted by Ran Northam | Jun 6, 2014 | UNC, UNC Sports
There are still unanswered questions about the academic scandal at UNC, and former basketball star Rashad McCants’ comments on ESPN’s Outside The Lines Friday may have clouded the water even more.
Read MoreAcademic Scandal: ‘A Shared Culpability’
Posted by Ran Northam | May 29, 2014 | UNC
“I think the vigorous discussion and debate is totally appropriate,” UNC Faculty Chair-elect Bruce Cairns says.
Read More‘Stop Publicly Debating Struggling Athletes’
Posted by Ran Northam | May 29, 2014 | UNC
“The (athletes) that are struggling, we shouldn’t be personally debating them out in public like this,” Faculty Chair-elect Bruce Cairns says. “We should be figuring out a way to support them.”
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