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	The '''2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team''' will represent the ] in the ]. The team will be led by second year head coach ] and will play their home games at ]. The Tar Heels will compete as a member of the ] in the Coastal Division.		The '''2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team''' will represent the ] in the ]. The team will be led by second year head coach ] and will play their home games at ]. The Tar Heels will compete as a member of the ] in the Coastal Division.

	==~~Before the~~ season==		==Previous season==

	===Previous season===

	In his first year as head coach in a season that the UNC football team was ineligible for the ACC title, a bowl game and a ranking in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, ] led the team to an 8-4 record. The offense finished the season ranked 14th out of 120 teams in terms of total yards per game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1027/p1 \|title=Total Offense \|publisher=NCAA.com \|date=2013-01-08 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> The defense finished the season ranked 56th out of 120 teams in terms of opponent total yards per game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1042/p2 \|title=Total Defense \|publisher=NCAA.com \|date=2013-01-08 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> North Carolina had at least eight victories in four of the five years from 2008 to 2012. The eight wins in 2008 and 2009 were vacated due to NCAA penalty.<ref>http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/Football/2012_UNC_Notes.pdf</ref> The last time North Carolina had more than eight victories was in 1997.		In his first year as head coach in a season that the UNC football team was ineligible for the ACC title, a bowl game and a ranking in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, ] led the team to an 8-4 record. The offense finished the season ranked 14th out of 120 teams in terms of total yards per game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1027/p1 \|title=Total Offense \|publisher=NCAA.com \|date=2013-01-08 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> The defense finished the season ranked 56th out of 120 teams in terms of opponent total yards per game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1042/p2 \|title=Total Defense \|publisher=NCAA.com \|date=2013-01-08 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> North Carolina had at least eight victories in four of the five years from 2008 to 2012. The eight wins in 2008 and 2009 were vacated due to NCAA penalty.<ref>http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/Football/2012_UNC_Notes.pdf</ref> The last time North Carolina had more than eight victories was in 1997.

			==Recruiting==
	===Spring practice===

	Marquise Williams, Bryn Renner's backup quarterback in the 2012 season, was not enrolled in classes at UNC in the spring semester.<ref></ref> UNC coach Larry Fedora said Williams may re-enroll at UNC during the summer.<ref></ref> After the spring football game in April 2013, Fedora said that if the season started, early enrollee freshman quarterback Mitch Trubisky would be the second string quarterback.<ref></ref>

	Three early enrolled freshman played in the spring football game and recorded a stat: Jordan Fieulleteau (wide receiver, eight receptions, 7.4 yards per catch), Khris Francis (running back, 20 rushes, 5.1 yards per rush), walk-on safety Dominique Green (three tackles, one interception) and Mitch Trubisky (quarterback, 10 of 18, two interceptions, one touchdown). Early enrolee R.J. Prince (offensive tackle) was on the white roster (second team).

	Kendrick Singleton played on the first team in the spring game at wide receiver after playing on defense in 12 games in the 2012 season. Only four of the 11 receivers that caught a pass in the spring game caught a pass in a game in the prior season.

	==Personnel==

	===Coaching staff===

	North Carolina head coach ] will enter his second year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2013 season. After his first year of coaching, Fedora led the Tar Heels to an eight wins and four losses, but post season ineligibility ended their season after their final regular season game. Defensive line coach Deke Adams left the Tar Heels to coach the same position at ].<ref></ref> On February 5, 2013, Illinois defensive line coach Keith Gilmore was hired to replace Deke Adams.<ref></ref> David Duggan the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator left North Carolina for Southern Mississippi after one season of coaching.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/01/southern_miss_announces_six_ne.html \|title=Southern Miss announces six new football assistant coaches \| gulflive.com \|publisher=Blog.gulflive.com \|date=2013-01-04 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> Larry Fedora then hired Arizona State coach Ron West to become the new co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.<ref></ref>

	{\| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%;"
	\|-
	\|+Coaches for the 2013 season<ref>{{cite web \|year=2012\|title=University of North Carolina Football Roster\|work=tarheelblue.com\|url=http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/unc-m-footbl-mtt.html\|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref>
	\| Name
	\| Position
	\| Seasons at North Carolina
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| ]
	\| Head Coach
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Blake Anderson
	\| Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Walt Bell
	\| Tight Ends
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Gunter Brewer
	\| Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Dan Disch
	\| Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Keith Gilmore
	\| Defensive Line
	\| 1st
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Lou Hernandez
	\| Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Randy Jordan
	\| Running Backs Coach
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| Chris Kapilovic
	\| Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| ]
	\| Associate Head Coach for Defense/Inside Linebackers
	\| 2nd
	\|- style="text-align:center;"
	\| ]
	\| Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers
	\| 1st
	\|}

	===Returning starters===

	Out of the 10 returning starters on offense, left tackle James Hurst has the most career starts with 36. Hurst is the only returning Tar Heel among the four first-team selections from UNC to Phil Steele's 2012 All-ACC team.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667864&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205824824 \|title=Tar Heels On Phil Steele All-ACC Team - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site \|publisher=Goheels.com \|date=2012-12-13 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> Returners Eric Ebron (tight end), Kareem Martin (defensive end) and Tommy Hibbard (punter) made the second-team; returner Bryn Renner (quarterback) made the third-team. Hurst is the only returning UNC player who was selected to the 2012 All-ACC first-team.<ref name="theacc1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aab.html \|title=ACC Announces First Coaches All-ACC Football Team - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference \|publisher=Theacc.com \|date=2012-12-05 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>

	The returners on defense have more experience in terms of starts than the offense, with six players with more than 10 starts compared to four on the offense. Defensive end Kareem Martin has the most career starts on defense with 28. He led UNC in 2012 with eight quarterback hurries, was third in sacks and tenth in tackles.

	The most experienced returning unit will be the secondary, with all the 2012 starters returning. Returning safety Tre Boston led the team in tackles in 2012, averaging seven per game. Cornerback Tim Scott and safety Tre Boston received honorable mentions after the 2012 season in the All-ACC coaches poll. Boston was the ACC defensive back of the week twice in 2012.<ref name="theacc1"/>

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	\| Landon Turner
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	\| A.J. Blue
	\| Senior
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	\|-
	\| Eric Ebron
	\| Junior
	\| Tight End
	\|-
	\| Jack Tabb
	\| Junior
	\| Tight End
	\|-
	\| Quinshad Davis
	\| Sophomore
	\| Wide Receiver
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	\| Mark McNeill
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	\| Jabari Price
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	\| Tim Scott
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	\| Kareem Martin
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	\| Tommy Heffernan
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	\| Travis Hughes
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	\| Darius Lipford
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	\| Tim Jackson
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	\| Shawn Underwood
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	\| Tre Boston
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	\| Parker Thomas
	\| Senior
	\| Deep snapper
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	\| Sean Tapley
	\| Junior
	\| Kickoff returner
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	\| Thomas Moore
	\| Junior
	\| Place-kicker/Kickoff
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	\| Tommy Hibbard
	\| Junior
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	===Depth chart===
	* based on returning starters, last depth chart of 2012 season, 2012 statistics, 2013 scholarship players and 2013 spring game<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://northcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=941&CID=1311169 \|title=TarHeelIllustrated.com - 2013 UNC Football Scholarship Depth Chart \|publisher=Northcarolina.rivals.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref><ref></ref>
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	\| QB_Backup = Mitch Trubisky
	\| QB_Third = Marquise Williams
	\| RB1_Starter = A.J. Blue
	\| RB1_Backup = Romar Morris
	\| RB1_Third = Khris Francis
	\| FB_Starter = T.J. Logan (A-Back)
	\| FB_Backup = Ryan Switzer (A-Back)
	\| FB_Third =
	\| WR1_Starter = Quinshad Davis
	\| WR1_Backup = T.J. Thorpe
	\| WR2_Starter = Sean Tapley
	\| WR2_Backup =
	\| TE1_Starter = Eric Ebron
	\| TE1_Backup = Jack Tabb
	\| TE1_Third = Eric Albright
	\| LT_Starter = ]
	\| LT_Backup =
	\| LG_Starter = Caleb Peterson
	\| LG_Backup = David Collins
	\| C_Starter = Russell Bodine
	\| C_Backup =
	\| RG_Starter = Landon Turner
	\| RG_Backup =
	\| RT_Starter = Nick Appel
	\| RT_Backup = Kiaro Holts
	\| ROLB_Starter = Shakeel Rashad
	\| ROLB_Backup =
	\| RILB_Starter = Norkeithus Otis
	\| RILB_Backup = Tommy Heffernan
	\| RILB_Third = Brandon Ellerbe
	\| LILB_Starter = Nathan Staub
	\| LILB_Backup = P.J. Clyburn
	\| LOLB_Starter = Travis Hughes
	\| LOLB_Backup =
	\| FS_Starter = Tre Boston
	\| FS_Backup =
	\| SS_Starter = Dominique Green
	\| SS_Backup = Darien Rankin
	\| DB1_Starter = Jabari Price
	\| DB1_Backup =
	\| DB2_Starter = Tim Scott
	\| DB2_Backup = T.J. Jiles
	\| RDE_Starter = Kareem Martin
	\| RDE_Backup =
	\| NT_Starter = Tim Jackson
	\| NT_Backup =
	\| LDE_Starter = Jessie Rogers
	\| LDE_Backup = Shawn Underwood
	\| PK_Starter = Thomas Moore
	\| P_Starter = Tommy Hibbard
	\| Kick_Returner = Sean Tapley
	\| Punt_Returner = Sean Tapley
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	===Recruiting===
	{{see also\|American football positions\|Glossary of American football\|Recruiting (college athletics)}}		{{see also\|American football positions\|Glossary of American football\|Recruiting (college athletics)}}

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			==Returning starters==

			Out of the 10 returning starters on offense, left tackle James Hurst has the most career starts with 36. Hurst is the only returning Tar Heel among the four first-team selections from UNC to Phil Steele's 2012 All-ACC team.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667864&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205824824 \|title=Tar Heels On Phil Steele All-ACC Team - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site \|publisher=Goheels.com \|date=2012-12-13 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> Returners Eric Ebron (tight end), Kareem Martin (defensive end) and Tommy Hibbard (punter) made the second-team; returner Bryn Renner (quarterback) made the third-team. Hurst is the only returning UNC player who was selected to the 2012 All-ACC first-team.<ref name="theacc1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aab.html \|title=ACC Announces First Coaches All-ACC Football Team - The Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference \|publisher=Theacc.com \|date=2012-12-05 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>

			The returners on defense have more experience in terms of starts than the offense, with six players with more than 10 starts compared to four on the offense.

			Defensive end Kareem Martin has the most career starts on defense with 28. He led UNC in 2012 with eight quarterback hurries, was third in sacks and tenth in tackles.

			The most experienced returning unit will be the secondary, with all the 2012 starters returning. Returning safety Tre Boston led the team in tackles in 2012, averaging seven per game. Cornerback Tim Scott and safety Tre Boston received honorable mentions after the 2012 season in the All-ACC coaches poll. Boston was the ACC defensive back of the week twice in 2012.<ref name="theacc1"/>

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			\| Landon Turner
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			\| A.J. Blue
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			\| Mark McNeill
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			\| Sean Tapley
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			! Player
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			\| Jabari Price
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			\| Cornerback
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			\| Tim Scott
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			\| Tommy Heffernan
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			\| Shawn Underwood
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			\| Tre Boston
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			! Player
			! Class
			! Position
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			\| Parker Thomas
			\| Senior
			\| Deep snapper
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			\| Sean Tapley
			\| Junior
			\| Kickoff returner
			\|-
			\| Thomas Moore
			\| Junior
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			\| Tommy Hibbard
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			===Other returners===
			A player returning for 2013 season that did not start in 2012 is wide receiver/kick returner T.J. Thorpe. Thorpe played as a true freshman in the 2011 season and received honorable mention on the All-ACC team.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667866&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205497671&Q_SEASON=2012 \|title=T.J. Thorpe Biography - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site \|publisher=Goheels.com \|date=1993-05-26 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> He did not play in the 2012 season after breaking his foot in a preseason practice. Thorpe participated in spring practices in 2013 on a limited basis due to injury and did not appear in the spring game.<ref>http://www.news-record.com/home/1017857-63/unc-scrimmage-notes-the-defense</ref>

			True freshman that had significant playing time on defense in 2012 included linebacker Shakeel Rashad, who played in 11 of the season's 12 games and had 18 tackles. True freshman defensive end Jessie Rogers also played in 12 games. On offense, true freshman Quinshad Davis led the team in receiving.

			===Potential lineup===
			* based on returning starters, last depth chart of 2012 season, 2012 statistics, 2013 scholarship players and 2013 spring game<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://northcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=941&CID=1311169 \|title=TarHeelIllustrated.com - 2013 UNC Football Scholarship Depth Chart \|publisher=Northcarolina.rivals.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref><ref>http://northcarolina.247sports.com/Article/Here-is-a-complete-breakdown-of-the-North-Carolina-Spring-Game-126354</ref>
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			\| KeyReserves = No
			\| 3Deep = Yes
			\| QB_Starter = ]
			\| QB_Backup = Mitch Trubisky (Fr.)
			\| QB_Third = Marquise Williams (So.)
			\| RB1_Starter = A.J. Blue (Sr.)
			\| RB1_Backup = Romar Morris (So.)
			\| RB1_Third = Khris Francis (Fr.)
			\| FB_Starter = T.J. Logan (A-Back) (Fr.)<br>Ryan Switzer (A-Back) (Fr.)
			\| FB_Backup =
			\| FB_Third =
			\| WR1_Starter = Quinshad Davis (So.)
			\| WR1_Backup = T.J. Thorpe (So.)
			\| WR2_Starter = Sean Tapley (Jr.)
			\| WR2_Backup =
			\| TE1_Starter = Eric Ebron (Jr.)<br>Jack Tabb (Jr.)<br>Eric Albright (Jr.)
			\| TE1_Backup =
			\| LT_Starter = ]
			\| LT_Backup =
			\| LG_Starter = Caleb Peterson (RFr.)
			\| LG_Backup = David Collins (Sr.)
			\| C_Starter = Russell Bodine (Jr.)
			\| C_Backup =
			\| RG_Starter = Landon Turner (So.)
			\| RG_Backup =
			\| RT_Starter = Nick Appel (Jr.)
			\| RT_Backup = Kiaro Holts (So.)
			\| ROLB_Starter = Shakeel Rashad (So.)
			\| ROLB_Backup =
			\| RILB_Starter = Norkeithus Otis (Jr.)
			\| RILB_Backup = Tommy Heffernan (Sr.), Brandon Ellerbe (Jr.)
			\| LILB_Starter = Nathan Staub (RFr.)
			\| LILB_Backup = P.J. Clyburn (Jr.)
			\| LOLB_Starter = Travis Hughes (Jr.)
			\| LOLB_Backup =
			\| FS_Starter = Tre Boston (Sr.)
			\| FS_Backup =
			\| SS_Starter = Dominique Green (Fr.)
			\| SS_Backup = Darien Rankin (So.)
			\| DB1_Starter = Jabari Price (Sr.)
			\| DB1_Backup =
			\| DB2_Starter = Tim Scott (Jr.)
			\| DB2_Backup = T.J. Jiles (So.)
			\| RDE_Starter = Kareem Martin (Sr.)
			\| RDE_Backup =
			\| NT_Starter = Tim Jackson (Sr.)
			\| NT_Backup =
			\| LDE_Starter = Jessie Rogers (So.)
			\| LDE_Backup = Shawn Underwood (Jr.)
			\| PK_Starter = Thomas Moore (Jr.)
			\| P_Starter = Tommy Hibbard (Jr.)
			\| Kick_Returner = Sean Tapley (Jr.)<br>T.J. Thorpe (So.)
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			====Running back competition====
			Due to the planned departure of 2012 starting running back ] to the NFL, the running back position for the 2013 season will be open for competition and may feature a committee of running backs as current offensive coordinator previously used as many as six running backs per season at Southern Miss.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Turner Walston \|url=http://www.tarheelmonthly.com/thm-daily/letters-from-camp-romar-morris \|title=Letters from Camp: Romar Morris \|publisher=Tar Heel Monthly \|date=2012-08-07 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>

			A.J. Blue (6'2", 225) was Bernard's primary backup in the previous season and Fedora has recognized Blue as more of a between-the-tackle runner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com/33844/unc-running-back-situation-in-good-hands-even-without-bernard/ \|title=UNC running back situation in good hands even without Bernard \| ACC Insider \|publisher=Acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com \|date=2012-12-14 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> Head coach Fedora's spread offense requires a fast running back to spread the field with both outside running and pass catching ability. Another returner that had playing time last season was Romar Morris (5'10", 180), a football and track athlete at North Carolina. Morris had a career-high 202 all-purpose yards in Carolina's 39-34 loss at Louisville last season (149 yards receiving, 23 yards rushing and 30 yards on kick returns). Fedora commented that 2013 recruits T.J. Logan and Khris Francis will probably play in the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2013/02/unc-signs-7-football-players-from-the-state \|title=UNC signs 7 football players from the state \|publisher=The Daily Tar Heel \|date=2013-02-06 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>

			The only other returning running back that had carries last season is Travis Riley. He played in two games in 2012 after injuring his knee in his true freshman season in 2011 and taking a redshirt year.

			Incoming freshman running back Khris Francis (5'9", 195, 195th ranked running back in 2013 class<ref name="scout9">{{cite web\|url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=4&pid=11&yr=2013 \|title=Scout.com: Football Recruiting \|publisher=Recruiting.scout.com \|date= \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>) enrolled at North Carolina in January 2013 and will participate in spring football practice. T.J. Logan will join the team in Fall 2013 (5'11", 175, 28th ranked running back in 2013 class).<ref name="scout9"/>).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/1260286.html \|title=Scout.com: Anderson Discusses Early Enrollees \|publisher=Northcarolina.scout.com \|date=2013-01-23 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>

			'''A.J. Blue''' played running back and quarterback in high school.
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			! colspan="2" \| A.J. Blue statistics
			! colspan="7" \| Rushing
			! colspan="4" \| Receiving
			\|-
			! Season !! Team !! GP !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Yds/G !! Long !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Long !! TD
			\|-
			\| 2009 \|\| North Carolina \|\| 6/0 \|\| 18 \|\| 33 \|\| 1.8 \|\| 5.5 \|\| 11 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
			\|-
			\| 2010 \|\| Redshirted \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| 2011 \|\| North Carolina \|\| 6/0 \|\| 33 \|\| 138 \|\| 4.2 \|\| 11.5 \|\| 17 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 11 \|\| 15 \|\| 0
			\|-
			\| 2012 \|\| North Carolina \|\| 12/2 \|\| 82 \|\| 433 \|\| 5.3 \|\| 36.1 \|\| 34 \|\| 9 \|\| 9 \|\| 80 \|\| 13 \|\| 1
			\|-
			\| 2013 \|\| North Carolina \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|}

			'''Romar Morris''' was the MVP of his high school team's first state championship game in 53 years.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Harold Gutmann \|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/TGIgB4XAEeCkhgAcxJSkrA/unc-recruit-romar-morris-would-rather-play-4-sports-than-star-in-1.htm \|title=UNC recruit Romar Morris would rather play 4 sports than star in 1 - MaxPreps News \|publisher=Maxpreps.com \|date=2011-05-27 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> He was also a high school 2A state champion in both the 100 and 200 meters. He ran the fifth-fastest 60 meter time in UNC history in the 2013 indoor track season.<ref>http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667866&SPID=12962&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205497666&Q_SEASON=2013</ref>

			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			\|-
			! colspan="2" \| Romar Morris statistics
			! colspan="7" \| Rushing
			! colspan="4" \| Receiving
			\|-
			! Season !! Team !! GP !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Yds/G !! Long !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Long !! TD
			\|-
			\| 2011 \|\| Redshirted \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| 2012 \|\| North Carolina \|\| 12/0 \|\| 69 \|\| 386 \|\| 5.6 \|\| 32.2 \|\| 31 \|\| 2 \|\| 12 \|\| 204 \|\| 50 \|\| 2
			\|-
			\| 2013 \|\| North Carolina \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|}

			==February 2013==
			Marquise Williams, Bryn Renner's backup quarterback in the 2012 season, was not enrolled in classes at UNC in the spring semester.<ref>http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/51989/update-on-unc-qb-marquise-williams</ref> UNC coach Larry Fedora said Williams may re-enroll at UNC during the summer.<ref>http://blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/marquise-williams-no-longer-enrolled-at-unc</ref> After the spring football game in April 2013, Fedora said that if the season started, early enrollee freshman quarterback Mitch Trubisky would be the second string quarterback.<ref>http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2013/04/13/sports/nh6795198.txt</ref>

			==April 2013==
			Three early enrollee freshman played in the spring football game and recorded a stat: Jordan Fieulleteau (wide receiver, eight receptions, 7.4 yards per catch), Khris Francis (running back, 20 rushes, 5.1 yards per rush), walk-on safety Dominique Green (three tackles, one interception) and Mitch Trubisky (quarterback, 10 of 18, two interceptions, one touchdown). Early enrolee R.J. Prince (offensive tackle) was on the white roster (second team).

			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			\|-
			! colspan="4" \| Running backs in spring game (sorted by total yards)
			! colspan="2" \| Combined stats
			! colspan="4" \| Rushing
			! colspan="4" \| Receiving
			\|-
			! Name !! Year in 2013 season !! Height !! Weight !! Total yards !! Yards/touch !! Att. !! Yards !! Avg. !! TD !! Rec. !! Yards !! Avg. !! TD
			\|-
			\| Romar Morris \|\| Sophomore \|\| 5'10 \|\| 185 \|\| 105 \|\| 6.2 \|\| 15 \|\| 80 \|\| 5.3 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 25 \|\| 12.5 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Khris Francis \|\| Freshman \|\| 5'9 \|\| 195 \|\| 101 \|\| 5.1 \|\| 20 \|\| 101 \|\| 5.1 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| A.J. Blue \|\| Senior \|\| 6'2 \|\| 215 \|\| 63 \|\| 7.0 \|\| 8 \|\| 30 \|\| 3.8 \|\| \|\| 1 \|\| 33 \|\| 33.0 \|\| 1
			\|-
			\| Charles Brunson \|\| Redshirt Freshman \|\| 6'0 \|\| 200 \|\| 39 \|\| 2.8 \|\| 14 \|\| 39 \|\| 2.8 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|}

			Kendrick Singleton played on the first team in the spring game at wide receiver after playing on defense in 12 games in the 2012 season. Only four of the 11 receivers that caught a pass in the spring game caught a pass in a game in the prior season.

			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			\|-
			! colspan="6" \| Wide receivers in spring game (sorted by total yards)
			! colspan="4" \| Receiving
			\|-
			! Name !! Year in 2013 season !! Spring game team !! 2012 receptions !! Height !! Weight !! Rec. !! Yards !! Avg. !! TD
			\|-
			\| Sean Tapley \|\| Junior \|\| 1st team \|\| 26 \|\| 6'1 \|\| 185 \|\| 3 \|\| 108 \|\| 36.0 \|\| 1
			\|-
			\| Nic Platt \|\| Junior \|\| 1st team \|\| 5 \|\| 6'2 \|\| 205 \|\| 3 \|\| 61 \|\| 20.3 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Jordan Fieullateau \|\| Freshman \|\| 2nd team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'3 \|\| 205 \|\| 8 \|\| 59 \|\| 7.4 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Damien Washington \|\| Sophomore \|\| 1st team \|\| 2 \|\| 6'1 \|\| 180 \|\| 3 \|\| 42 \|\| 14.0 \|\| 1
			\|-
			\| Cam Campbell \|\| Junior \|\| 2nd team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'2 \|\| 205 \|\| 1 \|\| 37 \|\| 37.0 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Quinshad Davis \|\| Sophomore \|\| 1st team \|\| 61 \|\| 6'4 \|\| 205 \|\| 3 \|\| 34 \|\| 11.3 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Kendrick Singleton \|\| Sophomore \|\| 1st team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'2 \|\| 200 \|\| 2 \|\| 24 \|\| 12.0 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Jordan Darty \|\| Junior \|\| 2nd team \|\| 26 \|\| 5'11 \|\| 175 \|\| 3 \|\| 19 \|\| 6.3 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Dalton Stogner \|\| Redshirt Freshman \|\| 1st team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'4 \|\| 195 \|\| 2 \|\| 16 \|\| 8.0 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Darien McNeill \|\| Junior \|\| 2nd team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'2 \|\| 200 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 3.0 \|\|
			\|-
			\| Lukas Heavner \|\| Junior \|\| 2nd team \|\| 0 \|\| 6'1 \|\| 165 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 2.0 \|\|
			\|}

			==Coaching staff==

			There were two changes to Larry Fedora's coaching staff after the 2012 season. Outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator David Duggan left North Carolina after one season to return to Southern Miss as defensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/01/southern_miss_announces_six_ne.html \|title=Southern Miss announces six new football assistant coaches \| gulflive.com \|publisher=Blog.gulflive.com \|date=2013-01-04 \|accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref> Defensive line coach Deke Adams left North Carolina in January 2013 to coach the defensive line at South Carolina.<ref>http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/2013/1/22/3902610/the-daily-feed-deke-adams-replaces-brad-lawing-as-defensive-line-coach</ref>

			(alphabetical by name after head coach)
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|- style="text-align:center; background:#56a0d3; color:#fff;"
			\| '''Name'''<ref>{{cite web \|year=2012\|title=University of North Carolina Football Roster\|work=tarheelblue.com\|url=http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/unc-m-footbl-mtt.html\|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref> \|\| '''Position''' \|\| '''Seasons in Position'''
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| Head Coach
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Blake Anderson
			\| Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Walt Bell
			\| Tight Ends
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Gunter Brewer
			\| Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Dan Disch
			\| Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Keith Gilmore
			\| Defensive Line
			\| 1st
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Lou Hernandez
			\| Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Randy Jordan
			\| Running Backs Coach
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| Chris Kapilovic
			\| Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| Associate Head Coach for Defense/Inside Linebackers
			\| 2nd
			\|}

	==Schedule==		==Schedule==
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	*<small>Schedule source:<ref>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/13accfbteamschedule.pdf</ref></small>		*<small>Schedule source:<ref>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/13accfbteamschedule.pdf</ref></small>

			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			\|-
			! !! Spring game<ref>http://www.goheels.com/pdf9/1909489.pdf?&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350</ref> !! South Carolina!! Middle Tenn. !! GT !! ECU !! VT !! Miami !! BC !! NCSU !! UVA !! Pitt. !! ODU !! Duke
			\|-
			\| Date \|\| 4/20 \|\| 8/29 \|\| 9/7 \|\| 9/21 \|\| 9/28 \|\| 10/5 \|\| 10/17 \|\| 10/26 \|\| 11/2 \|\| 11/9 \|\| 11/16 \|\| 11/23 \|\| 11/30
			\|-

			\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| '''Starting line-up''' \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| ''Offense'' \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Renner - QB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Blue - RB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Davis - WR \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Tapley - WR \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Thorpe - WR \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Hurst - LT \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Peterson - LG \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Bodine - C \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Turner - RG \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Appel - RT \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Ebron - TE \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| ''Defense'' \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Martin - DE \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Rogers - DE \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Jackson - NT \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Rashad - WLB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Otis - ILB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Staub - ILB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Hughes - SLB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Boston - FS \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Green - SS \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Price - CB \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|-
			\| Scott - CB \|\| X \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|
			\|}

	==References==		==References==

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2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#	8	–	0	14	–	0
No. 8 Clemson %	7	–	1	11	–	2
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Syracuse	4	–	4	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	5	7	–	6
Wake Forest	2	–	6	4	–	8
NC State	0	–	8	3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x	6	–	2	10	–	4
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	4
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	6
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	7	–	6
Virginia	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2013 college football season. The team will be led by second year head coach Larry Fedora and will play their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels will compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division.

Previous season

In his first year as head coach in a season that the UNC football team was ineligible for the ACC title, a bowl game and a ranking in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, Larry Fedora led the team to an 8-4 record. The offense finished the season ranked 14th out of 120 teams in terms of total yards per game. The defense finished the season ranked 56th out of 120 teams in terms of opponent total yards per game. North Carolina had at least eight victories in four of the five years from 2008 to 2012. The eight wins in 2008 and 2009 were vacated due to NCAA penalty. The last time North Carolina had more than eight victories was in 1997.

Recruiting

Prior to National Signing Day, four high school players that graduated early and received scholarship offers to play football at North Carolina enrolled for the spring semester, allowing them to participate in spring practice. These included: quarterback Mitch Trubisky, wide receiver Jordan Fieulleteau, running back Kris Francis, and offensive tackle R.J. Prince. On February 6, 2013 thirteen additional players signed their National Letter of Intent to play at North Carolina that completed the 2013 recruiting class. Based on the March 2012 sanctions from the NCAA, North Carolina could only sign a maximum of 20 players per year for the next two years versus the regular limit of 25.

North Carolina's recruiting class was highlighted by five players from the "ESPN 300": No. 118 Brian Walker (CB); No. 159 Greg Webb (DT); No. 194 Johnathan Howard (WR); No. 219 Mitch Trubisky (QB); No. 275 Jordan Fieulleteau (WR). The Tar Heels signed the No. 42 recruiting class according to Rivals.com and the No. 29 recruiting class according to Scout.com. ESPN had North Carolina's class as the No. 21 recruiting class in the nation.

College recruiting information (2013)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40	Commit date
Brian Walker CB	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	4.49	Mar 20, 2012
Brian Walker CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Greg Webb DT	Erial, NJ	Timber Creek Regional HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	298 lb (135 kg)	5.20	Jul 21, 2012
Greg Webb DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Johnathan Howard WR	Rochelle, GA	Wilcox County HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.65	Sep 23, 2012
Johnathan Howard WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Mitch Trubisky QB	Mentor, OH	Mentor HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	4.70	May 20, 2012
Mitch Trubisky QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Jordan Fieulleteau WR	Raleigh, NC	Wakefield HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	5.07	Feb 13, 2012
Jordan Fieulleteau WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Khris Francis RB	Durham, NC	Hillside HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.59	Feb 8, 2012
Khris Francis RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Lucas Crowley OC	Saint Augustine, FL	Nease HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	5.30	Jul 28, 2012
Lucas Crowley OC	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
T.J. Logan ATH	Greensboro, NC	Northern Guilford HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.50	Jul 10, 2012
T.J. Logan ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
R.J. Prince OT	Albemarle, NC	Albemarle HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	5.05	Feb 19, 2012
R.J. Prince OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Nazair Jones DE	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	4.75	Jul 20, 2012
Nazair Jones DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Ryan Switzer WR	Charleston, WV	George Washington HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.52	Mar 28, 2012
Ryan Switzer WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Marquis Haynes DE	Jacksonville, FL	University Christian HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.65	Aug 5, 2012
Marquis Haynes DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Dajaun Drennon DE	Erial, NJ	Timber Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.70	Jul 21, 2012
Dajaun Drennon DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Donnie Miles ATH	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.50	Mar 18, 2012
Donnie Miles ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Desmond Lawrence S	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.60	Apr 7, 2012
Desmond Lawrence S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Brad Henson Jr. OG	Toms River, NJ	Monsignor Donovan HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.2	Dec 16, 2012
Brad Henson Jr. OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Mikey Bart TE	Buford, GA	Buford HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.75	Jan 11, 2013
Mikey Bart TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 41 Rivals: 40
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: North Carolina". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013. "RecruitTracker 2013: North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

Returning starters

Out of the 10 returning starters on offense, left tackle James Hurst has the most career starts with 36. Hurst is the only returning Tar Heel among the four first-team selections from UNC to Phil Steele's 2012 All-ACC team. Returners Eric Ebron (tight end), Kareem Martin (defensive end) and Tommy Hibbard (punter) made the second-team; returner Bryn Renner (quarterback) made the third-team. Hurst is the only returning UNC player who was selected to the 2012 All-ACC first-team.

The returners on defense have more experience in terms of starts than the offense, with six players with more than 10 starts compared to four on the offense.

Defensive end Kareem Martin has the most career starts on defense with 28. He led UNC in 2012 with eight quarterback hurries, was third in sacks and tenth in tackles.

The most experienced returning unit will be the secondary, with all the 2012 starters returning. Returning safety Tre Boston led the team in tackles in 2012, averaging seven per game. Cornerback Tim Scott and safety Tre Boston received honorable mentions after the 2012 season in the All-ACC coaches poll. Boston was the ACC defensive back of the week twice in 2012.

Offense
Player	Class	Position
Russell Bodine	Junior	Center
James Hurst	Senior	Left Tackle
Bryn Renner	Senior	Quarterback
Landon Turner	Sophomore	Right Guard
A.J. Blue	Senior	Running Back
Eric Ebron	Junior	Tight End
Jack Tabb	Junior	Tight End
Quinshad Davis	Sophomore	Wide Receiver
Mark McNeill	Junior	Wide Receiver
Sean Tapley	Junior	Wide Receiver
Reference:

Defense
Player	Class	Position
Jabari Price	Senior	Cornerback
Tim Scott	Junior	Cornerback
Kareem Martin	Senior	Defensive End
Tommy Heffernan	Senior	Linebacker
Travis Hughes	Junior	Linebacker
Darius Lipford	Senior	Linebacker
Tim Jackson	Senior	Nose Tackle
Shawn Underwood	Junior	Nose Tackle
Tre Boston	Senior	Safety
Darien Rankin	Sophomore	Safety
Sam Smiley	Sophomore	Safety
Reference:

Special Teams
Player	Class	Position
Parker Thomas	Senior	Deep snapper
Sean Tapley	Junior	Kickoff returner
Thomas Moore	Junior	Place-kicker/Kickoff
Tommy Hibbard	Junior	Punter
Reference:

Other returners

A player returning for 2013 season that did not start in 2012 is wide receiver/kick returner T.J. Thorpe. Thorpe played as a true freshman in the 2011 season and received honorable mention on the All-ACC team. He did not play in the 2012 season after breaking his foot in a preseason practice. Thorpe participated in spring practices in 2013 on a limited basis due to injury and did not appear in the spring game.

True freshman that had significant playing time on defense in 2012 included linebacker Shakeel Rashad, who played in 11 of the season's 12 games and had 18 tackles. True freshman defensive end Jessie Rogers also played in 12 games. On offense, true freshman Quinshad Davis led the team in receiving.

Potential lineup

based on returning starters, last depth chart of 2012 season, 2012 statistics, 2013 scholarship players and 2013 spring game

Defense

FS
Tre Boston (Sr.)
⋅
⋅

WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
Shakeel Rashad (So.)	Norkeithus Otis (Jr.)	Nathan Staub (RFr.)	⋅
⋅	Tommy Heffernan (Sr.), Brandon Ellerbe (Jr.)	P.J. Clyburn (Jr.)	⋅
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
Dominique Green (Fr.)
Darien Rankin (So.)
⋅

CB
Jabari Price (Sr.)
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DE	NT	DE
Kareem Martin (Sr.)	Tim Jackson (Sr.)	Jessie Rogers (So.)
⋅	⋅	Shawn Underwood (Jr.)
⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Tim Scott (Jr.)
T.J. Jiles (So.)
⋅

Offense

WR
Quinshad Davis (So.)
T.J. Thorpe (So.)
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
James Hurst (Sr.)	Caleb Peterson (RFr.)	Russell Bodine (Jr.)	Landon Turner (So.)	Nick Appel (Jr.)
⋅	David Collins (Sr.)	⋅	⋅	Kiaro Holts (So.)
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Eric Ebron (Jr.) Jack Tabb (Jr.) Eric Albright (Jr.)
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WR
Sean Tapley (Jr.)
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QB
Bryn Renner (Sr.)
Mitch Trubisky (Fr.)
Marquise Williams (So.)

RB
A.J. Blue (Sr.)
Romar Morris (So.)
Khris Francis (Fr.)

FB
T.J. Logan (A-Back) (Fr.) Ryan Switzer (A-Back) (Fr.)
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Special teams
PK Thomas Moore (Jr.)
P Tommy Hibbard (Jr.)
KR Sean Tapley (Jr.) T.J. Thorpe (So.)
LS Parker Thomas (Sr.)
H Tommy Hibbard (Jr.)

Running back competition

Due to the planned departure of 2012 starting running back Giovani Bernard to the NFL, the running back position for the 2013 season will be open for competition and may feature a committee of running backs as current offensive coordinator previously used as many as six running backs per season at Southern Miss.

A.J. Blue (6'2", 225) was Bernard's primary backup in the previous season and Fedora has recognized Blue as more of a between-the-tackle runner. Head coach Fedora's spread offense requires a fast running back to spread the field with both outside running and pass catching ability. Another returner that had playing time last season was Romar Morris (5'10", 180), a football and track athlete at North Carolina. Morris had a career-high 202 all-purpose yards in Carolina's 39-34 loss at Louisville last season (149 yards receiving, 23 yards rushing and 30 yards on kick returns). Fedora commented that 2013 recruits T.J. Logan and Khris Francis will probably play in the 2013 season.

The only other returning running back that had carries last season is Travis Riley. He played in two games in 2012 after injuring his knee in his true freshman season in 2011 and taking a redshirt year.

Incoming freshman running back Khris Francis (5'9", 195, 195th ranked running back in 2013 class) enrolled at North Carolina in January 2013 and will participate in spring football practice. T.J. Logan will join the team in Fall 2013 (5'11", 175, 28th ranked running back in 2013 class).).

A.J. Blue played running back and quarterback in high school.

A.J. Blue statistics		Rushing							Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	Long	TD
2009	North Carolina	6/0	18	33	1.8	5.5	11	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Redshirted
2011	North Carolina	6/0	33	138	4.2	11.5	17	1	2	11	15	0
2012	North Carolina	12/2	82	433	5.3	36.1	34	9	9	80	13	1
2013	North Carolina

Romar Morris was the MVP of his high school team's first state championship game in 53 years. He was also a high school 2A state champion in both the 100 and 200 meters. He ran the fifth-fastest 60 meter time in UNC history in the 2013 indoor track season.

Romar Morris statistics		Rushing							Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	Long	TD
2011	Redshirted
2012	North Carolina	12/0	69	386	5.6	32.2	31	2	12	204	50	2
2013	North Carolina

February 2013

Marquise Williams, Bryn Renner's backup quarterback in the 2012 season, was not enrolled in classes at UNC in the spring semester. UNC coach Larry Fedora said Williams may re-enroll at UNC during the summer. After the spring football game in April 2013, Fedora said that if the season started, early enrollee freshman quarterback Mitch Trubisky would be the second string quarterback.

April 2013

Three early enrollee freshman played in the spring football game and recorded a stat: Jordan Fieulleteau (wide receiver, eight receptions, 7.4 yards per catch), Khris Francis (running back, 20 rushes, 5.1 yards per rush), walk-on safety Dominique Green (three tackles, one interception) and Mitch Trubisky (quarterback, 10 of 18, two interceptions, one touchdown). Early enrolee R.J. Prince (offensive tackle) was on the white roster (second team).

Running backs in spring game (sorted by total yards)				Combined stats		Rushing				Receiving
Name	Year in 2013 season	Height	Weight	Total yards	Yards/touch	Att.	Yards	Avg.	TD	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD
Romar Morris	Sophomore	5'10	185	105	6.2	15	80	5.3	1	2	25	12.5
Khris Francis	Freshman	5'9	195	101	5.1	20	101	5.1
A.J. Blue	Senior	6'2	215	63	7.0	8	30	3.8		1	33	33.0	1
Charles Brunson	Redshirt Freshman	6'0	200	39	2.8	14	39	2.8

Kendrick Singleton played on the first team in the spring game at wide receiver after playing on defense in 12 games in the 2012 season. Only four of the 11 receivers that caught a pass in the spring game caught a pass in a game in the prior season.

Wide receivers in spring game (sorted by total yards)						Receiving
Name	Year in 2013 season	Spring game team	2012 receptions	Height	Weight	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD
Sean Tapley	Junior	1st team	26	6'1	185	3	108	36.0	1
Nic Platt	Junior	1st team	5	6'2	205	3	61	20.3
Jordan Fieullateau	Freshman	2nd team	0	6'3	205	8	59	7.4
Damien Washington	Sophomore	1st team	2	6'1	180	3	42	14.0	1
Cam Campbell	Junior	2nd team	0	6'2	205	1	37	37.0
Quinshad Davis	Sophomore	1st team	61	6'4	205	3	34	11.3
Kendrick Singleton	Sophomore	1st team	0	6'2	200	2	24	12.0
Jordan Darty	Junior	2nd team	26	5'11	175	3	19	6.3
Dalton Stogner	Redshirt Freshman	1st team	0	6'4	195	2	16	8.0
Darien McNeill	Junior	2nd team	0	6'2	200	1	3	3.0
Lukas Heavner	Junior	2nd team	0	6'1	165	1	2	2.0

Coaching staff

There were two changes to Larry Fedora's coaching staff after the 2012 season. Outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator David Duggan left North Carolina after one season to return to Southern Miss as defensive coordinator. Defensive line coach Deke Adams left North Carolina in January 2013 to coach the defensive line at South Carolina.

(alphabetical by name after head coach)

Name	Position	Seasons in Position
Larry Fedora	Head Coach	2nd
Blake Anderson	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2nd
Walt Bell	Tight Ends	2nd
Gunter Brewer	Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers	2nd
Dan Disch	Defensive Coordinator/Secondary	2nd
Keith Gilmore	Defensive Line	1st
Lou Hernandez	Strength and Conditioning Coordinator	2nd
Randy Jordan	Running Backs Coach	2nd
Chris Kapilovic	Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line	2nd
Vic Koenning	Associate Head Coach for Defense/Inside Linebackers	2nd

Schedule

The 2013 schedule was officially released on February 25, 2013. |- !colspan=8| Spring Football Game

April 133:00 PMBlue vs. White

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC

ESPN 3 34-10 Blue Team 15,000

|- !colspan=8| Regular Season

August 296:00 PMat South Carolina*

ESPN September 7Middle Tennessee*

September 21at Georgia Tech

September 28East Carolina*

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC

October 5at Virginia Tech

October 17Miami

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC

ESPN October 26Boston College

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC

November 2at NC State

November 9Virginia

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)

November 16at Pittsburgh

November 23Old Dominion*

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC

November 30Duke

Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule source:

	Spring game	South Carolina	Middle Tenn.	GT	ECU	VT	Miami	BC	NCSU	UVA	Pitt.	ODU	Duke
Date	4/20	8/29	9/7	9/21	9/28	10/5	10/17	10/26	11/2	11/9	11/16	11/23	11/30

Starting line-up
Offense
Renner - QB	X
Blue - RB	X
Davis - WR	X
Tapley - WR	X
Thorpe - WR
Hurst - LT
Peterson - LG	X
Bodine - C	X
Turner - RG	X
Appel - RT	X
Ebron - TE
Defense
Martin - DE	X
Rogers - DE	X
Jackson - NT	X
Rashad - WLB	X
Otis - ILB	X
Staub - ILB	X
Hughes - SLB	X
Boston - FS	X
Green - SS	X
Price - CB
Scott - CB	X

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