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She iaily ®ar Hppl Injury-Plagued Yellow Jackets Look to Fill Holes The Lowdown on Saturday's Game rShd Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at North Carolina Tar Heels UNL (3-1,0-1 in the ACC) Kenan Stadium, 3:30 p.m. (1 -2,0-0 in the ACC) Head to Head Tech's Rush VS Not on ty' s Tony Hollings, the nation's leading Aa# UNC's rusher, out of action for Tech, but his backup, Sidney Ford, is injured as well. Freshman Front Seven: Ajenavi Eziemefe will struggle. Edge: UNC. Tech’s Pass VS. Yellow Jacket Q 8 A.J. Suggs is surrounded by UNC's good receivers, but he has been inconsistent. . , UNC corners Kevin Knight and Derrick Johnson Secondary have been improving. Edge: UNC. UNC's Rush VS. ' UNC's l acc l ue l- ew ' s was a workhorse out of the Tech's ' hackfield against Texas, but Georgia Tech’s ter _ _ _ rific linebacking trio, led by Recardo Wimbush, ifi? Front Seven: has combined for 75 tackles. Edge: Tech. -££ ' ' UNC's Pass Tech's corners are experienced but will have vs Tech's their hands full covering Tar Heel Sam Aiken. , Quarterback Darian Durant is second in the Secondary ACC in passing yards per game. Edge: UNC. The Yellow Jackets' senior punt returner Kelly Special Rhino had a career-best 111 yards on four Teams returns against the Tar Heels last year. UNC's returners have been invisible. Edge: Tech. • P [ " The Bottom Line - UNC 17, Tech 9 COMPILED BY AARON FITT B&k ? DTH/JOSHUA CREER Tar Heel defensive specialist Carolina Deßoeck bumps the ball against Davidson on Sept. 17. Deßoeck has 110 digs this season. TOC Supporter Starts Football Endowment Named fund Ist of its kind in ACC By Jenny Immel Staff Writer UNC football coach John Bunting will become the first head coach to receive a named endowment at the University. The Joe Maddux Endowment was created in honor of Greensboro’s Joe Maddux, a 1952 graduate of the University and an avid supporter of Tar Heel football. Bunting is also the first coach in the ACC to receive such an endow ment. However, this is not anew idea. Similar programs exist in other con ferences, such as the Big Ten and the Ivy League. The UNC Educational Foundation pro posed the idea for the endowment, which was formal ly announced in July and already Nw* .4* Football coach John Bunting said the endowment could be used in the future to retain an assistant coach. has received $500,000 in pledges from friends and family of Maddux. John Montgomery, president of the Educational Foundation, said he intends to continue raising funds for the endow ment until the foundation reaches its goal of $1 million, which could happen in the next six months. “Mr. Maddux is so special to the pro gram and a big supporter of John Bunting,” Montgomery said. “This couldn’t have come at a better time.” Bunting said he has gotten to know Maddux well recendy because Maddux has attended a number of events, fand- raisers and both of his signing parties. “He is a huge supporter of Carolina football, and I am extremely honored to have this endowment in our name,” Bunting said. “His extended family is definitely Carolina football.” The money for the endowment is not yet in place because donors usually have between three to five years to pay off their pledges. Montgomery said he intends to have the endowment fully funded within five years. The interest earned from the endow ment will go toward salary increases, program development and operating expenses for the football team. “The endowment will support the program forever,” Montgomery said. Bunting added that this endowment gives him a lot of flexibility. “It means that in times of number-crunching and budget problems, we can get some things, like new programs and facilities, without having a big fund-raiser,” he said. “We could possibly use it to retain a coach.” In addition to the endowment, the Charlie Justice Era team made a $1 mil lion pledge to UNC football last November. Justice was a tailback for UNC from 1946-49 and led the team to two appearances at the Sugar Bowl and one at the Cotton Bowl. The Justice Era Endowment is meant to benefit the entire football program. Director of Athletics Dick Baddour said, “Thejoe Maddux Endowment is a portion of the major endowment for football.” The entire football endowment already is up to $1.5 million. Following the football program’s recent success, a campaign is being designed to create endowments for all UNC sports. “What we’re trying to do Game and time: Georgia Tech at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium TV/radio: The game will be televised on ABC. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live radio coverage; its flag ship station is WCHL 1360-AM. Records: Georgia Tech is 3-1,0-1 in the ACC. North Carolina is 1-2, 0-0 in the ACC. Series: Georgia Tech leads 18-16-3. Personnel update: Georgia Tech - RB Tony Hollings, right knee ACL (out for season) ; RB Sidney Ford, concussion (out); DE Greg Gathers, kidney disease (out). North Carolina - DT Eric Davis, left knee ACL (out for season); DE Isaac Mooring, broken right hand (doubtful); WRJarwarski Pollock, strained right shoulder (probable). The key matchup: Without Hollings, the nation’s leading rusher and second leading scorer, and Ford, his backup, Georgia Tech will be forced to start true freshman Ajenavi Eziemefe. Translation: The Yellow Jackets will have to rely on their inconsistent passing attack to move the ball against UNC. Senior wide receiver Kerry Watkins is talented enough to carry the load, but only if shaky quarterback AJ. Suggs can get him the ball. “Their quarterback has got plenty of arm strength,” said UNC coach John Bunting. “His timing has been off at times, some of it due to rain, some of it due to some pressure. We hope his tim ing remains off." The bad news for Suggs is that there’s more rain in Saturday’s forecast, and there will certainly be an abundance of pressure from a UNC defense that likes TOC Faces Overmatched State in ACC Opener By Dan Blank Staff Writer Ask anyone on the North Carolina volleyball team, and she will say the team’s record is 0-0. Forget for a second that the Tar Heels have won 12 of their first 13 games and are ranked 15th in the nation, the high est in the program’s history. Tonight is the beginning of the real season - the first ACC game. “To be 12-1 is a great accomplish ment, but there’s still room for improve ment,” said UNC coach Joe Sagula. “You know what our record is now? It’s not 12-1, we’re 0-0. And that’s the way we’re going to approach it.” But Sagula said he knows being the favorite means every opponent will bring its best game to the gym. “There’s a target on our back, and that bull’s-eye is huge,” he said. “Everybody is gunning for us.” The first ACC team to take aim at the Tar Heels will be N.C. State at 7 p.m. today at Carmichael Auditorium. The Wolfpack has struggled this sea son, limping to a 2-15 start. State carries a three-game losing streak into tonight’s game and has ... is to endow all of our sports pro grams,” Baddour said. He said that although an endowment would not cover all expenses, it would secure the sports programs in the future. So far, the athletics department has received major contributions and pledges for baseball, men and women’s tennis, swimming and golf. There is also Sat. Sept. 28th Acoustic Sisterhood Concert NYC& * Boston Chapel Hill NC State (appeared # lsonßSa , , m c-7 w '*h Melissa Artistlaunch! opm >7 Ethridge!) Carrboro Century Center 100 N. Greensboro St. (across from Weaver St. Market) 919-619-0335 I —8 —I TODAY Carolina Volleyball vs. NC State 7pm at Carmichael Auditorium JJar/laa'e SPORTS SHORTS ufllUvvS Students & Faculty Admitted FREE w/ID! Sports to blitz and let its comers go one-on one with receivers. With a depleted running game, Tech will have to capitalize on those single coverages in order to score. “If we’re going to be a blitz team, which we’re going to do some, then we’re going to give up a big play or two every once in a while,” Bunting Georgia Tech RB Tony Hollings leads the nation in rushing, but will miss the rest of the year with a torn ACL. said. “But if you miss a tackle then that’s really hurting your team, really hurting your defense. We can’t afford that.” One player who missed a few notable tackles against Texas two weeks ago was North Carolina comer Michael Waddell. The senior played well against good receivers from Miami (Ohio) and Syracuse earlier in the season, and he will be heavily relied upon to contain Watkins, who ranks second in Tech his tory in career touchdown catches, third in receiving yards and third in receptions. “I’ve challenged our secondary all week long,” Bunting said. “They’ve got to be able to work disguises, play multiple coverages, and we’ve got to taclde, whether it’s Dexter (Reid) making 14 tack les or (Waddell) making a tackle in space. “Every team’s going to complete passes, so you’ve got to tackle the catch, minimize the gain.” Final analysis/prediction: The Yellow Jackets have played well this sea son, but Hollings is an overwhelming dropped its last five ACC openers. In contrast, the Tar Heels are rid ing a four-game winning streak and have won their last six con ference openers. UNC has also won its last 10 matches against its archrival. Two Tar Heels will be aiming for individual accom plishments tonight. Junior middle hitter Aletha Green leads the Tar Heels in kill percentage this season, hitting 1.72 kills per game. Setter Eve Rackham is 10 digs away from hitting 1,000 for her career. Outside hitter Laura Greene, who is third in the ACC in kills, is 10 digs away from moving into third place all-time at North Carolina. At her pace of 3.81 digs per game, she will become the all-time leader in a few matches. But the team is not looking forward to tonight for individual achievements. Before the season, the team set goals of winning the ACC regular season champi onship and the postseason tournament “When we start ACCs, that’s pretty potential for a major pledge in wrestling, Baddour said. “Endowments will help maintain competitive levels in all areas, such as recruiting, maintenance, travel and gen eral operational procedures,” he said. The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. 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The Yellow Jackets rank first in the ACC 111 /jfi' fli m A1 /Ib DTH/BRIAN CASSELLA Texas' Roy Williams (4) jumps over Michael Waddell to attempt a catch Sept. 14. Waddell faces another challenge against Ga. Tech's receivers. much the start of our goals,” said middle hitter Aletha Green. She added that she thinks the team has yet to play its best ball of the season. “I definitely don’t think our team’s reached its full potential yet, which is a good thing, because we’re 15th now,” Green said. Sagula said Green, the team leader in kill percentage, has made the most signif icant improvement on the team this year. Sagula also said he would like to see the team improve its ability to put teams away but acknowledged that it is diffi cult to play at a high-intensity level throughout an entire season. “It is a difficult thing to stay focused for 30-something matches during a sea son, but we have to learn how to do that,” he said. 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