Three weeks after word broke that the NCAA was investigating the agent relationships of a couple/several/a baker’s dozen players -- and shortly after they made another visit -- North Carolina opened summer camp Friday.
And two players who were confirmed to have been interviewed by the NCAA were running with the second team.
Head coach Butch Davis, though, warned not to read too much into defensive line Marvin Austin and wide receiver Greg Little -- both starters -- working with the backups during the portion of practice open to the media.
“We rotate a lot of guys throughout in a lot of different situations,” Davis said. “At some point in time during the course of training camp, we’ll have to make a decision based on what we find out and what direction we need to go. But right now, we’re just practicing football.”
As if to drive home the point that nothing should be read into the duo’s initial placement, two players said afterwards that both Austin and Little were working in their normal first-team spots during the session closed to the media.
Given all the off-field attention his program has received since the middle of last month, Davis said he was just relieved to get back out onto the football field again.
“It’s good to get back to doing football,” Davis said. “I think our players are excited about it. Anytime you go on the practice field for two hours, as a coach, you’re always talking about block out distractions, block out the weather, block out the noise, block out the other team’s fans. This was a good way to start camp.”
