Hawkins' charges add more scrutiny at UNC

Posted Sep 17, 2010
UNC athletic director Dick Baddour said Thursday the school needs to do a better job monitoring which former football players interact with current team members. Chris Hawkins, who played for UNC from 2001 to 2003 and said he has met current Tar Heels players while working out in the school’s weight room, was charged with felony cocaine trafficking and misdemeanor marijuana possession on April 23, 2009. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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