Marvin Austin’s Tweets only make a bad situation worse

Posted Jul 14, 2011
While it’s admirable that Marvin Austin is so passionate in defense of his former teammate and fellow rules-breaker Michael McAdoo, whose attempt to regain his playing status was shot down by a Durham Superior Court judge Wednesday, his series of angry Tweets following the ruling only served to reinforce the public perception that Tar Heels football players are anything but student-athletes. (Wilmington Star News)

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