The drive from the airport to downtown Charlotte — site of ACC Kickoff, the conference’s annual media days event — isn’t particularly long.
But early Wednesday morning, it proved more than a little painful for Hurricanes safety Jaquan Johnson, who couldn’t help but get angry as he, teammate Ahmmon Richards and Miami coach Mark Richt drove past Bank of America Stadium.
It was there, last December, that Johnson and the Hurricanes saw their dreams of winning the first ACC title in program history and playing in the College Football Playoff slip away after an ugly 38-3 loss to Clemson.