At long last, the bye week finally arrived for the North Carolina football team last week.
The Tar Heels practiced Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Larry Fedora said. But they then received Friday and Saturday off before practicing on Sunday and Monday.
Fedora said he spent Friday recruiting. He then returned home Saturday, when he trimmed shrubs, fixed a toilet and completed about five other tasks on his to-do list before settling in to watch a few football games.
"Saturday was good," Fedora said. "You got to cook some steaks, watch some games, relax and pick up a few things that you think you can add to the offense and defense.