Assistant Sports Editor
As a winter storm rocked parts of northeast Texas, Landon Turner had just one thought on his mind: getting to Chapel Hill.
It was Jan. 9, 2011 — move-in day for the incoming freshman — and just one day after he had competed in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, one of the most prestigious high school all-star games in the country.
He was 1,022 miles from UNC, and while the winter weather had not reached the game’s venue of San Antonio, several rainstorms in the area added to an already stressful situation.
Turner rushed to the airport to try and catch the first plane to North Carolina, eventually settling for a flight into Fayetteville, 224.