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Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter 

UNC men's basketball coach Roy Williams spent nearly ten hours inside a heavily secured conference room bordered by ropes and shuttered by shades, as the NCAA questioned Williams and other UNC officials about their knowledge or involvement in an academic scandal that spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill. The NCAA has slapped UNC with five allegations, most notably a lack of institutional control and with providing athletes with impermissible benefits. Williams, accompanied by his attorney Jim Cooney, was joined by Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell, current football coach Larry Fedora, Chancellor Carol Folt, athletic director Bubba Cunningham and Deborah Crowder, a retired administrator in the African Studies department who played a central role in creating a bogus curriculum that the NCAA says disproportionately benefited UNC athletes more than it did the rest of the student body. None of the coaches has yet been accused of wrongdoing and the school has adamantly denied violating any NCAA bylaws. The hearings are scheduled to continue Thursday morning and Williams is expected to face another day of questions. The NCAA's ruling may be weeks if not months away.

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Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer 

North Carolina's hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions will continue Thursday morning in Nashville, Tenn. The NCAA allotted two days for the hearing to address five major allegations, including lack of institutional control, related to paper classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies.

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer 

North Carolina's turn in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions ended Wednesday evening after nearly 10 hours in the meeting room. North Carolina and NCAA officials left without comment.

Chris Low ESPN Senior Staff Writer 

The clock in the Ohio State football complex is already counting down (to the second) to The Game. Urban Meyer is 5-0 vs. Michigan and 26-3 vs. his chief rivals during his head coaching career. Meyer said rivalries are what separate college football from the NFL. "I grew up in the 10-year war with Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler. ... For 365 days, you have to live with it if you lose this game," Meyer told ESPN.

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Former TCU DE Isaiah Chambers announced over Twitter on Wednesday that he will be transferring to Houston. Chambers was a former ESPN recruit who redshirted as a freshman last season.

Chris Low ESPN Senior Staff Writer 

One of the most obvious changes for Ohio State this season is new offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson. Head coach Urban Meyer told ESPN on Wednesday that Wilson brings a "swagger" to the Buckeyes' offense and Meyer has been encouraged by what he's seen this preseason in terms of their ability to make more big plays down the field.

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Last fall, the American Football Coaches Association retroactively awarded Oklahoma State the 1945 national championships to account for the time the organization didn't have the Coaches Poll. Wednesday, the school was at work commemorating that title inside Boone Pickens Stadium.

David M. Hale ESPN Staff Writer 

Big loss for Duke: Safety Jeremy McDuffie, who had the best spring of anyone on the roster according to head coach David Cutcliffe, is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a broken right thumb.

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15 Days until the first Thursday of College Football Season. Lamar Jackson will be the 15th Heisman Trophy winner to return to school the year after winning. He'll look to join Archie Griffin as the only repeat winners.

Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter 

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams is in Nashville this morning, heading to a hearing where he is facing questions from the NCAA regarding his knowledge and potential involvement in an academic scandal that allegedly spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill. Williams has been adamant that he had no knowledge of the academic impropriety that the NCAA says improperly benefitted UNC athletes. Williams has not been accused of wrongdoing. UNC faces five allegations none of which involve academic fraud. However the Committee on Infractions could add allegations during the course of the hearing which is scheduled for today and tomorrow and is closed to both the public and the media.

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Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter 

A watershed moment that may have a significant impact on the tenuous relationship between the billion dollar college sports industry and academics is playing out here in Nashville this morning. The University of North Carolina has finally come before the NCAA Committee on Infractions to address five allegations, including lack of institutional control, which stem from an academic scandal that allegedly spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill and involved hundreds of UNC athletes. Head basketball coach Roy Williams will be questioned about his knowledge and possible role in the scandal. The NCAA will also question head football coach Larry Fedora, and women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell. The hearing is closed to the public and media and the outcome may not be known for weeks if not months.

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