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Elijah Hughes and Tyus Battle heard the backlash with their own ears. When North Carolina came to town on Feb. 21, the Tar Heels pulled away in the final minutes to continue the Orange’s disappointing third year under head coach Adrian Autry. Frustration in the JMA Wireless Dome boiled over.
Chants began. The message was loud and clear. SU’s student section wanted Autry to be fired.
“I just wish that didn’t happen on the home floor with our head coach, just because that’s not how I think it should be.