If he is not receiving significant action on the field, Curry said, he will stop playing football at the start of the basketball season Oct. 15. He can't join the team in January and think he's going to help himself in basketball. If he were interested in something in football after Davenport, he could if he wanted to, but I'm not convinced he will ever play a down in college. But Curry is used to being in the spotlight after leading the Crabbers to three consecutive AAA state titles in football and guiding the Hampton basketball team to a state crown in his junior year. Both Curry and Brower dismissed rumors that Nike officials influenced Curry's decision to attend North Carolina, a Nike school, instead of Virginia, which has a Reebok apparel and shoe contract.
Shoes is shoes.
But Smith remained unclear on Nike's role in the affair. Hopefully, they understand that I got to make the decision to better Ron Curry. I'm sorry if people look at me in a totally different way just because I said I was going to go to U.Va. But I just feel North Carolina is the better place for me. You may not reproduce the contents of this paper in any shape or form without the express written consent of The Cavalier Daily .