UNC Coach Roy Williams apologized to his, mostly, walk-on players for leaving them on the court when he and rest of the team (including assistants and managers) left with 14 seconds remaining against Florida State Saturday. He said he didn’t even realized that they played out the end of the game until he saw it on the game tape.

At first I found that hard to believe. He really thought they would just forget the last 14 seconds? No, the Tar Heels weren’t going to come back in 14 seconds but they weren’t going to come back the last eight minutes either the way that game was going. I’m surprised he didn’t know they were out there but I believe him. Why would he lie about it?

The Tar Heels got a scare in Las Vegas when the UNLV fans stormed the court and knocked down a female manager, injuring her. So, it’s understandable that Williams would want to get as many off members of the team and staff as possible. But somebody had to finish the game – you just don’t stop games.

Frankly, if I were one of the walk-ons, I would have wanted to be out there. Any chance to play for my school, I would take. I wouldn’t be overly afraid of being assaulted – I mean, it’s not like I was a starter or anything. Yes, I would have wanted to get off the court before being stampeded but the opportunity to get in the scorebook would be more important.