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“They're not going to be able to drink fluids on the bus or the plane,” Brown <br />said on Wednesday. “I think it's a two-hour flight. So we've got to make sure <br />that they hydrate before and after really well and while they're there.” <br />Mack Brown (Photo: Grant Halverson) <br />It’s standard fare for players to grab boxed lunches following games on their <br />way to the team bus, although due to the mask requirement while traveling, <br />UNC will actually sit in the stands at Alumni Stadium to eat its postgame meal. <br />The Tar Heels stayed at a hotel the night before their season opener at <br />Syracuse, so everyone has some familiarity with protocols required for Friday <br />night in Boston. The program is sending longtime director of football <br />operations Joe Haydon up early to make sure requirements are met at the <br />hotel prior to the team’s arrival. <br />Football coaches and players are creatures of habit, which makes 2020 so <br />challenging. There’s nothing normal about even the most mundane tasks. <br />“What we've told the guys is it's all going to be different,” Brown said. “This <br />year is going to be different, maybe different next year. Who knows when this