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Tom Izzo may have finally gotten what he wanted.

Michigan State didn’t win the national championship hosted in Detroit, but its resi-dents will finally get to experience some of the anticipated relief that would have come if Michigan State had won the big dance.

Of course, I’m talking about the Detroit Lions’ win against the Washington Redskins last Sunday that snapped a 19-game losing streak and marked the franchise’s first win since December 23, 2007.

It was the second longest los-ing streak in NFL history, and it’s finally over.

Call it karma, call it a fluke, but residents of the Motor City call it sweet relief.

In the stretch of 644 Lion-less win days, a lot has developed in our country, including the elec-tion of a new president and seven major government bailouts.

The government bailed out multiple banks and the three big auto manufacturers in Detroit — General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.

And so, in light of this slew of government activity, it is only appropriate that the nation’s capi-tal handed out yet another gener-ous favor.

On Sunday, Detroit became the beneficiary of another bailout —this one from the graciously bad play-calling of Redskins’ coach Jim Zorn.

Zorn has been on the hot seat with the Redskins from the begin-ning of the season, and he did all but get himself fired in the loss to the Lions.

And after the game Zorn and his Redskins were more dejected than Taylor Swift — and for good reason.

What’s worse? To lose 19 straight games — or to be the guys that lost to the team who dropped 19 straight games?

No stretch of the imagination could envision the reaction from the 40,896 fans in Ford Field — the lowest attendance number in the last 20 years.

It was like watching an airline pilot emerge from his cockpit to celebrate a successful takeoff with his flight attendants.

After 644 days of misery, Lions get a taste of sweet relief

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The scene in the stands after-ward was one of extreme jubila-tion — and yet it was over a feat that the New England Patriots accomplished 18 times in a row two seasons ago.

The players acknowledged the standing ovation like an Olympic medal ceremony, standing at the 50-yard line and blowing kisses to each of the admiring faces in the crowd — a far cry from last sea-son’s fans who covered their faces with brown paper bags.

After the game, the Ford family was hugging everyone within a Mustang’s radius.

That’s how much it meant to them, and that’s how much it meant to the city.

Lion’s owner William Clay Ford would be later quoted as saying, “We not only got the monkey off our back, we got King Kong off our back.”

But what did Sunday’s win actually do for Detroit?

Imagine flunking every weekly quiz in a class only to ace one at the end.

The Detroit Lions are still fail-ing.

Imagine falling out of a build-ing and breaking every bone in your body except your pelvis, allowing you to sit through the pain.

After all, the Detroit Lions are still hurting for wins.

But imagine being one of those fans who sat through every blow-out loss last season and lost the muscle control to smile.

For them, this game was every-thing.

So what did the win do for the Lions?

Well, for starters, they have a one-game win streak. That’s bet-ter than half the rest of the NFL can say.

Contact Mark Thompson at markdt@email.unc.edu

Wide receiver Johnny White is the North Carolina football team’s ver-sion of a Swiss Army Knife. In addition to catching passes from T.J. Yates, the speedy White is the ace of North Carolina’s special teams and serves as a ballcarrier in the offense’s new Wildcat formation.

The 5-foot-10, Asheville native caught up with SportSaturday editor David Reynolds to chat about team cookouts, hard hits on kickoff returns and the goofiness of UNC’s wide receivers.

David Reynolds: Where do the wide receivers go out to din-ner?

Johnny White: The receiv-ers, we get together with a whole bunch of different position groups. Thursday nights, we like to get together. Either we’ll cook out or go out to eat.

DR: Who are the chefs?

JW: Shaun Draughn swears he’s a chef. Every time we have a little cookout he thinks he’s the leader of the grill. He can cook pretty well though.

DR: What does he cook?

JW: We cook burgers, steaks, hot dogs on the grill. He got this little recipe where he cooks meat with beans in it and a little cinnamon.

DR: So Shaun thinks he’s the best cook, who’s actually the best?

Versatile White spills the beans on UNC’s iron chefs, comedians

JW: I’d have to say myself. I haven’t really exhibited my skills yet. They haven’t seen it, but I think I am.

DR: What do you have in store for them?

JW: I don’t know, I think I’m going to hold it back until a little bit later. I’m going to let Shaun continue to cook right now and let him get the spotlight.

DR: Has anyone ever tackled you by your dreadlocks?

JW: No, but I have had someone sort of pull them a little bit. I was playing gunner and the jammer was trying to grab my shoulder pads and he sort of pulled my hair a little bit.

DR: How’d you react?

JW: I slowed up a little bit, and then I yanked away and got away.

DR: So when you’re back there

returning a kick, what’s going through your head? Nervous?

JW: I’ll be really anxious. You’re just looking down there at the kicker, you do get a little butterflies and are like, “Uh, oh. I hope I don’t drop this.”

DR: Any taken any really hard hits on a kick return?

JW: Actually, in the Georgia Tech game, the last kickoff return I had, I got hit in my inappropriate spot.

DR: Who blares his music the loud-est in the locker room?

JW: Greg Little, because he has those Dr. Dre headphones, so you can basically hear them on the out-side. Everyone around his locker is just sitting there vibing to his music before the game.

DR: Who’s the funniest wide receiver?

JW: Greg tries to be the funniest, but he’s really not successful at it. Most of the receivers are clowns, so it’s really hard to say.

DR: What’s one thing about you that you want people to know?

JW: (Laughs) I’m a goofy kid.

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today after a two-week hiatus, and so far, no one has separated himself or herself too far from the pack.

Senior writer Mike ehrlich took sole possession of first place with a 7-1 mark last week, but SportSaturday assistant editor anna Kim appears ready to pounce should ehrlich slip after a 6-2 week of her own.

SportsSaturday editor David reynolds still occupies the bottom of the standings, but reynolds said he’s poised to climb back into contention.

This week’s celebrity picker is David Bevevino, Student Body Vice President. he will look to outpick close col-league and last week’s celebrity, Student Body President Jasmin Jones.

Jones finished with an impres-sive 7-1 record, setting a high bar for her political ally.

This week’s matchups feature a couple interconference match-ups between BCS schools, with Oklahoma at Miami, the most notable game on the slate.

The rest of the games are con-ference matchups in the SeC, aCC and Pac-10 that should give some insight into which teams belong among the elite.

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■ Kickoff time: 3:30 p.m.■ The Wolfpack will take a short road trip to Winston-Salem to take on the Demon Deacons. N.C. State is coming off a comeback win over Pittsburgh while Wake Forest has yet to make any noise in the ACC. Russell Wilson, last year’s first-team all-ACC quarter-back, will be looking to pick apart Wake’s secondary.

■ Kickoff time: 3:30 p.m.■ In this big Pac-10 matchup the Trojans will travel to challenge the Golden Bears. Cal, who is coming off of a 42-3 blowout loss to Oregon, will need a much bet-ter performance to defeat USC. USC will stick with true freshman quarterback Matt Barkley as its starter and look to avoid falling to 1-2 in the Pac-10.

■ Kickoff time: 3:30 p.m.■ LSU and Georgia each moved up three spots in the top-25 polls with wins last week. LSU squeaked by Mississippi State last week with a 30-26 win while Georgia also won a close contest with Arizona State 20-17. The Bulldogs are the final hurdle for the Tigers before they face defending national champion Florida.

■ Kickoff time: 3:30 p.m.■ Reigning Heisman winner Sam Bradford should make his return against the Hurricanes in this top-25 showdown. Miami will head home after getting blown out 31-7 at Virginia Tech last week. QB Jacory Harris and the Hurricanes will need to rebound quickly if they hope to keep up with a potent Sooner offense.

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Quinn overpowers life’s obstacles, ACC blockers

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robert Quinn, a sophomore d-lineman, ranks fourth in sacks for the ACC this season and is tied for first in forced fumbles.

By AnnA KimAssistAnt sportsAturdAy editor

As far as coach Butch Davis can see, Robert Quinn doesn’t have any discernible gear but his first.

“The first thing you know about Robert Quinn is that he goes a hundred miles an hour on every snap,” Davis said.

In reality, the figure might be closer to 18.14 mph.

Quinn first opened eyes with his ascent from third-string defensive end to starter.

Jaws dropped when he broke Julius Peppers’ record in the 40-yard dash for defensive ends — clocking in at 4.51 seconds.

But where he’s really captured attention is when players didn’t expect see him at all.

“We’ll be watching film and be like, Rob, dag, you stole my tackle,” E.J. Wilson said. “He’ll be running from the other side and be right there when you think you’re about to make a tackle.”

Quinn, a sophomore, has emerged as one of the key pieces in UNC’s highly touted defense.

After four games, Quinn ranks fourth in the ACC for sacks and second for tackles for loss.

“He has that unique speed and size,” said defensive line coach John Blake. “Sometimes God makes us with a lot of gifts. He’s taking advantage of those gifts.”

But his God-given gifts aren’t what continue to push Quinn in his first gear.

It’s what was taken away.“I almost lost football,” he said.

“Now I have the opportunity to go play, and I’m trying to make the best of it.”

In 2007, Quinn received emer-gency brain surgery for a tumor.

Despite worries he might not live, Quinn survived. And despite cautions that he might not ever play football again, he starts.

“In the back of our mind, we’re like, ‘Wow, this guy is coming out here and working hard,’” Wilson said. “This guy almost lost his life. Not only football. His life.”

“It’s a lot bigger than what’s going on between the sidelines. He’s coming out and playing every-day, why can’t we do the same?”

Quinn said he hasn’t been sur-prised by his own speed — just where he has ended up.

“My freshman year I was third string,” Quinn said. “All of sudden

I was starting. It was unbelievable. I’m doing the most I can with it.”

In three games, Quinn’s already proved to do just that.

In UNC’s win against the East Carolina, Quinn delivered two sacks for a loss of 17 yards.

And in a near loss to Connecticut, Quinn’s rush to the quarterback resulted in a holding call, the sub-sequent safety and a UNC victory.

All that remains to be seen is if Quinn can reach his goal of 13 sacks on the season.

But despite all his successes, Quinn admitted his surgery never escapes his consciousness.

“It’s a tumor in my head,” he said. “I’m always thinking about it.”

But he’s proved to be moving for-ward, and in record time at that.

“I don’t want to regret anything. I just try to go full speed.”

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Sewell survives shuffle, starting QB again Cavaliers look to turn around historic streak

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At the beginning of the season, Virginia coach Al Groh didn’t know which quarterback to choose.

In one corner, there was Marc Verica, the junior who started last sea-son and led Virginia to a victory against North Carolina in Charlottesville. In the other, there was senior Jameel Sewell, the starter from the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

But after last week’s close loss to Southern Mississippi, Groh can rest easy with his decision.

Sewell, who was named the starter after week one, established himself as the team’s leader in the Cavaliers’ third game, throwing for 312 yards, two touchdowns and only one inter-ception. He threw four interceptions in his previous two games.

Against SMU, Sewell also rushed 23 times for 23 yards and two touch-downs. His performance led to Virginia’s best offensive output of the season with 34 total points. The Cavaliers scored only 14 points in their first two games.

“You watched the plays he made against Southern Miss where every-body was covered, and he would just tuck the ball away,” coach Butch Davis said.

“He would always kept drives alive.

He ran a couple quarterback draws on purpose for touchdowns. He’s a hand-ful.”

Sewell is Virginia’s clear first option on offense. He has 44 more rushing attempts than any Virginia running backs, and he boasts three rushing touchdowns on the year in addition to being the team’s quarterback.

Sewell currently is ranked sixth in the ACC in total offense.

Although Sewell didn’t start last year, he is no stranger to the starting position.

As a redshirt freshman, Sewell took over the starting quarterback position in the fourth week. He earned honor-able mention freshman All-American honors and led the team to a 4-5 record in those last nine games.

Sewell started off his sophomore campaign with a poor performance against Wyoming, but it wasn’t a pre-cursor of what was to come.

Virginia finished the season with nine wins, many of which were late game situations that Sewell helped lead.

Virginia, or the Cardiac Cavaliers as they were known that year, trailed 16-10 against Wake Forest with about six minutes to go.

In about four minutes, Sewell exec-tued a drive that moved the ball from their 44-yard line for the go-ahead

points. Sewell completed a 10-yard pass to Maurice Covington on fourth-and-2 from the Demon Deacons’ 24 to keep the drive going which culminated with a touchdown.

But Sewell’s year ended on a sour note at the Gator Bowl, where the Cavaliers took on Texas Tech and its No. 1 passing offense in the country.

Virginia led the game early on, but Sewell suffered a knee injury early in the fourth quarter while Virginia was leading 21-14.

Sewell returned for Virginia’s last drive, but he couldn’t engineer anoth-er late game drive with the scored tied 28-28. The Red Raiders eventually won on a last second field goal.

That bowl game was the last time Sewell saw the field for an entire sea-son. The next year, he lost his duties as the starting quarterback due to aca-demic suspension.

But after winning a training camp battle with Verica, he has regained his place behind center for the Cavaliers for his senior season.

The Cavaliers will lean on him heavily Saturday to continue to create offense with his feet. Those improvisa-tions already have Davis worried.

“Sewell at quarterback is very ath-letic, he moves in the pocket well, he throws on the run very well and he can extend plays,” Davis said.

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When it comes to the Cavaliers, his-tory has been unkind to the Tar Heels.

Most recently, UNC suffered a 16-13 overtime loss in Charlottesville after leading 10-3 with 2:18 remaining in regulation.

It marked North Carolina’s 14th straight loss at Scott Stadium and its ninth loss in its last eleven matchups against the Cavaliers.

But unfortunately for UVa., the pres-ent remains cruel.

Virginia (0-3) is one of six teams still seeking its first win of the season, and it is the only winless team in the ACC.

A loss against UNC would contribute to an eight-game skid, which is UVa’s longest since the Cavaliers dropped the final three games of the 1981 season under Dick Bestwick, then the first five games of the George Welsh era.

Coach Al Groh’s job security appears to remain under harsh scrutiny unless the Cavaliers can turn around its for-tunes.

UVa. opened its season with a 26-14 loss against FCS opponent William and

Mary — its first loss to a lower-division team in 23 years.

During the game, Jameel Sewell, Marc Verica and Vic Hall all spent time in the pocket during a bevy of quar-terback substitutions implemented throughout the game.

Sewell became a starter in the team’s subsequent losses against then-No. 16 TCU and Southern Mississippi.

In three games, Sewell has complet-ed 41 of 81 attempts for 512 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.

As an offense, the Cavaliers rank last in the conference in scoring offense, rushing offense and total offense.

After the losses of the three of the team’s primary receivers — Maurice Covington, Cary Koch and Kevin Ogletree — the Cavaliers have struggled to solidify its receiving corps.

All four receivers on the depth chart are underclassmen, and five Cavalier freshman have recorded catches.

Last season, Groh’s team rebounded from its misfortunes to go undefeated in the month of October, including its last minute victory over the Tar Heels.

North Carolina will look to rebound from its own disappointing 24-7 loss against Georgia Tech, and prevent his-tory from repeating itself.

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The Bottom line — north Carolina 20, Virginia 3

last week, unC’s offense struggled against a Georgia tech defense not necessarily characterized as stingy, but uVa.’s total defense ranks among the lowest in the conference. inexperience in uva.’s defensive front gives north Carolina the edge. Edge: UnC

unC’s defense did not live up to expectations in the team’s loss, but it still boasts an experienced unit looking to return to normal at home. uVa.’s offense is a far cry from an elite unit, so there’s no question here. Edge: UnC

before the season, Groh stated there was no area with greater potential improvement than special teams. then they allowed a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. in addition, miscues in the return game have victimized uva. in all three of its losses. Edge: UnC

both teams are coming off tough losses and will want to rebound. but the Cavaliers are also looking to stop a historic losing streak, and a win on the road would certainly bolster Groh’s petition to keep his job. Edge: Uva.

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No. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pos. _ _ YR. 1 _ _ Gene robinson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.2 _ _ bryn renner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ Fr. 3 _ _ peter magnum _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ so.3 _ _ Joshua Adams _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.4 _ _ bobby rome _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fb _ _ _ _ sr.5 _ _ Jamal Womble _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Fr.*6 _ _ Anthony elzy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ _ Jr.7 _ _ mike paulus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ so.8 _ _ Greg little _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.9 _ _ marvin Austin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dt _ _ _ _ Jr.10 _ melvin Williams _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ sr.11 _ Joshua mcKie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.11 _ Casey barth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pK _ _ _ _ so.12 _ Charles brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Jr.13 _ t.J. yates _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ Jr.14 _ braden Hanson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ Fr.*15 _ A.J. blue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Atl _ _ _ Fr.16 _ Kendric burney _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Jr.17 _ Zack pianalto _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ _ Jr.19 _ Josh Hunter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.20 _ shaun draughn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Jr.21 _ da’norris searcy _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ Jr.23 _ Jordan Hemby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ sr.23 _ steven Hatley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ so.24 _ terry shankle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.26 _ mywan Jackson _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.27 _ deunta Williams _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ Jr.28 _ Jonathan smith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ Jr.29 _ brian Gupton _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ so.30 _ Carter brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Jr.30 _ C.J. Feagles _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ Fr.32 _ tyler Caldwell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ sr.32 _ ryan Houston _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ _ Jr.33 _ Christian Wilson _ _ _ _ _ _ Hb _ _ _ so.33 _ Hayden Hunter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Jr.34 _ Johnny White _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.35 _ Herman davidson _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ so.36 _ Kennedy tinsley _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ sr.37 _ laCount Fantroy _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ so.39 _ Grant schallock _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ Jr.40 _ Hunter Furr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Fr.40 _ Kenny owens _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.42 _ robert Quinn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dl _ _ _ _ so.43 _ Curtis byrd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fb _ _ _ _ Jr.43 _ Curtis Campbell _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.44 _ trase Jones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pK/Kr _ _ Jr.45 _ devon ramsay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ so.45 _ Josh bridges _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.47 _ Zach brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.48 _ Kevin reddick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Fr.49 _ ryan taylor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ sr.51 _ trevor stuart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ds _ _ _ _ Jr.51 _ brandon roberts _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.52 _ Quan sturdivant _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Jr.53 _ Hawatha bell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Fr.54 _ bruce Carter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Jr.55 _ linwan euwell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.55 _ trey strickland _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ so.56 _ Alex Crisp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ sr.57 _ dion Guy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ Fr.*58 _ ebele okakpu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ _ so.61 _ mark House _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ds _ _ _ _ Jr.62 _ david Collins _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ Fr.63 _ scott mincey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ so.64 _ Jonathan Cooper _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ Fr.*65 _ Cam Holland _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ so.66 _ mike ingersoll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ot _ _ _ _ Jr.67 _ Greg elleby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ Jr.68 _ mike dykes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oG _ _ _ Fr.*69 _ lowell dyer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ sr.70 _ Alan pelc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oG _ _ _ Jr.72 _ Kyle Jolly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ot _ _ _ _ sr.75 _ Jared mcAdoo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dl _ _ _ _ Fr.76 _ travis bond _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ Fr.78 _ Jordan nix _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dl _ _ _ _ so.79 _ brennan Williams _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ _ Fr.80 _ ed barham _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ _ so.81 _ Quentin plair _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.82 _ todd Harrelson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.*83 _ dwight Jones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.84 _ Vince Jacobs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ _ Jr.85 _ rashad mason _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.86 _ randy White _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ _ Fr.*87 _ Jheranie boyd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.88 _ erik Highsmith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Atl _ _ _ Fr.90 _ Quinton Coples _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ so.91 _ tydreke powell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dt _ _ _ _ so.92 _ e.J. Wilson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ sr.93 _ Cam thomas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dt _ _ _ _ sr.94 _ michael mcAdoo _ _ _ _ _ _ dl _ _ _ _ so.95 _ nelson Hurst _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ _ so.96 _ tavares brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dt _ _ _ _ sr. 97 _ Aleric mullins _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dt _ _ _ _ sr.98 _ donte paige-moss _ _ _ _ _ dl _ _ _ _ Fr.

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sept. 5 vs. the Citadel sept. 12 at Connecticutsept. 19 vs. east Carolinasept. 26 at Georgia techTodAY vs. VirginiaoCt. 10 vs. Georgia southernoCt. 22 vs. Florida st.oCt. 29 at Virginia technoV. 7 vs. dukenoV. 14 vs. miaminoV. 21 at boston CollegenoV. 28 at nC state

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KEEP In MIndunC has had trouble with Virginia in recent years. the Cavaliers have won nine of their last 11 against unC.

No. Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pos. _ _ YR.1 _ _ trey Womack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Jr.2 _ _ Chris Cook _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ sr.2 _ _ brendan lane _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ so.3 _ _ robert randolph _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pK _ _ _ so.4 _ _ Vic Hall _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ sr.5 _ _ mikell simpson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ sr.6 _ _ marc Verica _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ Jr.7 _ _ Kyle mcCartin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ Fr.*8 _ _ Jimmy Howell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ so.9 _ _ Javaris brown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.*10 _ Jameel sewell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Qb _ _ _ sr.11 _ Chris Hinkebein _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pK _ _ _ so.13 _ Chase minnifield _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ so.14 _ matt snyder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.15 _ Quintin Hunter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.16 _ Javanti sparrow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.17 _ brandon Woods _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ sr.18 _ Kris burd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.19 _ ras-i dowling _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Jr.20 _ tim smith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.21 _ dominique Wallace _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Fr.22 _ staton Jobe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.23 _ dom Joseph _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ so.25 _ torrey mack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ Fr.*26 _ laroy reynolds _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.27 _ daniel Childress _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Jr.28 _ rodney mcleod _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ so.29 _ Corey lillard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.30 _ Ausar Walcott _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ Fr.*31 _ rashawn Jackson _ _ _ _ _ _ Fb _ _ _ sr.32 _ brandon Jarvis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Fr.33 _ perry Jones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rb _ _ _ Fr.34 _ matt leemhuis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ Jr.36 _ max milien _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ so.37 _ loVante battle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ db _ _ _ Fr.37 _ billy skrobacz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fb _ _ _ Fr.38 _ patch duda _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.39 _ brian oden _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.*39 _ tucker Windle _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Fr.40 _ Corey mosley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ so.41 _ Aaron Clark _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ sr.42 _ devin Wallace _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Fr.*43 _ mike parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cb _ _ _ Jr.44 _ raynard Horne _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tb _ _ _ Jr.44 _ J.C. poma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Jr.45 _ denzel burrell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ sr.46 _ tory Allen-Ford _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ Fr.*46 _ ryan shaw _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ Fr.*47 _ Curt orshoski _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fb _ _ _ so.47 _ bill schautz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Fr.*49 _ darren Childs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ sr.50 _ terence Fells-danzer _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ so.51 _ Collin lundgren _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ Fr.51 _ Connor mcCartin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Fr.52 _ Aaron taliaferro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ so.53 _ steve Greer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Fr.*54 _ Justin renfrow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ Fr.55 _ Jared detrick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Jr.56 _ Cam Johnson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ so.57 _ darnell Carter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Jr.58 _ Jeremiah mathis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lb _ _ _ Fr.59 _ John-Kevin dolce _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nt _ _ _ Jr.60 _ mike price _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ Fr.*61 _ Will barker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ sr.62 _ billy Cuffee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ so.63 _ Austin pasztor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ so.64 _ Jack shields _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ Jr.65 _ b.J. Cabbell _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ Jr.66 _ John maghamez _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ Fr.*67 _ landon bradley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ so.68 _ Anthony mihota _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ so.69 _ lamar milstead _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ so.70 _ luke bowanko _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ Fr.71 _ matt mihalik _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ Fr.*72 _ oday Aboushi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ Fr.74 _ patrick slebonick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ sr.75 _ isaac Cain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ Jr.77 _ Aaron Van Kuiken _ _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ Fr.*78 _ Hunter steward _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ Fr.79 _ sean Cascarano _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ol _ _ _ Fr.80 _ danny Aiken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ls _ _ _ Jr.81 _ dontrelle inman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Jr.82 _ Kevin royal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.83 _ Joe torchia _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ Jr.84 _ Jared Green _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.85 _ bobby smith _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.86 _ ray Keys _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ so.87 _ Johnny pickett _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wr _ _ _ Fr.*88 _ paul Freedman _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ Fr.89 _ Colter phillips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ te _ _ _ Fr.*90 _ Jake snyder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ Fr.91 _ buddy ruff _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nt _ _ _ Fr.*92 _ Zane parr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ so.93 _ Will Hill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ Fr.94 _ matt Conrath _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ so.95 _ Kevin Harrington _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nt _ _ _ Fr.96 _ nick Jenkins _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nt _ _ _ so.98 _ nate Collins _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nt _ _ _ sr.99 _ brent urban _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ de _ _ _ Fr.

* denotes redshirt freshman

SPECIAl TEAMSpunter: Jimmy HowellKiCKer: robert randolphpunt rtn: Chase minnifieldKiCK rtn: Chris Cook

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SCHEdUlEsept. 5 William & marysept. 12 tCusept. 19 at s. mississippiTodAY at north CarolinaoCt. 3 indianaoCt. 10 at marylandoCt. 17 Georgia techoCt. 24 dukeoCt. 31 at miaminoV. 7 boston CollegenoV. 14 at ClemsonnoV. 28 Virginia tech

north Carolina is 57-54-4 all-time against Virginia. the Cava-liers won last year’s matchup 16-13 in Charlottesville.

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‘King’ Brown assumes throne

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Charles Brown has been a ball hawk for the secondary in 2009. he’s nabbed two interceptions and recovered two fumbles for UnC.

By DaviD ReynolDsSportSAtUrdAY editor

Wearing a white Kansas City Royals flatbill cap backwards, with a shining silver sticker under the brim, Charles Brown paused to think about which word described him best.

Safety Deunta Williams had tabbed him as “sharp.” Cornerback Kendric Burney referred to him as “crazy.” Coach Butch Davis settled on deeming him a “playmaker.”

After a few seconds, Brown came to a decision.

“I guess they all sound good. Crazy is good. Sharp is good. Playmaker is good,” Brown said. “I would describe myself as being explosive. That’s the only word that hasn’t been used.”

Maybe four adjectives is enough for Brown, but not for observers of him and UNC’s defense. Plenty of words already have been written on the strength of the unit, a veteran group for which Brown has forced four turnovers.

Brown has consistently put him-self in the right place at the right time. He’s picked off a team-leading two passes and recovered two fum-bles. He’s also recorded 23 tackles, trailing only Quan Sturdivant and Burney in that category.

“He worked really, really hard on the fundamentals of playing corner,” Davis said.

“Just focusing on the keys and then letting your God-given ath-letic ability put you in position to make some plays.”

Brown has burst back into the lineup after injuries slowed him down in 2008.

An ankle injury he sustained prior to UNC’s opener against McNeese State lingered for most of the season, and he missed the Tar Heels’ final two games of the regular season.

Williams said Brown expressed

frustrations to him about his inju-ries during the offseason, and he pledged to maximize his talent.

“He said, ‘Man, I’m sitting on a gold mine. Don’t let me spoil this thing away,’” Williams said.

Brown hasn’t disappointed on that promise so far. In addition to his impressive statistics, he’s been one of UNC’s more passionate players on the field, always say-ing a little something extra to an opponent.

Burney said that he loves Brown’s intensity because it gets him and the rest of the defense fired up when it isn’t playing well.

“I love football. I hate losing,” Brown said. “That kind of gets me fired up when our team’s not doing good enough I feel like that’s losing at the time, and I hate losing.”

Brown’s also carries the coveted title of “Swag King” on the team, which he got from departed wide receiver Brandon Tate. He said Williams and defensive tackle

Marvin Austin have already tried to steal the nickname from him.

To maintain a hold on his royal designation, he’s convinced his teammates to call him King Swag No. 1.

“When you meet some rappers, you understand that the reason they can freestyle is that their mind is very sharp,” Williams said. “On the spur of the moment he’ll come up with a joke or some kind of crazy freestyle.”

Whatever his nickname ends up being by the end of the season, Brown has earned the trust of his teammates with his play so far.

Williams said he trusts Brown’s ball skills more, and he gives the cornerback more free reign to intercept balls rather than bat them away.

As for Burney, he’s told Brown that he’s like a brother.

“When I look to my left, and I see CB, I know I’m pretty much good.”

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Wildcat offense wields weapon with QB BlueBy DaViD ReyNoLDsSPORTSATURdAY edITOR

When asked what he wanted to do more on the field, quarterback A.J. Blue gave an answer befitting of a freshman quarterback.

“I definitely want to throw more,” Blue said. “But Coach Davis doesn’t want to put more on me than I can handle right now, so I guess he’s just taking it slow.”

Talk about an understate-ment. The young signal-caller has appeared in all four of North Carolina’s games as a quarterback, but has thrown only a single pass — a 24-yard completion to Erik Highsmith.

But to say all Blue does is hand the ball off would be misleading.

He’s taken the reins of UNC’s version of the Wildcat offense, a trendy formation that has been sweeping through football at all levels since Darren McFadden and Felix Jones found success with it at Arkansas.

Offensive coordinator John Shoop said he began toying with the idea of adding this package to

the offensive playbook when UNC started to recruit Blue a year and a half ago. With a logjam at the quarterback position, Shoop knew he would have to be creative to get the ball in Blue’s hands.

“He can throw the ball, run the ball, catch the ball, do all kinds of things. He’s kind of a throwback athlete,” Shoop said. “I think the defensive coaches are fighting for him, too.”

Still, UNC’s Wildcat experiment has only produced up-and-down results during its first trial.

Blue has completed the afore-mentioned one pass and gained a modest 17 yards on nine car-ries, but Shoop said the package was instrumental in providing a spark during North Carolina’s wins against Connecticut and East Carolina.

Shoop said he thinks the pro-duction from the Wildcat should improve once Blue begins to get more comfortable coming off the bench cold.

Blue shared similar sentiments with Shoop. He said that finding

a rhythm when he only gets into the game for a couple plays is dif-ficult, especially with the added pressure of reduced playing time if the offense makes a mistake.

“I know that they’re looking for big plays out of it — that’s why we’re running it,” Blue said. “But if not, then we’re not going to run it again.”

As for throwing the ball, Blue said Shoop and the rest of the offensive coaches are playing it close to the chest.

He personally has “no clue” when he’ll be called on to throw the ball again, but added that he throws the ball regularly when the offense practices the Wildcat.

Shoop simply unfurled a coy smile and declined to comment on when Blue would throw the ball again.

But he did hint at a few tricks UNC has up its sleeves when dis-cussing Blue’s potential.

“I think A.J. Blue’s going to have more production throughout the season, whether it’s at quarter-back, running back, receiver or different spots,” Shoop said.

“He’s a weapon, and we want to use him.”

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Ryan Houston 4 0 0-0 0-0 24casey Barth 0 0 4-7 4-7 22Erik Highsmith 2 0 0-0 0-0 12 Johnny White 1 0 0-0 0-0 6Zach Pianalto 1 0 0-0 0-0 6

scoringPLAYEr . . . . . td . . . 2 Pts . . xPm-xPA . fgm-fgA . Pts

Jameel sewell 3 0 0-0 0-0 18tim smith 2 0 0-0 0-0 12Robert Randolph 0 0 6-6 2-2 12Jarvaris Brown 1 0 0-0 0-0 6

kickoff rEturnsPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Perry Jones 5 96 19 2 0 34chris cook 5 101 20 2 0 28

rEcEivingPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Kris Burd 12 133 11 1 1 29Mikell simpson 8 37 4 6 0 11Jared Green 7 46 6 6 0 17torrey Mack 6 38 6 3 0 15

rushingPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Jameel sewell 57 98 1 7 3 29Mikell simpson 13 64 4 9 0 20Vic Hall 8 54 6 8 1 34Dominique Wallace 14 49 3 5 0 13

virgina 2009PAssingPLAYEr . . . . . comP . Att . Pct . .Yds . td . . int . Lng

Jameel sewell 41 81 50 6 512 4 5 69

dEfEnsEPLAYEr . . . . . tkL . . . . . Ast . . . . . tot . . . . . sck

Quan sturdivant 17 13 30 0 0 Kendric Burney 16 8 24 0 0charles Brown 17 6 23 0 0Zach Brown 9 12 21 0 0Robert Quinn 10 10 20 3 0

PuntingPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . bLk . . . Lng

Grant schallock 18 728 40 4 0 55

fiELd goALsPLAYEr . . . . . 0-29. . . 30-39. . . 40-49 . . tot . . . Lng

casey Barth 3-3 0-2 1-2 4-7 40trase Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

kickoff rEturnsPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Johnny White 8 159 19 9 0 31charles Brown 2 35 17 5 0 23

Punt rEturnsPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Da’Norris searcy 12 196 16 3 1 77Kendric Burney 3 34 11 3 0 21

rEcEivingPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

Greg Little 17 159 9 4 1 34Erik Highsmith 16 279 17 4 2 43shaun Draughn 9 45 5 0 0 13Zach Pianalto 8 112 14 0 1 26anthony Elzy 5 36 7 2 0 18

rushingPLAYEr . . . . . no . . . Yds . . . Avg . . . td . . . . Lng

shaun Draughn 60 249 4 2 0 20Ryan Houston 31 143 4 6 4 20 Jamal Womble 6 41 6 8 0 15Jheranie Boyd 4 41 10 2 0 18

PAssingPLAYEr . . . . . comP . Att . Pct . .Yds . td . . int . Lng

t J Yates 62 102 60 8 711 5 3 59a J Blue 1 1 100 24 0 1 24

2009 atlantic coaSt conFErEncE individual StatiSticS

schooL . . . . . cP/At. . .Yds . . . Pct. . . . td. . . YPg

Florida state 93/141 1086 66 0 4 271 5Miami 50/84 806 59 5 5 268 7Duke 101/166 1069 60 8 9 267 2Nc state 84/129 1054 65 1 12 263 5Wake Forest 79/117 998 67 5 8 249 5Maryland 82/136 962 60 3 4 240 5north carolina 64/106 769 60 4 6 192 2Virginia 50/98 569 51 0 4 189 7clemson 55/118 714 46 6 5 178 5Boston college 53/101 681 52 5 9 170 2Virginia tech 34/75 542 45 3 4 135 5Georgia tech 24/53 501 45 3 3 125 2

PLAYEr, schooL . . . g . . . no . . . Yds . . . td . . Avg

1. c J spiller, cU 4 5 182 1 36 42. J tarrant, Gt 4 7 187 2 26 73. Rich Gunnell, Bc 4 8 140 1 17 5

PLAYEr, schooL . . . g . . . no . . . Yds . . . td . . . Avg

1. Dyrell Roberts, Vt 4 6 290 1 48 32. c J spiller, cU 4 7 237 1 33 93 Graig cooper, UM 4 10 312 0 31 2

fiELd goALsPLAYEr, schooL . . g . . fgm . fgA . . Long . Pct . Pg

1 Richard Jackson, cU 4 12 15 53 80 0 3 002. Nick Ferrara, MD 4 6 8 42 75 0 1 50 2. scott Blair, Gt 4 6 10 36 60 0 1 504. s aponavicius, Bc 4 5 5 33 100 1 25

schooL . . . . . cP/At. . .Yds . . . Pct. . . . td. . . YPg

Nc state 48/87 501 55 2 3 125 2 north carolina 63/107 528 58 9 1 132 0clemson 47/106 575 44 3 5 143 8Boston college 68/114 624 59 6 3 156 0Virginia tech 51/118 642 43 2 1 160 5Virginia 52/92 491 56 5 3 163 7Miami 34/65 525 52 3 4 175 0Duke 59/108 725 54 6 4 181 2Maryland 59/105 840 56 2 8 210 0Georgia tech 69/121 861 57 0 9 215 2Wake Forest 81/131 868 61 8 8 217 0Florida state 64/116 1181 55 2 8 295 5

PAssing dEfEnsEPAssing offEnsE

rushing dEfEnsErushing offEnsEschooL . . . . . Att . . .Yds . . . Avg . . . td. . . YPg

Georgia tech 207 1048 5 1 8 262 0Virginia tech 176 866 4 9 9 216 5Wake Forest 155 651 4 2 6 162 8clemson 165 595 3 6 1 148 8Nc state 156 570 3 7 8 142 5Boston college 148 561 3 8 5 140 2Florida state 132 520 3 9 8 130 0north carolina 137 461 3 4 4 115 2Maryland 138 445 3 2 6 111 2Miami 103 333 3 2 5 111 0Duke 122 417 3 4 4 104 2Virginia 115 266 2 3 4 88 7

2009 atlantic coaSt conFErEncE tEaM StatiSticS

schooL . . . . . PLY. . . .Yds . . . Avg . . . td. . . YPg

Wake Forest 272 1649 6 1 14 412 2 Nc state 285 1624 5 7 20 406 0 Florida state 273 1606 5 9 12 401 5 Georgia tech 260 1549 6 0 11 387 2Miami 187 1139 6 1 10 379 7Duke 288 1486 5 2 13 371 5Virginia tech 251 1408 5 6 13 352 0Maryland 274 1407 5 1 10 351 8clemson 283 1309 4 6 6 327 2 Boston college 249 1242 5 0 14 310 5 north carolina 243 1230 5 1 10 307 5Virginia 213 835 3 9 8 278 3

totAL offEnsE totAL dEfEnsEschooL . . . . . PLY. . . .Yds . . . Avg . . . td. . . YPg

Nc state 213 805 3 8 8 201 2 north carolina 261 1002 3 8 6 250 5Boston college 264 1059 4 0 4 264 8clemson 260 1159 4 5 6 289 8Georgia tech 247 1285 5 2 10 321 2Virginia tech 265 1302 4 9 5 325 5Miami 189 1002 5 3 8 334 0Duke 264 1338 5 1 10 334 5Virginia 220 1033 4 7 8 344 3Wake Forest 266 1418 5 3 9 354 5Florida state 248 1629 6 6 12 407 2Maryland 269 1646 6 1 17 411 5

PAssingPLAYEr, schooL . comP . Att . Pct . Yds . . td . int . YPg

1 christian Ponder, Fs 92 139 66 2 1082 4 1 2712. Jacory Harris, UM 50 84 59 5 806 5 3 2693 Riley skinner, WF 77 112 68 8 973 8 5 2434. Russell Wilson, st 74 115 64 3 969 12 0 242

rushingPLAYEr, schooL . .g . . Att . Yds . .Avg . . td . . YPg

1. Ryan Williams, Vt 4 84 492 5 9 8 82 22. J Dwyer, Gt 4 49 326 6 7 2 67 5 3. Josh Nesbitt, Gt 4 78 310 4 0 3 59 04. Da’Rel scott, MD 4 52 297 5 7 3 64 0

rEcEivingPLAYEr, schooL . .g . . rEc. . Yds . .Avg . . td . . YPg

1. torrey smith, MD 4 18 386 21 4 2 96 52. D thomas, Gt 4 16 362 22 6 2 90 53 M Williams, WF 4 20 329 16 5 2 82 24. E Highsmith, Nc 4 16 279 17 4 2 69 8

ALL-PurPosE YArdAgEPLAYEr, schooL . g . .rush rEc . Pr . . kr . Yds . YPg

1. torrey smith, MD 4 51 386 0 543 980 2452. c J spiller, cU 4 288 150 182 237 857 2143. Graig cooper, UM 3 179 56 1 312 548 1834. Jacoby Ford, cU 4 492 120 0 0 612 153

kickoff rEturn Avg

tAckLEsPLAYEr, schooL .g . Pos . soLo Ast . .sAck tot Avg/g

1. alex Wujciak, MD 4 LB 15 30 0 5 45 11 22. Vincent Rey, DU 4 LB 16 21 0 0 37 9 22 adrian Moten, MD 4 LB 11 23 2 5 34 8 52 D McDaniel, cU 4 s 17 17 1 0 33 8 5

quArtErbAck sAcksPLAYEr, schooL . . . . . . . . . g . . . . . . . . . . . no

1. Derrick Morgan, Gt 4 5 52 Dekoda Watson, Fs 4 4 53 Willie Young, st 4 4 04 Quinton coples, nc 4 3 0

intErcEPtionsPLAYEr, schooL . . . g . . . . . no . . . . Yds . . . td

1. Deandre McDaniel, cU 4 4 25 02. Morgan Burnett, Gt 4 3 40 03 Leon Wright, DU 4 2 84 23. charles Brown, unc 4 2 37 0

PuntingPLAYEr, schooL . . . g . . . no . . . Yds . . . Long . Avg

1. Brent Bowden, Vt 4 24 1080 59 45 02. c anderson, Gt 4 14 599 63 42 83. J Howell, Fs 3 19 803 52 42 34 Ryan Quigley, Bc 4 27 1141 58 42 3

Punt rEturns

totAL offEnsEPLAYEr, schooL . . g . . .rush . PAss . .tot . .td. YPg

1 christian Ponder, Fs 4 83 1082 1165 4 2913 Russell Wilson, st 4 115 969 1084 12 2712. Jacory Harris, UM 4 -31 806 775 5 2584. Riley skinner, WF 4 33 973 1006 8 251

schooL . . . . . Att . . .Yds . . . Pc . . . . td. . . YPg

Nc state 126 304 2 4 5 76 0 Georgia tech 126 424 3 4 1 106 0 Boston college 150 435 2 9 1 108 8Florida state 132 448 3 4 4 112 0north carolina 154 474 3 1 5 118 5 Wake Forest 135 550 4 1 1 137 5clemson 154 584 3 8 1 146 0Duke 156 613 3 9 6 153 2Miami 124 477 3 8 4 159 0Virginia tech 147 660 4 5 4 165 0 Virginia 128 542 4 2 5 180 7Maryland 164 806 4 9 9 201 5

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UNC special teams a work in progressBy Mark ThoMpsonAssistAnt sportsAturdAy Editor

Most special teams units garner little attention throughout a sea-son, but during the last few weeks, facets of UNC’s group have been under scrutiny.

The questions started after the East Carolina game. Punter Grant Schallock averaged a meager 31.3 yards per punt, and kicker Casey Barth missed a 38-yard field goal — his second miss in two games.

Since then, only one of those questions has been answered.

“What we did was allow C.J. (Feagles) and Grant to compete with each other,” Allen Mogridge, UNC’s tight ends and special teams coach, said.

“When you are in a situation where you have to compete every single day, that’s going to bring out the best in you.”

Schallock did just that against Georgia Tech last week, averaging 47.2 yards per punt.

“They pretty much put it out there saying, ‘Listen, it’s time to get it done, or we’re going to have someone else do it,’” Schallock said.

But UNC’s other issue remains unsettled. Barth missed a 32-yard field goal against the Yellow Jackets last week.

Barth said he knew it was a missed opportunity that he should have capitalized on — a senti-ment that head coach Butch Davis agreed with.

“That’s two times we’ve missed those chip-shot field goals,” Davis said. “We’ve got to make those. If it’s inside 42 yards, you’ve got to be 100 percent.”

Barth’s older brother Connor, who used to kick for the Tar Heels before Casey, went through a slump his sophomore year and talked to Casey after the Georgia Tech game.

“He told me to visualize the kicks, you know, even when you are in the shower before you go to bed, just to make your mind see you’ve done it before,” Barth said. “I guess I’ve gotten away from that a little this year.”

UNC’s coaches have been work-ing with both Schallock and Barth, and they said they are confident in both to finish the season strong.

If there is one area of the special teams that Davis has been most happy with, it has been punt cov-erage, and, more specifically, the play of Johnny White and Jordan Hemby.

The duo are the gunners on the special teams, and it their job to get downfield and tackle the punt returner — a job they have excelled at this season.

Against Georgia Tech, which features the nation’s third best punt returner, UNC gave up just 5.0 yards per return.

“That was a major, major goal,” Davis said of the punt coverage unit’s feat. “If there was any bright side that might have been it.”

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