Tar Heels drown in sea of yellow
Posted Sep 19, 2005
Matt Baker and everyone else that watched the game knew where to start: little yellow hankies that generously flew from officials’ pockets. A team rarely afflicted with the penalty bug last season, the suddenly undisciplined Tar Heels followed an eight-penalty, 67-yard performance in a 27-21 loss at Georgia Tech last week with a crushing 12-penalty, 115-yard effort Saturday.
(Wilmington Star News)
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