Wild bowl game gives Tar Heels something to remember

Posted Jan 3, 2011
In what has been largely a forgettable football season for North Carolina, the finale was unforgettable. “To end my career in a game like this is almost unbelievable,” tight end Ryan Taylor said after the 30-27 double-overtime victory against Tennessee in Thursday night’s Music City Bowl. “It kind of sums up the whole year. Why not go into double-overtime with whatever happened?” (Burlington Times News)

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