Extra Points: Work To Be Done

Posted Sep 11, 2006

It is difficult in these times to open the newspaper, to dare to venture onto the World Wide Web on a Sunday morning - not after the Tar Heels have been ripped in Kenan Stadium 35-10 by Virginia Tech, just one week after Rutgers administers a 21-16 stinging. One columnist reflects on the respective tackling abilities of the Tar Heels' two quarterbacks, given their propensity to throw the ball to opposing defenders. (Tar Heel Blue)

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