First-down yardage a priority

Posted Sep 21, 2005

First downs are the first priority for North Carolina's offense this week as the Tar Heels prepare to visit N.C. State on Saturday. The premise being: They need to do more on first down to earn more first downs. In losses to Georgia Tech and Wisconsin, poor production on first down put the Heels in a bind. (Greensboro News & Record)

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