Calvin Johnson will be a handful for Tar Heels

Posted Sep 9, 2005

In their season-opening game, the Tar Heels will bump and double-team Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson and disguise its coverages. Other teams, though, have used those tactics to little avail. Johnson still makes catches, often spectacular ones. "Nobody's taken him out, so I don't expect to take him out, either," UNC coach John Bunting said. "You just hope to slow him down." (Raleigh News & Observer)

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