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A different kind of Top 10

Posted Aug 21, 2005

Tar Heel tailback loves to talk and to play football, but can he match his words with production? And perhaps just as important, will he prove durable enough to carry the ball as much as UNC needs him to? The kid is going to going to get hit a lot. If he can run with the endurance and durability of a , , or , the name of the backup isn't going to matter much. (Chapel Hill News)

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