UNC Routs Rutgers 44-12

Posted Sep 12, 2008
Butch Davis has North Carolina back on the road to respectability. T.J. Yates threw three touchdown passes and the Tar Heels won for the first time outside North Carolina since 2002, beating error-prone Rutgers 44-12 in a nationally televised game that pitted Davis against his former pupil, Greg Schiano. The victory was the Tar Heels' biggest since a 52-17 win over Duke in 2001. (Tar Heel Blue)

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