Injured Yates says he will try to help from sideline

Posted Sep 25, 2008
T.J. Yates will be sidelined for about six weeks at North Carolina but is planning on maintaining an active role until his return. Yates expects to travel to Miami on Friday and will try to help Mike Paulus and Cam Sexton, the players who will replace him at quarterback, with advice while standing on the sideline. "I'm going to try and be involved as much as possible," Yates said. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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