Persistence pays off for Sexton
Posted Sep 29, 2008
They know now. All those people who wondered why Cam Sexton didn’t transfer when it seemed like he’d fallen behind both T.J. Yates and Mike Paulus in the quarterback pecking order at UNC learned the answer Saturday. Sexton was waiting for a moment like the one that occurred Saturday at Miami when he led the Tar Heels to a dramatic come-from-behind 28-24 triumph over the Hurricanes.
(Fayetteville Observer)
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