ACC spring football review: Part 2

Posted May 3, 2008

The Tar Heels appear to be poised for a few steps up the conference ladder, and some even see them as the most likely challenger to Virginia Tech in the league's less powerful Coastal Division. Few teams in America will have more returning starters than the Tar Heels (17 of 24, including kickers) this fall, and that number doesn’t include up-and-coming players and projected 2008 first-teamers such as tailback Greg Little and defensive tackle Marvin Austin. (WRAL.com)

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