Growing up blue

Posted Oct 18, 2008
Redshirt sophomore defensive backs Deunta Williams and Kendric Burney are right in the mix of North Carolina's rise, helping the Tar Heels win five of their first six games and garner a No. 18 ranking in the latest AP Top 25 rankings. Burney, Williams and the rest of the Heels look to continue their recent surge when they visit Virginia today. North Carolina has not defeated the Cavaliers in the Charlottesville since 1981. (Jacksonville Daily News)

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