Countdown to Kickoff: UNC vs. WVU

Posted Dec 27, 2008
North Carolina returns to the postseason for the first time since 2004 on Saturday. Not only have the Tar Heels reversed last fall’s 4-8 record with an 8-4 mark in 2008, but they are also looking to post the program’s first nine-win season since 1997. Butch Davis’ second season in Chapel Hill was undoubtedly a success that few observers expected so early in his tenure. Against the nation’s 10th-toughest schedule, according to USA Today’s Jeff Sagarin. (Inside Carolina)

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