Bowl arrives for Tar Heels

Posted Dec 27, 2008
When North Carolina defensive back Deunta Williams and his roommates sit down for a college football showdown on their video game console, West Virginia, the Tar Heels' opponent in today's Meineke Car Care Bowl, is the one team that almost always get used. With speedy playmakers in Pat White at quarterback and Noel Devine at running back, the Mountaineers' spread offense is tailor-made for gamers. "They're just so fast at quarterback," Williams said. (Burlington Times News)

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