ACC Football: 12 Early Questions Entering 2009

Posted Mar 15, 2009
52 is the number of total receptions that return on the Tar Heels 2009 roster, including tight ends, backs and receivers. 114, is the amount of receptions Nicks, Foster and Tate combined for in 2008; Nicks totaled some 68 receptions on his own. In other words the Heels are inexperienced on the perimeter offensively and leave returning quarterback TJ Yates without a capable, proven, reliable go to receiver. (College Football Campus)

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