Tar Heels' hopes depend on T.J. Yates

Posted Sep 2, 2009
You won't find the name of T.J. Yates on any pre-season All-American or all-conference lists. Nor will you find Yates on the watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award given annually to college football's best quarterback. But if you ask anyone associated with North Carolina's football program who is the one player the Tar Heels can't live without in 2009, Yates is the first name mentioned. (Fayetteville Observer)

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