E.J. Wilson becomes mainstay in UNC defense

Posted Sep 12, 2009
E.J. Wilson will start his 27th consecutive game at defensive end for North Carolina today against Connecticut. That's not bad for a guy who figured to be headed for the NCAA Division I-AA or II ranks as a senior at Brunswick High School in 2005. "I thought I was going to be one of those guys who went to Virginia State or Norfolk State, something like that,'' Wilson said. (Fayetteville Observer)

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