Walston: Paying It Forward

Posted Nov 22, 2009
After the excitement of the first ten minutes, the ensuing non-action could have lulled the Tar Heel defense to sleep. After all, between Kendric Burney's pick six and Cam Thomas' fumble return touchdown, they'd done a lot of work to get that lead themselves. But knowing that eight points might not be enough, they went to work. "It really tests the character of your football team," Butch Davis said after the game. (Tar Heel Blue)

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