UNC's offense hopes to step up

Posted Apr 9, 2010
You don't need to explain the difference between North Carolina's offense and its defense last season to T.J. Yates. The Tar Heels' quarterback, perhaps better than anyone, realizes why UNC won eight games and made a second straight bowl trip. "We know the defense carried us for a substantial part of the year," Yates said. "To go where we want to, we have to pull more of our weight and even it out." (Raleigh News & Observer)

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