Aside from NCAA probe, UNC has issues on offense

Posted Aug 6, 2010
The good news: North Carolina returns eight starters on offense. The bad news: North Carolina returns eight starters from an offense that ranked 102nd in passing, 108th in total offense and 83rd in scoring offense. Since improvement is unlikely to come from new blood, although freshmen tackle James Hurst and running back Gio Bernard should help, it will have to come from experience. (Charlotte Observer)

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