Five questions to ponder before kickoff

Posted Sep 18, 2010
1. How will UNC benefit from the week off to prepare for Georgia Tech? Butch Davis’ Tar Heels have now had time to adjust to the absence of all their key players and get used to the lineup that will be playing for the second straight game. On top of that, they had an extra week of work to get ready for the Yellow Jackets’ tough-to-defend flexbone attack while also getting starting running back Shaun Draughn back from NCAA purgatory. (Wilmington Star News)

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