Pass Protection Key vs. Duke

Posted Nov 22, 2010
N.C. State sacked Tar Heel quarterback T.J. Yates seven times Saturday and pressured him on a handful of other snaps. Patching the holes in that leaky protection is one of the Tar Heels' priorities this week in preparing for Duke. Butch Davis noted that Duke brings a lot of defensive pressure from a variety of angles, including a variety of zone blitzes in the manner of the Wolfpack. (UNCLettermen.com)

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