Looking ahead to 2011 ACC football season

Posted Dec 6, 2010
Big East Fest: With scheduled visits from Louisville (Sept. 3) and Rutgers (Sept. 11) to start the season, North Carolina has a chance to put the Big Bad East under its heel from the opening snap. Top Defensive Players (Assuming, of course, Clemson junior lineman Da'Quan Bowers enters the NFL Draft): 1. Quinton Coples, North Carolina defensive end. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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