North Carolina - Spring Football Notes

Posted Apr 8, 2011
Less than three months after ending a tumultuous 2010 season with a stirring comeback win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, North Carolina is back at spring practice facing several key questions for 2011. The most critical of these that will determine whether the Tar Heels will be a contender or a pretender in the ACC's Coastal Division race is if sophomore Bryn Renner is ready to step in at quarterback for T.J. Yates. (USA Today)

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