Plenty of defense will be found in ACC

Posted Jul 18, 2011
Even with the departure of stalwarts like Clemson's Da'Quan Bowers and North Charleston native Robert Quinn, who was ineligible to play last season at North Carolina, this could be a defensive-minded year in the ACC. North Carolina and Florida State are expected to have two of the top defensive lines in the country, and Virginia Tech and Miami are loaded with talent, too. (Charleston Post and Courier)

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