ACC football: Out with old QBs, in with the new

Posted Jul 23, 2011
North Carolina also finds itself starting over. T.J. Yates had been booed and doubted by Tar Heels fans before last season. As a senior, Yates became the school's first 3,000-yard passer and led the Tar Heels through a double-barreled NCAA investigation to eight wins. Coach Butch Davis lauded sophomore Bryn Renner as a "tremendous talent" and said Renner learned a lot from Yates but he lacks experience. (Charlotte Observer)

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