Bryn Renner stepping up in and out of the pocket

Posted Aug 11, 2011
Quarterback Bryn Renner was sitting near the back of the team bus last December after UNC’s dramatic postseason victory over Tennessee when he sent his fellow underclassmen a mass text message. It read, in a nutshell: “Hey, the Music City Bowl is great, but I think we can do bigger and better things.’” It was the then-back-up signal caller’s first step toward becoming the leader of this year’s Tar Heels. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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