Extra Points: Run Amok
Posted Sep 11, 2011
Don't look now, but some runners with noticeable talent upsides and a cohesive and athletic offensive line are giving promise that a productive ground game might be a part of the Tar Heel offensive arsenal in 2011. Newcomer Giovani Bernard and veteran Ryan Houston--with A.J. Blue cooling his jets in the wings--have combined for 272 yards and five touchdowns in two games.
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