Tar Heels hope to put offseason work to use vs. Georgia Tech

Posted Sep 24, 2011
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that North Carolina (3-0), the Yellow Jackets’ opponent this afternoon, has had them on its radar for quite some time. North Carolina interim coach Everett Withers said the Tar Heels have been working on slowing the Yellow Jackets’ offense since the spring. “We’ve got our work cut out for us, we’ve got to do a good job,” Withers said. (Burlington Times News)

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