Tar Heels turn attention to task vs. N.C. State

Posted Nov 1, 2011
Dwight Jones doesn’t need any reminding about the fact that North Carolina’s recent results against rival N.C. State have been difficult. “We hear about it all the time,” Jones said. “… You hear it from everybody — coaches, players, fan students, your parents, your cousins, your mom, everybody.” The last four times North Carolina has faced its most heated football nemesis, it has lost. (Burlington Times News)

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