Independence Bowl likely stepping stone to NFL for UNC's Coples
Posted Dec 23, 2011
If you're playing football in Chapel Hill, N.C., and produced to the point where your name is mentioned in the same company as Julius Peppers, you're doing something right. Quinton Coples has done plenty. North Carolina's 6-foot-6, 285-pound defensive end drew plenty of attention through the 2011 season, but still produced 51 tackles, 13 tackles for loss 7 ½ sacks.
(Shreveport Times)
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