Why Carolina Will Win
Posted Nov 7, 2007
The Tar Heel defense, which figures a mixture of the old (Hilee Taylor, Kentwan Balmer, Durell Mapp) with the young (Marvin Austin, Quan Sturdivant, Deunta Williams) has come into its own as a shut-down unit. It held down Virginia Tech and South Carolina, stood strong against Maryland last week, and even against Wake Forest, only 17 of the Deacons’ 37 points came after sustained drives.
(WRAL.com)
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