Gaston County trio happy with new UNC staff, future of Tar Heels football program

Posted Apr 7, 2012
Jhay Boyd, Dallas’ A.J. Blue and Gastonia’s Norkeithus Otis are delighted they’ve stayed in the program and are ready to hit the field in the fall for new UNC coach Larry Fedora. Each player has made some positional adjustments during the Tar Heels’ spring practice that began March 14 and will culminate with next Saturday’s annual spring game at 3 p.m. at Kenan Stadium. (Gaston Gazette)

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