Fedora: more plays, faster pace for Tar Heels

Posted Aug 21, 2012
Only four teams in the country ran more plays that Larry Fedora’s Southern Miss team ran a season ago, and that should provide an indication of the kind of pace that Fedora expects in his first season at UNC. Fedora still wants to see the offense move more quickly – but they did manage to get in 170 plays Saturday during their final preseason scrimmage. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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