Pat Forde's Pre-Season Top 25

Posted Aug 21, 2012
24. North Carolina: The Tar Heels have a new coach to energize the offense (Larry Fedora) and a talented quarterback for him to work with in Bryn Renner. But the best thing the Heels have going for them is a sweetheart schedule – no Florida State or Clemson, and all four ACC road games are winnable (Wake Forest, Miami, Duke, Virginia). (Yahoo! Sports)

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