UNC running game to get a makeover

Posted Dec 14, 2012
While having to replace three starters on the offensive line is never easy, there is at least experience at running back waiting in the wings. It’s going to be even more difficult to replace Giovani Bernard on UNC’s special teams. T.J. Thorpe, who led the ACC in kickoff returns in 2011, returns after redshirting this year with a foot injury, but the staff isn’t sure if he can/will return punts (ESPN.com)

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