T.J. Yates appears ahead of schedule

Posted Sep 21, 2007

By the way he threw, learned and led, T.J. Yates was going to be a great quarterback, predicted North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks. Just not quite this fast. Indeed, a year after being largely ignored by UNC's previous coaching regime -- he wasn't even asked to attend quarterback meetings -- Yates, a redshirt freshman, has injected himself into the national scene. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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