If Tar Heels go Blue, it could mean more than school color

Posted Aug 4, 2013
A.J. Blue figures it’s his time to shine with the North Carolina football team. The running back’s sometimes-curvy trek to the brink of his fifth season with the program has come to this juncture: He might be considered the key cog in the Tar Heels’ rushing attack. “You can’t lead unless you serve,” Blue said Saturday, pointing out he has put in his time. (Burlington Times News)

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