UNC hoping that four backs are better than one, even if that one is Giovani Bernard
Posted Aug 17, 2013
Replacing a running back as productive as Giovani Bernard was for the North Carolina football team the past two seasons isn’t easy. But it’s not impossible, either. Tar Heels coach Larry Fedora made that abundantly clear earlier this week when he was asked by a reporter how his offense might change now that it doesn’t have “a guy like Bernard that can take it to the house” from anywhere on the field.
(Wilmington Star News)
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