Aaron Stahl finds new focus

Posted Aug 23, 2008

North Carolina junior Aaron Stahl wants to have a winning season, get a bowl game and compete for an ACC Championship. But he had an extra reason to become a self-described “football freak” over the last six months: the memory of his brother Andrew, who died in a car accident earlier this year. “He was only 25, four years older than me,’’ said Stahl. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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