Heels look to turn close losses into wins

Posted Aug 19, 2008

At the time, North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates says, he really would have preferred to be blown out by East Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, N.C. State and Georgia Tech last season -- rather than lose by 3, 2, 7, 7, 4 and 2 points, respectively. But these days, as the Tar Heels prepare for their Aug. 30 opener against McNeese State, the sophomore can see all the down-to-the-wire losses as a positive. Sort of. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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