UNC football freshmen: You're here to play

Posted Apr 17, 2007

North Carolina's football coaches spent Monday, the final day of spring practice at UNC, showing players what to work on during the summer. Those players would be wise to heed the instruction. UNC is scheduled to welcome 20 more freshmen -- in addition to the four who enrolled in January -- for the 2007 season, and Coach Butch Davis has made it clear that he has no problem putting first-year players on the field. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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