Dascenzo: Tar Heels' run defense must improve

Posted Sep 5, 2006

Sorting through the numerous problems North Carolina's football team endured in Saturday's 21-16 season-opening loss to Rutgers, John Bunting tried to send an obvious message to his team. Bunting pointed to the next opponent and said, "The team that steam- rolled us in the second half last year is coming to town. So we're going to see what the defense is all about." (Durham Herald-Sun)

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