On Virginia Tech's first play from scrimmage in last week's game against Boston College the ball was snapped and handed off to running back Darren Evans. And that was about all the Hokies had time to do before Evans was swallowed up and dropped in the backfield by BC linebacker Mark Herzlich.
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More than most teams Boston College comes and goes with its quarterback. The consistency of junior signalcaller Chris Crane — or lack thereof — could very well be the story of Saturday's matchup.
It wasn't a great weekend for the North Carolina football team. The Tar Heels lost a conference game.They dropped out of the AP Top 25 and fell in the ACC Coastal standings. Only thing is — so did Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. — It looked easy. Shaun Draughn for seven yards eight yards 18 yards. Line 'em up. Knock 'em down. Ten plays. Eighty-three yards (48 from Draughn). Touchdown Tar Heels. North Carolina 7 Virginia 0.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. — Just inches away. With Virginia down one point and needing an extra point to complete an astonishing late-game comeback against No. 18 North Carolina Deunta Williams gave a superhuman leap and got one hand on the ball.
Hakeem Nicks barely makes it out of the locker room Tuesday before a camera's in his face and he's being directed for a photo shoot. Nicks takes it all in stride — the light the flashes from the camera; he even manages to ask when and where the shots are running without breaking the photographer's rhythm. It's obvious the junior wideout welcomes the spotlight — which is good because it's going to be focused intensely on him for the rest of the season.
Brandon Tate thought his knee might have been bruised. After taking a hit to his knee in the first quarter of Saturday's Notre Dame game" Tate went down hard and limped off the field. ""I thought it was just a bruise or something"" he said at a press conference Monday.
Jimmy Clausen had no chance. On first and 10 from the North Carolina 46 Notre Dame's quarterback couldn't even look downfield before defensive tackle Aleric Mullins was in his face. Clausen cocked his arm to fire but Mullins bulled his way to the ball. Two seconds later the ball was underneath big No. 97 for a turnover.
North Carolina thought it had secured a last-second win. The then-No. 22 Tar Heels stormed the field in celebration.
A little after 3:30 p.m. Saturday a guy named Tate will jog out toward the end zone and wait for the opening kickoff. If it's sent his way he has the instincts and explosiveness to wind up in the other end zone before the play is over.
Center Lowell Dyer started his first game of the year in UNC's 38-12 victory against Connecticut on Oct. 4. Dyer chatted with Assistant Sports Editor Daniel Price on Tuesday afternoon about The Hills BBQ and marine life — sort of.
A quick look at a college football statistics page during breakfast might shock some unsuspecting eaters enough to cough up their Lucky Charms. Here's a quick recap of what went through those people's minds. ""Let's see" who's leading the country in team interceptions? Wait" North Carolina's No. 1? Really?"" Believe it.
Game and Time: Notre Dame at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. - Site: Kenan Stadium. - TV/Radio: TV coverage will be on ABC. Radio coverage will be provided by WCHL 1360 AM WRDU 106.1 FM. - Records: Notre Dame and North Carolina are both 4-1.
Before the start of training camp Shaun Draughn had something to prove. He was a sophomore safety buried on the depth chart and it looked like he was headed for another year of thankless special teams play. Until he marched into head coach Butch Davis' office — high school highlight reel in hand — and asked to play running back.
This North Carolina football team has had a whole lot of heroes. First it was Brandon Tate. Then T.J. Yates then Trimane Goddard and Cameron Sexton. Last week it was Bruce Carter's turn.
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