Knockout Punt: Tar Heels end five-year skid vs. Wolfpack

Posted Oct 27, 2012
Giovani Bernard running down the sideline, tears in his eyes, and after a 74-yard punt return with 13 seconds to play, a 43-35 victory for North Carolina against in-state rival N.C. State. “This game will definitely go down in the record books for me,” Bernard said. “Not just because of the yards or ?because of the punt return but because of the emotion. We just wanted this.” (Rocky Mount Telegram)

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