UNC’s Youth Movement Continues

Posted Jul 18, 2008

As August and football practice inch ever closer, Butch Davis indicated during Thursday’s annual Triangle Pigskin Preview that underclassmen will once again play a prominent role on his second squad at North Carolina. The Tar Heels will feature sophomores at quarterback (T.J. Yates), running back (Greg Little), safety (Deunta Williams), linebacker (Quan Sturdivant, Bruce Carter) and defensive tackle (Marvin Austin). (Inside Carolina)

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