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NC State (3-7) vs. North Carolina (1-9)
Saturday, November 18, 2006
12:00 pm Kenan Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
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NC State Game Notes
NOTING THE PACK
Chuck Amato is 2-1 in Chapel Hill, winning in 2000 (38-20) and 2002 (34-17) and
losing in the last meeting at Kenan Stadium, 24-30, in 2004.
All seven of the Wolfpack's conference games have been decided by eight points or
less this season.
Darrell Blackman leads the ACC and ranks second nationally in kick return average
at 31.4 yards-per-return. He is the Wolfpack's career-leader in kick return average
as well.
NC STATE VERSUS NORTH
CAROLINA
The series started in 1894
and is the Wolfpack's oldest rivalry
among ACC teams and fourth-most
played series in the ACC. The Tar Heels
hold a 62-27-6 overall mark over the
Wolfpack and a 33-16-2 advantage in
Chapel Hill.
Chuck Amato is 2-1 in Chapel Hill,
winning in 2000 (38-20) and 2002 (34-
17) and losing in the last meeting at
Kenan Stadium, 24-30, in 2004.
In Amato's three wins against the
Heels, the average margin of victory
has been 16 points including a margin
of 17.5 points in the two wins in Chapel
Hill.
In Amato's three losses, the average
margin of victory for the Tar Heels has
been seven points, as each of the three
games have been decided by eight
points or less.
This is the first meeting in the month
of November between the two teams
since Nov. 11, 1999 when the Heels
won, 10-6, in Charlotte, N.C.
WOLFPACK ROSTER FULL OF INSTATE
PLAYERS
NC State has 57
players that hail from the state of North
Carolina on the roster and a high percentage
of those kids are listed on the
Wolfpack's depth chart as the team
readies to play in-state rival, North
Carolina.
In fact, all four captains - Leroy Harris,
Tank Tyler, Pat Lowery and William Lee
- are in-state products.
Including special teams, a total of 22
kids from North Carolina are listed on
the Wolfpack's depth chart. On offense,
12 in-state kids are listed on the two-deep,
while nine more fill the defense's
depth chart and Lee, the team's longsnapper,
is also from North Carolina.
RIVALRY GAME IS A RUSH
Over the
last 14 meetings between NC State and
North Carolina, the team that has more
rushing yards has been the victor 13
times.
NC State put up 304 yards to UNC's
164 on the ground in the 24-30 loss in
2004, the only time during that streak
that either the Pack or Heels lost when
out rushing its rival.
The 304 yards were the most for a
Wolfpack team in a game since the
Maryland contest in 1994 when NC
State put up 327 yards on the ground.
WOLFPACK HAS 16TH TOUGHEST
SCHEDULE
NC State has faced the
16th toughest schedule nationally
according to the Sagarin ratings and
the second toughest in the ACC this
season. Wolfpack opponents hold a
combined 71-31 record (.696) so far in
2006.
CUTTING IT CLOSE... AGAIN
All
seven of the Wolfpack's conference
games this season have been decided
by eight points or less and three have
been by four points or less.
In Chuck Amato's 55 ACC contests,
he has posted a 25-30 record. In 32 of
those 55 games, the final outcome has
been decided by a touchdown (seven
points) or less, 37 have been decided
by eight points or less and 41 have
been decided by 10 points or less.
Amato is 11-16 on the road in ACC
matchups and in 17 of those 27 games
the score has differed by seven points
or less, with NC State posting a 6-11
record in those games after a pair of six
point losses to Maryland and Clemson
and a seven point loss to Virginia over
the last three road ACC games this season.
Amato's ACC record includes a 14-14
mark at home and the Wolfpack has lost
just four conference games by double
digits at home in the past seven years.
In 14 home ACC wins, six have been by
double digits, and the other eight have
been by seven or less points, including
the two-point win over BC and the fourpoint
triumph over FSU.
Under Amato, NC State has lost by
20-or-more points just three times and
by more than 10 points just seven times
in ACC games.
BLACKMAN RETURNS...
Junior
return specialist and wide receiver
Darrell Blackman injured his knee on
the opening kickoff of the Southen Miss
game and missed the remainder of that
contest and the Boston College game.
Since his return from injury, Blackman
has been a valuable piece of the
Wolfpack's offensive unit, and his play
on special teams has been just that -
special.
He is the only player in the top-10 in
the ACC in returns to score on both a
punt and kickoff this season.
Blackman leads the conference in
kickoff returns and ranks second nationally,
averaging 31.4 yards per return.
His punt return mark (9.9) is sixth in the
ACC.
If his season kick return average
holds, Blackman will have the secondhighest
single season average in school
history.
He is even better against conference
foes with a league-leading 33.5 yards
per kickoff returns and is third in punt
returns (10.6).
Blackman is the Wolfpack's career
leader in kickoff return average at 29.7
and is fourth in yards with 1,099.
...AND WITH A PURPOSE
Darrell Blackman currently leads the
ACC in conference games only with
an average of 125 all-purpose yardsper-
game and ranks second overall at
112.9 yards-per-game. He collected a
career-high 234 all-purpose yards in
the Georgia Tech contest, the eighthbest
single game total in school history.
Those yards included a 95-yard kickoff
return for a touchdown, the seventh
longest kick return in school history and
the 11th longest overall play.
Blackman currently ranks 14th in
school history with 2,598 career allpurpose
yards and is the first Wolfpack
player with back-to-back 1,000 allpurpose
yard seasons since Jerricho
Cotchery (2002 and 2003). Blackman is
also on pace to post a top-10 season in
terms of all-purpose yards.
HIT THE ROAD, PACK
NC State will
play its final road game of the season
against North Carolina this Saturday
and is 0-4 in road contests in 2006. The
Pack has lost three of the four games by
a touchdown or less.
Overall, NC State is playing four of its
final six games on the road after hosting
five of its first six games at home. The
last time NC State played four of its final
six games on the road was 1995 when
the Wolfpack posted a 2-4 record to finish
the season.
NC State played five of its first six
games at home this season and posted
a 3-3 mark. The last time the Pack was
fortunate enough to begin the season with so many home contests was in 1998, when NC State
also played five of the first six at home en route to a 4-2 start.
That same season was also the last time NC State opened
its ACC schedule with three straight at home, (NC State's
2006 conference slate opened with Boston College, Florida
State and Wake Forest all visiting Carter-Finley). This season
marked the seventh straight that Amato opened the season
at home.
SHIFTING THE PROTECTION
NC State has used a different
starting lineup along its offensive line for two straight
games after playing the first eight with the same starting five.
Luke Lathan is starting at center and Meares Green starting
at tackle, with Leroy Harris moving over to guard after starting
the first nine games at center.
With both starting guards (Harris, 19 plays, and Curtis
Crouch, 23 plays) knocked out of the game early with injuries,
the Wolfpack was forced to shuffle it's alignment.
Kalani Heppe, who started the first eight games at guard,
replaced Harris when he went down, and Green was moved
inside to guard once Crouch was injured. Holt replaced
Green at tackle, a spot where Holt started the first eight
games this season.
Redshirt freshman Jeraill McCuller (16 plays) and redshirt
senior Merci Falaise (seven plays) also saw action at tackle in
the game.
Offensive line coach Pat Meyer used a season-high nine
offensive lineman in the contest.
SCORING OFFENSE LOW
NC State ranks ninth in the ACC
in scoring offense, averaging 18.5 points-per-game. If that
average holds, it will be the Wolfpack's lowest scoring output
since 1985 when the team averaged just 16.9 points-pergame.
The Wolfpack has failed to score more than 24 points in all
10 games this season. The last time an NC State team failed
to score more that 24 points through 10 games to start a
season was also in 1985 when that squad went all 11 games
without scoring more than 23 points as it finished 3-8 on the
season.
Dating back to last season, NC State has not scored over
24 points since the Eastern Kentucky game, a span of 20
straight contests. That is the longest Wolfpack streak since
1969-71 when those Pack teams went 24 straight contests
without scoring more than 24 points in a game.
FIRST QUARTER, HALF WOES
NC State is happy to see
the start of the second quarter. The team has scored just 15
points in the first quarter all season and has converted on
only 9-of-36 (25%) of third down plays in the opening quarter.
NC State is being outscored 47-15 in the opening frame
and has scored in just three of the 10 first quarters. Nine of
the Wolfpack's 15 points were scored in the opener against
Appalachian St. and the Pack has had only a field goal in the
first quarter in the Boston College and Georgia Tech game
since. NC State has scored just one touchdown all season in
the opening quarter.
NC State has trailed at the half in each of the last nine
games after leading in the ASU game, 16-7, to open the season.
The Wolfpack has trailed by an average of only 5.5 points per-
game in the nine games it trailed at the half.
BAKER HAS CAREER DAY
Sophomore tailback Toney Baker had a
career-day against Clemson, rumbling
for career-highs of 174 yards and 34
carries. It was the first 100-yard rushing
game of his career and the Tigers
were third in the conference in rushing
defense, giving up just 85.4 yards-per game.
Baker became the 22nd Wolfpack
player to rush for 1,000 career yards
with his performance against Clemson
and he did it in 21 games, the 12th
fastest to 1,000 career rushing yards in
school history.
Baker has 11 career touchdowns (10
rushing and one receiving) and 1,114
career rushing yards to his name. He
has 568 yards and is averaging 56.8
yards rushing a game this season with
five touchdowns.
BROWN WON'T GO DOWN
Andre
Brown is 10th in the conference in rushing
yards-per-game, averaging 59.8 a
contest. He has broken 22 tackles for
an additional 195 yards this season,
gaining 34% of his total yards after
breaking a tackle. He is also averaging
an impressive 5.6 yards-per-carry,
the third-best mark in the conference
among the top-10 rushers.
On the season, Brown has 598 yards
on 107 carries with four touchdowns
and is on pace to pass his total of 667
rushing yards as a freshman.
PASSING DEFENSE PASSING TEST
NC State is third in the ACC in passing
defense, allowing just 164.3 yards-per game,
the 18th best mark in the NCAA.
Opposing quarterbacks are completing
51.6% of their passes, the third lowest
in the ACC.
The Wolfpack defense had allowed
just five passing touchdowns (tied for
the league-lead in the ACC) coming into
the Georgia Tech game but has allowed
five more in the last two games against
Tech (four) and Clemson (one).
The Wolfpack defense had just three
interceptions in the first eight games of
the season, 11th in the league, but had
two picks against the Jackets and two
more against the Tigers in back-to-back
weeks.
PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK
NC State's offensive line has done a
solid job protecting the quarterback this
season. Through 10 games this season
the line is allowing an average of just
1.5 sacks a game and is ranked second
in the ACC in fewest sacks allowed with
15.
The line nearly doubled that last season,
giving up an average of 2.9 sacksper-
game in 2005.
Offensive line coach Pat Meyer is in
his first season with the line after serving
six seasons in strength and conditioning
for the Wolfpack.
PENALTIES IN LOSSES HIGH
NC
State has committed nine or more
penalties in five of its seven losses this
season but had just two penalties for 10
yards against Clemson, the lowest penalties
and yards since the 2002 Virginia
contest. The Wolfpack is averaging 5.3
penalties a game in the three wins and
7.6 penalties in the seven losses.
The Wolfpack is ranked 10th in the
ACC in penalties, averaging 55.5 yards
a game and getting flagged 69 times,
third most in the league.
North Carolina Quick Facts
BACKGROUND
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Enrollment: 26,800
Nickname: Tar Heels
School Colors: Blue & White
Stadium: Kenan (60,000)
Conference: ACC
TEAM
Head Coach: John Bunting
Record at UNC: 25-45 (5+ years)
2005 Record: 5-6
2005 Current Record: 1-9
2006 Ranking: None
North Carolina Game Notes
SENIOR GAME FOR TAR HEELS
Saturday’s game is the final home game for 18 seniors, including
starters Shelton Bynum, Brian Chacos, Larry Edwards, Jon Hamlett, Jesse
Holley, Ronnie McGill, Brian Rackley, Kareen Taylor, D.J. Walker, Jacoby
Watkins, David Wooldridge and Victory Worsley. McGill ranks 10th at
Carolina with 2,260 career rushing yards, while Holley is ninth with
1,698 career receiving yards.
Other seniors to be honored on Saturday include Melik Brown, Roger
Heinz, Joe Kedra, Jonathan Lane, Patrick Marsh and Ryan Salone.
QUICK HITTERS
Six of the 10 opponents
Carolina has faced this season
are ranked in this week’s AP
Top 25 poll.
ACC Rookie of the Year candidate
Hakeem Nicks is second
in the ACC in receiving
yards with 543. He needs just
six catches and 66 yards to set
Carolina’s single-season marks
for receptions and receiving
yards by a freshman. He set a
UNC single-game freshman
record with 171 receiving yards
at Notre Dame.
WR Jesse Holley has caught
at least one pass in 28 consecutive
games, the secondlongest
active streak in the
ACC behind Clemson’s Chansi
Stuckey.
Former walk-on Durell Mapp
had back-to-back games with
at least 10 tackles (14 vs. ND,
10 vs. GT) and now leads the
team with 70 stops.
Ronnie McGill leads the
team with 42 points.
The last non-kicker to lead
Carolina in scoring was Leon
Johnson in 1996 (72 points).
FLY-OVER
An F-15 fly-over will take place
at the conclusion of the national
anthem prior to kickoff of the
NC State game. Practice runs
will take place over Kenan
Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 16
between 3-4 p.m. The F-15C’s
are part of the 2D Fighter
Squadron from Tyndall Air
Force Base in Florida.
TOUGH SCHEDULE THUS FAR
The 10 teams Carolina has faced this season are a
combined 75-26 (.743). Rutgers is 9-0 and ranked
seventh in the Associated Press poll, Virginia Tech is
8-2 and ranked 19th, Furman is 8-3, Clemson is 8-3
and ranked 25th, Miami is 5-5, USF is 7-3, Virginia
is 4-6, Wake Forest is 9-1 and ranked 14th, Notre
Dame is 9-1 and ranked 6th and Georgia Tech is 8-
2 and ranked 18th. In the Sagarin rankings, North
Carolina has faced the nation’s eighth-toughest
schedule thus far.
STRONG PLAY AGAINST GEORGIA TECH
Making his third consecutive start, redshirt freshman
cornerback Jermaine Strong played an important
role in limiting Georgia Tech to just seven points and
221 yards of total offense in Carolina’s 7-0 loss.
Matched up against All-America wide receiver
Calvin Johnson, Strong had five tackles, one forced
fumble and one pass breakup. Strong forced
Johnson to fumble after a catch (would have been a
4-yard loss) and Carolina recovered the ball.
Strong
also broke up a pass to Johnson, knocking the ball in
the air and right into the hands of teammate Chase
Rice for an interception. Strong helped hold Johnson
to just three catches for 13 yards and Georgia Tech
was limited to just 78 yards passing.
NICKS MAKES PUSH FOR ACC FRESHMAN
HONORS
North Carolina wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is making
a push for ACC Rookie of the Year honors. The
freshman from Charlotte, N.C., ranks second in the
league with 543 receiving yards and is averaging
60.3 yards per game. Among ACC wideouts with at
least 25 receptions, Nicks is third in yards per catch
at 17.0 (32 for 543).
Against Notre Dame, Nicks set a UNC single-game
freshman record with 171 receiving yards on six
catches. The previous record was 165 yards by
Octavus Barnes vs. Duke in 1994. Nicks caught
touchdown passes of 13 and 72 yards against the
Irish. The 72-yarder was the the Tar Heels’ longest
play from scrimmage this year and tied for the 20thlongest
pass play in school history.
With 32 catches, Nicks is just six receptions shy of
Kory Bailey’s freshman record of 38 in 1998. UNC’s
freshman record for receiving yards in a season is
609 by Octavus Barnes in 1994.
L. EDWARDS RETURNS FROM COLLARBONE INJURY
Senior linebacker Larry Edwards, who missed three
games after fracturing his collarbone in the loss to
USF, returned for the Georgia Tech game.
“Nothing surprises me about that kid,” said head
coach John Bunting. “He worked very hard to get
back before the end of the year.”
Edwards started against the Yellow Jackets, but had
to leave the game after spraining his ankle in the first
half. Edwards was ruled out of the game for good,
but after an x-ray did not reveal a break, he
returned in the second half and finished with five
tackles.
Press Conference Quotables
Head Coach John Bunting
I'll begin by addressing yesterday's news that Butch Davis is the next head coach here at Carolina. I've met or spoken with Butch on a few occasions, and that is the extent of our relationship. I certainly wish him well here, and I'll do whatever I can to help him if he'd like that help. There are several pieces of our program that are on solid footing, including our team's academic performance, our current recruiting class and the fact that we redshirted almost this entire class. I think he'll be inheriting some good things. He's got some work to do, and I wish him well. Other than that, I want to discuss N.C. State and answer questions related to this week's game and our football team.
On where he's seen the biggest improvement in the last three games
Well, I see improvement, but we still have the same problem: inconsistency. We haven't played well together as a team the whole year - not one game where the whole team played together. That's why we're at where we're at. That's what this game is all about. Playing as a team. Working together. One phase will play well; the other phase doesn't. All three phases need to be in sync to have success, and we haven't had success because we have never been able to do that.
On N.C. State:
I feel their pain. They have, recently, some of the same problems. I think their defense has played very well. Their offense has played well at times. They've made some big plays at times. The way they controlled that football last week versus Clemson, particularly in the first half, was absolutely very impressive. They've got a couple good runners. I think their quarterback has done a fine job coming in mid-way and taking over. Mistakes are what hurt you in any game, and, occasionally, they'll break down. We've seen a lot of that on our end, last week being no exception - with great protection and receivers open and us not finding the connection.
Defensively, they're always good despite the changes on the back of the jerseys. They play hard. They're in your face. They're aggressive. They've had a break or two not go their way. They've lost several close games, which we can relate to here some. They're playing hard, they're playing physical and they're in the games each week until the end, which I can relate to some last year - matter of fact a lot last year - and a little bit this year. You want to come out on the winning side of those things. Lately, they've not been able to do it. This game now between us is a great rivalry game, and it's not hard to get your players ready to play emotionally. Hopefully, they play smart and together and for 60 minutes.
On what this game means to him:
I take every game very, very personally. But the N.C. State-North Carolina rivalry is special. It's unique.
On if he has any special emotions about this being his last home game:
Not really. Each day I come to work or each day I leave work I know that there's a limit to how much this will continue. When you deal with finality in things, you begin to deal with them. I've dealt with that a while ago.
On watching players he recruited play their final home games:
Well, that will be difficult, and it always is. These are pretty much one of my first full classes - this class. They are some special kids in this class, and I certainly never envisioned that we'd be here talking like this. But it's still something that's extremely important to me that they have some success this season. They deserve it in some ways, and of course, you always have to go out and earn it. I'm hopeful that they will play their best games here at home in front of their people, in front of their fans, and have some success. That would give me great pleasure.
On if Larry Edwards is full strength:
He will practice limited today. He did some things last evening. This is a different injury than he had, so we're going to watch how he practices today, see how he gets around, and then see what he's like tomorrow. We're thinking this is more like a bruise than a sprain, so hopefully, as the week progresses, he'll get better.
On N.C. State's running game:
They come in the Clemson game and they just are running the ball. Out of multiple personnel groups, tight formations, spread formations. [Toney] Baker who we all know is a great back. A couple plays to Andre Brown. They absolutely dominated that first half running the football. A lot of third-and-shorts - just what you want. So they did a tremendous job beginning that game, and then Clemson managed somehow to get back some control of it themselves.... They are a team that has been so close so many times. Those things just start to really gnaw at you as a player and as a coach. But this week will be a different story.
North Carolina Two-Deep Depth Chart
OFFENSE
Wide Receiver
9 - Jesse Holley (6-3, 210, Sr., Roselle, N.J.)
87 - Brandon Tate (6-1, 190, So., Burlington,
N.C.)
Left Tackle
65 - Brian Chacos (6-4, 310, Sr., Darien, Conn.)
94 - Andre Barbour (6-6, 298, Fr.*, Atlanta, Ga.)
Left Guard
77 - Charlston Gray (6-3, 295, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas)
76 - Bryon Bishop (6-3, 300, So., Union, S.C.)
Center
64 - Scott Lenahan (6-1, 290, Jr., Marietta, Ga.)
63 - Ben Lemming (6-5, 300, So., Houston, Texas)
Right Guard
79 - Calvin Darity (6-3, 295, So., Tallahassee, Fla.)
63 - Ben Lemming (6-5, 300, So., Houston, Texas)
Right Tackle
63 - Ben Lemming (6-5, 300, So., Houston, Texas)
75 - Garrett Reynolds (6-7, 300, So., Knoxville, Tenn.)
72 - Kyle Jolly (6-6, 305, Fr.*, Powhatan, Va.)
Tight End
86 - Jon Hamlett (6-4, 260, Sr., Lynchburg, Va.)
94 - Andre Barbour (6-6, 298, Fr.*, Atlanta, Ga.)
Quarterback
12 - Joe Dailey (6-1, 205, Jr., Jersey City, N.J.)
11 - Cam Sexton (6-1, 190, Fr.*, Laurinburg, N.C.)
Fullback
43 - Nick Starcevic (6-2, 245, So., Charlotte, N.C.)
4 - Bobby Rome (5-11, 240, Fr.*, Norfolk, Va.)
Tailback
25 - Ronnie McGill (5-11, 220, Sr., Clover, S.C.)
29 - Justin Warren (6-1, 198, Junior, Germantown, Md.)
OR
5 - Barrington Edwards (6-0, 220, Jr., Bowie, Md.)
Wide Receiver
88 - Hakeem Nicks (6-1, 210, Fr., Charlotte, N.C.)
1 - Brooks Foster (6-3, 200, So., Boiling Springs, S.C.)
DEFENSE
Left End
42 - Brian Rackley (6-5, 270, Sr., Tallahassee, Fla.)
58 - Melik Brown (6-2, 260, Sr., Camden, N.J.)
Defensive Tackle
90 - Kentwan Balmer (6-5, 288, Jr., Weldon, N.C.)
74 - Kyndraus Guy (6-2, 280, Jr., Hope Mills,
N.C.)
Defensive Tackle
75 - Shelton Bynum (6-5, 300, Sr., Ellenwood, Ga.)
93 - Cam Thomas (6-4, 315, Fr.*, Eagle Springs,
N.C.)
Right End
33 - Hilee Taylor (6-3, 241, Jr., Lauringburg, N.C.)
92 - E.J. Wilson (6-2, 260, Fr.*, Lawrenceville, Va.)
89 - Bowen Chapman (6-3, 245, Jr., Lexington, Ky.)
Sam Linebacker
32 - Larry Edwards (6-2, 235, Sr., Tampa, Fla.)
51 - Wesley Flagg (6-0, 215, Fr., Fayetteville,
N.C.)
Mike Linebacker
54 - Victor Worsley (6-1, 235, Sr., Battleboro, N.C.)
41 - Mark Paschal (6-0, 225, So., Charlotte, N.C.)
Will Linebacker
48 - Durell Mapp (6-2, 225, Jr., Burlington, N.C.)
44 - Chase Rice (6-3, 220, So., Asheville, N.C.)
36 - Kennedy Tinsley (6-0, 210, Fr.*, Greensboro,
N.C.)
Right Cornerback
16 - Jacoby Watkins (6-0, 180, Sr., Laurinburg, N.C.)
35 - Bryan Bethea (5-10, 185, Jr., Fayetteville,
N.C.)
Free Safety
28 - D.J. Walker (6-0, 185, Sr., Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
2 - Cooter Arnold (5-10, 190, So., Mocksville,
N.C.)
Strong Safety
27 - Kareen Taylor (6-0, 200, Sr., Hopewell, Va.)
28 - D.J. Walker (6-0, 185, Sr., Pisgah Forest,
N.C.)
Left Cornerback
38 - Jermaine Strong (5-10, 185, Fr.*, Shelby, N.C.)
3 - Quinton Person (5-11, 185, Jr., Greenville, N.C.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Place-kicker/Kickoffs
10 - Connor Barth (6-1, 190, Jr., Wilmington, N.C.)
38 - Lane Clemmons (5-10, 220, Jr., Fayetteville,
N.C.)
Punter
45 - David Wooldridge (6-2, 215, Sr., Advance, N.C.)
17 - John Choate (6-2, 180, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.)
Deep Snapper
91 - Michael Murphy (6-2, 231, Jr., Goldsboro, N.C.) -
FGs,PATs
63 - Patrick Marsh (6-1, 225, Sr., Mooresville, N.C.) -
Punts
Kick Off Return
87 - Brandon Tate (6-1, 190, So., Burlington, N.C.)
37 - Kendric Williams (5-11, 190, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.)
88 - Hakeem Nicks (6-1, 210, Fr., Charlotte, N.C.)
Punt Return
87 - Brandon Tate (6-1, 190, So., Burlington, N.C.)
3 - Quinton Person (5-11, 185, Jr., Greenville,
N.C.)
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