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Jacob Swiger ·
30 Nov 2009, 11:16 PM ·
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Thaddeus Lewis earned second-team honors over several other worthy ACC quarterbacks. (File photo by Rob Rowe)
With the ACC regular season wrapped up, the first and second all-ACC teams were announced Monday, including 13 players from the Triangle.
Duke
The Blue Devils’ high-octane offense was led by quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, who was voted on the second team. Lewis’ primary target, Donovan Varner, made first team and led the league with 5.4 catchers per game.
Kicker Will Snyderwine made the second team as well as linebacker Vincent Rey.
N.C. State
Glaringly absent from the selections is quarterback Russell Wilson, who led the Wolfpack to a dramatic win over UNC Saturday and accounted for 35 touchdowns on the season.
Tight end George Bryan made the first team, and defensive end Willie Young, who recorded eight sacks this season, was on the second team.
North Carolina
Four North Carolina players, the most of any school, earned first-team honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Defensive end Robert Quinn, linebacker Quan Sturdivant, cornerback Kendric Burney and safety Deunta Williams were all selected to the first team.
Burney picked off five passes this season and racked up 200 return yards to reach second in interception return yardage in ACC history.
Defensive tackle Marvin Austin, who is considering turning pro after this season, and linebacker Bruce Carter, who told the media he would be returning for his senior season, both made the second defensive team.
UNC’s only offensive selection came in kicker Casey Barth, and the Tar Heels’ four first-team selections are the most since the 1997 season (six).
For the complete list, visit theACC.com.
ACC, Duke, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill Bruce Carter, Casey Barth, Deunta Williams, Donovan Varner, Kendric Burney, Marvin Austin, Quan Sturdivant, Robert Quinn, Russell Wilson, Thaddeus Lewis, Vincent Rey, Will Snyderwine
Joe Schwartz ·
28 Nov 2009, 1:52 PM ·
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CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH — Someone turned on the offensive switch at Carter-Finely Stadium in the second quarter. After a first stanza that saw N.C. State go three and out on all three possessions and UNC come away with a field goal and a turnover in two red zone trips, the teams combined for five touchdowns to close out the half. UNC leads 24-14 at the half.
Tar Heel quarterback T.J. Yates found freshman wideout Jherani Boyd for a 35-yard strike on the opening play of the second quarter, and the floodgates opened.
Key series of the half With the Wolfpack trailing 17-7, Russell Wilson led his team on an 11-play 77 yard touchdown drive capped off by a 14-yard toss to prolific target Jarvis Williams. He had help dressed in Carolina blue (well, kind of, UNC is wearing white jerseys and navy blue pants that border on Duke colors to some). Two pass interference penalties, one on Charles Brown and one on Kendric Burney and an unnecessary roughness call on defensive end Michael McAdoo gave N.C. State 44 free yards. The toss to Williams, his 11th TD grab on the year, ate up 4:50 on the clock and stymied a UNC offense that’s looked the best it has played in weeks.
Key stats of the half Yates has been an efficient 6 for 8 for 201 yards and two touchdowns, both to Boyd, who has 100 yards receiving on those two catches (insert Cris Carter all he does is catch touchdowns reference here). Most telling though is that UNC has 313 yards of total offense to N.C. State’s dyslexic 113 yards.
What to watch for in the second half N.C. State needs to sure up its secondary, which has been torched for three long scores. Tom O’Brien’s club must feel lucky to only be down a touchdown given the total yards difference. Look for them to try to establish the run (one yard per carry so far) and keep the ball away from Yates.
ACC, Football, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill Charles Brown, Jherani Boyd, Kendric Burney, Michael McAdoo, Russell Wilson, TJ Yates, Tom O'Brien
Jacob Swiger ·
21 Nov 2009, 4:07 PM ·
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TV/ESPN2 — Quarterbacks T.J. Yates and Dave Shinskie battled for the title of “quarterback who threw the most interceptions” in Chestnut Hill Saturday. Shinskie won … but it wasn’t a good thing.
UNC and BC combined to toss eight interceptions on the day, but Shinskie’s mistakes couldn’t come at worse times. After a three-interception performance against Miami, cornerback Kendric Burney picked off a Shinskie pass and returned it for a touchdown to make it 21-0 in the first quarter.
Safety Deunta Williams (pictured) matched Burney’s Miami performance with his own three interceptions Saturday, including the game clincher that ended a BC drive late in the fourth, which could have tied the game. Williams returned the interception to the 1-yard line where Ryan Houston twisted into the endzone for his second touchdown of the game.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Butch Davis, Cam Thomas, Dave Shinskie, Deunta Williams, E.J. Wilson, Erik Highsmith, Kendric Burney, Russell Wilson, Ryan Houston, TJ Yates
Jacob Swiger ·
14 Nov 2009, 8:13 PM ·
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KENAN MEMORIAL STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL — With UNC leading 23-17 midway through the fourth quarter and Miami threatening to take the lead, Kendric Burney (pictured) leaped and snagged his third interception of the game, resulting in a wacky touchdown return.
Burney, who became the first Tar Heel with three picks in a game since Dre Bly in 1996, appeared to lateral the ball forward to teammate Melvin Williams. Williams then carried the ball to the endzone where video replay showed he was stripped after crossing the goal line.
“The play before that, the interception where I scored, Melvin was asking me why I didn’t pitch him the ball,” Burney said after the game. ”So it was funny that I pitched it to him there, cause he stood there for like half a second.”
The officials ruled that Burney fumbled instead of pitched the ball, which gave UNC a 13-point lead.
“To me it looked like he pitched it forward, but I can’t get involved with it,” Miami coach Randy Shannon said. ”We could have made something happen on those other plays and it would have made a difference.”
Jacory Harris led Miami back down the field and brought the score back within six points. UNC’s Ryan Houston and Greg Little rushed the ball relentlessly on the following Tar Heel possession and took nearly six minutes off the game clock before Casey Barth made his fourth field goal of the game.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Butch Davis, Casey Barth, Dre Bly, Greg Little, Jacory Harris, Kendric Burney, Melvin Williams, Ryan Houston, Shaun Draughn
Jacob Swiger ·
14 Nov 2009, 5:04 PM ·
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KENAN MEMORIAL STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL — UNC quarterback T.J. Yates and the Heels’ passing game finally started clicking Saturday as they lead 20-7 bolstered by three Miami turnovers.
Offensive coordinator John Shoop continued his innovative play design by using fake reverses to get receivers and backs open for short completions.
Kendric Burney picked off two passes, returning one for a touchdown, and Da’Norris Searcy also caught an interception to stall the Miami offense, which effectively moved the ball against UNC’s defense but managed only seven first-half points because of turnovers and miscues.
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ACC, Football, Halftime Update, UNC-Chapel Hill Da'Norris Searcy, Damien Berry, Devon Ramsay, Greg Little, Jacory Harris, John Shoop, Kendric Burney, Miami, Orlando Franklin, Robert Quinn, Ryan Houston, TJ Yates
Jacob Swiger ·
21 Oct 2009, 6:45 PM ·
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North Carolina (4-2) vs. Florida State (2-4)
[8 p.m., Oct. 22, Kenan Memorial Stadium]
Televised by ESPN
The Thursday night atmosphere was supposed to be window dressing for a pivotal ACC contest midway through the season. Unfortunately for these two teams, neither has beaten an ACC foe and the loser will face an even tougher road to bowl eligibility.
Ramses hopes the ECU victory won't go down as the signature home win for the 2009 Tar Heels. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
UNC coach Butch Davis pitched for a Thursday night contest in Chapel Hill as part of his plan for advancing the football program. After all the fuss, a loss won’t do much to further that mission.
Bobby Bowden, meanwhile, needs a victory to stop the bleeding in what could be his final season coaching.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Bobby Bowden, Budd Thacker, Butch Davis, Caz Piurowski, Christian Ponder, Everett Dawkins, Kendric Burney, Robert Quinn, TJ Yates, Zack Pianalto
Jacob Swiger ·
10 Sep 2009, 7:30 PM ·
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No. 19 UNC (1-0) at UConn (1-0)
[12 p.m., Sept. 12, Rentschler Field]
ESPNU
UNC hopes UConn is as cuddly as this guy.
UNC travels to East Hartford, Conn., to face the UConn Huskies; the second year in a row the teams have met. In 2008, UNC pummeled No. 24-ranked UConn 38-12, despite NFL first-round pick Donald Brown rushing for 161 yards.
The Tar Heels thrashed an FCS team 40-6 in week one and must adjust to BCS-caliber speed, especially before facing tough games against ECU and Georgia Tech.
UConn, meanwhile, beat a solid Ohio team in week one 23-16 and showed little drop-off from the loss of Brown. Both Andre Dixon and Jordan Todman gained 100 or more yards on the ground for the Huskies.
Key stats: Three — that’s exactly how many punts Bruce Carter famously blocked against the Huskies last season and is the No. 1 reason why the game wasn’t even close. Don’t expect Carter to get his paws on any this time as UConn will be keying for him on punt protection. Instead, this could set up for big returns from Da’Norris Searcy or Kendric Burney or even allow other special team players to get to the punter.
30 vs. 259: The Citadel scrapped together only 30 rushing yards against Carolina’s front seven — earning praise from the Bulldogs’ coach Kevin Higgins, who said the Tar Heels were just as good as Florida’s front seven.
The Huskies, on the other hand, piled up 259 yards on the ground against Ohio. Dixon and Todman will test UNC’s experienced linebacker corps led by Quan Sturdivant. If UNC can’t stop the run, UConn quarterback Zach Frazer could be in for a big day picking apart one-on-one coverage.
Best message board tidbit on the game: From a UNC fan on UConn’s Scout.com football forum: ”Oh yes your stadium that is like an hour from your campus, and it’s a noon game. I’m really scared about that atmosphere.”
UConn fan’s response: ”You’ll see … now how about you run along and teach one of your kids/siblings how to brush their tooth.”
UNC fan’s response: ”Yeah you got it all mixed up; State fans are the ones with no teeth.”
Take notes, North Carolinians. We’re lucky if we have more than one tooth!
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill Andre Dixon, Bruce Carter, Butch Davis, Da'Norris Searcy, Donald Brown, Jordan Todman, Kendric Burney, Kevin Higgins, Quan Sturdivant, Shaun Draughn, Zach Frazer
Jacob Swiger ·
5 Sep 2009, 11:17 PM ·
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Kenan Memorial Stadium/Chapel Hill -- UNC got off to a slow start but eventually clobbered FCS opponent The Citadel 40-6.
The Tar Heels, led by Shaun Draughn’s 118 yards on the ground, ran over the Bulldogs with 261 yards rushing, the most rushing yards in the Butch Davis era and the most since the Duke game in 2004.
“It didn’t even feel like I had that many yards,” Draughn said after the game.
Backup running back Ryan Houston added 45 yards on six carries and scored two touchdowns on the ground. Houston provided tough inside running to complement Draugn’s speed and appears to have improved his own speed this offseason.
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ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill A.J. Blue, Andre Roberts, Bart Blanchard, Branden Hanson, Bruce Carter, Butch Davis, Casey Barth, Da'Norris Searcy, Deunta Williams, Donte Paige-Moss, Greg Little, Johnny White, Kendric Burney, Mike Paulus, Ryan Houston, Shaun Draughn, TJ Yates
Jacob Swiger ·
5 Sep 2009, 7:33 PM ·
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Kenan Memorial Stadium/Chapel Hill -- UNC leads The Citadel 23-0 at the half, running over The Citadel on both offense and defense.
The Bulldogs’ Joseph Boateng intercepted a pass with less than a minute to play in the half, returning it to inside the Carolina 5-yard line before Bart Blanchard threw his third interception and Deunta Williams caught his second pick of the half.
The Tar Heel front seven limited the Bulldogs to 73 total yards in the first half while the offense churned out 108 yards on the ground, including Shaun Draughn’s 84 yards. And three interceptions thrown by Blanchard ruined The Citadel’s scoring opportunities.
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ACC, Halftime Update, UNC-Chapel Hill A.J. Blue, Bart Blanchard, Da'Norris Searcy, Deunta Williams, Johnny White, Kendric Burney, Ryan Houston, Shaun Draughn, TJ Yates
Jacob Swiger ·
31 Aug 2009, 6:03 PM ·
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UNC released its depth chart Monday for the opening game against The Citadel with absolutely zero surprises minus a bit of shuffling behind the entrenched starters.
Two things to note:
- The depleted offensive line still retains the same five starters as before preseason practice began.
- Da’Norris Searcy secured a starting role at strong safety — and also grabbed the punt returner spot ahead of fellow junior defensive back Kendric Burney. Searcy replaces big holes left by Trimane Goddard at safety and Brandon Tate in the punt return game.
The depth chart can be viewed at www.Tarheelblue.com.
UNC coach Butch Davis, meanwhile, met with the media for his weekly Monday press conference. Unfortunately, yours truly is stuck in Carroll Hall all day, meaning we must turn to www.InsideCarolina.com for the scoop.
Davis spoke about freshman athlete A.J. Blue, who played both running back and quarterback in high school, and how he has jumped up the depth chart at running back to be on equal standing with Jamal Womble (pictured).
“I don’t know that he’s [Blue] necessarily moved ahead of Jamal, but I think he’s earned the opportunity,” Davis said according to Scout.com. ”I can’t tell you how impressed that I’ve been with his work ethic.”
Keep an eye out for Blue and Womble Saturday, especially if the game turns ugly (for The Citadel) early. Womble has long been thought as more of a permanent solution at running back.
Davis also said that senior tight end Ryan Taylor will miss another week or 10 days before they re-examine getting back into action.
ACC, Football, UNC-Chapel Hill A.J. Blue, Brandon Tate, Butch Davis, Da'Norris Searcy, Jamal Womble, Kendric Burney, Ryan Taylor, Trimane Goddard
