Game 13 North Carolina vs. Tennessee 6:30 p.m. ET ESPN Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

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1 NORTH CAROLINA VS. TENNESSEE LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. Game 13 North Carolina vs. Tennessee 6:30 p.m. ET ESPN Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Tar Heels TO Face Tennessee In Music City Bowl North Carolina will represent the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Thursday, December 30, in Nashville (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Tar Heels will face the Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference at LP Field, home of the NFL s Tennessee Titans. It is the first meeting between the two schools since I m excited our program has an opportunity to play Tennessee in the 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville, said UNC Athletic Director Dick Baddour. I congratulate our student-athletes and coaching staff for their hard work, determination and perseverance this season. Our fans have been tremendous this year, setting a school record for average attendance (58,250). This bowl game is another fantastic opportunity to support this Tar Heel team and recognize the accomplishments of an outstanding senior class. I congratulate our team, and especially the 17 seniors, for the extraordinary job they ve done in leading our team to a third consecutive bowl appearance, said head coach Butch Davis. Regardless of the situation, this team fought week after week to make our fans proud. We look forward to representing North Carolina against a talented Tennessee team. There are plenty of activities and events for Carolina fans in Nashville, the city known as the home of country music. Bowl events open to the public include: FCA Breakfast at 7:45 a.m. on QUICK HITS u North Carolina is playing in its third straight bowl game, the longest streak since playing in seven straight from u Carolina is playing its first bowl game outside the state of North Carolina since The Tar Heels three previous bowl appearances all came in Charlotte (2004, 2008, 2009). Since winning at Rutgers in 2008, Carolina is 8-5 in games outside the state. u Carolina is 4-1 on the road this season with wins over Rutgers, Virginia, Florida State and Duke. u The Tar Heels have committed 15 turnovers in five losses this year and turned the ball over just six times in their seven wins (three of those six were in the victory at Rutgers). u North Carolina is second in the league in red zone offense, scoring 88.9 percent of the time (40 of 45). The Tar Heels have scored 26 touchdowns and 14 field goals. u Carolina has intercepted 65 passes since Butch Davis became head coach in Carolina had just 49 in seven previous years from u Fifty-three different players on Carolina s seasonopening roster have at least one career start, including 19 first-time starters this year. u For the first time since 1997, Carolina has seven different players with more than 200 receiving yards, including six with more than 300. u Over the last three seasons, Carolina has scored 15 non-offensive touchdowns (6 in 2008, 7 in 2009, 2 in 2010). u QB T.J. Yates holds 31 school records and enters the Music City Bowl with 61 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. Yates threw for 400 or more yards in two of his last regular-season games. u Over the final two regular season games, Yates was 61 of 79 for 675 yards and three touchdowns. u Yates 8th in the ACC in career passing yards with 9,143 yards. He needs 319 passing yards to move past Jamie Barnette of NC State for 7th. u TB Anthony Elzy is averaging all-purpose yards in the last three games since replacing starter Johnny White. u Dwight Jones has 895 total yards this year and 431 of those came in two games vs. Virginia and Florida State. Jones total ranks 6th on UNC single-season chart. He need 105 yards to become just the second player in UNC history with 1,000 yards receiving. Hakeem Nicks (1,222 in 2008) is the other. u PK Casey Barth has converted a school-record 68 consecutive extra points. The previous mark of 66 was set by Jeff Reed ( ). u Sixteen different players have at least one reception this season for UNC, including OG Jonathan Cooper. u LB Bruce Carter has blocked seven kicks in his career, including six punts and a field goal. u Four of the top 10 single-game receiving yard performances in UNC history have occurred this season 233 by Dwight Jones vs. Florida State (ranks 2nd), 221 by Jheranie Boyd vs. LSU (ranks 3rd), 198 by Jones at Virginia (ranks 6th) and 178 by Anthony Elzy vs. NC State (ranks 10th) SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME, TV SPECIAL EVENT NOTE Sat. Sept. 4 vs. LSU Atlanta, Ga. L, 30-24, ABC Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Tar Heels rally from 20-point deficit but fall short on final play Sat. Sept. 18 Georgia Tech Chapel Hill L, 30-24, ACC Net FB Lettermen/Monogram Day Two costly turnovers hurt Tar Heels Sat. Sept. 25 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, 17-13, ESPNU Tar Heels win for the second time in last three years at Rutgers Sat. Oct. 2 East Carolina Chapel Hill W, 42-17, ESPN3.com Carolina rushes for season-high 263 yards Sat. Oct. 9 Clemson Chapel Hill W, 21-16, ABC Family Day White accounts for 179 yards of offense and scores twice Sat. Oct. 16 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. W, 44-10, ESPN3.com UNC s first win at Virginia since 1981 Sat. Oct. 23 at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. L, 33-10, ESPN2 Carolina outscored 20-0 in the second half Sat. Oct. 30 William & Mary Chapel Hill W, 21-17, ESPN3.com Homecoming Carolina is vs. William & Mary Sat. Nov. 6 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. W, 37-35, ABC First win for Tar Heels in Tallahassee Sat. Nov. 13 Virginia Tech Chapel Hill L, 26-10, ABC NCHSAA Day Tar Heels outscored 17-0 in the second half Sat. Nov. 20 NC State Chapel Hill L, 29-25, ACC Net Rams Club Day Yates throws for 411 and sets single-season passing record Sat. Nov. 27 at Duke Durham, N.C. W, 24-19, ESPNU Tar Heels have won 20 of 21 vs. Duke Thurs. Dec. 30 vs. Tennessee Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m., ESPN Music City Bowl First meeting with Tennessee since 1961 TARHEELBLUE.COM 1

2 2010 AMERI NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Enrollment: 17,895 (undergraduate) Founded: 1789 Nickname: Tar Heels School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (60,000) Surface: Natural Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast Chancellor: Holden Thorp Athletic Director: Dick Baddour COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Butch Davis Davis Record at UNC: 27-23, fourth year Davis Overall Record: 78-43, 10th year Davis Office Phone: (919) Running Backs: Ken Browning Defensive Line: Charlie Coiner Asst. A.D./S&C: Jeff Connors Defensive Backs: Troy Douglas Linebackers: Art Kaufman Tight Ends: Allen Mogridge Offensive Line: Sam Pittman Offensive Coord./QBs: John Shoop Wide Receivers: Charlie Williams Defensive Coordinator: Everett Withers Defensive Graduate Assistant: Chris Van Horn Offensive Graduate Assistant: Jared Powers SUPPORT STAFF Administrative Assistant: Jodie Barchuk Director of Player Personnel: Marcus Berry Player Development: Michael Buscemi Administrative Assistant: Natalie Ericson Assistant Equipment Mananger: Jason Freeman Player Development: Josh Gattis Football Center Chef: Jerry Greenwood Adminstrative Assistant: Brenda Haithcock Staff Athletic Trainer: Doug Halverson Director of Football Operations: Joe Haydon Executive Assistant to Butch Davis: Pamela Higley Associate A.D./Football Admin.: Corey Holliday Administrative Assistant: Melinda Joines Staff Athletic Trainer: Kevin King Director of Video: Chris Luke IT Services: David Mahecha Player Development: Norris McCleary Equipment Manager/Business Ops.: Dominic Morelli Administrative Assistant: Leea Murphy Operations Assistant: Brian Overton Operations Assistant: Rory Pommerening Assistant Video Director: Darryl Sanders Assistant S&C Coach: Brannon Simpson Player Development: Stephen Sisa Director of Kenan Football Center: James Spurling Head Athletic Trainer for Football: Scott Trulock Video Assistant/Graphics: Tony Tucker Administrative Assistant: Teresa Vanderford Video Assistant: Johnny Vines Director of Student-Athlete Dev.: Andre Williams Assistant Equipment Manager: Mark Yaekel ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contacts: Kevin Best, , Bobby Hundley (players), , Steve Kirschner (credentials), , Official Website: TarHeelBlue.com Dec. 28, Coaches Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. Game Information 29, Kids Event at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 29 and the Rankings: Neither team is ranked. Music Fest/Battle of the Bands beginning at 5 p.m. Broadcast: ESPN, Mark Jones, play-by-play; Bob Davie, on game day, Thursday, Dec. 30. analyst Carolina (7-5, 4-4 ACC) is in a bowl game for the third straight season, the school s longest streak Tar Heel Sports Network: Woody Durham (play-byplay), Rick Steinbacher (color analyst) and Lee Pace since going to seven straight bowl games from (sideline) provide the call. Jones Angell will host the The Tar Heels are led by record-setting broadcast. quarterback T.J. Yates, who threw for more than 3,000 yards this year, and an opportunistic defense Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC s official athletic website, that features several potential NFL draft picks. TarHeelBlue.com The Music City Bowl is Carolina s 28th all-time postseason bowl game, but first in Nashville, which Online Information: TarHeelBlue.com (North Carolina); is hosting its 13th bowl game. UTsports.com (Tennessee) Carolina and Tennessee will be meeting for Series Information: Tennessee leads, nd time, and first since a UNC win in The Volunteers lead the overall series, Tennessee (6-6, 3-5 SEC) won just two of its first eight games this year, but rallied to win four straight and qualify for postseason play. Carolina s Bowl History Carolina is appearing in a postseason bowl game for the 28th time in school history and the third consecutive year. This is the first time Carolina has appeared in three straight bowl games since playing in seven straight from The Tar Heels are all-time in bowl games and are looking to break a three-game losing streak in postseason play. This is Carolina s first bowl game outside the state since the 2001 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. North Carolina-Tennesse Series Notes North Carolina and Tennessee are meeting for the 32nd time, and the first time in a neutral site or bowl game. Tennessee leads the series, , however the last meeting came in North Carolina and Tennessee were set to play a home-and-home series starting next season in Chapel Hill with a return game to Knoxville in However, Tennessee opted out of the series earlier this year, and the Tar Heels have recently added Louisville to next year s schedule. UNC Connections With Tennessee/Nashville/LP Field North Carolina defensive coordinator Everett Withers spent six seasons with the Tennessee Titans from under head coach Jeff Fisher. From , Withers helped the Titans defense tally 57 interceptions, which was the most for the franchise over a three-year period since The 57 interceptions also ranked fourth in the AFC and eighth overall during that time. Former North Carolina linebacker David Thornton, a second-team All-ACC pick in 2001, is in his ninth season in the NFL and fifth as a member of the Tennessee Titans. North Carolina head coach Butch Davis (Cleveland) and assistant coaches John Shoop (Oakland), Everett Withers (Tennessee), Charlie Coiner (Chicago & Buffalo) and Charlie Williams (Tampa Bay) have all coached NFL games at Tennessee s LP Field. Davis was 2-0 in games he coached at the stadium while the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. He won in 2001 and in 2002 in overtime. Shoop won at Tennessee in 2005 as a quarterbacks coach with the Oakland Raiders. Williams lost at Tennessee in overtime in 2001 as member of Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaching staff. While coaching with the Bears, Coiner s squad won in overtime in In 2009, as a member of the Buffalo Bills coaching staff, he lost in Tennessee. UNC defensive backs coach Troy Douglas and Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley worked on the same staff at SMU in 1998 and Douglas coached the defensive backs and Dooley tutored the wide receivers. UNC linebackers coach Art Kaufman coached three seasons ( ) at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, about 45 miles southeast of Nashville. Former North Carolina linebacker Chase Rice ( ) now lives in Nashville and is a country music singer. His debut CD, Friday Nights & Sunday Mornings was released in Rice is a contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua, which is currently airing on CBS. Vanderbilt men s basketball coach Kevin Stallings son, Jacob, is a catcher on the North Carolina baseball team. Kevin coached with current UNC basketball coach Roy Williams at Kansas for five seasons from Defensive Starting Lineup Projected Actual DE - Robert Quinn DE - Donte Paige-Moss DT - Tydreke Powell DT - Tydreke Powell DT - Marvin Austin DT - Quinton Coples DE - Quinton Coples or DE - Tim Jackson, Jared McAdoo Michael McAdoo Kareem Martin, Linwan Euwell LB - Quan Sturdivant LB - Sturdivant, Zach Brown LB - Kevin Reddick LB - Kevin Reddick LB - Bruce Carter LB - Bruce Carter CB - Kendric Burney CB - Fantroy, Boston, Burney FS - Da Norris Searcy FS - Gene Robinson, Searcy SS - Deunta Williams SS - Matt Merletti, Williams CB - Charles Brown CB - Mywan Jackso, Jabari Price Italic indicates players who have lost playing time due to injury or NCAA investigation - Sturdivant (5 games-hamstring in jury), Searcy (3 games), Williams (4 games), Carter (1 game - knee injury) 2 TARHEELBLUE.COM

3 NORTH CAROLINA VS. TENNESSEE LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. COACHING GAME DAY LOCATIONS Offense: John Shoop, OC/QB... Press Box Allen Mogridge, TE... Press Box Ken Browning, RB... Sidelines Charlie Williams, WR... Sidelines Sam Pittman, OL... Sidelines Jerod Powers, GA... Press Box Defense: Everett Withers, DC... Press Box Troy Douglas, DB... Sidelines Art Kaufman, LB... Sidelines Charlie Coiner, DL... Sidelines Chris Van Horn, GA... Press Box NORTH CAROLINA INTERCEPTIONS (since 1996) School Record: 21 in 1972 TURNOVER MARGIN (Carolina s national ranking since 1999) rd, st, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, NA, +.18 TAR HEELS IN THE NFL (as of Nov. 24, 2010) Ethan Albright, DS... San Diego Kentwan Balmer, DT... Seattle Connor Barth, PK... Tampa Bay Jason Brown, C... St. Louis Alge Crumpler, TE... New England Madison Hedgecock, FB... New York Giants Jordan Hemby, CB (IR)... Indianapolis Vonnie Holliday, DE... Washington Jesse Holley, WR... Dallas Kyle Jolly, OL (practice)... Pittsburgh Hakeem Nicks, WR... NY Giants Julius Peppers, DE... Chicago Richard Quinn, TE... Denver Garrett Reynolds, OT... Atlanta Jeff Saturday, C... Indianapolis Gerald Sensabaugh, S... Dallas Brandon Tate, WR... New England Hilee Taylor, DE... Carolina Cam Thomas, DT... San Diego David Thornton, LB... Tennessee Greg Warren, DS... Pittsburgh E.J. Wilson, DE... Tampa Bay Wallace Wright, WR... Carolina Carolina Against The SEC North Carolina is facing its second Southeastern Conference team this year after opening the season against LSU in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. The Tar Heels lost to the Tigers, falling short in the red zone as time expired. Against current members of the SEC, Carolina is The last time Carolina faced an SEC team in a bowl game was 2001 vs. Auburn. The Tar Heels, led by Julius Peppers and game MVP Ronald Curry knocked off the Tigers, This marks the 10th time (out of 28) that Carolina has faced a current member of the SEC in a bowl game. The Tar Heels first bowl game was a loss to Georgia in Carolina has also faced current SEC teams Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi State and Arkansas in the postseason. Turnover Story The Tar Heels have committed 15 turnovers in five losses this year and turned the ball over just six times in their seven wins (three of those six were in the victory at Rutgers). Carolina has forced 18 fumbles, but recovered just five. Meanwhile its opponents have forced 19 and recovered 13. Carolina committed a season-high six turnovers vs. Virginia Tech, including four interceptions and two lost fumbles. One of the interceptions came in the end zone that resulted in a touchback and another at the Virginia Tech 1-yard line, a fumble that rolled out of the end zone for another touchback. Carolina came into the Virginia Tech game ranked 28th in the country with a positive turnover margin. The Tar Heels finished the regular season 53rd overall at 0.0. Carolina did not commit a turnover in two straight games vs. ECU and Clemson. It was the first time since 1996 the Tar Heels played consecutive games without a turnover (since accomplishing that in three straight games against Wake Forest, Maryland and Houston, October 5, 12 and 26, 1996). Carolina has had a positive turnover margin in two of the the previous three seasons under Butch Davis, including three straight. Prior to 2008, Carolina had a negative turnover margin in eight consecutive seasons. Second-Half & Fourth-Quarter Success Carolina s success or failure is directly related to its success in the second half of games this year. In Carolina s seven wins, the Tar Heels are outscoring their opponents, , in the second half. In the five losses, UNC is being outscored The Tar Heels had second-half shutouts vs. LSU (14-0), Virginia (17-0) and William & Mary (14-0). Carolina allowed just three second-half points to both Rutgers and ECU. The five games Carolina has been outscored in the second half this season came against Georgia Tech (13-7), Clemson (13-7), Miami (20-0), Virginia Tech (17-0) and NC State (19-12). Carolina is outscoring its opponents in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels have not allowed more than seven points to any team this season in the fourth quarter except NC State (12) and Duke (9). The other teams to score on the Tar Heels in the fourth quarter this year are Florida State (7 points), Miami (7), Clemson (6) and Georgia Tech (6). Tar Heels Thin at Tailback North Carolina entered the season seemingly deep at tailback with three seniors, one sophomore and a highly-recruited freshman. However, the Tar Heels have been hit hard by injuries and enter the Music City Bowl with just two proven runners. Here is a list of Carolina s tailback troubles: Johnny White, North Carolina s leading rusher, suffered a season-ending fracture of his clavicle vs. Florida State. At the time, White was second in the ACC in all-purpose yards and third in rushing. He finished the season with 720 rushing yards and seven touchdowns while earning honorable-mention All-ACC honors. Shaun Draughn, the 2009 starter, missed the first game of the year while the University worked with the NCAA to determine his eligibility, then twisted his ankle late in the year against FSU. He played sparingly against Virginia Tech, but has returned to full strength entering the Music City Bowl. He is second on the team with 477 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Freshman Giovani Bernard was expected to play this year, but tore his ACL three days into fall camp and will redshirt. Senior Ryan Houston, the team s leading rusher a year ago, was cleared by the NCAA investigation after five games, but plans to redshirt and return next season as a fifth-year senior. Senior Anthony Elzy began the year as the team s backup fullback, but has become the starting tailback over the last three weeks. Elzy missed the William & Mary game this year due to a shoulder injury. He enters the bowl game after posting 230 rushing yards over the last three weeks (76.7 avg.), including a career-high 118 yards at Duke. Sophomore Hunter Furr entered the season with just six career rushing yards. However, he was Carter s Blocked Kicks Year...Kick, Game Punt vs. JMU Punt at Miami...3 punts vs. Connecticut...FG attempt at Virginia Punt at Rutgers forced in to duty late in the FSU game after injuries to White, Draughn and Elzy. On Carolina s final drive, which ended with a Casey Barth field goal to take the lead, Furr had three carries for a career-high 27 yards. TARHEELBLUE.COM 3

4 2010 FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL T.J. YATES IN THE CAROLINA RECORD BOOK PASSING YARDS CAREER Rk. Name, Years... Yards 1. T.J. Yates, 2007-present...9, Darian Durant, , Ronald Curry, , Jason Stanicek, , Mike Thomas, , Matt Kupec, , Chris Keldorf, , Mark Maye, 1984, , Kevin Anthony, , Scott Stankavage, ,363 TOUCHDOWNS CAREER Rk. Name, Years...TDs 1. Darian Durant, T.J. Yates, 2007-present Chris Keldorf, Matt Kupec, Scott Stankavage, Ronald Curry, Jason Stanicek, Charlie Justice, Rod Elkins, Mike Thomas, COMPLETIONS CAREER Rk. Name, Years... Comp. 1. T.J. Yates, 2007-present Darian Durant, Jason Stanicek, Ronald Curry, Matt Kupec, Chris Keldorf, Mike Thomas, Kevin Anthony, Scott Stankavage, Mark Maye, ATTEMPTS CAREER Rk. Name, Years...Attempts 1. T.J. Yates, 2007-present...1, Darian Durant, , Ronald Curry, Jason Stanicek, Mike Thomas, Matt Kupec, Kevin Anthony, Chris Keldorf, Scott Stankavage, Mark Maye, COMPLETION PERCENTAGE CAREER Rk. Name, Years...Pct. 1. T.J. Yates, 2007-present Darian Durant, Oscar Davenport, Jason Stanicek, Chris Keldorf, Mark Maye, 1984, Kevin Anthony, Matt Kupec, Scott Stankavage, Paul Miller, *minimum 200 attempts 40-Start Club Carolina has four different players who have started 40-or-more games, led by safety Deunta Williams (46). Linebacker Bruce Carter, quarterback T.J. Yates and cornerback Kendric Burney have each started 43. Williams and Burney entered the season having started 38 consecutive games. Team Captains Quarterback T.J. Yates, tailback Johnny White, linebacker Bruce Carter and defensive tackle Tydreke Powell were voted permanent team captains midway through the 2010 season. The special teams captains, which are determined by the coaches point system, are Ryan Taylor and Zach Brown. Road Success UNC lost 20 consecutive road games outside the state of North Carolina from 2002 to Since winning at Rutgers in 2008, Carolina is now 8-5 in games outside the state, including wins over Miami, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Rutgers, Virginia and Florida State. Carolina is 4-1 in road games this year, including wins over Rutgers, Virginia, Florida State and Duke. Players Missing at Least One Game in 2010 A total of 35 scholarship players (41 percent) have missed at least one game this year due to injury or the NCAA investigation. Defense (22 players) Marvin Austin, DT - NCAA/UNC investigation Tre Boston, CB - ankle injury Charles Brown, CB - NCAA/UNC investigation Kendric Burney, CB - NCAA/UNC investigation Bruce Carter, LB - knee injury Greg Elleby, DT - ACL injury - out for the season Linwan Euwell, DE - NCAA/UNC investigation LeCount Fantroy, CB - shoulder injury Brian Gupton, S - NCAA/UNC investigation Tim Jackson, DE - ankle injury Mywan Jackson, CB - groin injury Darius Lipford, LB - concussion injury Jared McAdoo, DT - mono Michael McAdoo, DE - NCAA/UNC investigation Shane Mularkey, LB - shoulder injury Jordan Nix, DT - elbow injury Robert Quinn, DE - NCAA/UNC investigation Da Norris Searcy, S - NCAA/UNC investigation Terry Shankle, CB - ACL injury Jonathan Smith, S - NCAA/UNC investigation Quan Sturdivant, LB - hamstring injury Deunta Williams, S - NCAA/UNC investigation Offense (13 players) Giovani Bernard, TB - ACL injury Ed Barham, LB - ankle injury A.J. Blue, QB/RB - knee injury Shaun Draughn, TB - NCAA/UNC investigation Anthony Elzy, TB - shoulder injury Brenden Felder, WR - knee injury Ryan Houston, TB - NCAA/UNC investigation T.J. Leifheit, OL - injury Greg Little, WR - NCAA/UNC investigation Alan Pelc, OG - shoulder injury Zack Pianalto, TE - leg injury Devon Ramsay, FB - NCAA/UNC investigation Johnny White, TB - clavicle injury NCAA Update Players cleared (8): Bruce Carter (0 missed games), Quan Sturdivant (0 missed games), Shaun Draughn (1 missed game), Da Norris Searcy (3 missed games), Deunta Williams (suspended 4 games by NCAA), Ryan Houston (5 missed games), Linwan Euwell (5 missed games), Kendric Burney (suspended 6 games by NCAA, missed one additional game) Players who will not participate this season (8): Marvin Austin (dismissed), Robert Quinn (permanently ineligible), Greg Little (permanently ineligible), Jonathan Smith (one year of eligibility remaining), Brian Gupton (one year of eligibility remaining), Charles Brown (one year of eligibility remaining), Michael McAdoo (permanent ineligible - on appeal), Devon Ramsay (permanently ineligible - on appeal) 4 TARHEELBLUE.COM

5 NORTH CAROLINA VS. TENNESSEE LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. MISCELLANEOUS CAROLINA RECORD BOOK PASS PLAYS LONGEST Rk. Name, Years Yards 1. Yates to Boyd vs. LSU, Maye to Marriott vs. GT, Thomas to Stevens vs. Ark, Baker to Mitchell vs. GT, Myers to Bryant vs. Duke, Dailey to Nicks vs. Duke, Anthony to Winfield vs. Navy, Maye to Marriott vs. Duke, Yates to Jones vs. UVA, SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS GAME Rk. Name, Opponent, Year Yards 1. Randy Marriott vs. Georgia Tech, Dwight Jones vs. Florida State, Jheranie Boyd vs. LSU, Hakeem Nicks vs. W.Va., Octavus Barnes vs. Ohio, Dwight Jones vs. Virginia, CAREER FIELD GOALS CAREER Rk. Name, Opponent, Year Yards 1. Connor Barth, Josh McGee, Casey Barth, 2008-present Clint Gwaltney, Tripp Pignetti, COACHES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK AWARDS Rutgers Offense: QB T.J. Yates, OG Jonathan Cooper, TB Johnny White Defense: DT Quinton Coples, LB Bruce Carter, S Matt Merletti, LB Quan Sturdivant, DT Tydreke Powell Special Teams: PK Casey Barth, LB Bruce Carter East Carolina Offense: TB Shaun Draughn, TB Johnny White, Offensive Line Defense: LB Kevin Reddick, DT Tydreke Powell, S Da Norris Searcy Special Teams: LB Herman Davidson, DB Pete Mangum Clemson Offense: TB Johnny White, TE Ed Barham, OG Travis Bond Defense: DT Tydreke Powell, LB Zach Brown, S Da Norris Searcy Special Teams: DB Pete Mangum Virginia Offense: TE Zack Pianalto, OG Jonathan Cooper, OT Mike Ingersoll, QB T.J. Yates, WR Dwight Jones Defense: LB Zach Brown, LB Kevin Reddick, DT Quinton Coples, S Da Norris Searcy Special Teams: RB Anthony Elzy William & Mary Offense: WR Dwight Jones, TB Johnny White Defense: DT Tydreke Powell Special Teams: S Curtis Campbell, LB Ebele Okakpu Florida State Offense: QB T.J. Yates, WR Dwight Jones, Offensive Line Defense: S Deunta Williams, LB Quan Sturdivant Special Teams: PK Casey Barth, LB Herman Davidson, LB Zach Brown, DB Pete Mangum Duke Offense: QB T.J. Yates, WR Dwight Jones, TB Anthony Elzy, TE Ryan Taylor Defense: S Deunta Williams, DT Tydreke Powell, LB Kevin Reddick ST: LB Zach Brown, DB Pete Mangum Picking Off Passes Since the start of the 2008 season, Carolina has picked off 55 passes, an average of nearly 1.5 per game. UNC had 20 interceptions in 2008, 19 in 2009 and 16 through 12 games in The school record for interceptions is 21 set in Carolina has 16 interceptions for 233 return yards and two touchdowns. Last year, the Tar Heels set an ACC record with 508 interception return yards and scored six times. The Tar Heels are tied for 21st in the country in total interceptions. Hawaii leads the country with 23. Carolina had five interceptions for 95 yards at Virginia, the most since the Tar Heels picked off five Boston College passes in Ten different players have picked off at least one pass this season, including Da Norris Searcy (4), Kevin Reddick (2), Matt Merletti (2), Zach Brown (2), Gene Robinson, Bruce Carter, Tre Boston, Tim Jackson, Jabari Price and Kendric Burney. Searcy scored on a 46-yard INT return vs. East Carolina and Reddick scored on a 22-yard return at Virginia. Brown had a 70-yard return at Virginia and Carter had a 55-yard return at Rutgers. Since Butch Davis arrived in 2007, Carolina has picked off 66 passes. In the seven years prior to Davis arrival, , Carolina had just 49 interceptions. Yates Holds 31 School Records Senior quarterback T.J. Yates (Marietta, Ga.) has established 31 school records at North Carolina, including career passing yards and single-season passing yards. Yates (3,184 yards) is the first player in school history to throw for more than 3,000 yards. Yates Having Standout Season Quarterback T.J. Yates is having an outstanding season completing 67.6 percent of his attempts (259 of 383) for 3,184 yards and 18 touchdowns. A 2010 honorable-mention All-ACC pick, he currently ranks second in the league in pass efficiency, second in passing yards and second in total offense. On the UNC single-season charts, Yates currently ranks first in passing yards, first in completions, second in attempts, and second in touchdown passes. In the regular season finale at Duke, Yates was 28 of 35 for 264 yards, no interceptions and one touchdown in a win. Yates began the game completing 14 of 16 attempts. Of his seven incompletions, four were throw-aways and two were dropped passes. Against NC State, Yates finished 33 of 44 for 411 yards and two touchdowns, his seventh 300-plus yard game of the season and his third 400-plus yard game. His 33 completions were a school singlegame record. The previous record was 31 by Kevin Anthony against LSU in 1985 and Darian Durant against Syracuse in Yates 411 yards were the most by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium, eclipsing the previous best of 388 by Ronald Curry against Georgia Tech in He also set a new UNC singleseason record for passing yards against the Wolfpack. Yates passed Darian Durant (8,755) for the career yards passing mark in the third quarter vs. NC State and now has 9,143 yards in his four years, which ranks 8th all-time in the ACC. In North Carolina s win at Florida State, Yates was 24 of 35 for a school-record 439 yards and three touchdowns. He became the first player in program history to pass for 400 or more yards twice in a career (now has done it three times). Yates has the top two passing performances in the ACC this season. Yates also set the school record with 443 total yards of offense vs. the Seminoles. He had 439 yards passing and four rushing. Yates has six 300-yard passing games in his career, including four this season. He was thrown for 200 or more yards 22 times. Yates has scored six rushing touchdowns in his career, including a 1-yard run vs. Georgia Tech and a 1-yard run vs. William & Mary this year. He had a career-long 24-yard run vs. Virginia Tech. Yates Goes Deep Yates has nine completions of 50+ yards in 2010, with four of those hookups going for touchdowns. Yates completed a 97-yard TD pass to Jheranie Boyd against LSU, an 81-yarder to Jones against Virginia and a 52-yarder to Erik Highsmith against Georgia Tech. Yates has completed 21 career passes of 50 yards or more, with 13 of those going for touchdowns. Yates 67-yard touchdown pass to Dwight Jones in the FSU game was the seventh completion of the season for Yates of more than 50 yards. The pair teamed up again in the third quarter of that game for a 56-yard strike. Yates has 18-8 TD/INT Ratio A year after struggling with interceptions (15 in 2009), quarterback T.J. Yates has thrown just eight this season and four of those came vs. Virginia Tech. Yates interception percentage of 2.09 ranks 11th out of the top 25 most efficient passers in the country. Yates has not thrown an interception in eight of UNC s 12 games this year. Last season, there were only three games in which he did not throw an interception. Yates entered the season having thrown 19 passes without an interception. He extended that streak to 98 (first 79 of 2010) until his third-quarter pass at Rutgers went off the hands of Jheranie Boyd and TARHEELBLUE.COM 5

6 2010 FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL HEAD COACH BUTCH DAVIS n Davis has coached in 13 postseason bowl games as an assistant or head coach, including two apiece in the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls, and he either recruited or coached nearly all the players from Miami s 2001 national championship team. n Davis won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys. n All of Davis football teams at Miami and UNC have been honored by the AFCA for graduating at least 70 percent of its players. n As a head coach, he has recruited or coached an amazing 30 first-round NFL Draft picks, including 2009 first-rounder Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants. n Directed the sixth-largest turnaround in the country in 2008 when he led the Tar Heels to an 8-5 record after posting a 4-8 mark in n As head coach at Miami from , he led the Hurricanes to a record, three Big East championships and foru postseason bowl wins in as many appearances. n Served as the defensive line coach for 15 years under Jimmy Johnson in Dallas, Miami and OSU. College/Professional Coaching Experience 2007-present... North Carolina... Head Coach Cleveland Browns... Head Coach Miami... Head Coach Dallas Cowboys...DL/DC Miami... DL Oklahoma State... TE/WR Education: University of Arkansas, bachelor s degree in biology and life science, 1974 Personal/Family: Paul Hilton (Butch) Davis was born Nov. 17, 1951 and is a native of Tahlequah, Okla. Davis and his wife, Tammy, have a teenage son, Drew. n First-round draft picks coached or recruited by Davis as a college head coach: Hakeem Nicks (WR)...New York Giants Kentwan Balmer (DT)...San Francisco Phillip Buchannon (CB)... Oakland Vernon Carey (OT)...Miami Bubba Franks (TE)... Green Bay Yatil Green (WR)...Miami Kenny Holmes (DE)...Tennessee Edgerrin James (RB)... Indianapolis Kelly Jennings (CB)...Seattle Andre Johnson (WR)... Houston William Joseph (DT)...New York Giants Kennard Lang (DE)... Washington Damion Lewis (DT)... St. Louis Ray Lewis (LB)... Baltimore Jerome McDougle (DE)... Philadelphia Willis McGahee (RB)... Buffalo Bryant McKinnie (OT)... Minnesota Dan Morgan (LB)... Carolina Santana Moss (WR)... New York Jets Ed Reed (S)... Baltimore Antrel Rolle (CB)... Arizona Mike Rumph (CB)...San Francisco Jeremy Shockey (TE)...New York Giants Duane Starks (CB)... Baltimore Sean Taylor (S)... Washington Jonathan Vilma (LB)... New York Jets Vince Wilfork (DT)... New England D.J. Williams (LB)...Denver Kellen Winslow (TE)...Cleveland Reggie Wayne (WR)... Indianapolis was intercepted by Khaseem Greene. That is the longest streak without an interception in his career. His previous best was 67 attempts in He then threw 95 passes without an interception before he was picked off at Miami. Yates has not thrown an interception in his last two games, a span of 79 attempts. Yates 46 attempts without an interception vs. LSU was a school record. The previous record was 42 by Darian Durant vs. NC State in Yates also had 44 attempts vs. NC State without an interception this year. Elzy Latest To Step Up At Tailback Senior tailback Anthony Elzy is the latest Tar Heel to step up at tailback after Johnny White went down with a season-ending clavicle injury in week nine vs. FSU. The Warren, Ohio, native has produced 531 all-purpose yards in the last three weeks (177 avg.). In his most recent outing, Elzy rushed for a career-high 118 yards and scored a touchdown in a win at Duke. Against NC State, Elzy finished with 12 carries for 32 yards and nine catches for 178 yards and a touchdown. He accounted for 88 yards on Carolina s first quarter touchdown drive which he capped with a 7-yard touchdown reception. His 178 receiving yards were the most in school history by a running back and the 10th-most by any player at Carolina. Four of the 10 best receiving performances in school history have happened in Elzy had 17 carries for a then-season-high 82 yards and seven catches for a 102 yards vs. Virginia Tech. Elzy also had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, his first rushing touchdown of the season. Elzy accounted for 184 of Carolina s 314 yards from scrimmage against the Hokies. Elzy, who entered the season with 208 career receiving yards, now has 338 in In his first nine games of the season, Elzy had nine catches for 37 yards. In his last three, he has 20 catches for 301 yards. Seven Tar Heels Named All-ACC Seven University of North Carolina football players have been named to the 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams as selected by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). Defensive tackle Quinton Coples earned first-team honors, while offensive guard Jonathan Cooper and linebacker Bruce Carter were named to the second team. Wide receiver Dwight Jones, tailback Johnny White, place-kicker Casey Barth and quarterback T.J. Yates were named honorable mention. A native of Kinston, N.C., Coples is the only defensive tackle in the league in the top 10 in both sacks (8.5) and tackles for losses (14.0). He also ranks fourth on the team with 53 tackles and has 10 quarterback pressures. Carter, a senior from Havelock, N.C., was recently named one of five finalists for the Butkus Award, which is presented to the nation s top linebacker. This season he posted 57 tackles, blocked a punt and picked off a pass. Cooper, a sophomore from Wilmington, N.C., was Carolina s top performing offensive lineman. He started every game and graded out at 84 percent. Yates ranks second in the league in all three major quarterbacking categories, including passing yards, pass efficiency and total offense. The Marietta, Ga., native also led the league with a 67.6 percent completion rate. Yates finished the regular season completing 259 of 383 attempts for 3,184 yards and 18 touchdowns. Jones, a native of Burlington, N.C., ranked fourth in the league with 74.6 yards per game. After posting 104 yards in the first five games of the season, he finished with 895 yards on 57 catches. Despite missing the last three regular season games with an fractured clavicle, White led the Tar Heels with 720 yards rushing, an average of 80.0 per game. White, a native of Asheville, N.C., averaged all-purpose yards, which ranked fifth in the ACC. Barth, a former teammate of Cooper at Wilmington s Hoggard High School, has converted 16 of 19 field goal attempts this season, including a long of 49. He has made all 35 extra point attempts this season and is the current school record-holder with 68 consecutive extra points made. White Finishes Standout Senior Season Senior tailback Johnny White returned to tailback this season after two years as a cornerback and wide receiver. He had his best season with 720 rushing yards on 130 attempts, and also had 288 yards receiving on 24 catches. He averaged 6.5 yards every time he touched the ball this year. White rushed for a career-best 164 yards on 29 carries (also a career high) vs. William & Mary, including a 67-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, his second long scoring run in as many games. His 76-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against Miami was the longest run of the season for Carolina and tied four others for the 20th-longest run in school history. White s 164 rushing yards vs. William & Mary equal the most by a Tar Heel in Butch Davis four years as head coach. Ryan Houston also rushed for 164 against Duke in White rushed for 85 yards on eight carries and scored UNC s only touchdown in the loss at Miami. His 76-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was the longest run of the season for Carolina and the longest for UNC since Willie Parker s 77-yard touchdown against Maryland in It ties four others for the 20th-longest run in school history. White had 57 yards on 13 carries at Virginia, but suffered a sprained jaw when he was hit hard in the first half. He did come back to the game. White finished with 89 rushing yards on 22 carries and 90 receiving yards on six catches vs. 6 TARHEELBLUE.COM

7 NORTH CAROLINA VS. TENNESSEE LP FIELD NASHVILLE, TENN. CURRENT TAR HEELS IN THE SINGLE-SEASON CAROLINA RECORD BOOK TOTAL OFFENSE Rk. Name, Year Yards 1. T.J. Yates, , Darian Durant, , Ronald Curry, , T.J. Yates, , Mike Thomas, , Darian Durant, , Matt Baker, , Darian Durant, , Jason Stanicek, , Chris Keldorf, ,230 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS Rk. Name, Year Yards 1. T.J. Yates, , T.J. Yates, , Darian Durant, , Mike Thomas, , Chris Keldorf, , Matt Baker, , Ronald Curry, , Darian Durant, , T.J. Yates, , Darian Durant, ,123 SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Rk. Name, Year Comp.-Att. Pct. 1. Chris Kupec, T.J. Yates, Jason Stanicek, Darian Durant, Oscar Davenport, Mark Maye, T.J. Yates, Darian Durant, T.J. Yates, T.J. Yates, *minimum 100 attempts SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS Rk. Name, Year Yards 1. Hakeem Nicks, , Sam Aiken, Octavus Barnes, Hakeem Nicks, Na Brown, Dwight Jones, Corey Holliday, Jimmy Jerome, Sam Aiken, L.C. Stevens, LIST OF TRUE FRESHMEN WHO HAVE STARTED A GAME IN 2010 AT OFFENSIVE TACKLE Seantrel Henderson (Miami - RT) James Hurst (North Carolina - LT) Rob Crisp (NC State - LT) Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M - LT) Davonte Wallace (New Mexico State - LT) Ja Wuan James (Tennessee - RT) Morgan Moses (Virginia - RT) John Fullington (Washington State - RT) Jake Matthews (Texas A&M - RT) Clemson. He scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter and a 26-yard run in the fourth quarter, his third and fourth touchdowns of the season (all rushing). It was his first career two-td game. White rushed for more yards (89) and gained more receiving yards (90) than any player on either team. He gained 179 of Carolina s 255 yards from scrimmage. One of the biggest plays of the Clemson game was White s 12-yard reception on 3rd-and-9 on Carolina s final drive of the game. Carolina got the ball with 5:25 remaining and White was involved in all 10 plays (9 rushes, 1 reception) as the Tar Heels ate up over five minutes on the game clock. White rushed for a then-career-high 140 yards on 16 carries (8.8 avg.) against East Carolina. He had a then-career-best 54-yard run in the third quarter. White gained 102 of his 140 yards in the third quarter. White rushed for 113 yards on 17 carries vs. Georgia Tech, eclipsing his previous best effort of 92 yards on 18 carries against Maryland in White was UNC s first 100-yard rusher since Ryan Houston had 164 yards vs. Duke in A native of Asheville, N.C., White has played running back, wide receiver and cornerback during his Carolina career. He started eight games at tailback as a redshirt freshman in 2007 and led the team with 399 rushing yards. He moved to cornerback in 2008 and to wide receiver in He also has been a productive special teams performer on the kick coverage unit and as the kickoff returner. Fourth-Down Success Carolina has converted 64.0 percent of its fourth down attempts this season (14 of 22), including all four in a win over Clemson. The Tar Heels beat Clemson despite converting more fourth-down chances (4 for 4) than third-down chances (3 for 14). Coples One of Top Defensive Tackles in Country in Sacks Junior Quinton Coples has quietly had one of the best seasons in the country for a defensive tackle, registering 14.0 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks. He currently ranks third in the league and 25th in the country in sacks per game. Coples is fourth on the team with 53 tackles and has a team-high 10 quarterback pressures. Coples (8.5) ranks among the top five in the country in sacks by a defensive tackle. Quick Strike Offense... Carolina has scored on its opening offensive drive six times this season. The Tar Heels had openingdrive touchdowns against Clemson, Virginia, Florida State and Virginia Tech, and first-possession field goals against Georgia Tech and Miami. Carolina has three touchdown drives this season under 20 seconds. The Tar Heels scored on a 97-yard TD pass to Jheranie Boyd, which took just 14 seconds. UNC scored on a 81-yard Dwight Jones reception vs. Virginia on the first play from scrimmage, which took just 17 seconds. Carolina also scored on 17-second drive at Virginia when Yates connected with Pianalto from 1-yard out. That play was set up by Jones 54-yard reception to the goal line. Carolina needed just 1:42 to score on its opening drive at Florida State. Yates hit Dwight Jones for 38 yards on the game s first play. Three plays later, Johnny White scored from six yards out. Johnny White scored on a 4-yard run on Carolina s first possession of the Clemson game. It marked the second time UNC has scored on its first possession (FG vs. Georgia Tech) and the team s first opening-drive touchdown of the season....and 75-yard Scoring Drives Carolina has 26 scoring drives of 75-or-more yards this season, including 16 of 80-or-more yards. In the regular season finale at Duke, Carolina had four 80-yard drives. Carolina has had a scoring drive of 75 yards or more in all 12 games this season. Dwight Jones Junior Dwight Jones has become one of Carolina s top receivers in the league this year after seeing limited playing time during his first two years in Chapel Hill. He leads the Tar Heels with 57 receptions and 895 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Jones ranks fourth in the ACC with 74.6 yards per game and sixth with 4.8 catches per game. Jones had just 104 yards in the first five games of the season before exploding for 198 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns in a win at Virginia. In a four-game span this year, he had 28 catches for 612 yards, including three 100-yard games (7 for 198 at Virginia, 9 for 107 vs. William & Mary, 8 for 233 at Florida State). Against Florida State, Jones finished with eight catches for a career-high 233 yards and a touchdown. It is the third-highest single-game total in the nation this season. After entering the season with just 21 career receiving yards, Jones now has two of the top six receiving efforts in school history. His 233-yard effort ranks second on the school single-game list, while his 198 yards against Virginia are sixth-best at Carolina. Jones had nine catches for 107 yards, his second career 100-yard game, in the win over William & Mary. Jones had seven receptions for a then-career-high 198 yards and two touchdowns in Carolina s victory at Virginia. Jones, who had 119 receiving yards in the first quarter, had touchdown catches of 81 and 20 yards. He also had a 54-yard reception to the 1-yard line, which led to another TD. The previous high for a Tar Heel receiver against Virginia was Sam Aiken s 179 yards in Carolina scored on its TARHEELBLUE.COM 7

8 2010 FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL first play from scrimmage when Yates connected with Jones on an 81-yard touchdown strike. Jones caught the ball about three yards deep, broke a tackle and then raced down the sideline nearly 80 yards for the score. The Yates-to-Jones hookup was the ninth-longest pass play and the 10th pass play of over 80 yards in UNC history. Earlier this season against LSU, Yates connected with Jheranie Boyd on a 97-yard touchdown that was the longest pass play in Carolina history. The Jones reception was also the longest pass play against UVA since 2003 (South Carolina, 99 yards). Jones entered the Virginia game with just 126 career receiving yards on 17 catches. Jones scored his first career touchdown in the third quarter vs. East Carolina, a 13-yard reception from Yates. Jones was a highly-recruited player out of Burlington Cummings High School in He attended Hargrave Military Academy in 2007 before joining the Tar Heels in Barth Boots It Place kicker Casey Barth, a second-team All-ACC pick in 2009, has been a consistent performer for the Tar Heels, converting 16 of 19 field goal attempts this year and all 35 PATs. For his career, Barth has made 47 of 59 field goal attempts and 102 of 103 PATs. He has now made a school-record 68 consecutive PATs, breaking the previous mark of 66 of Jeff Reed from Barth s only career miss came against The Citadel in the first game of the 2009 season. Barth made four field goals in the NC State game, connecting from 19, 49, 21 and 38 yards. The 49-yarder was the longest of his career. It was the first time Barth had made four field goals in a game since doing so in backto-back games in 2009 (Duke and Miami). Barth is the ACC s active leader with 47 made field goals. Barth booted a 46-yard field goal in the win at Florida State. He also connected from 31 and 22 yards. The 22-yarder came with 55 seconds remaining in the game and proved to be the game-winner. It is his second career game-winning kick. He also hit a game-winner as time expired at Virginia Tech in Barth had an outstanding game at Virginia, converting all three field goal chances and five extra points. He made field goals of 36, 34 and 32 yards, which were his three longest conversions of the season at the time. Barth has scored 243 points in his three-year career, which ranks fifth all-time at UNC. Barth s brother, Connor, is Carolina s all-time leading field goal kicker with 54. Connor is now the starting place-kicker with the NFL s Tampa Bay Bucs. Casey s 47 field goals ranks third all-time at UNC. Zach Brown Stepping Up Linebacker Zach Brown has played the best football of his career this season. Despite starting just five games, he leads the team with 68 tackles and has two interceptions. He is typically the fourth linebacker in the rotation behind Bruce Carter, Quan Sturdivant and Kevin Reddick. Brown registered his third-straight double digit tackle game with 14 stops at Miami. He had 10 tackles at Virginia and 14 vs. Clemson. Against UVA, Brown added a 70-yard interception return, which led to a UNC field goal. It was Brown s second career interception. Brown had his best game as a Tar Heel vs. Clemson, finishing with a career-best 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops. One of the fastest players on the team, Brown also competed on the UNC track team in the offseason and set the school record in the indoor 60-meter dash in Draughn Provides Solid Depth Senior tailback Shaun Draughn is averaging 43.4 rushing yards per game this season. Used primarily as the backup to starter Johnny White and now, Anthony Elzy, Draughn has rushed for 477 yards on 106 carries. Draughn had a season-high 137 yards rushing vs. East Carolina, which was one yard shy of equaling his career high for rushing yards. He gained 98 yards of his 137 yards vs. the Pirates in the fourth quarter, including 62 on eight carries on UNC s final touchdown drive. Draughn had a career-high three touchdowns, on runs of 1, 4 and 13 yards in the second half. Prior to the ECU game, Draughn had one other two-td game, when he ran for a touchdown and caught another against Duke in Draughn came to Carolina as a safety, where he played as a redshirt freshman in He asked the coaches to move him to tailback prior to the 2008 training camp. Draughn led the Tar Heels in rushing that season with 866 yards. He played in eight games last year before fracturing his shoulder blade vs. Duke. Searcy Makes Impact Strong safety Da Norris Searcy returned to the team after sitting out the first three games due to the NCAA investigation. Searcy made an immediate impact with a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown in his first game vs. East Carolina on Oct. 2. He has a team-best four interceptions this season, including three in his first four games back on the field. Williams Returns TO Starting Lineup Free safety Deunta Williams, a senior from Jacksonville, N.C., returned vs. Clemson after sitting out the first four games. Williams, a preseason All- ACC pick, has started a team-high 46 games and ranks third at UNC with 12 career interceptions. Despite playing in just eight games, he ranks sixth on the team with 47 tackles. Ryan Taylor Finds Role On Offense A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., senior Ryan Taylor has played a variety of roles for the Tar Heels, including wide receiver, linebacker and tight end. In 2008 vs. NC State, he became the first Tar Heel in several years to play offense, defense and special teams in the same game. This year, he has become a productive tight end with 21 catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns. He entered the season with no career receptions. Taylor scored his first career touchdown with a reception at Rutgers. He also had a 3-yard touchdown catch vs. William & Mary. Taylor set career highs in receptions (6) and yards (75) vs. Duke. Over the last two games, he had 11 catches for 132 yards. Taylor also earned enough points in the coaches scoring system to earn special teams captain honors. It is the second time he has won the honor (also 2008). Adams Steps Up Redshirt freshman wide receiver Joshua Adams had his best game as a Tar Heel with career highs of five catches and 91 yards in the win at Florida State. He also tallied his first career touchdown, a 4-yard score in the third quarter that gave UNC a lead. Adams has 14 catches for 178 yards and one score this season. A native of Cambridge, Mass., Adams enrolled at UNC in January 2009 and played in three games last year, starting the first two against The Citadel and Connecticut, and finished with three catches for 49 yards. He redshirted after suffering a shoulder injury. Pianalto Ends Career As UNC s Top Tight End Senior tight end Zack Pianalto was having an outstanding season before fracturing his right fibula at Virginia. He had surgery to repair his fibula on Friday, Oct. 22, and will miss the remainder of the regular season. A native of Springdale, Ark., Pianalto was leading the team with 30 catches for 311 yards and a touchdown at the time of the injury. Last season, he set the UNC single-season record for receptions by a tight end with 33 catches for 334 yards. At the time of his injury, he ranked second nationally among tight ends in receptions behind Missouri s Michael Egnew. Pianalto made seven receptions for a career-best 95 yards in the win over East Carolina. Pianalto owns the UNC career record for receptions by a tight end with 95. The previous mark of 78 was held by Arnold Franklin, Carter s Block Party Linebacker Bruce Carter has shown a knack for blocking punts in his career. The senior from Havelock, N.C., has seven career blocked kicks, including six on punts and one field goal. At Rutgers, Carter blocked a fourth-quarter punt and the Tar Heels took over at the Rutgers 35. Carolina kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive. Carter was named by ESPN.com as college football s top freak athlete this summer. Carter has set UNC linebacker records in the power clean (374) and vertical jump (40.5 inches). He also has been clocked at 4.39 in the 40 8 TARHEELBLUE.COM