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No. .Name Pos Class
1 .. Defrele Mitchell WR So.
2 .. Derrick Johnson CB Sr.
3 .. Daunte Fields WR Fr.*
4 .. .Darian Durant QB Jr.
5 .. Jarwarski Pollock WR Jr.
6 .. .Chris Hawkins CB Jr.
6 .. .Chad Scott TB Jr.
7 .. .C.J. Stephens QB Sr.
8 .. .Tommy Richardson SS So.
9 . Jesse Holley WR Fr.
10 . .Dan Omer PK Sr.
11 . Clay Roberson IB Sr.
12 . .Chns Curry SS Jr.
13 . .Cedrick Holt CB So.
14 . Topher Roberts PK Sr.
15 . .Willie Parker TB Sr.
16 . Jacoby Watkins CB Fr.*
17 . .Matt Baker QB So.
18 Michael Waddell CB Gr.
19 . Danny Rumley WR So.
20 . Jacque Lewis TB Jr.
21 . Michael Gilmore WR So
23 . .Mahlon Carey SS So.
24 . .Dexter Reid FS Sr.
25 . Ronnie McGill TB Fr.
26 . Michael Harris SS Sr.
27 . .Kareen Taylor DB Fr.
28 ..D.J.Walker FS Fr*
29 . .Wallace Wright WR So.
30 . .Fred Sparkman LB Fr.
31 . Paul Roberts P Sr.
32 . .Dokun Olagoke FB Jr.
33 . John Lafferty P Sr.
34 . .Mark McTanney DB Fr.
35 . .Bryan Bethea Athlete Fr.
36 . James Gibson FB Jr.
37 . .Clarence Gaddy LB Jr.
38 . .Lionel Green DB Fr.
39 . .Tandon Mardis FS So.
40 . .Rikki Cook RB So.
41 . .Alden Blizzard DE Fr.*
42 . .Brian Rackley DE Fr.*
43 . Jocques Dumas DE Jr.
44 . Maaisop Hedgecock DE Jr.
45 . David Wooldndge P/PK Fr.
47 . .Martin Jemigan LB Jr.
48 . .Thomas Sperring LB So.
49 . .Xavier Rainey DE Fr.*
51 . .Kory Gedin LB Fr.
52 . Jeff Longhany LB So.
53 . .Doug Justice LB So.
54 . VictorWorsley LB Fr.*
55 . Joe Kedra LB Fr.
56 . Greg Warren DS So.
57 . .DevTlen Bullard LB Jr.
58 . .Melik Brown LB Fr.
60 . .Arthur Smith OG So.
61 . Warren Green DS So.
62 . .David Mirazo OG Gr.
63 . Marcus Hands DL Fr.
64 . .Scott Lenahan OL Fr.
65 . .Brian Chacos OT So.
66 . .Donnell Livingston DL Fr.
67 . .Kenny Price DL Fr.
68 . .Chris Woods OT Fr.*
69 . Jonas Seawright DT So.
70 . .Steven Bell C So.
71 . Jupiter Wilson OG Sr.
72 . Jason Brown C Jr.
73 . .Drew Hunter OT So.
74 . .Kyndraus Guy DL Fr.
75 . .Skip Seagraves OT Jr.
76 . .Willie McNeill OT Jr.
77 Jeb Terry OG Sr.
78 ..Kyle Ralph OG So.
79 . .Carlston Gray OL Fr.
80 . .Tommy Davis DE So.
81 ..RockWells TE Fr.
82 . .Brandon Russell WR Sr.
83 . .Lewis Burnham TE Fr.*
84 . .Adarius Bowman WR Fr.
86 . .Jon Hamlett TE Fr.
87 . .Sam Heathcote DL Fr.
88 . .Mike Mason WR Fr.
89 . Bobby Blizzard TE Sr.
90 . Jermicus Banks DE Jr.
91 . Khalif Mitchell DL Fr.
92 . .Issac Mooring DE Sr.
93 . .John Dunn TE Jr.
94 . .Donti Coats DT Sr.
95 . Chase Page DT So.
96 . .Justin Phillips TE Fr.
97 . Mickey Rice DT Fr.*
98 . Kendall High DE So.
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Game and Time: Virginia at North Carolina.
Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.
Site: Kenan Stadium
TV/Radio: The game will not be televised.
The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live
radio coverage; its flagship station is WCHL
1360-AM.
Records: Virginia is 3-1,2-0 in the ACC. North
Carolina is 0-4, 0-2 in the ACC.
Series: UNC leads 56-47-4.
Personnel update: Virginia - no injuries
reported. UNC - CB Cedrick Holt, broken left
ankle (out); WR Daunte Fields, broken right foot
(out).
The key matchup: The Virginia passing
attack against the North Carolina secondary will
be crucial.
Everyone knows that the Cavaliers are going to
run the ball effectively behind RB Wali Lundy,
who rushed for 137 yards against Wake Forest last
Saturday.
The Tar Heels have no semblance of a run
defense, allowing 216.8 yards per game on the
ground, and this week they will not have the
virtue of facing a backup running back for the
third week in a row.
But what will be interesting to see is whether
the Virginia pass offense, led by returning senior
quarterback Matt Schaub, gets back on track.
Schaub returned last week after missing two
games with an injured shoulder. Although he
passed for 326 yards in the contest, he threw
three second-half interceptions, allowing the
Demon Dacons to nearly steal the game in
Charlottesville.
DTH Sport Saturday • Saturday, October 4,1003
The Lowdown on Today's Game
\/7 Virginia
at UNC
(3-1,2-0 in the ACC) (04,0-2 in the ACC)
Head to Head
Virginia's Rush vs. UNC’s front Seven Edge: UVa.
Virginia's Pass vs. UNC's Secondary Edge: UVa.
UNC's Rush vs. Virginia's Front Seven Edge: UVa.
UNC's Pass vs. Virginia's Secondary Edge: UNC
Special Teams Edge: UNC
The Bottom Line Virginia 34, UNC 24
COMPILED BV JACOB KARABEIL
Unfortunately for the Tar Heels, the sec
ondary was stretched even thinner with Cedrick
Holt’s injury. While safeties Mahlon Carey and
Dexter Reid have been the unit’s bright spots,
comerbacks Chris Hawkins and Lionell Green
cannot afford to let Virginia’s inexperienced
wide receivers catch 10- and 15-yard passes at
will.
The Tar Heel offense, meanwhile, should be
able to get some points on the board - it’s just a
matter of whether the team’s defense keeps the
score close.
Quarterback Darian Durant had an impres
sive game against N.C. State last week, throwing
UNC Crlmhla
tfllw NHNHM
Aug. 30, FSU37, UNCO
Sept 6, UNC Syracuse
Sept 20 at Wisconsin
Sept 27 at N.C. State
Oct 4 vs. Virginia
Oct 11 at East Carolina
Oct 18 vs. Arizona State
Oct 25. at Clemson
Nov. 1 at Maryland
Nov. 8 vs. Wake Forest
Nov. 15 at Georgia Tech
Nov. 22 vs. Duke
Keep In NKmI...
•UNC is 29.8 yards behind Duke
for rushing defense.
•This is game 108 of the South’s
longest standing rivalry.
•The home team has won 11-of
the-last-12 games since 1991.
IKK Special Teams
Punter: John Lafferty
Kicker: Dan Omer: 6-of-9 FG
this season, third in ACC.
Punt Returner: Michael
Waddell: leads ACC with 14.6-
yard average.
Kick Returner: Michael
Waddell: 35.3 yards per return
UTH/MtCHAELA IDHAMMAR
for 323 yards and three touchdowns. And while
Virginia’s defense is stronger against the pass
than the rush, Durant and his wide receivers,
particularlyjarwarski Pollock, seem to be build
ing an impressive chemistry. And expectjacque
Lewis to make some catches in the flats out of the
backfield.
The running game is another matter. Despite
the Tar Heels' plethora of options, they have
done little out of the backfield; Durant has been
the team’s leading rusher in two games thus far
this season. If the North Carolina running game
can’t break a big play early, it will become
increasingly difficult for Durant to find open
receivers amidst nickel and dime coverage pack
ages.
Final analysis/prediction: This game is
winnable for UNC.
Despite the Tar Heels’ infamously poor
defense, which still ranks last in Division I-A, the
Virginia offense is far from perfect. With a couple
of turnovers or a lucky break, the Tar Heels may
have a chance to get die Family Weekend crowd
going.
Then again, the more likely reality is that
Schaub will have the breakout game that the
Cavaliers thought the quarterback would when
they deemed him a Heisman candidate before the
season started.
While Schaub’s Heisman campaign might be
a stretch these days, a win on the road at Kenan
Stadium certainly isn’t.
Virginia 34, UNC 24
- Compiled by Jacob Karabell
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