UNC football coach Butch Davis says quarterback Bryn Renner is uncharted territory after having TJ Yates at the helm for four years but he’s optimistic that Renner will be good.

That confidence, in part, comes from the fact that Renner has been studying tape of Yates, himself and NFL quarterbacks in preparation for the 2011 season.

“He’s passionate, he loves to work, he wants to be good,” Davis said during a news conference Thursday. “He’s got that certain air of charisma that when he steps in the huddle I think the rest of the teams believes that he’s going to find a way to make that play work.”

Davis added that Renner has the talent and skills but he is inexperienced and will be learning every day.

And, who will be Renner’s backup. “We’ve got to develop some depth there,” Davis said. “Braden Hanson, A.J.
Blue and Marquise Williams are three other young quarterbacks that we’ve got to develop. We’ve got to be able to have at least two quarterbacks that we feel like can go into games and we feel like we can win with.”