Despite UNC quarterback Bryn Renner going 22 of 23 for 277 yards and two touchdowns, Coach Everett Withers is looking to “clean up” a few things offensively this Saturday at home against Rutgers.

“We need to clean up areas in protection calls and line calls on the run game,” Withers said. “We’ve been working that this week, running right routes, right depth, those type things, just the little things.”

As for Renner himself, Withers said, “I’ve seen it really all summer to be honest with you. Nobody expects
the ball not to hit the ground during a ballgame. But I’ve seen the guy just light it up in summer, just
making the right reads.”

Withers said that Renner is his own worst critic. “He’ll complete a deep ball, and he’ll say, I didn’t make the right read or I didn’t take my full drop, and he’ll be talking to himself and that type stuff. So he’s a little bit of a perfectionist. He’s really hard on himself.”

Rutgers, 48-0 winners over NC Central last week, know that it will be tougher against UNC and Renner, who they note has been compared to former Packer great Bret Favre.

“He was incredible,” Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said after watching film of the UNC victory over James Madison. “He’s as good as I’ve seen, that kid. I heard over the years how good he is when he was playing behind the other kid (T.J. Yates).”