{"id":216,"date":"2010-09-07T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=216"},"modified":"2010-09-07T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T20:24:00","slug":"sweet-move-by-boyd-gets-carolina-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"Sweet move by Boyd gets Carolina moving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Jheranie Boyd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Jheranie Boyd made sure to keep a straight face when the play call came in Saturday night. North Carolina was at its own 3-yard line, down by 20 to LSU, and Tar Heel fans were clicking off and going to bed across the state.<\/p>\n

Coach Butch Davis had urged the team on at halftime. \u201cCoach Davis gave us a speech – he said we wore Carolina blue for a reason,\u201d Boyd recalled. And offensive tackle Mike Ingersoll told Boyd to be ready to be a leader among the receivers.<\/p>\n

Boyd had been running 18-yard cuts all game \u2013 that is, bolting 18 yards downfield and turning back to face the quarterback. He relayed to his receivers coach that he was confident he could get open if given a chance to hurtle downfield. That message went up to offensive coordinator John Shoop, and when Carolina had the ball at its own 3, Boyd got his chance.<\/p>\n

He went to the line concealing the excitement over the call. \u201cI try to keep the same attitude about me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the snap, he shot upfield like he was doing his usual route, faked outside and then zoomed deep as the ball from T.J. Yates floated into his hands. \u201cI felt I could get them on a double move \u2013 and it worked,\u201d Boyd said Tuesday in Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

All that was left was the dash to the endzone and the sweet feeling of looking at the massive video board and seeing no LSU players nearby.<\/p>\n

That play sparked a comeback that nearly won the game for UNC, and it also underscored how much better Carolina\u2019s passing game might be this season. The Tar Heel receivers were infants a year ago, a group of freshmen thrust into key roles with Hakeem Nicks gone. <\/p>\n

Now, Boyd and Erik Highsmith and Josh Adams feel much more confident that they are on the same page with Yates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel we are way closer than we were last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

That confidence is part of a trend likely to continue throughout the season. Last year, Carolina won with defense. This year, the defense remains a question mark given school and NCAA investigations \u2013 and the more seasoned offense is determined to play a larger role.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe said it has to be even this year, offense and defense,\u201d Boyd said. …<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bruce Carter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter <\/b>was with his family Friday night when the call came that he was eligible for Saturday\u2019s game with LSU in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Carter hustled to the Kenan Stadium football center, and he and Quan Sturdivant took a private plan at 8:45 p.m. to whoosh down to Atlanta.<\/p>\n

But Carter and Sturdivant and the two pilots, by the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty sweet,\u201d he said with a smile Tuesday. …<\/p>\n

You have to love the attitude of UNC tight end Zack Pianalto<\/b>. Pianalto is refusing to say the last play against LSU should have been pass interference, even though the ESPN video appeared to show it was. A Tigers linebacker was draped around him at the end, but Pianalto isn\u2019t calling foul.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot at all. It was a great defensive play by him,\u201d Pianalto said Tuesday. \u201cHe did exactly what he needed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classy comments, again, by the UNC senior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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