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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

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Joe Dailey has switched to receiver for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
  • journalnow.com


  • Harrison Beck is #2 quarterback at North Carolina St.

    Here is a quote from the Wolfpack Rivals web page.
    "Neal lit up when the pass from quarterback Harrison Beck came toward his area.

    The junior cornerback was locked into man-to-man pass coverage against wide receiver Darrell Davis, when Beck started to roll out on the play.

    Neal made his break and recorded an interception in the intra-squad scrimmage.

    "It felt pretty good, but all picks feel good," Neal said. "This one felt exceptionally good. When Beck started rolling out, Davis started running a curl pattern. I started to break on the curl and caught it in stride."

    Neal is battling for a starting spot at cornerback. There was some talk of Neal filling in at free safety, but he said he has never played safety in his life, and doesn't expect to see that changing any time soon.

    If Neal doesn't win the starting job at cornerback, he hopes to land the nickel back slot on passing downs.

    "I've been making plays all week," Neal said. "Whenever you run this kind of coverage you get a whole lot more opportunity to make plays on the ball. We want to make interceptions. That is what we are expected to do."

    Neal also learned a valuable lesson during his runback.

    "When I caught it, I was so excited that I just all over the place, and didn't hit the sidelines," said Neal, from Ashley High School in Wilmington. "The coach reminded me about that.""

    Barring injuries the NU offensive line is set with Carl Nicks at left tackle, Andy Christensen at left guard, Brett Byford at center, Matt Slauson at right guard, and Lydon Murtha at right tackle. It will be our best line since 1997.

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