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Extra Points: Live For The Fight

"Oh, we've gotta hold on, ready or not
"You live for the fight when that's all that you've got."
Bon Jovi / "Livin' on a Prayer"

The clock read 11:01 to play in the fourth quarter and the strains of John Francis Bongiovi Jr. crackled through Kenan Stadium on a crisp October night. Noah Burnette had just flicked a 34-yard field goal through the goal posts, giving Carolina a 38-17 lead, and what a fight the Tar Heels were taking to the Miami Hurricanes.

On one end of the Carolina bench area, Tez Walker was the toast of the team and town, having hauled in three touchdown passes, his length and speed and deft hands shredding the Miami secondary with the greatest of ease.