A six-pack of Hurricanes notes on a Thursday when Joe Jackson declared for the NFL Draft:
u25aa A question we suspect many of you are wondering: If Alabama and Clemson can be so dominant, why can’t UM, considering the Canes have been at that elite level before, with five championships in two decades through early 2002.
Fact is, the challenge to get back to that level is more daunting than ever for multiple reasons, and that’s what makes Manny Diaz’s job far tougher than when, say, Dennis Erickson took over a loaded roster and won two championships.