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GoHeels Exclusive: Phil Longo Notebook

By Pat James, GoHeels.com

Phil Longo, perhaps as much as anyone, would've liked to have seen some separation in North Carolina's three-man quarterback competition by now.

But through the first 10 practices of training camp, Cade Fortin, Sam Howell and Jace Ruder remain dead even. And that, according to UNC's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, is not a bad thing.

"To be honest with you, I would've hoped, maybe, we were starting to have a little bit of a pecking order," Longo told reporters after Monday's practice.