CHAPEL HILL
Marquise Williams and his teammates at North Carolina knew by Thursday that they’d begin their game Saturday against Duke with what they like to call a “gadget play,” but they weren’t sure they’d actually run it until the seconds before it began.
And so the moment came early in the first quarter, when Williams took his place in the shotgun and scanned the defense. The Tar Heels’ coaches on the sideline looked things over from where they stood. Then a signaler relayed the official word: The flea-flicker was a go.
Earlier in the week, the mere mention of the play made Williams’ eyes grow large.