CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- T.J. Logan spent North Carolinas first two games making big runs, catching passes and breaking off long kickoff returns.And the backup tailback has been the Tar Heels most impressive player to start the season heading into Saturdays home opener against James Madison.I just feel like every time I step on the field, Im trying to make plays, Logan said. No matter if thats four or five carries, no matter what it is. Im just trying to finish runs.And if I can hit a home run and get the offense off the field, thats exactly what Im trying to do.Logan ranks fifth nationally in all-purpose yards (207 per game), starting with a huge performance in the opener against Georgia in Atlanta. He ran for a team-high 80 yards on just six carries with a touchdown and also had a 95-yard kickoff return for a score in the 33-24 loss to the Bulldogs.In last weeks win at Illinois, Logan had a 58-yard kickoff return to set up a field goal, scored on a 24-yard screen pass and ran for 54 yards.Coach Larry Fedora said Logan -- a speedster who has had occasional blow-up performances in his career -- looks like hes at a different speed than the other players on the field.He also sees a player who is finishing runs through contact to be a tougher runner. And when it comes to kickoffs, Fedora points to Logans vision to find a hole and go.He understands what were doing scheme wise, Fedora said. That one he hit (against Illinois), there wasnt a whole lot there. He just hit it and he hit it hard. He broke some tackles.Theres not much tiptoeing and looking for something to happen. He sticks his foot in the ground, he makes one cut and he goes.Logan, a native of Greensboro, never had more than 119 carries in any of his first three seasons, and finds himself as a complimentary runner to all-ACC tailback Elijah Hood. But hes shown big-play potential before, particularly late last season.He had a huge performance against North Carolina State in the regular-season finale, running for two touchdowns of at least 40 yards in a dominating first quarter. He followed with a 46-yard touchdown catch against then-No. 1 Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.Still, UNC offensive coordinator and line coach Chris Kapilovic remembers watching put on probably the greatest performance that Ive seen as a coach in my life. It came in 2012 when Logan, a senior at Northern Guilford High, set single-game records of 510 yards rushing and eight touchdowns in the Class 3-AA state championship game.Thats what hes capable of, Kapilovic said. Sometimes theres an adjustment when you get to college and all of a sudden youre sharing a role with some guys. ... And really hes been great for us, but last year it really clicked for him. And he just took off.Really hes just grown since then. Hes playing tremendous, and I expect it all year.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.orgTerrell Davis Jersey . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Joe Flacco Broncos Jersey . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. http://www.thebroncosstoreonline.com/Youth-Gary-Zimmerman-Broncos-Jerseys/ .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Gary Zimmerman Broncos Jersey . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. DeMarcus Ware Womens Jersey . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe.When Rich Hill threw 195 innings for the Cubs in his first full season in 2007, the future looked bright for the young left-handed pitcher. ' ' '
