UNC RB Johnny White embraces good all-around label

Posted Apr 1, 2011
No one will confuse Johnny White with the last star running back to come out of North Carolina. Then again, few backs possess the speed of Willie Parker, a blinding enough runner to simply earn the nickname "Fast." But that shouldn't worry White one bit, because unlike Parker, he will be drafted – and offer some team a lot more than a ball-toting track star. (Sporting News)

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