Natrone Means

COLLEGE PARK -- North Carolina junior tailback Natrone Means has a number of nicknames, including "Nitro," "Neutron Bomb," "Na-Na" and "Piggy."Wake Forest coach Bill Dooley once described Means as "a whole side of a mountain," and Duke coach Barry Wilson described him as "a load." Maryland coach Mark Duffner simply calls Means "one of the best runners in college football.""We've faced Terry Kirby [Virginia], and we've faced Richie Anderson [Penn State]," Duffner said. "I couldn't say who is the best, but that's pretty good company to be compared to."

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- For the Navy football team, three weeks of being shut out, battered and ridiculed had been long and trying. So the huge ovation received from the Navy fans on hand yesterday had to be especially uplifting for players and coaches.No, Navy didn't win -- although going through a game without losing a quarterback to injury could be considered a moralvictory. But after playing more than 227 minutes of scoreless football (that's just over 15 quarters), the Midshipmen -- with a totally revamped offense -- erupted for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and even had visions of winning before eventually losing to Noth Carolina, 28-14, before 42,000 at Kenan Memorial Stadium.