It's Official: Juniors All Coming Back

The news first broke on Twitter over the weekend, as several Tar Heels revealed the developments on the social networking site, and was officially confirmed by UNC on Monday morning: all of the junior defensive stars will return to Chapel Hill for their senior seasons.

This includes All-ACC First-Team members LB Quan Sturdivant, CB Kendric Burney and S Deunta Williams, as well as All-ACC Second-Team members LB Bruce Carter and DT Marvin Austin.

"We all agreed that next year can be the year," Williams told ESPN. "We believe we can be special, not only as a defense, but as a team."