Football coaches are prone to exaggeration, especially when discussing the merits of an upcoming opponent. But in the case of North Carolina’s Mack Brown this week, his comments about Appalachian State might just be right […]
Most schools these days organize their academic calendars into three semesters. But when it comes to the 12-game college football regular season, it’s more convenient to evaluate progress using the old quarter system. Believe it […]
After further review, North Carolina should have had the chance to run one more play at the end of Friday’s 24-18 loss at Wake Forest. The problem is, the officials on the field didn’t stick […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Given the personalities of the teams involved, it was almost inevitable that the game would end with a furious comeback and a result that wasn’t determined until the final play. And that’s just […]
College football action in the Old North State gets off an an early start again this weekend with the highly anticipated nonconference matchup between conference rivals North Carolina and Wake Forest. It’s a strange dynamic […]
ACC members North Carolina and Wake Forest are separated by about 75 miles as the crow flies. But as far as football is concerned, they might as well be light-years apart because of the conference’s […]
The celebration inside the East Carolina locker room on Saturday was going to be an emotional one no matter what. The 48-9 victory against Gardner-Webb was the first for the Pirates under new coach Mike […]
CHAPEL HILL — A chant broke out among members of the sellout crowd, many still in a state of semi-disbelief, as it filed out of Kenan Stadium late Saturday night. “Mack is back,” they yelled. […]
The college football season got off to a winning start in the Old North State last week with six of the seven FBS teams picking up opening week victories. And the only team that didn’t […]
CHAPEL HILL — Mack Brown isn’t just a football coach. He’s also a salesman. And a darn good one, at that. Since returning to North Carolina last December, the 68-year-old Hall of Famer has been […]
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