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Home-grown Panther joins NFL Hall
Julius Peppers became the first home-grown Carolina Panther to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he was inducted as part of the Class of 2024 over the weekend. While the term […]
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N.C.’s football futures betting trends
As NFL and college football teams get ready to line up for the upcoming season, North Carolina sports fans are lining their money up behind them. North Carolina will have legal online sports betting during […]
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Hot seat report for NC coaches
After a brief taste of college football this past weekend, we get a full schedule of games this weekend. That includes all seven FBS teams in North Carolina, who kicked off their respective seasons starting […]
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Predicting the college FB season
Last year, East Carolina and Wake Forest went from eight-win seasons in 2022 to losing campaigns. The Deacs went 4-8, while the Pirates were 2-10. Meanwhile, Florida State went unbeaten in the ACC to take […]
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Charlotte’s second AAC campaign could see improvement
CHARLOTTE — With just one winning season in nine years, the Charlotte 49ers and their fans are due for some good times — the Niners are coming off back-to-back three-win seasons to go with a […]
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Can App crash CFB Playoff party?
BOONE — The College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams this year. Perhaps no team is better poised to take advantage of that than the Appalachian State Mountaineers. While ACC champion Florida State gained headlines […]
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ECU Pirates need to right the ship
GREENVILLE — Coming off a disappointing 2023 campaign, which turned out to be the second 10-loss season in program history, ECU is once again in rebuild mode. ECU’s sudden and dramatic falloff, especially on the […]
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Diaz, Duke exorcising past demons
Manny Diaz sipped from his water bottle and searched for the correct words. Much like the quarterback his team had just spent three hours trying to tackle, they eluded him. “I saw football things happen […]
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Duke FB hopes to keep rolling
DURHAM – Way back in 1989, Steve Spurrier coached Duke to an 8-4 record, including a trip to the All-American Bowl in Birmingham. It was the second straight winning season in Durham for the Ole’ […]
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North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires; Heels QB Johnson injured
MINNEAPOLIS — North Carolina’s primary goal for this work-in-progress season is figuring out how to avoid the late fade that spoiled the last two years with star quarterback Drake Maye. This finish in the season […]