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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Six of the seven FBS football programs based in the Old North State will be in action today. All of them are underdogs. That, however, is about the only thing they all have in common. […]
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ECU falls to No. 17 Cincinnati on last-second field goal
GREENVILLE — Trailing by double figures in the final minutes, No. 17 Cincinnati proved something to coach Luke Fickell — and maybe to everyone else, too. The Bearcats rallied to beat East Carolina 46-43 on […]
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Virginia tops Tar Heels in offensive explosion
CHAPEL HILL — Virginia and North Carolina threw defense aside and had a who-gets-the-ball-last slugfest in Kenan Stadium on Saturday night. For the eighth time in nine games, UNC’s game came down to the final […]
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Newman returns, helps No. 23 Wake Forest top NC State 44-10
WINSTON-SALEM — The pylon was in sight for Wake Forest’s Jamie Newman as he cut through the defense on the way for a score in his return from a shoulder injury. That’s when the quarterback […]
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49ers win second straight, beat MTSU 34-20
CHARLOTTE — Chris Reynolds threw for a touchdown and ran for another as Charlotte scored 34-unanswered points to beat Middle Tennessee 34-20 on Saturday. Reynolds had 192 yards passing and 103 yards rushing for the […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Coaches will swear they only “take ‘em one at a time” and never look beyond the next game on the schedule. But we’ve reached the point in the college football season in which even they […]
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Heels reclaim Victory Bell in Brown’s landmark win
CHAPEL HILL — Charlie Heck isn’t the fastest player on the North Carolina football team. Far from it. At 6-foot-8 and 315 pounds, Heck is used to seeing the backs of his teammates’ jerseys during […]
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App State seeks redemption — and tries to stay perfect — against Sun Belt foe Georgia Southern
Almost exactly a year ago, on a Thursday night in Statesboro, Georgia, the Appalachian State football team stepped onto a football field as a ranked team for the first time in its short FBS history. […]
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NC State turning to Leary at QB at No. 23 Wake Forest
RALEIGH — North Carolina State will start redshirt freshman Devin Leary at quarterback t No. 23 Wake Forest. Saturday’s game will be Leary’s first start for the Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), making him […]
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Surratt’s goal-line interception lifts UNC past Duke 20-17
CHAPEL HILL — Chazz Surratt didn’t have to be reminded what happened the last time he played against Duke at Kenan Stadium. He was well aware of what happened that day in 2017. And even […]