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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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The All-North Carolina NFL team is heavy on linemen
The Carolina Panthers’ opening game may have taken place in Georgia, but there were North Carolina connections everywhere one looked. From the two NC State Wolfpack linemen starting for the Panthers — 2022 first-round draft […]
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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
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Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft
The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]
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Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC
Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]
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Bowl games provide look ahead to next season for NC teams
The ACC went 0-for-bowl season, an inglorious achievement one television analyst referred to as a “Blutarsky,” a tribute to the 0.0 grade-point average posted by John Belushi’s character in the movie “Animal House.” North Carolina, […]
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Depleted defense, offensive mistakes bite Wolfpack in Gator Bowl loss
NC State’s defense was depleted by injuries, opt-outs and a suspension, but it was an offense that couldn’t get out of its way until it was too late and some rare kicking woes that did […]
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Wolfpack beats Georgia Tech to complete 8-win regular season
RALEIGH — Georgia Tech dared NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman to beat it by loading up the box to stop the run. And that’s what he did. The redshirt junior threw for 309 yards and […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
It’s a light weekend for college football in the Old North State thanks to North Carolina’s open date and the cancellation of two games — Wake Forest-Duke and Charlotte-Marshall — for COVID-19 related issues. But […]
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Fast start propels Wolfpack to another road win
The NC State football team waited until the final minute before putting Pittsburgh away last week. Saturday, it took care of business early to come away with its second straight road win. Taking advantage of […]