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Mountaineers turn attention to Texas A&M
BOONE — A week after it narrowly lost one of the most entertaining games in program history, App State heads to College Station to face No. 6 Texas A&M for the first time. The visit […]
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Winners, losers from wild weekend
Week 1 of the college football season provided some crazy matchups, close calls and quite a few heartbreaks for North Carolina’s FBS teams. It also puts certain players and coaches on different sides of the […]
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App State’s unlucky number Saturday? 2
BOONE — Given the jaw-dropping numbers, Saturday afternoon’s UNC-Appalachian State game might be remembered in part by how the Mountaineers couldn’t find a way to post two more points. And that unfolded twice in the […]
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Two failed 2-point conversions by App State give UNC win in Boone
BOONE — UNC coach Mack Brown told his team after Saturday afternoon’s offensive free-for-all what might not have been so obvious. “You didn’t cave,” he said. That was a feat amid an avalanche of points. […]
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UNC, App State meet in early-season showdown
BOONE — History will be made on Saturday when the Tar Heels enter Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time to face App State. UNC (1-0) has faced the Mountaineers in Chapel Hill twice — […]
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Mountaineers look to defend Sun Belt East crown
In a Sun Belt Conference that is as expansive as ever thanks to the additions of James Madison, Old Dominion, Southern Miss and Marshall, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are still riding high on the wave […]
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Predicting the college football season with preseason watch lists
Last year, Wake Forest shocked the college football world by storming to an 11-3 record. At 7-1 in ACC play, the Demon Deacons dethroned Clemson and took the ACC Atlantic Division crown. It was a […]
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Local players keep NFL dream alive with free agent deals
The Carolina Panthers traded up in the draft to address their quarterback position, selecting Matt Corral out of Ole Miss to develop behind Sam Darnold, still slotted to be Carolina’s starter. The Carolina front office […]
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Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams highlights area draftees
Joshua Williams had already made history when he became the first Fayetteville State player invited to participate in the Senior Bowl. The Broncos cornerback then continued to make school history when he was selected by […]
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Panthers, NC State front and center at NFL Draft
After weeks of evaluations, drama and subterfuge, the NFL Draft has finally arrived. The annual player selection event will hold its first round on Thursday and wrap up the seven-round affair on Friday and Saturday. […]