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Spring football underway
If there’s a central theme to college football spring practice in North Carolina this year, it’s “New.” That’s new as in the four first-year coaches that will spend the next few weeks getting to know […]
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Which in-state players helped, hurt themselves at the NFL Combine
Seventeen players from North Carolina colleges participated in the NFL Combine over the weekend and draft fortunes diverged after their performance on the various events at the annual prospect evaluation in Indianapolis. One of the […]
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Colleges finish up football recruiting classes
The early signing period in December once again took much of the drama out of last Wednesday’s National Signing Day. Of the 137 players signed by the seven FBS school in North Carolina, 112 signed […]
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Mid-major report: A look at the postseason hopes for in-state teams
With five and a half weeks to go until Selection Sunday, every team’s latest win and loss will be broken down to determine the impact on the school’s NCAA Tournament resume. To get a head […]
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North Carolina players stand out at Senior Bowl
It’s generally accepted that at the Senior Bowl, the week of practice before the game is more important to the players involved than the game itself. While that might be true in most cases, there’s […]
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NC comes out ahead in bowl games
The college football bowl season, with the exception of the four-team playoff that ended with Clemson’s national championship victory Monday, was largely defined by who didn’t play rather than who did. It’s a phenomenon that […]
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NSJ Coach of the Year: Satterfield parlays App State success into Louisville job
Appalachian State was the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference’s East Division and play in the league’s first-ever postseason championship game. So in that respect, the Mountaineers lived up to their expectations in […]
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Drinkwitz takes over at App State
The remnants of Scott Satterfield’s staff, led by defensive line coach Mark Ivey, guided Appalachian State to an impressive 45-14 rout of Middle Tennessee State in the New Orleans Bowl on Saturday. But that wasn’t […]
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App State rolls past MTSU in New Orleans Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Appalachian State receiver Malik Williams passed for two touchdowns on trick plays, quarterback Zac Thomas caught a scoring pass and threw for three more, and the Mountaineers routed Middle Tennessee 45-13 in […]
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App State eyes in-house, outside candidates
There wasn’t any question of who would replace Jerry Moore when the legendary Appalachian State football coach retired in 2012 following a career that included three straight FCS national championships and one epic upset of […]