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NC State players stand out at NFL Combine
Nyheim Hines impressed a lot of people at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis last week by running the 40-yard dash in a time of 4.38 seconds, by far the fastest among the running backs in […]
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National signing day lists for all state football programs
Now that all the hats have been put on and the national Letters of Intent faxed in, here’s the rundown of all the new football recruits added by the state’s seven FBS and seven FCS […]
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NFL Combine invitees include underclassmen, seven from NC State
The official list of invitees to the NFL’s pre-draft scouting Combine in Indianapolis has been announced, with NC State leading the way among North Carolina schools with seven selections. Heading up the Wolfpack contingent is […]
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2018 football season already coming into focus
Alabama rallied late Monday night in Atlanta to beat Georgia in overtime and claim college football’s official national championship. Meanwhile in Orlando, the nation’s only undefeated team — Central Florida — held a parade to […]
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Moore means less for Toledo in App State’s shutout bowl victory
MOBILE, Ala. — Jalin Moore helped Appalachian State bury Toledo 34-0 in the Dollar General Bowl on a mild Saturday night at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The junior running back and the leading rusher in the Sun Belt Conference churned out […]
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State teams add new talent on early football signing day
College football’s national signing day is still in early February. But that event has lost much of its luster now that the NCAA has instituted an early period for high school seniors to submit their […]
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Senior Bowl loading up on players from state schools
North Carolina schools will be well-represented at this season’s Senior Bowl, the premier postseason all-star game for draft-eligible college football players. No fewer than six players from state schools have already accepted invitations to the […]
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What kind of swag are state bowl teams getting this year?
For 11 months out of the year, the NCAA prohibits its athletes from accepting gifts. But come bowl season, the rules regarding impermissible extra benefits go out the window — allowing bowl committees to lavish […]
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App State gets bowl rematch with Toledo in Alabama
Last year’s Camellia Bowl matchup between Appalachian State and Toledo produced one of the most entertaining games of the postseason, with the Mountaineers winning a back-and-forth 31-28 victory in Montgomery, Ala. The teams put on […]
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Appalachian State to play for share of Sun Belt title
There’s no conference championship game in the Sun Belt, at least not until next season. While the other conferences crown their champion on the first Saturday of December, however, the Sun Belt will be doing […]