Auburn

Chick-fil-A Kickoff games continue planning despite COVID uncertainty

July 22, 2020 Shawn Krest

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the return of college football this fall into question. Some smaller conferences have already pushed their seasons to the spring, if at all, and the Big Ten and Pac-12 have […]

100 in 100: Pamlico County’s Doug Smith, longtime Oilers nose tackle

June 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Former ECU, Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80

June 1, 2020 North State Journal Staff

Former football coach Pat Dye, who parlayed success at East Carolina and Wyoming to revitalize Auburn’s downtrodden football program and turned it into an SEC power, died Monday. He was 80. Lee County Coroner Bill […]

Illness, hot Tigers send Heels home

April 3, 2019 Brett Friedlander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — North Carolina’s 2018-19 basketball season came to an abrupt end at Sprint Center last Friday with a 97-80 loss to fifth-seeded Auburn. It was an unexpected outcome for a top-seeded Tar […]

Final Four boasts tough defenses, veteran lineups

April 3, 2019 Cory Lavalette

The Final Four features tough defenses, a surging team that hasn’t lost in five weeks and one Hall of Fame coach. Virginia, Michigan State, Texas Tech and Auburn earned their trips to Minneapolis for this […]

8-timer Izzo, 3 first-time coaches in Final Four

April 3, 2019 Cory Lavalette

Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. […]

Plenty for UNC to be happy about in two wins

March 27, 2019 Brett Friedlander

COLUMBUS, Ohio — North Carolina came into the NCAA Tournament playing some of the best basketball in the country. It’s a trend that continued through the opening two rounds of the Midwest Region last weekend. […]