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Fearless predictions for 2025
As we do each year, the North State Journal’s sports staff came up with fearless predictions for 2025. We’re not gamblers, but you can pretty much bet the farm that all of this is going […]
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Charlotte overwhelmed by South Florida in home loss
CHARLOTTE — Hoping to bounce back from three consecutive losses, the Charlotte 49ers were flattened by South Florida in Saturday’s 59-24 loss on Homecoming night. Leading 14-10 heading into halftime, the Bulls (5-5, 3-3 AAC) […]
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Local teams try to salvage seasons with bowl appearances
CHARLOTTE — With the college football campaign passing the midpoint of the 2024 season, a handful of local teams are sitting right at the border of possibly notching a bowl appearance if current trends continue. […]
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Charlotte lights up ECU in 55-24 blowout
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte 49ers escaped Greenville last season with a 10-7 win over the East Carolina Pirates in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. In the shocking round-two inside Richardson Stadium on Saturday, […]
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Charlotte uses late comeback to slide past Gardner-Webb at home
CHARLOTTE — On Saturday night, the Charlotte 49ers football team erased an early 17-0 deficit to come out on top 27-26 over FCS opponent Gardner-Webb in Richardson Stadium. The 49ers (1-2) outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs […]
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Charlotte football prepares for first matchup against UNC
CHARLOTTE — With last weekend’s season-opening loss to James Madison in the rearview, the Charlotte 49ers football team is hoping to beat the odds as it heads to Chapel Hill for its first-ever matchup with […]
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Hot seat report for NC coaches
After a brief taste of college football this past weekend, we get a full schedule of games this weekend. That includes all seven FBS teams in North Carolina, who kicked off their respective seasons starting […]
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Charlotte’s second AAC campaign could see improvement
CHARLOTTE — With just one winning season in nine years, the Charlotte 49ers and their fans are due for some good times — the Niners are coming off back-to-back three-win seasons to go with a […]
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2024 Look Ahead — Bold Predictions: Deep postseason runs, rumored relocation, return to Rockingham and realignment fears
The North State Journal’s sports staff of editor Cory Lavalette and writers Jesse Deal, Ryan Henkel and Shawn Krest isn’t afraid to be fearless in 2024. In our annual exercise, each member of the staff […]
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Where will NC’s 4 bowl-eligible teams wind up?
Mike Elko has left Duke for Texas A&M, Mike Houston got a vote of confidence from East Carolina after a 2-10 season, and Appalachian State is back in the Sun Belt Conference title game (with […]