Brandon Fritts

Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC

March 31, 2021 Shawn Krest

Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]

UNC blasts Western Carolina to win second straight

November 18, 2017 Cory Lavalette

Quarterback Nathan Elliott, in his first home start, threw four touchdown passes as North Carolina trounced Western Carolina 65-10 in Saturday’s nonconference game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. North Carolina scored three touchdowns in […]

Little things loom large as UNC falls short in loss to Virginia

October 14, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — How fine is the line between winning and losing in college football? For North Carolina on Saturday it was the width of M.J. Stewart’s foot. Or a missed tackle near the line […]

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Rivalry week comes early for banged-up Tar Heels

September 18, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora isn’t a big fan of playing rivalry games this early in the season. But considering the alternative, he’d rather do it now than face the prospect of playing Duke and […]

Tar Heels defenseless to stop the ‘Lamar Jackson Show’

September 9, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Lamar Jackson, as described by North Carolina coach Larry Fedora earlier in the week, is “a guy where you can do everything perfectly and he can (still) make you look bad.” So […]

Tar Heels adjusting to new faces, new places as preseason camp begins

August 3, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — There’s always a sense of newness that goes along with the first day of practice. That’s particularly true for the North Carolina football team this year. Not only are the Tar Heels […]