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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Landing spots for local NFL prospects in draft’s later rounds
For most of the NFL prospects coming out of North Carolina’s college programs, the chance to play at the next level just had to wait a day or two. Outside of UNC’s Drake Maye and […]
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Maye gets on track, No. 20 UNC tops Minnesota
CHAPEL HILL — Drake Maye threw for a season-high 414 yards to go with two touchdowns, Nate McCollum flirted with a single-game UNC receiving record and No. 20 North Carolina pushed past Minnesota 31-13 on […]
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Tar Heels host Golden Gophers in ACC-Big Ten showdown
A pair of 2-0 teams square off in Chapel Hill when the Tar Heels host the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a Big Ten-ACC showdown. UNC beat South Carolina in Charlotte to open the season, then […]
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NC’s best: The top offensive players from the state
This just in: There is no wall around the state. Whenever a football coach takes a new job at a North Carolina college, he makes the same vow: to build a wall around the state, […]
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Tar Heels look for strong start
UNC opens the fifth season of Mack Brown’s second tenure in Chapel Hill on Saturday night when it hosts Florida A&M. After losing some key pieces of last season’s team and suffering some serious injuries […]
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UNC tries to rebound with new looks on offense, defense
Last year, UNC entered the season ranked in the top 10 with visions of a playoff berth and a Heisman campaign for their quarterback dancing in their heads. Instead, the Tar Heels lost their opener, […]
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Premature celebration comes back to haunt Tar Heels
RALEIGH — The North Carolina football team waited a long time this season for something to celebrate. As it turned out, the Tar Heels didn’t wait long enough. The festivities on the sideline began with […]
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NC State miracle comeback over UNC keeps Atlantic Division hopes alive
RALEIGH — Down by nine points with just over two minutes remaining Friday, NC State needed a miracle to avoid yet another soul-crushing loss to arch-rival North Carolina. Divine intervention may not actually have played […]
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UNC rolls past Wofford without Howell
CHAPEL HILL — Playing without quarterback Sam Howell, North Carolina ran for 305 yards to beat Wofford 34-14 on Saturday, becoming bowl eligible in the process. Howell, who was a game-time decision, missed the first […]