MIAMI — Leading up to North Carolina’s first appearance in the Orange Bowl, the focus was on the star players who wouldn’t be there. Coming out of the 41-27 loss to Texas A&M in the […]
The ACC went 0-for-bowl season, an inglorious achievement one television analyst referred to as a “Blutarsky,” a tribute to the 0.0 grade-point average posted by John Belushi’s character in the movie “Animal House.” North Carolina, […]
North Carolina appeared to have all the players it needed when Sam Howell found Josh Downs for a 75-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Despite missing four of its best players, all who opted […]
When North Carolina plays Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, it will mark its first appearance in one of college football’s major postseason games since 1950. But in the estimation of Mack […]
The last time North Carolina was headed to a major bowl game, the world was hoping to have a vaccine available soon to help fend off a disease that had ravaged society — polio. It […]
Third time’s the charm? UNC will get another chance to make a statement against one of the nation’s top teams when it travels to Miami on Saturday for the regular season finale. At stake is […]
One thing is clear: Mack Brown’s daughter would have also gone for two against Clemson. The UNC head coach passed up a game-tying extra point at the end of the game against then top-ranked Clemson […]
It was very clear, very early that the pumpkins weren’t turning into coaches. The door mice wouldn’t be transforming. With COVID regulations limiting the capacity at Kenan Stadium, Cinderella wasn’t showing up. The North Carolina […]
North Carolina led for a good portion of the first half, but No. 2 Notre Dame proved to be too much down the stretch, pulling away for a 31-17 win at Kenan Stadium on Friday […]
North Carolina won a wild shootout against Wake Forest, topping the Demon Deacons 59-53 at Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Tar Heels wiped out a 21-point deficit, matching the biggest comeback in school history. That […]
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