College football’s new early signing period, which was instituted last year, has increased the pressure on coaches — especially those like Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson, who is already in Birmingham preparing his team to play […]
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Olivier Sarr soared for a dunk, only to send the ball off the back iron — and it still somehow fell through the rim. Those kinds of bounces haven’t exactly gone Wake […]
A week after North Carolina got it spinning with the hiring of Mack Brown, the college football coaching carousel is still spinning at full speed at state schools. Over the past six days, East Carolina […]
It took nine months for East Carolina to fill the opening it had for a permanent athletic director. Once the Pirates settled on Southern Mississippi’s Jon Gilbert for the job, it took him less than […]
When James Madison’s Mike Houston backed out of a deal to become Charlotte’s next football coach last week, it was assumed he did it to become a candidate for a similar job at East Carolina. […]
GREENVILLE (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 15 points with six rebounds and East Carolina held off a late push to beat UT-Rio Grande Valley 69-64 on Monday night. Gardner’s layup with 5:13 remaining gave the […]
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte will not retain Brad Lambert after this season, moving on from the only football coach the school has had. Athletic director Mike Hill announced Sunday that Lambert would coach the team’s […]
The football season in the Old North State is winding down with a whimper, not a bang. But that doesn’t mean the remaining games are devoid of significance. Appalachian State is still in contention for […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Brenden Knox ran for 116 yards and a touchdown and Marshall posted a 30-13 win against Charlotte on Saturday and became bowl eligible. Knox’s 4-yard score with 9:59 left in the […]
Rivalry week Part 1 among the state’s ACC school got off to a surprising and dramatic start Thursday night with Wake Forest’s late rally to beat NC State in Raleigh. Today, another underdog will try […]
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