Editor’s note: This story was published in Wednesday’s print edition prior to Appalachian State’s loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday night, and the rankings do not consider that result. The 2021 college football season is approaching […]
MIAMI — Chris Reynolds passed for 203 yards and four touchdowns, Shadrick Byrd had two long kickoff returns that led to points and Charlotte defeated Florida International 45-33 on Friday night. An interception returned 39 […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chase Brown rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Illinois beat Charlotte 24-14 on Saturday. It stands as the fourth best single-game rushing performance in Illinois history. His 80-yard scoring run […]
CHARLOTTE — Chris Reynolds punched the ball four straight times up the middle to score the insurance touchdown with a leap over the pile from the 1-yard line late in the fourth quarter and Charlotte […]
Gerogia Will Healy’s Charlotte football program was all set to take off after winning seven games and earning its first bowl bid in 2019. Then COVID hit and the momentum came to a screeching halt. […]
CHARLOTTE — There are two unbeaten FBS teams in North Carolina — and one of them are the Charlotte 49ers. Chris Reynolds scored two touchdowns and became Charlotte’s career passing leader in a 38-10 victory […]
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte posted a landmark victory, beating a Power Five team for the first time in program history as the 49ers topped Duke 31-28 in a wild game on Friday night. The Blue Devils […]
Duke opens the season with a very favorable nonconference schedule. The Blue Devils will face back-to-back in-state opponents to start the year in Charlotte and NC A&T. Over the years, playing neighbors has been the […]
School and conference administrators did everything they could last fall to help college football soldier through the unprecedented challenges of a worldwide pandemic. But despite their best efforts, the more they tried to make things […]
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
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