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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft

May 5, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft

April 21, 2021 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]

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 […]

Do-over: Month and a half late, Charlotte gets first shot at in-state ACC foe

October 28, 2020 Shawn Krest

Let’s try this again. Earlier this season, Charlotte was ready for a chance to make a statement in the state of North Carolina, playing one of the flagship ACC schools in a nonconference showdown. It […]

Duke hangs close but can’t finish in loss at Notre Dame

September 12, 2020 Shawn Krest

Duke looked much better than the 12th-best team in the ACC, outperforming its preseason poll ranking but still falling to Notre Dame, 27-13, in South Bend on Saturday. The Blue Devils took an early lead, […]

Duke, Notre Dame both improved in ACC debut for Irish

September 9, 2020 Shawn Krest

Duke hosted Notre Dame at Wallace Wade Stadium last November in a microcosm of the Blue Devils’ season. The Duke offense was unable to move the ball consistently or stay on the field, converting just […]

North Carolina teams seeing changes on defense in 2020

August 19, 2020 Shawn Krest

The seven college football teams in North Carolina have plenty of offensive firepower. The situation on the other side of the ball, however, is in a bit more flux. The teams that were the best […]

NC players top football all-conference teams

December 11, 2019 Shawn Krest

Fifteen players from North Carolina made all-conference teams for their college this season. In the ACC, a total of six players made the first team. Sage Surratt was the only local ACC player chosen on […]

Duke beats Miami to end 5-game slide

November 30, 2019 The Associated Press

DURHAM — Quentin Harris spent four years patiently waiting his turn to start at Duke. He wasn’t about to end his college career with six straight losses. Harris led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives, and the […]

Courteous rivals Duke, Wake Forest both have something on the line this weekend

November 20, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Duke and Wake Forest will meet on the football field for the 100th time Saturday at BB&T Stadium. That qualifies the matchup as a rivalry, even though it might not always feel like one. There’s […]