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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DURHAM — Don’t look for a chess match between coaching staffs when Duke heads to Virginia Tech on Friday night. “This is the 12th time we’ve played (Hokies defensive coordinator) Bud Foster,” Duke coach David […]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — David Cutcliffe likes to attack early and often. Knowing how high-powered Middle Tennessee can be, the Duke coach decided well before kickoff that he wanted to steal a possession. So he had […]
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