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Tar Heels prepare for pivotal opener in Charlotte
CHAPEL HILL — The message to UNC is clear: Do better. As the Tar Heels prepare to open the 2023 season, Mack Brown’s fifth in his second stint as Tar Heels coach, the near misses […]
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NC’s best: The top offensive players from the state
This just in: There is no wall around the state. Whenever a football coach takes a new job at a North Carolina college, he makes the same vow: to build a wall around the state, […]
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Tar Heels look for strong start
UNC opens the fifth season of Mack Brown’s second tenure in Chapel Hill on Saturday night when it hosts Florida A&M. After losing some key pieces of last season’s team and suffering some serious injuries […]
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UNC tries to rebound with new looks on offense, defense
Last year, UNC entered the season ranked in the top 10 with visions of a playoff berth and a Heisman campaign for their quarterback dancing in their heads. Instead, the Tar Heels lost their opener, […]
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UNC, State, ECU hold spring football games
Ties became a thing of the past during college football’s regular season with the advent of overtime. But they’re still alive and well in the spring, as North Carolina and East Carolina proved on Saturday. […]
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Tar Heels get tough as Virginia looms
The North Carolina Tar Heels had a tough opening week. Entering the game at Virginia Tech No. 10 in the nation, the Heels were upset by the Hokies, 17-10. Sam Howell saw his Heisman campaign […]
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Panthers get reality check with 51-13 loss to unbeaten 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Racing out to six straight wins to open the season against a less than formidable schedule left some people doubting how good the San Francisco 49ers actually are. Blowing out a […]