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New season, same result for State, ECU
RALEIGH — The names, the faces and many of the coaches on both sides have changed, but the result was a familiar one for the football rematch between NC State and East Carolina on Saturday. […]
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UNC battling history, as well as Gamecocks, in season opener
When North Carolina and South Carolina play one another in Charlotte on Saturday, it will mark the sixth time in the last 12 years that the Gamecocks have opened a college football season by playing […]
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Doeren, Wolfpack don’t see 2019 as a rebuilding year
RALEIGH — The problem with having one of the most experienced teams in college football one year is that you’re destined to end up with one of the nation’s least experienced teams the next. That’s […]
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Appalachian State ready to compete with the big boys
Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma. Since the start of the 2015 season, those four teams — perennial college football playoff contenders — are the only teams in FBS with a better winning percentage than Appalachian […]
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State of recruiting, 2020: How Mack Brown has changed the game
So much can change in a year. Last summer, Larry Fedora and UNC were struggling on the recruiting trail. NC State was on an impressive hot streak, seemingly landing every in-state prospect that coach Dave […]
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Expectations, new faces mark start of camps
Preseason football camps opened at most colleges around the state on Friday. But according to new/old North Carolina coach Mack Brown, who’s been around long enough to know about such things, the real preparations for […]
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New alcohol law could improve game-day environment
CHARLOTTE — There could be a much higher energy level at college football games in North Carolina this year, regardless of what’s going on down on the field. Credit for that can go to H.B. […]
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Wolfpack sticking with pass game despite uncertainty at quarterback
CHARLOTTE — With Ryan Finley taking snaps at quarterback, the NC State offense wasn’t that hard to plan. Give Finley the chance to make plays with his arm. “Our offense is built to be balanced, […]
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Highlights from Day 1 of ACC Football Kickoff
CHARLOTTE — James Smith-Williams made the fashion statement of the day Wednesday on the first day of the ACC’s annual Football Kickoff media even, showing up in a Wolfpack red jacket and bow tie. “Very […]
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NC colleges moving closer to allowing alcohol sales
Fans at NC State or UNC games may be able to celebrate big plays — or drown their sorrows — with an adult beverage in the near future. The North Carolina House of Representatives passed […]