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Mountaineers look to defend Sun Belt East crown

August 17, 2022 Jesse Deal

In a Sun Belt Conference that is as expansive as ever thanks to the additions of James Madison, Old Dominion, Southern Miss and Marshall, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are still riding high on the wave […]

Local players keep NFL dream alive with free agent deals

May 11, 2022 Shawn Krest

The Carolina Panthers traded up in the draft to address their quarterback position, selecting Matt Corral out of Ole Miss to develop behind Sam Darnold, still slotted to be Carolina’s starter. The Carolina front office […]

Super seniors boost area football teams

March 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

Last year, the coronavirus pandemic cut short spring practice for teams around the nation as sports shut down just as most teams had returned to the practice field. This March, as FBS teams — including […]

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 […]

App State beats UNC to stake its claim as state’s top program

September 22, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — All week long, Eliah Drinkwitz went out of his way to downplay the significance of Appalachian State’s matchup against North Carolina. Saturday, after leading his team to a 34-31 victory at Kenan […]