On a night of record-setting special teams, Wake Forest had a dominant offensive performance to all but end Duke’s postseason hopes on Saturday night. The Demon Deacons beat Duke, 39-27, dropping the Blue Devils to […]
DURHAM — Syracuse’s quarterback stayed upright and its running backs ran free. The Orange’s new-look defense kept its opponent out of the end zone. They only needed one win to avoid being 0-for-the-ACC — and […]
For the last five seasons, four teams from North Carolina have played in FBS Bowl Games. Based on national bowl projections, the state appears to be on pace for receiving a similar number of bids. […]
CHAPEL HILL — Charlie Heck isn’t the fastest player on the North Carolina football team. Far from it. At 6-foot-8 and 315 pounds, Heck is used to seeing the backs of his teammates’ jerseys during […]
CHAPEL HILL — Chazz Surratt didn’t have to be reminded what happened the last time he played against Duke at Kenan Stadium. He was well aware of what happened that day in 2017. And even […]
For a while there, Saturday’s football game between North Carolina and Duke was shaping up to be an extremely meaningful affair. Not as meaningful as when the neighboring rivals play in basketball, mind you. But […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Bronco Mendenhall was at a loss to explain how Virginia’s game against Duke turned into a blowout. So were his players. “I thought it would come down to the last possession, so […]
DURHAM — Georgia Tech opened the game at Duke with a 75-yard touchdown drive. Tech also closed the first half with a 75-yard touchdown drive. In between, the roof fell in on the Yellow Jackets. […]
For more than 40 minutes, Duke seemed to have no answer for the Pitt Panthers. Again. Then, just when everyone seemed ready to turn out the lights in Wallace Wade Stadium with Duke trailing 26-3 […]
DURHAM — Kenny Pickett and Pittsburgh built a big lead by taking the ball from Duke — only to have that lead disappear when the Panthers started giving it right back. Given enough time for […]
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