Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Mayo shower hurts so good for South Carolina coach Shane Beamer

December 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Asked about the mayonnaise bath that awaited the winning coach following Thursday’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl, North Carolina coach Mack Brown said that he’d “let someone hit me in the face with a frying […]

North Carolina loses Duke’s Mayo Bowl to South Carolina

December 30, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHARLOTTE — South Carolina entered the Duke’s Mayo Bowl without their leading rusher and starting quarterback. It turned out the Gamecocks didn’t need them, cruising to a 38-21 win over North Carolina in Charlotte. UNC […]

Swag season: Bowls navigating options with addition of NIL

December 15, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Thick as a Manhattan phone book and as confusing as a set of IKEA assembly instructions, the NCAA rules manual is a publication filled with contradictions. Among the most confounding are regulations that could render […]

Bowls taking NC teams coast-to-coast

December 8, 2021 Shawn Krest

North Carolina’s five bowl-eligible teams will be playing coast-to-coast this December. Here’s a look at where they are headed. Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium; Boca Raton, Florida Dec. 18, […]

Wake offense fizzles in ACC Championship Game loss to Pitt

December 5, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Saturday’s ACC Championship Game between Wake Forest and Pittsburgh was the back-and-forth, high-scoring shootout it was expected to be. For the first quarter, at least. But after a wild opening 15 minutes that […]

Turnovers haunt Wake Forest in bowl loss

December 30, 2020 Shawn Krest

CHARLOTTE — During the regular season, Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman was one of the most reliable quarterbacks in the nation, throwing just one interception. On Wednesday in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, he threw three in […]

Wake Forest to play Wisconsin in Mayo Bowl

December 20, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Wake Forest missed out on an opportunity to play in a football game in Charlotte sponsored by Duke’s Mayonnaise during the regular season when its scheduled matchup against Notre Dame was canceled because of COVID-19 […]

For NC teams, bowl picture still developing

December 2, 2020 Shawn Krest

For the first time, the “Bowl Season” organization of bowl games has made projections for the college football postseason. North Carolina teams fared well, with four teams getting projected to make a bowl game. Things […]

New name, new rules for college football’s ‘Bowl Season’

November 4, 2020 Shawn Krest

The collection of games will now be called “Bowl Season,” college football’s attempt to replicate the catchy slogans of March Madness and the Big Dance that end the basketball season. “One of the things I […]

Duke’s Mayonnaise takes over for Belk in Charlotte kickoff, bowl games

June 18, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Start spreading the news: Duke’s Mayonnaise is the new title sponsor of the regular-season college football game and postseason bowl game played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Duke’s Mayonnaise replaces Belk, […]