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Spring football underway
If there’s a central theme to college football spring practice in North Carolina this year, it’s “New.” That’s new as in the four first-year coaches that will spend the next few weeks getting to know […]
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Colleges finish up football recruiting classes
The early signing period in December once again took much of the drama out of last Wednesday’s National Signing Day. Of the 137 players signed by the seven FBS school in North Carolina, 112 signed […]
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Look Ahead — 2019 Comeback of the Year: Stars aligned for an East Carolina football revival
There’s a reason East Carolina moved so quickly to fire football coach Scottie Montgomery once it was announced that Mike Houston was about to be hired at Charlotte. There’s also a reason why Houston decided […]
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Football coaching changes aplenty for NC colleges
A week after North Carolina got it spinning with the hiring of Mack Brown, the college football coaching carousel is still spinning at full speed at state schools. Over the past six days, East Carolina […]
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NC State looks to deliver final blow to embattled ECU coach Montgomery
For the second straight week, the NC State football team is about to face an opponent whose coach figures to be fired once the game is over regardless of the outcome. Just as it did […]
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Gut-check time for ECU, Montgomery
GREENVILLE — Scottie Montgomery is a college coach, not a college professor. But it doesn’t take an advanced degree in mathematics to figure out what his East Carolina football team needs to do in order […]
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ECU hangs around but unravels in final quarter in 37-10 loss to UCF
GREENVILLE — Darriel Mack Jr. stepped in for Heisman Trophy hopeful McKenzie Milton and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and No. 10 UCF forced five turnovers in beating East Carolina 37-10 for its […]
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College Football Previews: Important games across the board for NC schools
North Carolina at Syracuse Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. | Saturday, 12:20 p.m. | Raycom Preview: The Tar Heels (1-4, 1-2) played one of their best games in two years only to lose in the final […]
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Houston controls East Carolina, hands Pirates 42-20 loss
GREENVILLE — D’Eriq King threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Houston’s defense mostly stifled East Carolina in a 42-20 win on Saturday night. King threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Courtney Lark, […]
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College Football Previews: UNC kicks off Week 5 tonight at Miami
North Carolina at Miami Hard Rock Stadium | Thursday, 8 p.m. | ESPN Preview: The Tar Heels posted their long-awaited first win of the season last week, against Pitt. They get back seven previously suspended […]