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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Maye, Barton highlight North Carolina’s 2024 NFL draft picks
The state of North Carolina was well represented in the 2024 NFL draft with selections both in the top and bottom of the first round. The first player taken from North Carolina was UNC quarterback […]
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Landing spots for local NFL prospects in draft’s later rounds
For most of the NFL prospects coming out of North Carolina’s college programs, the chance to play at the next level just had to wait a day or two. Outside of UNC’s Drake Maye and […]
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How NC hopefuls did at NFL Combine
The 2024 NFL Combine welcomed 16 athletes from North Carolina’s colleges and high schools. The biggest name–Drake Maye–didn’t participate in drills. However, plenty of the state’s prospects hit the field to be evaluated on their […]
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Drake Maye, Payton Wilson, Graham Barton moving up NFL Draft boards
Now that the 2023 NFL season is over, it’s time to look ahead to 2024. The end of the Super Bowl leads seamlessly into draft season, and NFL Draft prep has already started in earnest. […]
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Struggling offenses look for spark as Wake Forest visits Duke
Wake Forest visits Duke on Thursday night for an ACC football showdown with both teams in desperate need of a spark. Wake was blown out by Florida State last week, 41-16, marking the third time […]
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Duke prepares for ‘The Last Dance’ in Elko’s year two
DURHAM — In their first games as Blue Devils, Jalon Calhoun and Jacob Monk were in the starting lineup. It was August 31, 2019, in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The opponent was Alabama — a chance […]
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NSJ unveils All-North State football team
The college football season came to an end earlier this month, and North Carolina was well-represented in the postseason. A total of six schools from the state participated in bowl games, with Wake Forest, ECU […]
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Going bowling: A look at NC’s 5 FBS teams that are playing this month
Five FBS teams from North Carolina will compete in bowl games over the next month, including all four of the state’s ACC schools. While App State fell short of playing in a bowl game for […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The college football weekend in the Old North State is already underway with East Carolina’s controversial 34-30 loss at Tulsa already in the books. Hopefully, the officiating in today’s games involving North Carolina, Wake Forest, […]