The Carolina Panthers have to consider their 2022 Draft a success after addressing the two positions that most needed attention. They also happen to be the two positions that are toughest to fill outside of […]
The NFL Draft is filled with smoke screens as teams try to mask their true intentions with false narratives and leaked rumors. It’s easy for a team to lose its way, but the Carolina Panthers […]
CHARLOTTE — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he and general manager Scott Fitterer went through about 50 different scenarios the morning of the NFL Draft and very few of them had Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu […]
After weeks of evaluations, drama and subterfuge, the NFL Draft has finally arrived. The annual player selection event will hold its first round on Thursday and wrap up the seven-round affair on Friday and Saturday. […]
The 2021 college football season began with a player from a North Carolina school being hyped as the possible No. 1 overall pick in the next NFL Draft. Three weeks out from the draft, that’s […]
The NFL Combine began this week, which, in and of itself, was a relief for the league. Last month, close to half of the 324 players expected to attend the annual meeting and evaluation of […]
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
NC State football coach Dave Doeren likened the opening game of a new season to “chasing ghosts” because of all the unknowns they present. It’s a concept Doeren and his counterpart at South Florida, Jeff […]
There’s a widely held perception among NC State fans that the higher the expectations on one of their school’s athletic teams, regardless of the sport, the more likely that team is to underachieve. It’s known […]
Division I college football programs all across the state are holding their annual spring practice with an eye on preparing for the upcoming 2021 season this fall. At North Carolina, they’re looking even farther into […]
© 2021 — North State Media LLC