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August 17, 2022

Jason Strowbridge

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North Carolina teams seeing changes on defense in 2020

August 19, 2020 Shawn Krest

The seven college football teams in North Carolina have plenty of offensive firepower. The situation on the other side of the ball, however, is in a bit more flux. The teams that were the best […]

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Kyle Dugger leads way at NFL Draft; NC’s Big Four players wait until Day 3

April 29, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The calendar might say that it’s April. But for Kyle Dugger, Saturday sure felt a lot like late December. “I’d say probably the closest thing would definitely be Christmas, my first Christmas,” the safety from […]

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Awkward NFL Draft process to conclude for NC hopefuls

April 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Charlie Heck, like most college football stars with NFL aspirations, is approaching this week’s draft with equal parts excitement and anticipation. But because of his bloodlines, the former North Carolina offensive tackle has a better […]

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Impressions made at Senior, Hula bowls

January 29, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The Senior Bowl is the most prestigious of the postseason college football all-star showcase games. But as important as the game itself can be for the draft hopes of players that may have been overlooked […]

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LeMay kicks off all-star games with MVP

January 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

It’s easy to be overlooked when you’re a college football running back playing for an upstart program, surrounded in close proximity by higher-profile ballcarriers such as Clemson’s Travis Etienne, Appalachian State’s Darrynton Evans and North […]

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NC players top football all-conference teams

December 11, 2019 Shawn Krest

Fifteen players from North Carolina made all-conference teams for their college this season. In the ACC, a total of six players made the first team. Sage Surratt was the only local ACC player chosen on […]

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Five questions to ponder before kickoff

September 28, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Timing is everything in life. It’s a fundamental truth that’s vividly illustrated by this week’s in-state college football schedule. Exhibit A: Had Clemson’s first visit to Kenan Stadium since 2010 happened two weeks ago, it […]

Sports

Old coach breathes new life into UNC

August 28, 2019 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — At the start of his first game-week press conference, UNC coach Mack Brown announced that only 500 tickets remained for Carolina’s home opener against Miami. What a difference nine months makes. The […]

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UNC breaks losing streak with rout of Western Carolina

November 18, 2018 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — After being close so many times, North Carolina finally got a victory. Nathan Elliott passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns to help North Carolina beat Western Carolina 49-26 on Saturday. […]

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