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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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The All-North Carolina NFL team is heavy on linemen
The Carolina Panthers’ opening game may have taken place in Georgia, but there were North Carolina connections everywhere one looked. From the two NC State Wolfpack linemen starting for the Panthers — 2022 first-round draft […]
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Deacons ‘run’ away with 23-16 upset of Virginia Tech
Wake Forest kicked off the most difficult stretch of its 2020 football schedule with an upset of No. 19 Virginia Tech. And the Deacons did it by beating the Hokies at their own game. Running […]
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Deacons start fast, close strong to beat Virginia
Kenneth Walker III had 128 rushing yards and three touchdowns, Sam Hartman threw for 309 yards and the Wake Forest defense held Virginia to just three second half points in a 40-23 win Saturday at […]
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QBs, WRs fuel NC teams’ top offenses
Amid growing pessimism that the 2020 college football season is on its last legs, the ACC provided a badly needed ray of hope Monday when its athletic directors decided to continue moving forward in an […]
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Newman’s 5 TD passes helps Wake Forest coast past Elon
WINSTON-SALEM — After a pair of dramatic wins in his first three outings, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson thought his team’s approach to a game against an FCS opponent would be a test of its […]
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Deacons hold on as Tar Heels finally run out of comebacks
WINSTON-SALEM — Given the personalities of the teams involved, it was almost inevitable that the game would end with a furious comeback and a result that wasn’t determined until the final play. And that’s just […]
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Newman throws for 312 yards, 3 TDs in Wake 41-21 win
HOUSTON — With Wake Forest’s running game limited by Rice’s defense early in Friday night’s game, the Demon Deacons decided to take advantage of their size at wide receiver. Jamie Newman and Scotty Washington made […]