College football season begins this weekend with seven games — including Notre Dame and Navy playing across the pond in Dublin — followed a week later by a full slate that will see all seven […]
If Duke quarterback Riley Leonard needs any motivation entering his second year as the Blue Devils’ starter, it’s all right there on his wrist. The junior, who finished in the top five in preseason voting […]
It was a solid year for ACC football in North Carolina with all four teams finishing with an 8-5, including two picking up bowl wins. In particular, the quarterback position was one of the area’s […]
Last year’s predictions didn’t have many hits — the Panthers did select NC State offensive lineman Ikem Ekwonu in the first round of the draft — but that doesn’t dissuade the NSJ Sports crew. From […]
From 2007 to December 2021, ACC football teams had a total of 45 different head coaches. Through it all, Duke had the same coach. That changed following the 2021 season, a disappointing one coming on the […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Duke brushed aside UCF with relative ease in the Military Bowl, capping an impressive turnaround this season. Now quarterback Riley Leonard is talking about big hopes for the future. “I’m kind of […]
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 […]
DURHAM — After being picked to finish last in the ACC, the Duke Blue Devils capped off an 8-4 regular season with a come-from-behind 34-31 win over Wake Forest. The Blue Devils finished 5-3 in […]
History will be made at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday when Wake Forest and Duke conclude their regular seasons against each other. Both teams enter with identical 7-4 records and are each headed to a […]
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s chance to repeat as ACC champions essentially evaporated during a mistake-prone October in which the Panthers regularly beat themselves. Faced with the prospect of giving another one away on Saturday against Duke, […]
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