If Drake Maye didn’t exist, the UNC Athletics marketing department may have had to create him. Two parts Chip Hilton — the all-American athlete from the 1950s adolescent book series — and one part Andy […]
CHARLOTTE — Mitch Trubisky knew his grasp on the Steelers’ starting quarterback job was tenuous at best when he took the field on Sunday. But the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft turned in […]
Based on what we’ve seen from the Wake Forest and North Carolina offenses so far this season, we can probably expect the two in-state rivals to “keep it 100” again when the teams meet on […]
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Mitch Trubisky understands why the Chicago Bears acquired quarterback Nick Foles. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to hand over the starting job. Trubisky said the trade for Foles gave him extra […]
CHAPEL HILL — Sam Howell threw for three first-half scores to set a single-season record for the most TD throws by a true freshman in Bowl Subdivision history as North Carolina beat Mercer 56-7 in […]
Tarik Cohen didn’t go into the NFL Draft with high expectations. “I tried not to have too many high hopes,” he said. “Coming from my school, coming from an HBCU, a smaller school, you never […]
CHAPEL HILL — Torn between two rival college football programs, Chazz Surratt decided to follow his heart rather than his head. That’s why he’ll be wearing the lighter shade of blue on Saturday when he […]
CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora said at the start of training camp that the competition for North Carolina’s starting quarterback job would continue until one of the four candidates separated himself from the others. With […]
The North Carolina football team begins its preseason camp on Wednesday and while the Tar Heels have plenty of holes to fill and questions to answer, especially on the offensive side of the ball, most […]
CHARLOTTE — A North Carolina football team that was already going to be young this season got even younger when juniors Mitch Trubisky, Elijah Hood and Nazair Jones all left early for the NFL draft. […]
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