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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The college football season got off to a winning start in the Old North State last week with six of the seven FBS teams picking up opening week victories. And the only team that didn’t […]
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New improved Tar Heels look to build on opening week win
CHAPEL HILL — Mack Brown isn’t just a football coach. He’s also a salesman. And a darn good one, at that. Since returning to North Carolina last December, the 68-year-old Hall of Famer has been […]
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Old coach breathes new life into UNC
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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Tar Heels hoping to apply lessons learned from ’17
CHARLOTTE — If there’s a silver lining to the dark cloud that hovered over the North Carolina football team during an injury-riddled 2017 season, defensive tackle Aaron Crawford said it’s the lessons he and his […]
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Look Ahead: 2018 Comeback Player of the Year — Heels football will go bowling
CB Corey Bell Jr.; LB Ayden Bonilla; TB Antwuan Branch; LB Cayson Collins; S Jesse Cuccia; OL Luke Elder; S D.J. Ford; WR Rontavius Groves; OL Tommy Hatton; LB Cole Holcomb; WR Thomas Jackson; S […]
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UNC youth served despite down season
M.J. Stewart had an opportunity to join several of his North Carolina football teammates in the NFL Draft last spring. But he decided instead to return for his senior season “to come back and end […]
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Rivalry week comes early for banged-up Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora isn’t a big fan of playing rivalry games this early in the season. But considering the alternative, he’d rather do it now than face the prospect of playing Duke and […]