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Tar Heels get tough as Virginia looms
The North Carolina Tar Heels had a tough opening week. Entering the game at Virginia Tech No. 10 in the nation, the Heels were upset by the Hokies, 17-10. Sam Howell saw his Heisman campaign […]
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Sam Howell sparks UNC blowout with arm, legs
CHAPEL HILL — Late in the third quarter of UNC’s 59-17 win over Georgia State on Saturday, quarterback Sam Howell passed to tight end Kamari Morales for a 13-yard gain to North Carolina’s 38-yard line. […]
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Heel turn: No. 10 UNC drops opener at Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Braxton Burmeister ran for a touchdown and threw for another and Virginia Tech made Sam Howell look pedestrian in a 17-10 victory over the No. 10 Tar Heels on Friday night in […]
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Tar Heels take high expectations to Blacksburg
Expectations have never been higher for North Carolina football. The Tar Heels are coming off their first Orange Bowl appearance and open the season at No. 10 in the country and the preseason pick to […]
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Players, coaches welcome fans’ return to stands
School and conference administrators did everything they could last fall to help college football soldier through the unprecedented challenges of a worldwide pandemic. But despite their best efforts, the more they tried to make things […]
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Brown, UNC land 5-star recruit Travis Shaw
Mack Brown is such a gifted salesman that it’s been said he can sell ice cubes to an Eskimo. Still, it was the Hall of Fame coach’s actions rather than his words that helped him […]
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From preps to college to pros, new NC Sports HOF inductee Julius Peppers shone brightly in NC
It’s hard to imagine now after a Lombardi Award, nine Pro Bowl selections, several retired jersey numbers and the fourth-most sacks in NFL history, but Julius Peppers didn’t consider himself a football player when he […]
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UNC 10th in preseason football poll; Alabama at No. 1
Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for fourth time in the past six seasons. Coming off its sixth […]
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A conference divided: ACC returns to two-division format
RALEIGH — Opinion is split right down the middle when it comes to the return of divisional play in the ACC. Coaches in the Coastal Division are all for it. Their counterparts in the Atlantic? […]
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ACC Kickoff notebook: It’s ‘Bo Time’ for UNC star Howell
CHARLOTTE — Sam Howell waited until he was finished with his official media obligations at the ACC’s Football Kickoff event to make the announcement. But on his Instagram account Wednesday, the North Carolina quarterback and […]