The first thing Vince Lombardi told the Green Bay Packers when he became head coach was a deceptively simple lesson. “Gentlemen,” he famously said. “This is a football.” Six decades later, defenses still frequently get […]
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 […]
It’s been so long since Appalachian State traveled to Chapel Hill to play North Carolina in football that even new/old Tar Heel coach Mack Brown wasn’t born the last time it happened in 1940. That […]
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 […]
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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