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Future bright for UNC football
The NFL Draft will kick off Thursday, and the focus in Chapel Hill will be on the players that the Tar Heels are losing to the League. Last weekend, however, the Tar Heels wrapped up […]
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Bowl games provide look ahead to next season for NC teams
The ACC went 0-for-bowl season, an inglorious achievement one television analyst referred to as a “Blutarsky,” a tribute to the 0.0 grade-point average posted by John Belushi’s character in the movie “Animal House.” North Carolina, […]
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Texas A&M tops Tar Heels in Orange Bowl
North Carolina appeared to have all the players it needed when Sam Howell found Josh Downs for a 75-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Despite missing four of its best players, all who opted […]
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Look Ahead — 2021 Player of the Year: Sam Howell could lift UNC to even greater heights
When North Carolina plays Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, it will mark its first appearance in one of college football’s major postseason games since 1950. But in the estimation of Mack […]
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Carter, Williams plow through Miami in Tar Heels rout
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Michael Carter and Javonte Williams accomplished something that no teammates in major college football history had previously done. The Orange Bowl — where UNC has never been — might be their […]
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UNC, Miami to battle for ACC bronze medal
Third time’s the charm? UNC will get another chance to make a statement against one of the nation’s top teams when it travels to Miami on Saturday for the regular season finale. At stake is […]
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UNC overwhelms Western Carolina on Senior Day
It was very clear, very early that the pumpkins weren’t turning into coaches. The door mice wouldn’t be transforming. With COVID regulations limiting the capacity at Kenan Stadium, Cinderella wasn’t showing up. The North Carolina […]
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Tar Heels’ offense stalls in loss to Notre Dame
North Carolina led for a good portion of the first half, but No. 2 Notre Dame proved to be too much down the stretch, pulling away for a 31-17 win at Kenan Stadium on Friday […]
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Tar Heels top Wake in epic shootout
North Carolina won a wild shootout against Wake Forest, topping the Demon Deacons 59-53 at Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Tar Heels wiped out a 21-point deficit, matching the biggest comeback in school history. That […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
A year ago, North Carolina and Wake Forest played one another in a game that didn’t count in the ACC standings. The rare nonconference matchup between the in-state league rivals was the product of a […]