It’s rivalry week. Sort of. Because while North Carolina and NC State will be meeting at Carter-Finley on a regular-season ending Saturday that also includes such classic rivalries as Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan and Georgia-Georgia Tech, […]
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 […]
PITTSBURGH — The play gave Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett the option of keeping it or handing it off to running back Vincent Davis. Only it really wasn’t an option at all. Pickett knew he was […]
Coaches will swear they only “take ‘em one at a time” and never look beyond the next game on the schedule. But we’ve reached the point in the college football season in which even they […]
CHAPEL HILL — Chazz Surratt didn’t have to be reminded what happened the last time he played against Duke at Kenan Stadium. He was well aware of what happened that day in 2017. And even […]
They don’t hand out trophies or determine college football champions in mid-October, especially in a chaotic division such as the ACC Coastal. At the same time, though, the games played this weekend could potentially go […]
ATLANTA — Sam Howell had North Carolina’s offense in a groove, dominating time of possession, scoring easily and consistently moving the chains on third down. “I definitely love driving down the field,” he said. “You’re […]
CHAPEL HILL — The ball sat on the 3-yard line, forcing top-ranked Clemson into the most unexpected of positions. Get a stop, or lose the lead late against heavy underdog North Carolina — and maybe […]
CHAPEL HILL — All week long, Eliah Drinkwitz went out of his way to downplay the significance of Appalachian State’s matchup against North Carolina. Saturday, after leading his team to a 34-31 victory at Kenan […]
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 […]
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