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May 24, 2025

Sam Howell

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App State beats UNC to stake its claim as state’s top program

September 22, 2019 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

Article

Five questions to ponder before kickoff

September 21, 2019 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

College Football

After further review … UNC-Wake game shouldn’t have been over

September 14, 2019 Brett Friedlander

After further review, North Carolina should have had the chance to run one more play at the end of Friday’s 24-18 loss at Wake Forest. The problem is, the officials on the field didn’t stick […]

College Football

Deacons hold on as Tar Heels finally run out of comebacks

September 13, 2019 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — Given the personalities of the teams involved, it was almost inevitable that the game would end with a furious comeback and a result that wasn’t determined until the final play. And that’s just […]

Sports

Mack’s magic, Howell’s passing produce another improbable UNC win

September 8, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — A chant broke out among members of the sellout crowd, many still in a state of semi-disbelief, as it filed out of Kenan Stadium late Saturday night. “Mack is back,” they yelled. […]

Sports

New improved Tar Heels look to build on opening week win

September 6, 2019 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

Sports

Mack is back … and so are the Tar Heels

August 31, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE  — Tar Heels coach Mack Brown knew that eventually he had to take the handcuffs off freshman quarterback Sam Howell. With South Carolina stacking the box and daring the Tar Heels to throw, Brown […]

Sports

Old coach breathes new life into UNC

August 28, 2019 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Sports

Quarterbacks not one size fits all around the state

August 28, 2019 Brett Friedlander

No position in any sport has more of an impact on the success of its team than the quarterback has in football. That’s what made preparations for this week’s season-opening college games so interesting for […]

Sports

Expectations, new faces mark start of camps

August 7, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Preseason football camps opened at most colleges around the state on Friday. But according to new/old North Carolina coach Mack Brown, who’s been around long enough to know about such things, the real preparations for […]

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