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Panthers may go defense in draft
The NFL Draft starts this Thursday night in Green Bay, and there’s a good chance the Carolina Panthers will break with recent tradition. Not since the team took Jaycee Horn in the first round in […]
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Reports: Texas A&M hires Duke football coach Mike Elko
Texas A&M has hired Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press early […]
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2023 Look Ahead: Bold Predictions
Last year’s predictions didn’t have many hits — the Panthers did select NC State offensive lineman Ikem Ekwonu in the first round of the draft — but that doesn’t dissuade the NSJ Sports crew. From […]
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App State opens conference play riding wave of confidence
One week after pulling off the second-biggest upset victory in school history, Appalachian State will try to carry that momentum into Sun Belt play against visiting Troy. After pulling off an improbable 17-14 win at […]
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No mountain too high: App State stuns No. 6 Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Chase Brice threw for 134 yards and a touchdown and Appalachian State took advantage of two turnovers to stun No. 6 Texas A&M 17-14 on Saturday. Appalachian State won a week […]
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Mountaineers turn attention to Texas A&M
BOONE — A week after it narrowly lost one of the most entertaining games in program history, App State heads to College Station to face No. 6 Texas A&M for the first time. The visit […]
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NC’s best: The top offensive players from the state
This just in: There is no wall around the state. Whenever a football coach takes a new job at a North Carolina college, he makes the same vow: to build a wall around the state, […]
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Critical games dot the 2022 college football schedule
The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running fast this year. Two Sept. 3 showdowns could shuffle the preseason AP Top 25 […]
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UNC Wilmington beats Middle Tennessee for CBI championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Okauru scored 11 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, Jaylen Sims also finished with 28 points and UNC Wilmington beat Middle Tennessee 96-90 on Wednesday night in […]
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Military Bowl cancellation ‘painful to digest’ for ECU
East Carolina ended a seven-year postseason drought when it was invited to participate in the Military Bowl. Because of COVID-19, the Pirates will have to wait at least one more year to actually play a […]