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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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UNC tries to rebound with new looks on offense, defense
Last year, UNC entered the season ranked in the top 10 with visions of a playoff berth and a Heisman campaign for their quarterback dancing in their heads. Instead, the Tar Heels lost their opener, […]
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Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams highlights area draftees
Joshua Williams had already made history when he became the first Fayetteville State player invited to participate in the Senior Bowl. The Broncos cornerback then continued to make school history when he was selected by […]
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Local prospects hope to improve draft stock at NFL Combine
The NFL Combine began this week, which, in and of itself, was a relief for the league. Last month, close to half of the 324 players expected to attend the annual meeting and evaluation of […]
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Plenty of work ahead for Tar Heels in offseason
For the first time since 1997, Mack Brown will need to face the prospect of coaching a North Carolina team without Sam Howell as starting quarterback. When Brown returned to Chapel Hill following the 2018 […]
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UNC rolls past Wofford without Howell
CHAPEL HILL — Playing without quarterback Sam Howell, North Carolina ran for 305 yards to beat Wofford 34-14 on Saturday, becoming bowl eligible in the process. Howell, who was a game-time decision, missed the first […]
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Late interception helps UNC withstand a Hurricane
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina held its first “Late Night” preseason basketball event with new coach Hubert Davis on Friday. But it was the Tar Heels’ football game on Saturday that was decided by a […]
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Travis, Seminoles continue their mastery over Brown, UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Some of the best quarterbacks in college football history have played at Florida State, including three Heisman Trophy winners. Current starter Jordan Travis isn’t even close to making that list. Unless he’s […]
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Sam Howell sparks UNC blowout with arm, legs
CHAPEL HILL — Late in the third quarter of UNC’s 59-17 win over Georgia State on Saturday, quarterback Sam Howell passed to tight end Kamari Morales for a 13-yard gain to North Carolina’s 38-yard line. […]
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Tar Heels take high expectations to Blacksburg
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 […]