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 […]
For the last five seasons, four teams from North Carolina have played in FBS Bowl Games. Based on national bowl projections, the state appears to be on pace for receiving a similar number of bids. […]
CHAPEL HILL — Charlie Heck isn’t the fastest player on the North Carolina football team. Far from it. At 6-foot-8 and 315 pounds, Heck is used to seeing the backs of his teammates’ jerseys during […]
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 […]
For a while there, Saturday’s football game between North Carolina and Duke was shaping up to be an extremely meaningful affair. Not as meaningful as when the neighboring rivals play in basketball, mind you. But […]
For more than 40 minutes, Duke seemed to have no answer for the Pitt Panthers. Again. Then, just when everyone seemed ready to turn out the lights in Wallace Wade Stadium with Duke trailing 26-3 […]
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 — The postgame celebration in the corner of Kenan Stadium’s East end zone on Saturday was a familiar one for Eliah Drinkwitz. He had already taken part in two of them as the […]
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 […]
Football coaches are prone to exaggeration, especially when discussing the merits of an upcoming opponent. But in the case of North Carolina’s Mack Brown this week, his comments about Appalachian State might just be right […]
© 2017 — North State Media LLC