Like many young football players growing up in North Carolina, Chase Rice had his sights set on the NFL. After an outstanding sophomore season with the Tar Heels, that goal seemed realistic. Then the linebacker […]
Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]
Division I college football programs all across the state are holding their annual spring practice with an eye on preparing for the upcoming 2021 season this fall. At North Carolina, they’re looking even farther into […]
Last year, the coronavirus pandemic cut short spring practice for teams around the nation as sports shut down just as most teams had returned to the practice field. This March, as FBS teams — including […]
It’s still not certain whether North Carolina’s 2021 football season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 2 or Friday, Sept. 3. But when it does, the Tar Heels will take on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg […]
The North Carolina football team took a major step toward filling the void left by the departure of 1,000-yard rushers Michael Carter Jr. and Javonte Williams on Tuesday by announcing the addition of graduate transfer […]
MIAMI — Leading up to North Carolina’s first appearance in the Orange Bowl, the focus was on the star players who wouldn’t be there. Coming out of the 41-27 loss to Texas A&M in the […]
The ACC went 0-for-bowl season, an inglorious achievement one television analyst referred to as a “Blutarsky,” a tribute to the 0.0 grade-point average posted by John Belushi’s character in the movie “Animal House.” North Carolina, […]
North Carolina appeared to have all the players it needed when Sam Howell found Josh Downs for a 75-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Despite missing four of its best players, all who opted […]
When North Carolina plays Texas A&M in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, it will mark its first appearance in one of college football’s major postseason games since 1950. But in the estimation of Mack […]
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