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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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The All-North Carolina NFL team is heavy on linemen
The Carolina Panthers’ opening game may have taken place in Georgia, but there were North Carolina connections everywhere one looked. From the two NC State Wolfpack linemen starting for the Panthers — 2022 first-round draft […]
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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
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Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft
The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]
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Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC
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 […]
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Do-over: Month and a half late, Charlotte gets first shot at in-state ACC foe
Let’s try this again. Earlier this season, Charlotte was ready for a chance to make a statement in the state of North Carolina, playing one of the flagship ACC schools in a nonconference showdown. It […]
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Missed opportunities, self-inflicted mistakes doom Duke
The Duke football team didn’t get a win in its season-opening game at Notre Dame last Saturday, but it’s performance against the 10th-ranked Irish was encouraging. Saturday, the Blue Devils lost again. This time it […]
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Duke hangs close but can’t finish in loss at Notre Dame
Duke looked much better than the 12th-best team in the ACC, outperforming its preseason poll ranking but still falling to Notre Dame, 27-13, in South Bend on Saturday. The Blue Devils took an early lead, […]
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Duke, Notre Dame both improved in ACC debut for Irish
Duke hosted Notre Dame at Wallace Wade Stadium last November in a microcosm of the Blue Devils’ season. The Duke offense was unable to move the ball consistently or stay on the field, converting just […]
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North Carolina teams seeing changes on defense in 2020
The seven college football teams in North Carolina have plenty of offensive firepower. The situation on the other side of the ball, however, is in a bit more flux. The teams that were the best […]