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NSJ 2024 Coach of the Year

January 16, 2025 Shawn Krest

When Duke hired Manny Diaz to replace Mike Elko, the decision was questioned in some circles. Most notably, the sports staff at a North Carolina newspaper, who like to think they know something about football, […]

HILL: The Coach Bill Belichick hire at Carolina

December 19, 2024 Frank Hill

For a 48-hour period last week, UNC Chapel Hill was the center of the college football world ― not basketball. Bill Belichick was hired to coach the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar […]

Draw play: Duke’s field-painting robot revolutionizes facilities work

November 30, 2022 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — A few days before Duke’s final home game of the football season, the grounds and facilities crew was busy getting the field ready. While one group of three men, lugging plenty of equipment, […]

100 in 100: Surry County’s Billy Cox, Duke All-American

July 15, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

HILL: Content of character and talent

November 20, 2019 Frank Hill

Syracuse pummeled Duke 49-6 last weekend. Eighty-one years ago, they were scheduled to play the seventh game during Duke’s magical undefeated, untied and unscored-upon 1938 season. Syracuse almost had to play short-handed without their best player, running […]

HILL: The Reason Why We Remember on Memorial Day

May 29, 2019 Frank Hill

Memorial Day has come and gone. Many people went to the beach which signifies the official beginning of summer. Others had cookouts with family and friends or attended baseball games. Less than 5% of Americans […]

HILL: What to do about college athletics

April 18, 2018 admin

Big-time college athletics is out of control. But should universities lose their historical mission to educate young people as a result? College athletics, primarily football, has been a lucrative way to make money for the […]