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Wolfpack looking to reach new heights
After being denied the chance to register a 10-win season, coach Dave Doeren and the Wolfpack are aiming to make it a reality in 2022. As evidence, look no further than the number of NC […]
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Local players keep NFL dream alive with free agent deals
The Carolina Panthers traded up in the draft to address their quarterback position, selecting Matt Corral out of Ole Miss to develop behind Sam Darnold, still slotted to be Carolina’s starter. The Carolina front office […]
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Ekwonu, Howell lead NFL Draft prospects from NC
The 2021 college football season began with a player from a North Carolina school being hyped as the possible No. 1 overall pick in the next NFL Draft. Three weeks out from the draft, that’s […]
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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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NSJ 2021 Comeback of the Year: NC State stuns UNC with 132 seconds of mayhem
Some among the sellout crowd at Carter-Finley Stadium began heading for the exits after North Carolina’s Grayson Atkins converted a 50-yard field goal to extend the Tar Heels’ lead on NC State to nine points […]
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NC State miracle comeback over UNC keeps Atlantic Division hopes alive
RALEIGH — Down by nine points with just over two minutes remaining Friday, NC State needed a miracle to avoid yet another soul-crushing loss to arch-rival North Carolina. Divine intervention may not actually have played […]
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Double duty: NC State looks to stay alive in Atlantic race, dispatch rival Tar Heels
Drake Thomas ran back an interception for a pick-six and Thayer Thomas caught a scoring pass from Devin Leary in NC State’s 41-17 rout of Syracuse on Saturday. By doing so, they became the first […]
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Wolfpack routs Syracuse to keep Atlantic hopes alive
RALEIGH — NC State wasted an opportunity to take control of the ACC Atlantic Division last week at Wake Forest. Given a reprieve by the Deacons, who lost earlier in the day at Clemson, the […]
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Deacons hold off Wolfpack to take control of Atlantic
WINSTON-SALEM — After qualifying for the postseason in each of the past five years, the Wake Forest football team adopted the motto “From Good to Great” for 2021 as it set its sights on bigger […]
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Unexpected showdown: Wake, NC State meet in pivotal ACC matchup
NC State and Wake Forest first met on the football field 126 years ago and have played one another every year since 1910, making it the longest-running continuous rivalry in the ACC and the second […]