Author: Dane Huffman

Closer looks shows LSU game is opportunity for Heels

Les Miles LSU is ranked No. 16 in the USA Today coaches’ poll – the third-highest SEC team – and if you only saw that,…

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UNC hangs hopes on Yates, at least for now

T.J. Yates is North Carolina’s starting quarterback, at least for the opener Sept. 4 against LSU. Now, the hard part for Yates may be hanging…

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Rankings full of Duke football foes

One reporter to watch in the Triangle is veteran Steve Wiseman, who helped us get started here at CapitalSportsNC and just joined the Durham Herald-Sun…

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Projecting N.C. State: Looks like a 6-6 fall

N.C. State hasn’t had a winning season since 2005, and looking over the schedule, it’s hard to see the Wolfpack finishing the regular season with…

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Yow bust is rare, but appropriate

At the University of Alabama, you get a statue if you coach the Crimson Tide to a national football championship. But around the Triangle, there’s…

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UNC’s Boyd running with first team, well aware of opportunity

Jheranie Boyd is well aware of the uncertain status of North Carolina receiver Greg Little as the football season approaches. The preseason depth chart lists…

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Fast start for UNC in college football recruiting

Romar Morris. College football recruiting rankings shouldn’t be taken too seriously – after all, Russell Wilson earned a mere two stars out of Richmond, Va….

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Balmer dealt, but questions remain

Whether the deterioration of Kentwan Balmer’s situation with San Franciso was related to the NCAA investigation of UNC is hard to tell. Balmer didn’t show…

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UNC player who had scrap at N.C. State finds new maturity

CHAPEL HILL – Donte Paige-Moss has added nearly 40 pounds of muscle from a year ago. But his new strength is only one change for…

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N.C. State enters benchmark year under O’Brien

N.C. State hasn’t had five straight losing seasons since 1956, when coach Earle Edwards’ team finished 3-7 overall. That year marked State’s sixth straight losing…

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