Heels defense heads All-ACC team

A sign of the UNC program’s progression under coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels landed five defensive players on the ACC’s preseason all-conference football team,…

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DE Robert Quinn causing problems … for UNC

How good is defensive end Robert Quinn? So good the UNC coaching staff essentially had to tell him to “take a knee” in the spring…

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Charges against N.C. State players should just blow over

It’s a fair outcome for the marijuana charges against four N.C. State football players to, well, blow over, since the fact that a bunch of…

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Renfree committed to Duke’s success

With quarterback Thaddeus Lewis completing his eligibility for Duke last season, the Blue Devils need a productive, trusted leader to replace him. Sean Renfree, though…

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New State coach Tenuta makes impression on Irving

Tom O’Brien has been trying to hire Jon Tenuta since, oh, about the time Tenuta graduated from Virginia in 1982. O’Brien finally got him, as…

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NCSU’s O’Brien continues to insist Glennon will push Wilson

Tom O’Brien tends to shoot straight, so it’s worth paying close attention when he talks about Mike Glennon. It’s easy to assume that Russell Wilson…

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Cary Post 67 eliminated from American Legion State Tournament

Kernersville Post 36 overcame a 3-0 deficit with seven runs in the fifth inning to eliminate Cary Post 67 by a 10-5 score in the…

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Lessons learned at UNC

North Carolina coach Butch Davis suggested maybe the school was “a little naive” in how it dealt with players and agents and that a lesson…

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Overlooking Ga. Tech? That’s not a good idea

The ACC media just picked Virginia Tech to win the league Monday, and Georgia Tech garnered only enough votes for fourth overall (see post below)….

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Va. Tech picked to win ACC; State, UNC each picked for 4th

Virginia Tech is the preseason favorite in ACC football, being picked to win the league on 50 of 98 ballots by media at the ACC…

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