KENAN STADIUM/ CHAPEL HILLBefore kickoff the Pirates had several forces in motion that favored them to upset the No. 24-ranked Tar Heels. ECU had won its last three games against nationally ranked teams. UNC entered the game with two key injuries on the offensive line, and Pirates quarterback Patrick Pinkney torched the Carolina secondary in […]
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UNC 21, ECU 14: Receiver Boyd takes over half
KENAN STADIUM/ CHAPEL HILLUNC’s Ryan Houston bullied his way in for a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Heels a 21-14 halftime lead with 2:57 left in the second quarter. ECU receiver Dwayne Harris’ 6-yard touchdown run out of the wildcat formation tied the game at 14 with 6:22 left in the second quarter. The […]
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UNC-ECU preview: Pirates plan to pillage Heels’ ranking
No. 24 UNC (2-0) vs. ECU (1-1) [12 p.m., Sept. 19, Kenan Memorial Stadium] ESPN2 North Carolina vs. East Carolina. The coastal lifestyle vs. storied tradition. The battle between the true state mascot — the Tar Heels or the Pirates. UNC’s offense took the heat this week after struggling to put up 10 points against […]
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UNC Wednesday notes: Updates on injuries, scheduling
It’s becoming comical how thin the 2009 Tar Heels’ offensive line has become. Starting center Lowell Dyer will miss three to four weeks after straining a muscle in his right shoulder, UNC spokesman Kevin Best said in an e-mail Wednesday. A senior on the Rimington Trophy watch list, Dyer (pictured) missed the second game of […]
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UNC’s Tuesday Tour: ECU Pirates edition
Around the Internet(s) we go again, maties. Grab your favorite drink (non-alcoholic of course) and your fake parrot and get ready for the in-state brawl between the Heels and Pirates. Will this game settle once and for all which mascot is the true state icon? It’s Blackbeard vs. soldiers getting irritated because they trekked tar […]
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Heels fall to No. 24 in latest AP Poll
Although not terribly surprising, North Carolina fell five spots in the latest AP Poll Sunday, winding up at the No. 24 spot. The Heels scrapped together a 12-10 win over unranked UConn Saturday and deserved to fall a few places in the rankings — but not that far. The offense, which struggled to score until […]
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UNC 12, UConn 10: Heels escape pesky Huskies on safety
TV/ESPNU — No. 19-ranked North Carolina beat unranked UConn, a team picked to finish in the bottom tier of the Big East, on a holding penalty. Let that sink in for a moment. UNC’s defense bailed out its predictable offense that briefly turned it on in the fourth quarter, rallying from a 10-point deficit to […]
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UConn 3, UNC 0: Heels, Huskies stuck in offensive limbo
TV/ESPNU — Not sure what UNC had in mind after a 40-point outburst against The Citadel but 65 total offensive yards in the first half against UConn leaves the Heels searching for big plays. Each team’s quarterback struggled against the pass rush and threw an interception, but Zach Frazer led the Huskies on a scoring […]
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UNC at UConn preview: Huskies try to run Heels like it’s the Iditarod
No. 19 UNC (1-0) at UConn (1-0) [12 p.m., Sept. 12, Rentschler Field] ESPNU UNC travels to East Hartford, Conn., to face the UConn Huskies; the second year in a row the teams have met. In 2008, UNC pummeled No. 24-ranked UConn 38-12, despite NFL first-round pick Donald Brown rushing for 161 yards. The Tar […]
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Butch Davis’ Wednesday quotes
UNC coach Butch Davis had his weekly ACC teleconference Wednesday. The full audio can be heard here, and highlights follow below. Davis on UConn’s offense: “Although they lost Donald Brown, who was a first round draft choice at running back, they’ve got two young men that are very, very talented and probably possess more homerun-hitting […]
