The Triangle’s most interesting college football season in years seems to get better as the wins pile up. And this weekend, which gets jump-started a little early tonight, is no exception. All three games involving area teams will be shown live on ESPNU. File photo by Chris Baird NCCU QB Jordan Reid fires a pass […]
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Duke could earn bowl today; NCCU, UNC have big road games
File photo by Chris BairdDuke’s Josh Snead carries as NCCU’s Rickie Hubbard (21) and C.J. Moore (46) pursue the play. The college football teams in the Triangle had one of their best collective days in the history of the sport last Saturday. Today, we get to see what three of them can do for an […]
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Triangle football’s incredibly awesome day: was it for real?
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Eric Ebron hauls in a pass in front of Virginia Tech’s Kyle Fuller. OK, it was only one day. More precisely, a stretch of less than 12 hours. But Oct. 6, 2012, may have been the best day for college football in the Triangle since the heyday of black & white […]
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Glennon leads comeback as Pack shocks No. 3 Seminoles
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State gets the biggest challenge of all on a huge day for college football in the Triangle. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsWolfpack QB Mike Glennon Visiting tonight and greeted by a capacity sea of red is No. 3 Florida State (5-0, 2-0 ACC), which is looking to start nailing down its lead atop […]
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Bernard, Tar Heels blow past Hokies to end Big Four’s jinx
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Gio Bernard fights for yardage against the Hokies’ Jack Tyler (58). KENAN STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL It’s a sunny, warm afternoon in the Southern Part of Heaven as UNC hosts Virginia Tech, beginning one of the biggest collective days in Triangle football history. Frank Beamer’s Hokies (3-2, 1-0 ACC), who have been at […]
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Massive day in Triangle college football, most especially for Duke
File photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Quinshad Davis goes for a catch against Idaho. Today is going to be one of the biggest days in Triangle college football in a very long time. All three local ACC teams are at pivotal points in their seasons, and all three have plenty to gain as they host conference […]
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Tar Heels score and score and score some more in wet victory
Photo by Chris BairdGio Bernard breaks the attempted tackle by Idaho’s Nik Landdeck. KENAN STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL It’s going to be a pretty soggy afternoon as UNC hosts Idaho for the first time today. It’s a rare purchase of a home game against an FBS team, meaning the Tar Heels will be writing the Vandals an […]
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Tar Heels home today while State, Duke get huge road tests
It’s Week 5 of the college season, and although a lot of football has been played it’s still very unclear how Triangle campaigns are going to pan out. Today’s road games for Duke and N.C. State may begin to give a clearer indication. File photo by Chris BairdUNC quarterback Bryn Renner. Only one local team […]
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Tar Heels use third-quarter rally to bounce back, thrash Pirates
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Kareem Martin prepares to sack ECU quarterback Shane Carden. KENAN STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL UNC returns home licking its wounds after back-to-back one-possession losses, and the 1-2 Tar Heels will face their most interesting home non-conference opponent of the season. Today’s visitor is in-state rival East Carolina (2-1), which is coming off a […]
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UNC hosts East Carolina on a day all Triangle teams are favored
File photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Erik Highsmith runs for daylight in the Elon game. All three Triangle ACC football teams are home today, and the schedule includes one of the state’s traditional biggest games of the season. UNC (1-2) will try to bounce back from two straight losses as the Tar Heels host East Carolina […]
