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For Mack Brown and UNC, the time is now to fulfill a long-held vision and promise

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Mack Brown made no grand promises when he returned to North Carolina four years ago, and instead spent much of his introductory press conference sharing a broad vision of hope. The Tar Heels football program had deteriorated into a mess, one with five victories over two miserable…

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Tar Heels clinch ACC Coastal with another close road game. UNC beats Wake Forest 36-34

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — It seems each week No. 15 North Carolina plays a game that begs the question: Surely it can’t continue to win games this way?

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Andrew Carter: This is NC’s weirdest college football season in recent memory — and maybe its most fun

Well, things are officially getting weird. Have been for a while, actually, but Saturday cemented it: This is now the wildest, strangest college football season in recent memory in North Carolina.

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College Football Cavalcade Think, Know, Believe: Talking Trash

College football reaction to Week 4: What I think, what I know, and what I believe, including the smack talk kerfuffle

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Dave Doeren Reacts to UNC Quarterback Drake Maye’s Comments

The Wolfpack coach says he will use every bit of bulletin board material to motivate his team.

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UNC’s Maye Apologizes For ‘Inappropriate’ NC State Joke

The freshman, who flipped his commitment from Alabama to the Tar Heels, commented on playing in his home state.

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‘Getting the right people’: App State winning culture held together by common thread

Appalachian State president Dr. John E. Thomas and athletic director Jim Garner grabbed coach Jerry Moore before his introductory press conference in 1989 and wanted to get one thing straight before he addressed the media.

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Nick Saban Says He Never Talked to Texas About Job

The Crimson Tide head coach denies ever being interesting in jumping to Austin.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, but These Teams May Need To

From Iowa’s offensive woes to the ACC’s road trips, it could be time to rethink these longstanding approaches.

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Mack Brown Dances in Locker Room After UNC Win (Video)

The Tar Heels coach busted a move with his players after the big win Saturday night.

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Tar Heels’ Mack Brown, Drake Maye React to Win Over App State

North Carolina survived for an unforgettable 63-61 victory on the road.

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Appalachian State scores six fourth-quarter TDs, still loses to North Carolina

North Carolina barely defeated Appalachian State, 63-61, in one of the wildest football games you will ever see.

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Mack Brown names starting quarterback ahead of Saturday’s UNC football season opener

Drake Maye “earned the right” to be North Carolina’s starter at quarterback when the Tar Heels face Florida A&M Saturday in the season opener. Just how much time he spends under center will depend on his play.

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Luke DeCock: Fourth UNC football season of Mack Brown’s second stint will tell tale of his return

Mack Brown slid so easily back into his old job, like shrugging on a rumpled old sweatshirt on a cool fall morning, that it’s easy to forget now, almost four years later, what a tremendous gamble this really was. It’s not that it had never been tried before, but there…

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Luke DeCock: UNC coach Mack Brown is now at the mercy of college football monster he helped create

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — College football is out of control, the economics involved becoming so extraordinary that football’s gravitational force is warping the very boundaries of college sports in which it exists. As the ACC reckons with where it fits in this new landscape, at least one coach has come to…

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Kevin Sherrington: Oklahoma, Texas to SEC a matter of when — Sarkisian, Venables going with isn’t so certain

ARLINGTON, Texas — The good news for Brent Venables is that if his first head coaching gig doesn’t work out, he can always find work as a tour guide or the next Billy Mays. The man can talk. Berry Tramel, the estimable Oklahoma sportswriter, timed the preamble of Venables’ introductory…

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One year into NIL era, here’s what the massive change taught us about college sports

RALEIGH, N.C. — And Happy First Anniversary to college athletics’ NIL era. Roses, chocolates, maybe a Cameo message from your favorite college athlete all make for an appropriate celebratory gift. A year ago Friday, on July 1, 2021, the NCAA granted college athletes the right to profit off of their…

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Mac Engel: Texas either added Chris Simms 2.0, or found its true savior in the latest Manning

Steve Sarkisian may never be Mack Brown’s equal in Austin, but he had the presence of mind not to make one of Mack’s biggest mistakes.

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North Carolina Tar Heels Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

North Carolina College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

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Breakout Hoops Star Bacot Helped Get Ohio State Football Transfer Cavazos to North Carolina

New North Carolina defensive back Lejond Cavazos looks back at decision to transfer from Ohio State football

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UNC’s Mack Brown praises two Giants draft decisions

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown thinks the New York Giants made a very smart decision by drafting two of his offensive linemen.

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Desmond Ridder’s and Sam Howell’s Paths to the Draft

Here’s what the quarterbacks learned in college that prepared them for the NFL. Plus, Josh McDaniels on the Derek Carr contract negotiations, and more.

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UNC football ‘starting over as a program’ this spring after last season’s 6-7 finish

North Carolina football begins its spring practices next week with coach Mack Brown hitting a reset after a disappointing 6-7 record last season.

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