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UNC Football Expands Seats For Service Program

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 23, 2016 | UNC Sports

Last season UNC football instituted a “Seats for Service” program that allowed fans to purchase $10 tickets for military members and their families. The idea was to give some of these Tar Heel fans a chance they...

Shaky UNC Run Defense Faces Huge Challenge Against Pitt

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 23, 2016 | UNC Sports

The time is now for the UNC football team, as it enters ACC play this weekend with an important home game against the Pitt Panthers—a physical group that Tar Heel head coach Larry Fedora expects to try and exploit UNC’s...

UNC Releases Plans for Football-Specific Indoor Practice Facility

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

Last November, as the UNC football team was in the midst of a school-record 11-game win streak, it was announced that the school had plans to build an indoor practice facility on campus. Thursday, the first round of plans for...

Seven UNC Coaches Receive New Contracts

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seems to be the mantra that the UNC Athletic Department is operating under, as it was announced Thursday that the school came to an agreement on brand new three-year deals for...

Survey Lists Boshamer Stadium as One of Nation’s Top College Ballparks

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of taking in a UNC baseball game at Boshamer Stadium during a nice 70-degree spring day, then you were certainly already aware of what the rest of America may just be learning. According to...

UNC Invited to Play in Prestigious “PK80” College Basketball Tournament

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

Over the last few decades, not many people have had more influence over college athletics than Nike chairman Phil Knight. That relationship will be recognized in November of 2017, with the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland,...

UNC Football Still Seeking Leadership in Key Positions

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

In a sport like football where a large number of moving parts must work together seamlessly to achieve a common goal, leadership becomes paramount to success. With big vocal presences like former quarterback Marquise Williams...

UNC Men’s Basketball Ranked Seventh In Blue Ribbon Preseason Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 20, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Although Larry Fedora has done a great job capturing the attention of the Tar Heel faithful during the fall, the fact remains that most of Chapel Hill divides the year into two distinct parts: basketball season and waiting for...

UNC Junior Named ACC Linebacker of the Week

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC linebacker Cayson Collins has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Linebacker of the Week for his performance in the UNC’s victory over James Madison on Saturday. The junior from Charlotte finished the game with 10...

Tar Heels Explode Offensively to Fend Off Early JMU Upset Bid

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 17, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Early on in UNC’s 56-28 win over James Madison on Saturday, it wouldn’t have been easy to tell the difference between the Tar Heel defense and the Grand Canyon. However, a career day from junior quarterback Mitch Trubisky helped...

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