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UNC Moves Up to No. 18 in AP College Football Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

If you don’t play, you can’t lose. The UNC football team stuck to that bold strategy over its bye week this past weekend, and as a result the Tar Heels moved up three spots to No. 18 in the new AP Top 25. With teams...

Kenan Stadium Ranked No. 12 by Sports Illustrated

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

Kenan Stadium can be a beautiful place to watch college football on a fall Saturday, especially with the way UNC has played throughout the last couple of seasons. The folks at Sports Illustrated took notice of the home of the...

UNC Players Discuss Theo Pinson’s Injury at ACC Media Day

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

Since learning last week of the broken right foot that has junior guard Theo Pinson out indefinitely, the UNC men’s basketball team has had to adjust on the fly without one of its expected starters. At ACC Media Day on...

UNC Picked to Finish Second at ACC Basketball Media Day

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 26, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Duke was chosen as the unsurprising preseason favorite at the Atlantic Coast Conference Media Day heading into the college basketball season. Defending league champion UNC was picked behind the rival Blue Devils as the Tar Heels...

Former UNC Star Andrew Miller Leads Cleveland Into World Series

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 25, 2016 | Professional, UNC Sports

Throughout the history of UNC’s esteemed baseball program, only three players have ever had their jersey number retired. The most recent man to join Dave Lemonds and B.J. Surhoff was Andrew Miller, the 6-foot-6 lefty who...

Tommy Hatton Named ACC Rookie and O-Lineman of the Week

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 24, 2016 | UNC Sports

With injuries taking their toll on the UNC offensive line in recent weeks, new opportunities have presented themselves to young players like Tommy Hatton. Filling in for senior left guard Caleb Peterson–who is out for the...

UNC Football Up to No. 21 in Latest AP Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 24, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Saturday’s win at Virginia–the UNC football team’s ninth straight victory on the road–marked the first time in 2016 that the Tar Heels have won as a ranked team. Then ranked No. 22, head coach Larry...

UNC Starts Slow, Finishes Strong In 35-14 Win at Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Despite a slow start, the No. 22 UNC football team eventually recovered and outclassed its opponents in every possible way on Saturday—defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 35-14 in Charlottesville for the team’s ninth straight win...

Theo Pinson Out Indefinitely With Broken Foot

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

With the beginning of the season right around the corner, the UNC men’s basketball team received awful news Friday morning when it was announced that junior Theo Pinson is out indefinitely after fracturing the fifth...

UNC Football Doesn’t Buy-In to “Trap Game” Mentality Against Virginia

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

Over the first couple weeks of the 2016 college football season, many analysts wondered if Virginia was among the worst teams in a Power Five conference. The Cavaliers have found life recently, however, shifting the narrative...

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