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Chansky’s Notebook: Pass The Smelling Salt

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 3, 2016 | Featured, Sports

Okay, heart-stopping Heels, enough with the drama. What moniker do you want to give Carolina’s football team that is literally taking our breath away? Beating Pitt with two seconds left on the clock and stunning Florida State on...

“The Kick”: Weiler’s 54-Yard FG Gives UNC Football Upset Win at No. 12 Florida State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

For the second straight week Larry Fedora and the UNC football team needed a miracle, and for the second straight week they got one. Nick Weiler’s 54-yard field goal as time expired gave the Tar Heels a 37-35 victory over No. 12...

Howard’s Late TD Caps UNC Football’s Frantic Comeback Win Over Pitt

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

Midway through the fourth quarter of UNC’s crucial ACC matchup with Pitt (2-2, 0-1 ACC) on Saturday, a sea of fans wearing light blue made their way to the exits at Kenan Stadium. Little did they know, Mitch Trubisky was getting...

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...

UNC Cruises Past Illinois 48-23, Picks Up First Win Of 2016

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Eager to prove itself following a disappointing loss to Georgia last week, the UNC football team recovered from an early hiccup Saturday night to dominate the Illinois Fighting Illini 48-23 in Champaign. The Tar Heels moved to...

UNC Football Drops Out Of Top 25 Following Season-Opening Loss

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 6, 2016 | UNC Sports

With the release of the new college football AP and USA Today Coaches Polls on Tuesday, the UNC football team took another disappointing loss. The Tar Heels–who were previously ranked No. 22–were left out of both top...

No. 18 Georgia Capitalizes on Mistakes to Rally Past No. 22 UNC Football

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 3, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The No. 22 UNC football team saw its composure fall by the wayside late Saturday night, as it allowed No. 18 Georgia to rally from 10 points down in the second half to win the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta 33-24. Old...

UNC and Georgia Enter Top 25 Showdown With Plenty to Prove

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Facing expectations that are among the highest in program history, the No. 22 UNC football team heads to Atlanta on Saturday hoping to prove last year’s 11-win campaign was no fluke. Standing in the Tar Heels way, however, are...

Elijah Hood: The Most Interesting Man in Chapel Hill

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 18, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

For thousands of years scientists have held that each day consists of 24 hours. This discovery has gone unchallenged for much of human history. That is, until UNC’s star tailback Elijah Hood made it his life mission to stretch...

Tar Heels Ranked 20th in Preseason College Football Coaches Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 4, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The expectations just keep on growing for the UNC football team in 2016. Following an opening-game loss to South Carolina last season, it took the Tar Heels reeling off wins in its next seven straight games to finally break into...

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