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Art’s Angle: Back to the Future

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 8, 2015 | Featured

The Tar Heels returned to dominating Duke like they had over the last quarter century while showcasing a football program that looks like it could finally be reaching long-awaited new heights. On a day when only an 80 percent...

Williams Obliterates Duke and the Record Book: UNC Wins 66-31

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 7, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

The way all the jaws were hanging to the floor in Chapel Hill, it almost appeared as if the fans at Kenan Stadium had just seen a ghost–and in some ways they did. In front of a sell-out crowd on Saturday, the No. 21 UNC...

UNC-Duke: This One’s Bigger Than the Bell

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 6, 2015 | Featured, Sports

Each year since 1948 UNC and Duke have battled on the gridiron for the right to ring the Victory Bell on the way out of the stadium. But when the rivalry is renewed in Chapel Hill on Saturday, the Victory Bell won’t be the only...

Cash Expected to Make Huge Impact on UNC-Duke Matchup

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 5, 2015 | Featured, Sports

When UNC quarterback Marquise Williams gets the ball on Saturday in the Tar Heels’ battle with Duke, he’ll be facing a defense ranked ninth in the country, and giving up just 295 yards per game. As good as they are as a group,...

Train Keeps Rolling: UNC Beats Pitt, Wins Seventh Straight

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 29, 2015 | Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

With the lights of Heinz Field shining bright and the ESPN TV cameras watching closely, senior quarterback Marquise Williams and the rest of the UNC football squad made a loud statement against Pitt on Thursday night. The...

Tar Heels Overcome Mistakes, Shut Down Virginia 26-13

Posted by Staff | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

CHAPEL HILL – Two years ago, the Tar Heels came to the mid point of their season at 1-5. This year, the boys-in-blue-and-argyle came to the mid point with the reverse record. Sitting at 5-1 going into Saturday’s...

UNC Refuses to Look Past Virginia As Pitt Showdown Looms

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

With some fans eyeing next week’s Thursday night showdown Pittsburgh–one of two teams tied with UNC atop the ACC Coastal Division–it’s worth noting that the Tar Heels still have to face the Virginia Cavaliers this...

Art’s Angle: What Good Programs Do

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 19, 2015 | Featured

The North Carolina football team did not pummel Wake Forest Saturday night. The North Carolina program did, with players of all ages, shapes and sizes getting into the game. And that is an important distinction in Larry Fedora’s...

UNC Overcomes Sloppy Start to Smash Wake Forest 50-14

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 18, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Over the past seventeen seasons, each since 1997, one thing has remained the same in the UNC football program. The team has been unable to win its first two conference games during any of those years. On Saturday night the 18th...

Style Clash: High-Powered UNC Offense Meets Stingy Wake Forest Defense

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 16, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

When UNC and Wake Forest meet on the gridiron this Saturday night at Kenan Stadium an old, tired cliché will ring true. An unstoppable force—the Tar Heel offense—will collide with an immovable object—the Demon Deacon defense....

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