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UNC Football Hiring Tim Beckman as Volunteer Assistant Creates Controversy

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

In the opening weeks of last season, the UNC football team defeated Illinois by a landslide—just days after the Illini fired head coach Tim Beckman due to player mistreatment. It was announced Wednesday that Beckman has now...

UNC No. 22 in Preseason AP Top 25

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

After spending much of the 2015 season waiting to crack the top 25 football rankings, the UNC Tar Heels have no such wait this year. The preseason Associated Press top 25 poll was released Sunday, and UNC checked in at No. 22....

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...

The “Rude Boyz” Lead a Much-Improved UNC Defense Into 2016

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

The NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos—two of the last three Super Bowl Champions—won titles largely because of their fearsome pass defenses, known as the Legion of Boom and the No Fly Zone. Meanwhile in Chapel Hill, UNC...

UNC Football Hosts Chapel Hill Police for the Day

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Practicing inside Kenan Stadium on Monday for the first time during this year’s training camp, the UNC football team welcomed a group of close to 70 Chapel Hill police officers and their families to watch the proceedings....

Mitch Trubisky and Ryan Switzer: UNC Football’s Odd Couple

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 12, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Just over a week into UNC football’s preseason training camp for 2016, new starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky and star wide receiver Ryan Switzer have been training hard to perfect their craft for the 2016 season. The same...

WWE Signs Former UNC Football Player Brennan Williams

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 12, 2016 | UNC Sports

During his time as an offensive tackle at UNC under head coach Butch Davis, Brennan Williams was given the opportunity to lay the smackdown on a defender each time the ball was snapped. His sheer size and dominance led to him...

UNC Agrees to Home-and-Home Football Series With UCF

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 10, 2016 | UNC Sports

It was announced Wednesday that UNC and the University of Central Florida (UCF) have come to an agreement on a home-and-home football series with the games scheduled for 2018 and 2020. The teams have never previously met before...

Chansky’s Notebook: The Trench Fighter

Posted by Art Chansky | Aug 10, 2016 | Featured, Sports

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Former UNC Head Coach Bill Dooley Passes Away

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 9, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Former UNC football coach Bill Dooley passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 82. UNC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday after WRAL was first to report. Dooley’s family released a statement after his passing: “Coach...

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