CHARLOTTE — The ACC announced conference football opponents for next season, and North Carolina will play four games at Kenan Stadium and four on the road.
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How to watch UNC’s game against USC Upstate on The CW
If you want to watch No. 14 North Carolina’s game Saturday against USC Upstate on TV, you’ll have to figure out your CW affiliate.
UNC fires offensive and special-teams coordinators
North Carolina fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer on Friday.
Tar Heels in NFL: Williams reaches 1,000 rushing yards for first time; Hampton returns with TD reception; Richards hurt
Week 14 of the NFL season began with one former Carolina running back surpassing 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, and ended with another scoring on a touchdown reception on his first drive after returning from injured reserve.
Maye delivers again with 2 TD passes in 10th straight Pats win
There were more amazing passes for Drake Maye, more “MVP” chants in the New England Patriots’ 10th consecutive victory. It bookended nicely a long Week 13 that included a solid Thanksgiving Day game for Javonte Williams in a Dallas Cowboys victory.
Shipp ready to be part of turnaround, says it will require ‘playing with more heart,’ discipline
RALEIGH — Jordan Shipp stood in the small visitor’s press conference room in Carter-Finley Stadium after Carolina’s fifth straight loss to rival N.C. State and spoke like someone ready to lead the turnaround.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: N.C. State
It’s always interesting to see how a team that has been eliminated from postseason contention plays its final game, especially against a rival. Does it play inspired, or does it just show up to play out the string? It was the latter that showed up for the annual renewal of the UNC-N.C. State clash on Saturday night in Raleigh, as the Tar Heels put up a mostly uninspired effort in a generally demoralizing 42–19 loss.
Beatdown at State typifies season of undisciplined UNC play
RALEIGH — The undisciplined penalties, costly mistakes and lapses that have made Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina a flop all came together on one cold night.
UNC at N.C. State: When, where to watch, lines, notes, statistics and depth chart
Here’s a look at the UNC at N.C. State matchup with lines, statistics, notes and depth chart.
Belichick says UNC needs to overcome emotions, execute with discipline to win at N.C. State
Bill Belichick didn’t need any reminders about the stakes. His first season at North Carolina has already introduced him to plenty of emotional swings, but this week’s challenge — a Saturday night finale at N.C. State — comes with its own gravity.
Maye overcomes tough start to throw for career-high 294 yards, extend Pats’ streak to nine
Drake Maye said his game Sunday was about battling back from adversity. He threw for a career-high 294 yards and a touchdown in New England’s 26–20 come-from-behind win over Cincinnati to extend the Patriots’ win streak to nine. But his day started with an interception that was returned for a touchdown on the opening drive, the first pick-six of his career.
What went wrong for UNC, Belichick and what’s ahead?
CHAPEL HILL — The story of North Carolina’s football season isn’t one game or one call. It’s the accumulation of small edges lost and big moments missed, all after a massive offseason roster turnover and a highly paid head coach and staff trying to install new standards and a new identity. Coach Bill Belichick and his staff have fallen well short of whatever identity he or Tar Heels fans expected.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Duke
For the third time this season, just like the games against California and Virginia, the Tar Heels found ways to lose the game. In a season of what might have been, this one will particularly sting in how it all fell apart.
Senior day turns into flag day as penalties, other mistakes doom UNC
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s small margin of error to beat Duke got thrown away in the form of repeated damaging penalty flags. Despite all that, the Tar Heels had a fourth-quarter lead and a shot at victory before the Blue Devils perfectly executed a fake field-goal attempt that led to the game-winning touchdown in a 32–25 victory Saturday at Kenan Stadium.
Belichick sees NFL-level challenge in Duke QB Mensah
Bill Belichick didn’t hesitate to identify the biggest challenge UNC faces against Duke: quarterback Darian Mensah, who reportedly is the highest-paid quarterback in the country and has put up the numbers to back that up.
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