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Erik Highsmith and the UNC wide receivers will have to face Rutgers’ safety Joe Lefeged on Saturday.
Lefeged is a playmaker across the field and received the defensive back of the week award last week.

Lefeged challenges UNC's wide receivers

By Mark Thompson | September 23

Against North Carolina’s newfound aerial attack, Rutgers’ last line of defense is its best. Safety Joe Lefeged is the Scarlet Knights’ third-leading ...

Football recruiting steady without John Blake

By Jonathan Jones | September 23

Despite the controversy surrounding the football program, the time period in which UNC bags its recruits has remained essentially the same as it has the ...

Administrators give update on football investigation

By Sara Gregory | September 23

Trustees learned more about the ongoing investigations into the football team at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday morning. Chancellor Holden ...

Academic investigation in honor system's hands

By Sara Gregory | September 23

Administrators stressed to trustees the need for patience with the pace of the ongoing football investigations Thursday morning. The UNC team investigating ...

NCAA rules on Burney, Williams

By Jonathan Jones | September 22

North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said the penalties levied by the NCAA on football players Kendric Burney and Deunta Williams are too harsh ...

NCAA hands out suspensions to Burney, Williams

By Jonathan Jones | September 22

The NCAA has ruled that North Carolina football players Kendric Burney and Deunta Williams must sit out six and four games, respectively, for violations ...

Connecting the dots: NCAA investigation reveals associations

By Jonathan Jones , Sara Gregory and Ryan Kurtzman | September 22

When news broke that the NCAA was investigating North Carolina’s football team, no one was quite sure what it would mean. A few months later, the investigation ...

T.J. Yates threw for 221 yards in UNC’s last meet with Rutgers two years ago when he had future NFL receivers Brandon Tate and Hakeem Nicks.

Rutgers an unfamiliar test for UNC Football

By Aaron Taube | September 20

Two years ago, the North Carolina football team rolled into Piscataway, N.J., for its Thursday night game against Rutgers riding a wave of optimism.

Johnny White gained 148 all-purpose yards on Saturday against Georgia Tech. White started at tailback, beating out last year’s starter Shaun Draughn.

Johnny White excels at starting RB role

By Jonathan Jones | September 20

Johnny White fought for all 113 rushing yards he amassed while in the starting role at tailback in front of Shaun Draughn, the former starter who had ...

North Carolina befuddled by Georgia Tech's triple option

By Louie Horvath | September 19

For the second time in as many games, North Carolina’s football team limped away with a 30-24 loss and a feeling of missed opportunity.

White excels at starting RB role

By Jonathan Jones | September 19

Throughout the offseason, North Carolina football coach Butch Davis described Johnny White as the hardest-working player on the team. On Saturday, he ...

Kenan Stadium played host to 58,500 fans for the home opener against Georgia Tech.

UNC falls to Georgia Tech 30-24

By Jonathan Jones | September 18

After battling North Carolina to a 24-24 tie at the end of the third quarter, Georgia Tech needed just two field goals in the fourth quarter to get its ...

Wide receiver Erik Highsmith scored one touchdown in the first half against Georgia Tech.

UNC tied 17-17 with Jackets at halftime

By Jonathan Jones | September 18

North Carolina and Georgia Tech enter halftime knotted at 17 in the ACC opener for both squads at Kenan Stadium.

Breaking down the Georgia Tech triple option

By Jonathan Jones | September 16

Georgia Tech is the only opponent on UNC’s schedule that runs a triple option offense. It’s different from most offenses because it’s much more ...

UNC faces unfamiliar 3-4 defense with Jackets

By Louie Horvath | September 16

T.J. Yates and the rest of the North Carolina offense are preparing to face what has been a house of horrors for them during the past three years — ...

Coiner takes John Blake's position with UNC football

September 16

Former NFL assistant coach Charlie Coiner was hired as an assistant defensive coach, the University said Wednesday. Coiner has worked with tight ends ...

Football coaching slot filled

By Louie Horvath | September 15

On Wednesday, the University of North Carolina football team announced that it hired Charlie Coiner as defensive assistant coach. Even though he does ...

Student guest passes for football on sale

By E. A. James and Stephanie Bullins | September 14

A new policy announced Monday by the UNC Athletic Ticket Office will allow students to purchase guest passes for football games online. The passes for ...

RB Draughn cleared to play vs. Ga. Tech

By Aaron Taube | September 13

After picking up just 24 yards in the season opener against Louisiana State, the North Carolina running game has help on the way. The University released ...

Erik Highsmith: the perfect WR for the hurry-up

By Mark Thompson | September 10

_Erik Highsmith is a sophomore wide receiver from Vanceboro. As a freshman last season, Highsmith was second on the team in receiving yards with 425 yards ...