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'Jhay Bird' flies high at the Georgia Dome

By Mark Thompson | September 10

Jheranie Boyd has a new nickname. ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger, one of two broadcasters calling the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, dubbed North Carolina’s ...

Tre Boston matures quickly in UNC secondary

By Louie Horvath | September 9

If one was to look for a microcosm of the North Carolina defensive effort against Louisiana State, one should look no further than Tre Boston. Boston, ...

John Blake resigned Sunday as associate head football coach.

Phone records strengthen suspicion of Blake

By Jonathan Jones | September 8

Former North Carolina associate football coach John Blake called friend and sports agent Gary Wichard 151 times between Nov. 5, 2009 and June 22, 2010. According ...

John Blake resigned from his recruiting coordinator position Sept. 5.

UNC's Austin, Blake absent from practice Tuesday

By Jonathan Jones | September 7

The North Carolina football team returned to Navy Practice fields on Tuesday without two of its most prominent members. Defensive tackle Marvin Austin, ...

Quarterback T.J. Yates threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday night’s 30-24 loss to LSU. The senior’s best series was a 13-play, 67-yard touchdown drive that brought UNC within six points after trailing by 20 entering the fourth quarter.

Heroic comeback falls short vs. LSU

By Jonathan Jones | September 7

ATLANTA — The final plays of Saturday’s night game against Louisiana State weren’t exactly stopping N.C. State running back T.A. McLendon at the ...

Prominent coach and recruiter John Blake steps down at UNC

By Louie Horvath | September 7

North Carolina football’s second-in-command John Blake announced his resignation on Sunday, amid whispers of his involvement in the NCAA investigation. Blake’s ...

Patrick Peterson returns a kick past UNC linebacker Herman Davidson. The All-American cornerback had 257 return yards in Saturday’s game.

UNC Special teams suffer

By Louie Horvath | September 6

ATLANTA — In North Carolina’s 30-24 loss to Louisiana State, an unlikely side effect emerged from the 13 suspensions that left the Tar Heels shorthanded ...

UNC associate coach John Blake resigns

By Louie Horvath | September 5

North Carolina associate head football coach John Blake resigned Sunday evening in a prepared statement released by the University. In the press release, ...

The UNC cheerleaders and Marching Tar Heels get the crowd of 68,919 revved up before kickoff.

UNC's comeback falls short, lose 30-24

By Jonathan Jones | September 5

North Carolina staged the biggest comeback in the 2010 college football season thus far on Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. But 20 points was just ...

Halftime Update: UNC 10, LSU 30

By Jonathan Jones | September 4

North Carolina began its season opener against Louisiana State as if the Tar Heels didn’t need the 13 ineligible players. Halfway through the ...

Live Blog: UNC vs. LSU

By Jonathan Jones | September 4

Live Blog

12 to 15 Tar Heels to miss LSU game

By Aaron Taube | September 3

The University said this morning that 12 to 15 football players won’t make Saturday’s game as part of the University and the NCAA’s ongoing investigation ...

Update: Sturdivant, Carter cleared by NCAA

September 3

Check twitter.com/dthsports for full details about who on the football team boarded the bus this morning.

Recent changes leave Tar Heels uncertain

By Mark Thompson | September 3

Football has been swallowed up in Chapel Hill. There is no talk of potential 1,000-yard rushers and quarterbacks aiming for redemption. Anticipation ...

UNC waiting on final results

By Jonathan Jones | September 2

North Carolina football players will board the team bus today at 9:30 a.m. bound for Atlanta. Head coach Butch Davis said any players who are ruled ...

Scarlet Knights counting on sophomore QB

By Aaron Taube | September 2

In the three years since a magical 2006 campaign brought Rutgers a whisker away from the school’s first-ever Big East Football Championship, the Scarlet ...

Strong secondary unit returns for Tar Heels

By Kelly Parsons | September 2

Although often masked by the disappointment of an inefficient offense and a less-than-perfect conference record, the sixth-ranked North Carolina defense ...

Butch Davis has spent his whole offseason answering questions on agents, tutors

By Jonathan Jones | September 2

Exactly one month after NCAA investigators set up shop in Chapel Hill, athletic director Dick Baddour made a surprise appearance at UNC football’s media ...

Wilson leads depleted 'Pack

By David Adler | September 2

Russell Wilson’s future could end up being in professional baseball. But this fall, N.C. State University will look to the redshirt junior to turn its ...

Barth and Jones lead special teams squad

By Justin Mayhew | September 2

The North Carolina special teams unit will return a number of key starters in the fall. Thus, it will be expected to improve upon last season’s mediocre ...