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Yates named starter, Renner on his heels

By Louie Horvath | September 2

It is not often that a quarterback who is within a stone’s throw of his team’s all-time passing mark has to fight for his job.

Linebackers at core of UNC's stout defense

By David Adler | September 2

North Carolina outside linebackers Bruce Carter and Quan Sturdivant play football with different styles. Both are essential to one of the best defenses ...

Blue Devils no longer a joke

By Evan G. Marlow | September 2

The Duke football team enters the 2010 season following a landmark year. They will have to work to remain consistent after losing some key players to ...

Blockbuster match first on Hokies' slate

By Alexandra Chabolla | September 2

After a 10-3 season, Virginia Tech hopes to showcase its strengths in its opening game against Boise State. The matchup with the No.

QB comes back to Clemson

By Ryan Davis | September 2

The Clemson Tigers have a lot of holes to fill following the departure of All-American C.J. Spiller. Spiller, the most valuable player of the ACC Championship ...

'The U' to fight for Coastal crown

By Grant Fitzgerald | September 2

When Miami became a football powerhouse in the early 1980s, it did so by recruiting elite talent and playing the top teams in the country on their home ...

Georgia Tech hopes to defend ACC title

By Megan Walsh | September 2

Last year, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson’s Yellow Jackets powered through ACC competitors week after week and swept past Clemson in the ACC title ...

After 34 seasons, 'Noles ushers in new regime

By Kelly Parsons | September 2

There’s a new sheriff in town, and in Tallahassee, Fla., it’s nothing but business. After 34 seasons at the top of Florida State, head coach Bobby ...

SEC powerhouse to be UNC's first big test

By Mark Thompson | September 2

On Saturday, North Carolina might play the most important game in the history of its program. That day, the No. 18 Tar Heels will take the field against ...

Blockbuster match first on Hokies' slate

By Alexandra Chabolla | September 2

After a 10-3 season, Virginia Tech hopes to showcase its strengths in its opening game against Boise State. The matchup with the No.

Live Tweets from Butch Davis press conference

By Jonathan Jones | September 2

North Carolina football coach Butch Davis will address the media at 3:10 today prior to the Tar Heels’ last practice before their game against Louisiana ...

Senior defensive tackle Marvin Austin
will not play against Louisiana State on Saturday.

Marvin Austin suspended

By Jonathan Jones | September 1

On Wednesday, North Carolina football coach Butch Davis suspended defensive tackle and preseason first-team All-ACC selection indefinitely, sidelining ...

LSU’s Jordan Jefferson tossed for more than 2,000 yards last year.

Quarterback Jefferson leads weak LSU offense

By Louie Horvath | September 1

Louisiana State quarterback Jordan Jefferson must be looking forward to returning to the Georgia Dome. In his freshman year, Jefferson grabbed LSU’s ...

Austin suspended indefinitely

By Jonathan Jones | September 1

North Carolina football coach Butch Davis has suspended senior defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely, according to a press release from TarHeelBlue. ...

UNC rushers prepare for LSU linebackers

By Louie Horvath | August 31

North Carolina’s running game feels the pressure entering its season opener Saturday against Louisiana State. The running backs are hoping to improve ...

Butch Davis keeping quiet on investigation

By Mark Thompson | August 30

Butch Davis hasn’t slipped any information about the NCAA’s investigation of his football program, and that didn’t change Monday. In his press ...

LSU faces stacked schedule

By Louie Horvath | August 30

This year’s edition of the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game has a strange dichotomy. While the game will immediately go into the pantheon of the biggest games ...

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Tutor widens NCAA review

By Jonathan Jones | August 26

Possible academic misconduct has been found between student-athletes on the football team and a former student tutor employed by the University in joint ...

UNC football tied to academic misconduct

By Jonathan Jones | August 26

Possible academic misconduct has been found between student-athletes on the football team and a former student tutor employed by the University in joint ...

NCAA inquiry quiet for 3 weeks

By Jonathan Jones | August 23

The North Carolina athletic department knew as early as June 21 that the NCAA was conducting a review of possible rules violations — three weeks before ...