Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
22 hours ago by Powell Latimer, Assistant Sports Editor
North Carolina's football team finds itself in the heart of the ACC title race just a year after going 4-8.
UNC is in the middle of a wide-open Coastal Division, as evidenced by the ACC preseason media poll, which predicted UNC to finish second in the division behind heavy favorite Virginia Tech.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
1 day ago by Mike Ehrlich, Senior Writer
Even though they've been practicing together for about half a calendar year, the two sides of the North Carolina line of scrimmage stared down fresh opponents Saturday.
To further evaluate the depth charts and keep things fresh, UNC's coaching staff matched up the first team offense against the second team defense on the first drive.
Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, NC
1 day ago by Powell Latimer, Assistant Sports Editor
Before the dust had settled on North Carolina's third straight run to the College World Series, several Tar Heel juniors were already entering into negotiations with MLB teams.
The most biting of those contact signings came down the pipe in early August, as right fielder Tim Fedroff inked a deal with the Cleveland Indians, who drafted him in the seventh round of the MLB Draft.
East Carolinian, East Carolina University, NC
5 days ago by Kellen Holtzman
In 2007, ECU trotted onto Lane Stadium's field side-by-side with nationally ranked Virginia Tech. In 2008, the Pirates will once again open with a highly regarded Hokies team-but this season, the game won't be overshadowed by a tragedy; what happens in between the lines is the only thing that matters in this rematch.
East Carolinian, East Carolina University, NC
5 days ago by Jared Jackson
5. Is this the year ECU gets a Conference USA title?
Any member of the football team will tell you that unless ECU makes it to the C-USA title game then the season is a failure. The Pirates have been close the last two years but have fallen apart at the end of the conference schedule, with losses to Rice in 2006 and Marshall in 2007 costing them greatly.
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