Tar Heels Football

NEW ORLEANS — A speck of LSU purple and another of Alabama crimson stood out in the sea of Michigan blue in the east stands of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The two fans looked out of place…

David Glenn caught up with UNC writer Lee Pace on Glenn’s afternoon radio show. Among the topics they discussed: why North Carolina and N.C. State have had a hard time putting together top 10…

DAVIE, Fla. — Coach Dabo Swinney said before practice Saturday that everybody on his team was ready to go, it was just a matter of getting legs fresh in preparation for the Discover Orange…

Distractions were plentiful heading into the most bizarre of bowls. Which is why when Illinois arrived in San Francisco for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Illinois defensive coordinator and interim…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Greetings from beautiful South Florida, where West Virginia and Clemson practiced for the second day in preparation for the Discover Orange Bowl. Mountaineers…

1. UNC football scandal: The Tar Heels’ trouble with the NCAA tops the charts for the second straight year. Given the fact that we’re still waiting for the final word on sanctions, there’s a good…

Adam Rittenberg and Heather Dinich look at Virginia Tech’s defensive mindset and how running back Fitzgerald Toussaint provides a second option for Michigan’s offense.

Because the field is much shorter inside the opponent’s 20 yard line, the defense is able to hide its intentions a bit better, since it has less space to cover when making up for lost ground. Spacing…

Here is Florida State’s injury report for the Champs Sports Bowl against Notre Dame: Probable WR Bert Reed (hamstring) Questionable OT Garrett Faircloth (hip) WR Jarred Haggins (quadriceps)…

When sophomore defensive end Kareem Martin and his teammates on the North Carolina defense began to study film of Missouri, they knew the Tigers ran a spread offense. What they didn’t know, however,…

Everett Withers grew up in Charlotte wanting to play football at North Carolina, never imagining that one day he’d be the coach there. So when the opportunity came - when UNC named Withers its…

Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The post office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the federal government,…

Virginia coach Mike London has made a $225,000 pledge to support construction of the program’s new indoor practice facility. London’s pledge brings the total amount committed to the project…