by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a roller coaster of a season for North Carolina. The #24 Tar Heels started off unranked, then started winning and made it all the way to number 10 in the polls before coming back down to earth after a pair of ugly losses to end the regular season. But the […]
By Sharon Thorsland What goes around, comes around. For the Panthers, that means they’re back to Sam Darnold at quarterback as they take on the 3-7 Denver Broncos on Sunday. Darnold is the third quarterback to start for the team this season, and the hope is he can get their stagnant offense moving. That won’t […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s rivalry week for North Carolina, with the 9-2 Tar Heels welcoming NC State to Kenan Stadium for a Black Friday showdown. The Heels are coming off a horrendous loss to Georgia Tech that took them completely out of the playoff equation. But they’re still in the ACC title game, headed to […]
by Sharon Thorsland The Panthers are in for a challenge this week as they take on the Ravens in Baltimore. After a 3-3 start to the season, the Ravens have won three straight, they’re in first place in the AFC North, and they’re coming off a bye. The Panthers are feeling pretty good after a […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been an interesting start to the season for North Carolina. They won their opener in fairly easy fashion, but then went down to the wire in a shoot-out with App State last week, barely escaping Boone with a wild 63-61 win. Obviously the offense was outstanding, but the defense – not […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is 8-1 and ranked 15th in the country. In football, not basketball! The Tar Heels are in the drivers seat in the ACC’s Coastal division after last week’s win over Virginia, and have their sights set on the Championship game in Charlotte. Standing in their way is Wake Forest, who […]
by Sharon Thorsland For the second time in less than two weeks it’s the Panthers taking on NFC South foe Atlanta, this time in a prime time match-up on Thursday Night Football. The Falcons are 4-5 on the season after a last second loss to the Chargers, while the Panthers are coming off an ugly […]
by Sharon Thorsland The Panthers lost a heart-breaker to the Falcons last week, losing in overtime after a pair of missed kicks. Now they go on the road to take on AFC North foe Cincinnati, who made it to the Super Bowl last season but has struggled to a 4-4 record this year. The Bengals […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s time for another edition of the South’s oldest rivalry, this one taking place in Charlottesville. Sure, it might not carry quite the same weight as Auburn-Alabama or Michigan-Ohio State. But the annual meeting between North Carolina and Virginia has produced plenty of drama over the years – 131 years to be […]
by Sharon Thorsland Whoever would have thought that at 2-5 the Panthers would be in the running for first place in the NFC South? That’s exactly the case, though, as they travel down I-85 for a matchup with the Falcons Thanks to the Bucs loss to the Ravens on Thursday night, the division is up […]