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December 23, 2024
By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Tulane coach Jon Sumrall has been a hot name to fill open Power 4 jobs in college football this offseason, including with the position at North Carolina, but on Sunday night Sumrall made it clear: he’s not going anywhere. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Sumrall told Tulane officials that he’s “not
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports In-state rivals NC State and East Carolina will meet in back-to-back football games to close the 2024 season and begin the 2025 campaign. The Wolfpack and Pirates were selected to play in the Dec. 28 Military Bowl, the bowl announced Sunday. Kickoff is set for 5:45 p.m. in Annapolis, MD
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports North Carolina will play in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28 against the UConn Huskies, the team announced on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. at Boston’s historic Fenway Park, home of baseball’s Boston Red Sox. The Tar Heels and the Huskies have met three times
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Duke will play Mississippi from the Southeastern Conference in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 from EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville. The Blue Devils are seeking a 10-win season — just their second 10-win season ever — in coach Manny Diaz’s first
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By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The mood in the Eagles’ locker room was a bit more bleak than it should have been for a team riding a nine-game winning streak and celebrating a franchise rushing record. Former 1,000-yard receiver DeVonta Smith — who caught a touchdown pass and not
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Realignment is almost here. Athletic directors across the state will see a first draft of new conferences this month. There will be chances to appeal in January, with hopes of finalizing conferences by March for the fall of 2025. I’ve been covering high school sports for 17 years, and this is the most anticipated realignment
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I thought they were gonna pull it out at the end there, Chris, I thought they were gonna pull it out there at the end. Felt like they had the magic, felt like it was gonna happen. A few key mistakes. And here we are another Super Bowl contending team that the Carolina Panthers could
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I don’t envy the jobs of those on the realignment committee. Determining what size each class will be is nowhere near as hard as the next step — determining who plays in what conference. You can never make all 446 schools happy, and those you make unhappy on this step are usually quite heated. By
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By Associated Press, WRAL Sports Carolina Panthers 16 Philadelphia Eagles 22 Final 22-16, Eagles lead – 4Q/13:45 remaining Jalen Hurts isn’t throwing for a bunch of yards today, but his legs were a problem for Panthers on this drive. Hurts ran for 46 yards, including a 35-yard scramble, and finished the drive with a 4-yard
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By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs were struggling to get anything going against Texas, and there was little reason to be hopeful of a turnaround with their quarterback crumpled on the turf. Enter a guy who had barely played in his college career. Little-used backup Gunner Stockton
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