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October 6, 2007

Turn on computer to see Wake-Duke

GREENSBORO -- Today's Wake Forest-Duke football game will not be seen on ESPN or syndicated by Raycom-Lincoln Financial or any other outfit commonly known to the sports fan. Its carrier is ACC Select, a live video Internet service that sounds far removed... Read More

Davis downplays his link to Miami

CHAPEL HILL -- Ask Butch Davis whether there's any added significance to leading North Carolina against Miami, and you'll probably be disappointed with the response. "To be honest with you, not particularly," said Davis, a former Miami coach. Still, it's... Read More

October 2, 2007

Reunions continue in ACC

Another Saturday, another slightly awkward reunion. Three weeks ago, it was Tom O'Brien's return to Boston College, a trip that -- all things being equal -- the N.C. State football coach would much rather have avoided. This week, the Wolfpack reconnects w... Read More

September 30, 2007

State gives in to Louisville

RALEIGH -- The stricken look on Andre Brown's face said it all. The words he then spoke merely confirmed it. "Turnovers killed us," the junior running back said. On Saturday, N.C. State's five turnovers killed the Wolfpack's chance of pulling of... Read More

Tar Heels threaten late, but can't get past Hokies

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- There's something to be said for taking 17th-ranked Virginia Tech to the final minute at sold-out, screeching Lane Stadium. "We came into ... probably the toughest place to play in the country and competed against a really good team," s... Read More

Special teams deliver for Georgia Tech

GEORGIA TECH 13, NO. 13 CLEMSON 3: Mark Buchholz missed one kick after another, a couple sliding left of the upright, the other two going wide right. Not that he was the only offender on the Clemson special teams, which weren't very special at all. While... Read More

Hurricanes hold off another Duke upset bid

MIAMI -- Kyle Wright returned from an injury to throw a game-sealing touchdown pass to DajLeon Farr with 2:15 left, and Miami escaped an upset bid by Duke for the second straight year by beating the Blue Devils 24-14 on Saturday. Wright was 19-of-23 for 2... Read More

September 25, 2007

Beck still standing as starting QB for Wolfpack

There weren't many positives for N.C. State in its 42-20 loss to Clemson on Saturday, but at least the Wolfpack still knows who its quarterback is. Harrison Beck left the game late in the first quarter with a sprained right knee, but he could have re-ente... Read More

September 23, 2007

State of N.C. State football: 'Not very good'

RALEIGH -- They stood around under their tents or milled about in the gravel parking lots, listening to the radio and throwing a football. A lot of N.C. State's fans decided not to come back into Carter-Finley Stadium after halftime of the Wolfpack's gam... Read More

Interceptions, weak offense doom Tar Heels

TAMPA, Fla. -- North Carolina coach Butch Davis didn't flinch when T.J. Yates threw yet another interception. Instead, he shared a story with his redshirt freshman quarterback. Davis recalled a game when Troy Aikman was a young Dallas Cowboys quarterback... Read More

Deacons' comeback ends in OT victory

WINSTON-SALEM -- They created a new network for this one: ESPNUnlikely. Alphonso Smith's 100-yard interception return changed momentum for Wake Forest against Maryland, but it didn't deliver Saturday's 31-24 overtime victory by itself. In order to pull of... Read More

ACC football roundup: Virginia nips Georgia Tech

VIRGINIA 28, GEORGIA TECH 23: Jameel Sewell had just finished a forgettable series, completing two passes to receivers who got hammered for 1-yard gains and throwing another that bounced high off a receiver's hands and almost got intercepted. Time was run... Read More

Late FG completes Navy's comeback over Duke

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Backup kicker Joey Bullen made a 44-yard field goal on the last play of the game to lift Navy past Duke 46-43 on Saturday. Bullen's kick finished off a fourth-quarter comeback by the Midshipmen (2-2), who trailed 43-32. With Jarod Bryant... Read More

September 21, 2007

Skinner back in lineup for Wake

WINSTON-SALEM -- Principal Skinner is back in charge. Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner, who says he doesn't watch "The Simpsons" and is therefore unaware of the character who bears his surname, said Thursday he has been cleared to start Sat... Read More

September 19, 2007

Devils act like they know how to win

DURHAM -- Duke football coach Ted Roof sat down at his weekly news conference and got right to the point. "All right, let's talk about Navy," he said Tuesday. The comment drew chuckles from the gathered media, because naturally all the talk abou... Read More

Wake Forest makes another move in backfield

WINSTON-SALEM -- If you're about to face the Terrapins, you might as well play a shell game. Such is the state of flux in Wake Forest's offensive backfield entering Saturday's home football game against Maryland. With an abundance of tailbacks and a lack... Read More

Maryland wants revenge against Wake Forest

The last time Maryland faced Wake Forest, a trip to the ACC championship game hung in the balance. The Terrapins (2-1) have a different incentive in the rematch Saturday: revenge and a 1-0 start in the ACC. Wake Forest beat Maryland 38-24 last November an... Read More

September 18, 2007

Wake Forest QB Skinner hopes to face Maryland

WINSTON-SALEM -- When Riley Skinner realized he wasn't thinking about his throwing shoulder Monday night, he decided ignorance was bliss. Wake Forest's quarterback, who has missed the past two games because of a mild separation of the right shoulder, thre... Read More

Virginia field goal clears rule book

This much we know: "The kick was good," said Butch Davis, North Carolina's football coach. "Make no mistake about it. He made the kick." Originally, though, a mistake was made on Virginia kicker Chris Gould's 48-yard field-goal attempt... Read More

September 16, 2007

Wolfpack learns how to celebrate, sort of

RALEIGH -- N.C. State made a belated return to football Saturday evening, throttling Wofford and ending the school's longest losing streak since 1959. First things first. State could yet make something of its season, but the Wolfpack first had to win a ga... Read More

Oh, so close, but Tar Heels fall to Virginia

CHAPEL HILL -- Needing three yards for the game-clinching first down, Virginia running back Cedric Peerman put his head down and plowed into a pile of North Carolina defenders. Slowly and steadily, Peerman churned his legs and moved the pile. When the pl... Read More

Wake Forest beats Army

WINSTON-SALEM -- Wake Forest's offense couldn't get much going against Army, so the Demon Deacons left the scoring to their defense and special teams. Aaron Curry returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown, and Wake Forest held Army to 56 total yar... Read More

N.C. State ends losing streak against Wofford

RALEIGH -- As N.C. State's usually proficient passing game sputtered, Andre Brown got the Wolfpack's rushing attack rolling. Brown ran for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading the Wolfpack to a 38-17 victory over Wofford on Saturday night... Read More

Duke breaks 22-game losing streak

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Duke snapped the longest losing streak in the country at 22 games, beating Northwestern 20-14 Saturday night. Thaddeus Lewis threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns for the Blue Devils, whose last win came on Sept. 17, 2005 against VMI. Read More

ACC football roundup

NO. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE 24, NO. 15 GEORGIA TECH 10: In a showdown between two of the country's best players, Matt Ryan was the clear winner. The Boston College quarterback threw for a career-best 435 yards and Eagles shut down Georgia Tech star Tashard Choi... Read More