“When you’re hungry, you eat; when you’re a frog, you leap; if you’re scared of Rick Bozich trolling your team, get a dog.” It’s football season in North Carolina (if you hadn’t heard, everyone in the entire state is going to a college football game this weekend) and that means it’s time to pick sides…. Read more »
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SMU NCAA Scandal Proves That it happens everywhere
The NCAA handed down its punishment to Southern Methodist University today in the form of a post-season ban and scholarship reductions, as well as a hefty 9-game suspension for head coach Larry Brown for a “lack of head coach control”. SMU had been under investigation for over 8 months for suspected academic fraud and unethical… Read more »
College Football Day in North Carolina
For a 24-hour span between October 2nd at 7PM through October 3rd, 22 of North Carolina’s 32 college football teams are playing in-state. SportsChannel8 and our team of sponsors are setting an aggressive goal of reaching 150,000 fans in cumulative attendance on what we’re calling “College Football Day in North Carolina“. To participate: Download and… Read more »
ACC Game Times: 10/17
We here at Sports Channel 8 like to tell you things that will happen way before they are announced, so here are the ACC game times for October 17th, a full week before these decisions will actually be made. Projected Game Times: October 17th BC @ Clem- 12 ESPN Lou @ FSU- 330 ESPN/ABC Pitt… Read more »
Another Week, Another Wait for Answers about NC State
NC State has been one of the nation’s most compelling teams over the first four weeks of the season thanks to a mixture of explosive potential and the absence of any real tests on the schedule. Even after scoring 63 points in a road game against South Alabama, the Wolfpack sits just outside of the… Read more »
College Football Day in North Carolina Kicks off October 2nd
College football attendance has been a hot issue across our state for some time, but the past few weeks have boiled over to a point where we have schools calling out other schools and players calling out their own fans. Pictures of empty stadiums have circulated around social media, and though there’s plenty of context… Read more »
BREAKING: Superstar Trubisky Demoted
While Mitch Trubisky was being announced as the ACC Offensive Back of the Week, UNC coach Larry Fedora was simultaneously naming Marquise Williams the starter at quarterback moving through this week’s preparations. The announcement certainly changes the tone of the Tar Heels football program moving forward. “Marquise Williams is our starter,” Coach Fedora said. “There’s… Read more »
ACC Bowl Projections: Week 4
Click the image to enlarge. Pool 1 Bowls include (in no order) the Sun Bowl, Belk Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, and the Music City or TaxSlayer Bowl. See how our bowl projections line up with our Week 4 power rankings.