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Brian Geisinger

While he could probably do the job of the news director (who JUST got got on snapchat last week) better than him, for now Brian is working for Sports Channel 8 because he can work from home and they agreed to pay for half of his NBA League Pass. Next he’ll probably either work for his friend’s new bakery in downtown Raleigh or tend bar because at least those places he’ll meet girls. He’s also a Wake Forest fan from Guilford County who went to State.
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From the North Cack Stacks: The Weekly Best in NC Sportswriting

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Greetings, earthlings. It’s Wednesday, which means that it’s time for another edition of our weekly collection of the best writing involving North Carolina sports, past and present athletes, coaches, and other miscellaneous good stuff. Admittedly, it was tough to not just post this one piece of hyperbolic gloriousness from the Technician, and call it a day, but… Read more »

Who Wore It Better Bye Week-Mad Cam

Articles, Sports

It was a bye week for the Carolina Panthers and while the sports media spent the week questioning the team’s strength of schedule, we at Sports Channel 8 had other questions. Such as “Is quarterback Cam Newton a fashion copycat?” The bye week gave us time to revisit week 1 and thus fuel our theory:… Read more »

Who Wore It Better Week 4-He Blinded Me With Science

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Each week Richard Averitte, Sportschannel8’s Director of Marketing and Fashion Consultant, and a guest judge break down Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton press conference wardrobe. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton once again led his team to victory on Sunday with a 34-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also seems to have his post… Read more »

ACC Bowl Projections

ACC Bowl Projections: Week 5

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Dropped out: Georgia Tech 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 5 Power Rankings.

Carolina Panthers

Who Wore It Better: Week 3

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We’re excited to present a new weekly feature by Richard Averitte, Sportschannel8’s Director of Marketing and Fashion Consultant. Carolina Panthers’s QB Cam Newton is putting on a show to start the 2015 season From the “Cam flip” against the Texans in week 2 to yesterday’s three touchdown performance against the Saints, Cam’s got all the… Read more »

Bracketology

ACC Bracketology: October 2nd, 2015

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ACC basketball practice starts today, so it’s a perfect time to look ahead at who can expect a double-bye as a top-four seed in the 2016 ACC Tournament based on two key factors: How good will the team be on the basketball court How ready are their fans to be done with college football [wpvideo… Read more »

Football

College Football Day in North Carolina

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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 »