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Caulton Tudor

Caulton Tudor has worked for The News & Observer or The Raleigh Times for more than 30 years. He can be reached at 829-8946 or ctudor@newsobserver.com



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Irish, Heisman have a special bond

What do Joe Montana, Joe Theismann and Brady Quinn have in common, other than the fact that all three were outstanding quarterbacks at Notre Dame?

Updated: Oct. 8, 2008 1:48 PM | Full story

UNC fans saw legend unfold

Before Joe Montana broke a lot of North Carolina hearts Oct. 11, 1975, very few Carolina folks had ever heard of the Notre Dame quarterback.

Updated: Oct. 7, 2008 5:15 AM | Full story

No Justice in UNC's loss to Irish in 1949

So pronounced is Notre Dame's footprint on college football that some opponents mark program milestones by chances to play the Irish.

Updated: Oct. 6, 2008 2:03 AM | Full story

Eagles' 'fence wire' tangles up Pack

Tudor:In the old days at East Carolina, when Jeff Jagodzinski was an assistant and Steve Logan the head coach, they sometimes used the phrase "fence wire and duct tape" to describe the sort of offensive attack Boston College used Saturday to put away

Updated: Oct. 5, 2008 1:46 AM | Full story

It may be new to you ...

Tudor:The spread-option offense in college football is all the rage now, but its popularity probably won't last as long as many fans may think.

Updated: Oct. 4, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

What next? Duke is 1-0 in the ACC

Tudor:What's next, a Libertarian in the White House?

Updated: Sep. 28, 2008 2:14 AM | Full story

Duke, Virginia may rediscover their ill will

Tudor:When the subject is Duke football, the last words that normally come to mind are "ill will."

Updated: Sep. 26, 2008 2:20 AM | Full story

Tar Heels still need a strong running game

Tudor:Losing quarterback T.J. Yates to an ankle injury does not equate to the end of North Carolina's hopes to bleed a bowl bid out of this football season.

Updated: Sep. 23, 2008 5:02 AM | Full story

Pack rights the ship, Pirates' hopes sink

Tudor: A dream ended Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium.

Updated: Sep. 21, 2008 2:02 AM | Full story

Deacons' rise good for state

Tudor:The most intriguing day of this regional college football season could end with a hot debate about the pecking order of in-state teams.

Updated: Sep. 20, 2008 3:43 AM | Full story

Pack gets credit for ECU rivalry

Tudor:It's just one person's opinion, but the best football rivalry in this state will resume in Carter-Finley Stadium at noon Saturday when East Carolina and N.C. State get after each other for the 26th time.

Updated: Sep. 19, 2008 2:40 AM | Full story

Eyes on Heels, Hokies

Tudor:If the Virginia Tech-at-North Carolina football game on Saturday boils down to strength vs. strength, it will be the Hokies' secondary against the Tar Heels' wide receivers.

Updated: Sep. 17, 2008 6:25 AM | Full story

Cutcliffe has Duke thinking positively

Tudor: In years past, Duke's football team would not have defeated Navy on Saturday in Wallace Wade Stadium.

Updated: Sep. 14, 2008 1:22 AM | Full story

Time for ACC to step up

Tudor:If a touchdown dash of 50 yards begins with a single step, then maybe North Carolina got the ACC off its heels with that impressive win on Thursday at Rutgers.

Updated: Sep. 13, 2008 1:55 AM | Full story

Butch Davis, America is watching

Tudor:OK, Butch Davis, show us something. You've got the spotlight all to yourself. The second-year North Carolina football coach and his team visit Rutgers tonight.

Updated: Sep. 11, 2008 4:53 AM | Full story

Pirates may be headed for special season

Tudor:The door to big-time opportunity opened Saturday for East Carolina's football program and its thousands of screaming fans.

Updated: Sep. 7, 2008 2:12 AM | Full story

Coaches must stay or pay

Tudor:Dave Hart was the athletic director at East Carolina during the late 1980s and early 1990s when he conceived a fairly novel idea that indirectly wound up putting $4 million in West Virginia's bank account.

Updated: Sep. 6, 2008 3:59 AM | Full story

ACC offenses pack little punch

Tudor:If the ACC has ever had a more disappointing opening football weekend than what we just witnessed, I cannot remember it. I've seen a lot of wobbly takeoffs, too.

Updated: Sep. 1, 2008 4:44 AM | Full story

Winning ugly tops losing ugly

Tudor: With the sincere apologies to Andy Griffith, what it was was ugly.

Updated: Aug. 29, 2008 3:06 AM | Full story

A big mistake in 1971

Tudor:There are two popular theories for why charter member South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970-71 school year.

Updated: Aug. 27, 2008 7:23 AM | Full story

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