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Giglio: Historically, football success elusive for NC State, Duke, UNC

N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren yells to his players during the second half of Wake Forest's 28-13 victory Saturday, October 5, 2013, at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.

UNC, Duke and NC State are the only three teams with an 0-2 ACC record. There is time to change that, of course, but sustained football success has always been a challenge.

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UNC sophomore tail back Romar Morris (21) is one of the leading candidates to replace Giovani Bernard in the Tar Heels' backfield after Bernard's early departure to the NFL. Morris is show at practice on Monday August 12, 1013 at Navy Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. Teammates Kameron Jackson (25), Khris Francis (1) and Jonathan Howard (84) wait their turn to run through a drill with Morris.

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EDUCATION

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NORTH CAROLINA

Emails show UNC doubts about ACC after Maryland’s departure

Amid the swirl of rumors and speculation after Maryland announced that it would leave the ACC to join the Big Ten, North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham expressed concern about the future of the ACC, and whether it could compete financially with other conferences.
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The North Carolina SBI case against Watson, others, is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.
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Football players invite their professors to practice in effort to bridge gap between academics and athletics, coach Larry Fedora says.
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