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CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 05: Ryan Switzer #3 celebrates with T.J. Logan #8 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after scoring a touchdown against the Clemson Tigers during the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Top 25 College Football Countdown: No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels 2015 Record: 11-3 Overall, 8-0 in ACC (Lost to 49-38 to Baylor in the Citrus Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Will North Carolina win 10 games for the second straight season? After winning more than 10 games for the first time in almost two decades, the only thing that Tar Heels fans […]

TSS Roundtable: What is the most important game of the regular season?

We continue our college football discussion today by talking about some of the most important games this fall. This spring and summer, the cast of writers here at the Student Section will discuss what’s going to happen on the gridiron this season. Question: What is the one regular season game that will have the most implications […]

Week 14 College Football Playoff Rooting Interests

We are down to just eight College Football Playoff hopefuls, in addition to two others we feel we should mention as well. Their scenarios en route to the Playoff are more or less clear, though there are a few possibilities where we honestly won’t know who will make the Playoff until the committee tells us […]

The Playoff Committee’s message: quality wins can override bad losses

When looking at the resumes of teams the College Football Playoff Selection Committee has placed at the top of the next-to-last rankings, one thing is abundantly clear: the committee values quality wins over losses. While strength of schedule is a hot button topic for the committee, the past two seasons have shown it is more […]

What the Selection Committee Taught Us: Week 11

We noted last week that the committee has not been wholly consistent in how far down teams move after suffering a loss, though we can begin to note a pattern this week. Six ranked teams lost last week. Once again, some of them fell further than others. In general, it feels like the amount a […]

Watch: UNC’s Ryan Switzer gets 7th career punt return for TD

Ryan Switzer is closing in on the FBS record for punt returns for TD. Here he is against Miami today taking another to the house…. UNC's Ryan Switzer returned his 7th punt for a TD, just 1 shy of FBS record held by Wes Welker & Antonio Perkins. https://t.co/bCRFqyf9by — ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB)

BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 08: Brandon Harris #6 of the LSU Tigers tries to avoid a tackle by Xzavier Dickson #47 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during a game at Tiger Stadium on November 8, 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Thoughts, Observations, and Things To Watch For in Week 10

This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for, featuring four games that will have an impact on the College Football Playoff race. Here’s a list of thoughts, observations, and things to watch for in week 10. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please ignore the College Football Playoff rankings. Until the […]

Uniforms Of The Week: Military Appreciation Rundown

With Veterans Day just around the corner, the college football world will once again see a good handful of schools suit up in alternate uniforms designed to be a military tribute to one degree or another. This has become a trend that seems to happen twice a season, with the first coming around September 11, […]

North Carolina prepares for Duke and pursues ACC history

With last Thursday’s 26-19 win at Pittsburgh, North Carolina now has itself a week away from potentially taking a stranglehold on the ACC Coastal Division. In order to do so, it has to get past an old rival in Duke. Everyone loves a Duke-Carolina game. ESPN always loves to put it in primetime. Dicky V […]

Look: UNC basketball introduces black uniforms

These will debut against UCLA in Brooklyn on 12/19…. UNC basketball will wear @jumpman23 black uniforms for the first time vs. UCLA in Brooklyn on 12/19 A photo posted by UNC Basketball (@uncbb) on Oct 9, 2015 at 12:12pm PDT Watch

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