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Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, Wingate, UNC Pembroke battling for D2 football playoff spots

NCAA Division II teams lead the way in latest North Carolina college football statewide rankings

Eric LuskNovember 12, 2025

North Carolina college football players of the week: Taron Dickens (WCU), Elihu Lipscomb (Wingate) and Lon Teachey (Mars Hill).

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North Carolina college football players of the week – Nov. 11

WCU’s Taron Dickens, Wingate's Elihu Lipscomb & Mars Hill’s Lon Teachey lead the way in Week 11

Eric LuskNovember 11, 2025

North Carolina college football players of the week for Nov. 1 games: NC State's Duke Scott, Livingstone's Kenyon Garner and Duke's Sahmir Hagans

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North Carolina College Football Players of the Week – Week 10 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)

Jayden 'Duke' Scott (NCSU), Kenyon Garner (Livingstone), Sahmir Hagans (Duke) earn latest player honors

Eric LuskNovember 4, 2025

NC State running back Duke Scott racing away from the Georgia Tech defense on his way to a 69-yard gain.

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Team of the Week: NC State Stuns No. 8 Georgia Tech in Homecoming Upset

Duke Scott rushes for 196 yards, CJ Bailey throws for 340 and the Wolfpack becomes 1st team to beat Jackets

NC Football News WireNovember 2, 2025

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Fabulous 15: North Carolina D2 Football Teams Dominate Latest Statewide Rankings

UNC Pembroke, Johnson C. Smith, Catawba headline this week's Fab 15 North Carolina rankings

Eric LuskOctober 1, 2025

North Carolina college football players of the week for Sept. 25-27 games: Nate Sheppard (Duke), Jamieson Alston (Winston-Salem State) and Lukasz Smolen (Johnson C. Smith)

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North Carolina College Football Week 5 Awards: Duke’s Nate Sheppard, WSSU’s Jamieson Alston, JCSU’s Lukasz Smolen

Spotlighting the top offensive, defensive and special teams players from Week 5 of the NC college season

Eric LuskSeptember 30, 2025

UNC Pembroke has been named the North Carolina Football News' College Football Team of the Week.

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UNC Pembroke Football Enters National Rankings After Historic Shutout of No. 20 Valdosta State

Our NC College Football Team of the Week ranked 24th/25th in latest D2 football polls

Eric LuskSeptember 30, 2025

Fayetteville State players celebrate after a big play against Elizabeth City State in the Down East Viking Classic.

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Photo Gallery: Fayetteville State tops Elizabeth City State in Down East Viking Classic

Our favorite images from the 2025 Down East Viking Classic in Rocky Mount

Eric LuskSeptember 24, 2025

North Carolina college football players of the week by NC Football News: Taron Dickens (WCU), Nick Iannone (Guilford) and John Hernandez-Vargas (Fayetteville State).

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WCU’s Dickens, Guilford’s Iannone, Fayetteville State’s Hernandez-Vargas Earn NC College Football Players of the Week

NCCU named Team of the Week after emphatic rivalry win at NC A&T

Eric LuskSeptember 23, 2025

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NC College Football Stat Champions: Dickens Throws for 582, Iannone’s 24 Tackles, NCCU & WCU Top 700 Yards

Tracking Week 4’s Top NC College Football Performances

Eric LuskSeptember 22, 2025

North Carolina college football players of the week for Week 3 in 2025: NC State's Isaiah Shirley, Elon's Landen Clark & Jeff Yurk and NC A&T's Andrew Brown.

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Elon Duo, NC State Defensive Lineman, NC A&T Kicker Earn North Carolina College Football Weekly Awards

QB Landen Clark, DL Isaiah Shirley, PK Andrew Brown and P Jeff Yurk are our top performers for Week 3

Eric LuskSeptember 16, 2025

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announcing that Kameron Johnson has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, with text and an image of Johnson's punt return against Atlanta.

College Football

Big Four Spotlight: NC High School Stars Who Took the Small-College Route to the NFL

The journeys of Kameron Johnson (Barton), Ethan Evans (Wingate), Brandon Codrington (NCCU) & Josh Williams (FSU) to the NFL

Eric LuskSeptember 12, 2025

- FABULOUS 15 -

Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, NC State, App State, Wake Forest Lead The Way at 2-0

Sizing up who's having the most special seasons across NC college football

Eric LuskSeptember 9, 2025

Elon placekicker Luke Barnes earned NC Football News' North Carolina College Football Special Teams Player of the Week. Here, Barnes is pictured following through on a kick against Davidson.

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NC Special Teams Player of the Week: Elon’s Luke Barnes Piles Up Points

Sophomore from Greensboro accounted for 13 points in win over Davidson, including 7-for-7 on PATs

Eric LuskSeptember 9, 2025

Duke defensive end Vincent Anthony Jr. is the NC Football News college football Defensive Player of the Week

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NC Defensive Player of the Week: Duke’s Vincent Anthony Jr. Leads FBS In Sacks

Former Jordan High standout earned three sacks early against Illinois on Saturday

Eric LuskSeptember 9, 2025

Johnson C. Smith quarterback Kelvin Durham earns NC Football News' Offensive Player of the Week honors for week 2 of the 2025 season.

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Offensive Player of the Week: Kelvin Durham Piloted JCSU to Monumental Win Over Valdosta

Senior QB accounted for four touchdowns in triumph over reigning D2 runner-up

Eric LuskSeptember 9, 2025

Former Sanderson High star Alim McNeill, now with the Detriot Lions, had his high school jersey retired, while Clayton High coach Scott Chadwick earned his 200th career win.

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Big Four Spotlight: McNeill’s jersey retired, Grimsley QB stardom, 200 wins for Clayton High coach

New series will spotlight four who are making a difference across North Carolina's vast football landscape

Eric LuskSeptember 4, 2025

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Gardner-Webb, App State Take Charge of Week 1 Fabulous 15 Statewide Rankings

Bulldogs made history with comeback win; Mountaineers claimed Duke's Mayo supremacy

Eric LuskSeptember 3, 2025

Images of top FBS football players in North Carolina for 2025: Duke's Terry Moore and Chandler Rivers, and NC State's Caden Fordham

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North Carolina FBS Football: 2025 Player of the Year Watch List

Duke, NC State, UNC, Wake, ECU, App State, Charlotte loaded with top talent

Eric LuskAugust 28, 2025

Three players who make the NC Football News FCS Player of the Year watch list: Anthony Lowe (Gardner-Webb), Korion Sharpe (NC A&T) and Jeff Yurk (Elon).

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North Carolina FCS Football: 2025 Player of the Year Watch List

All seven FCS programs filled with super-star potential on offense, defense, special teams

Eric LuskAugust 27, 2025

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Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, Wingate, UNC Pembroke battling for D2 football playoff spots

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North Carolina college football players of the week – Nov. 11

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North Carolina College Football Players of the Week – Week 10 (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)

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Team of the Week: NC State Stuns No. 8 Georgia Tech in Homecoming Upset

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2025-26 North Carolina FCS Football Transfer Portal Tracker

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Reports: WCU Star QB Taron Dickens Plans to Enter Transfer Portal

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App State rallies past Marshall, snaps four-game losing skid

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D2 Game Day: Wingate loses heartbreaker to Benedict on wild final play; JCSU falls to Frostburg State

College Football

FCS & FBS Game Day: Duke outlasts UNC, WCU cruises past VMI, Wake Forest wins 8th game of season

- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL -

North Carolina High School Football Scores: State Playoffs Round 1 (Nov. 7, 2025)

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North Carolina High School Football Scores: Final Week of the Regular Season (Oct. 30-31)

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NC High School Football Scores: NCHSAA Playoffs, NCISAA Semifinals (Nov. 14, 2025)

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2025 NCHSAA Football Playoff Brackets Released for 1A-8A Divisions

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2025-26 North Carolina D2 Football Transfer Portal Tracker

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Fabulous 15: North Carolina D2 Football Teams Dominate Latest Statewide Rankings

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North Carolina College Football Week 5 Awards: Duke’s Nate Sheppard, WSSU’s Jamieson Alston, JCSU’s Lukasz Smolen

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UNC Pembroke Football Enters National Rankings After Historic Shutout of No. 20 Valdosta State

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Photo Gallery: Fayetteville State tops Elizabeth City State in Down East Viking Classic

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WCU’s Dickens, Guilford’s Iannone, Fayetteville State’s Hernandez-Vargas Earn NC College Football Players of the Week

College Football

NC College Football Stat Champions: Dickens Throws for 582, Iannone’s 24 Tackles, NCCU & WCU Top 700 Yards

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Elon Duo, NC State Defensive Lineman, NC A&T Kicker Earn North Carolina College Football Weekly Awards

College Football

Big Four Spotlight: NC High School Stars Who Took the Small-College Route to the NFL

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Fabulous 15: Johnson C. Smith, NC State, App State, Wake Forest Lead The Way at 2-0

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NC Special Teams Player of the Week: Elon’s Luke Barnes Piles Up Points

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NC Defensive Player of the Week: Duke’s Vincent Anthony Jr. Leads FBS In Sacks

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Offensive Player of the Week: Kelvin Durham Piloted JCSU to Monumental Win Over Valdosta

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Big Four Spotlight: McNeill’s jersey retired, Grimsley QB stardom, 200 wins for Clayton High coach

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Gardner-Webb, App State Take Charge of Week 1 Fabulous 15 Statewide Rankings

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North Carolina FBS Football: 2025 Player of the Year Watch List

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North Carolina FCS Football: 2025 Player of the Year Watch List

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