The time for preseason chatter is finished.
We’re done with Media Days. And fall camps. And – though we had fun debating them and putting them together – preseason all-conference, all-state and all-American lists.
At long last, let’s play some games!
Five season openers involving North Carolina college teams are on the docket for Thursday, with two more – pushed back by Hurricane Idalia’s visit to Southeastern North Carolina – coming Friday afternoon.
Check back here for final scores:
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| Thursday, August 31 | ||
| Barton 41, Chowan 0 | FINAL | |
| Wake Forest 37, Elon 17 | FINAL | |
| William & Mary 34, Campbell 24 | FINAL | |
| NC State 24, Connecticut 14 | FINAL | |
| UAB 35, NC A&T 6 | FINAL | |
| Friday, September 1 | ||
| Fayetteville State at UNC Pembroke | 3 p.m. | |
| Albany State at Wingate | 4 p.m. |
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The Latest Headlines From NC Football News:
- Class of 2025 commit follows brother to Elon
Defensive back/athletic Tyler Hart plays for Baltimore powerhouse Dunbar High - Test your prognosticating skills with our Carolina College Pick’em Challenge
New contest will debut this football season; Free to enter - Charlotte future football schedules include SEC, ACC foes – and a lot of Appalachian State
49ers will play UNC, NC State, Georgia, Ohio State and Ole Miss – and the Mountaineers six times – over the next seven seasons - Chowan, Lees-McRae and Mount Olive to add women’s flag football
Conference Carolinas will debut the fast-growing sport at the NCAA Division II level in 2025-26 - Hickory High state championship QB chooses Samford
Brady Stober earned 3A title game MVP honors after leading Red Tornadoes to trophy with late TD
