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Mitch Trubisky's wait is finally over. The quarterback will make his first career start Saturday for No. 22 North Carolina in the opener against No. 18 Georgia in Atlanta. Trubisky, a 6-foot-3 junior from Mentor, Ohio, arrived in January 2013 as one of head coach Larry Fedora's first recruits as he installed a fast-paced spread offense at UNC. Continue to Article

September 01, 2016 12:32:pm EST

Senior Greyson Lambert will start at quarterback for No. 18 Georgia in its season opener against No. 22 North Carolina, getting the nod over touted freshman Jacob Eason. Georgia spokesman Claude Felton confirmed Thursday that Lambert had beaten out Eason for the starting job. First-year coach Kirby Smart had declined earlier in the week to name a starter, only saying that junior Brice Ramsey was no longer in the running. Continue to Article

September 01, 2016 11:46:am EST

If North Carolina was hoping to get some indication of how much its run defense may have improved since the late-season collapse a year ago, the Tar Heels couldn't have asked for any better measure than what they figure to get when they take on Georgia Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in the Georgia Dome. Coach Kirby Smart has pronounced the 18th-ranked Bulldogs' star running back, Nick Chubb, recovered from the knee injury that sidelined him at midseason last year and ready for the opener against the No. 22 Tar Heels (ESPN, 5:30 p.m. ET). "We feel good about Nick," Smart said. Continue to Article

September 01, 2016 10:05:am EST

Cindy Duke's father went to Georgia. Mark Richt's hiring at Miami, after his successful 15-year run at Georgia came to an end last fall, has already brought something that the Hurricanes weren't necessarily expecting. ''Since Mark Richt came to Georgia, I've been a fan of his,'' Duke said. Continue to Article

September 01, 2016 2:04:am EST