Community Picks: Virginia Tech 0% vs North Carolina 0%

After consecutive storybook endings, North Carolina probably could use a little breather, but the Tar Heels are not going to get it. Florida State, the 37-35 victim last week on Nick Weiler's 54-yard field goal as time ran out, was just the first of a three-game stretch that likely will determine the postseason fate for the Heels, who have won four in a row since dropping their opener to Georgia. First-year coach Justin Fuente's Hokies have recovered from a big loss to Tennessee in Bristol and have won their last two game to improve to 3-1 on the season overall and 1-0 in ACC play. Continue to Article

October 04, 2016 3:59:pm EST

It's the vision Virginia Tech had when it hired Justin Fuente as coach: A high octane offense combined with a resurgent defense led by Bud Foster guiding the Hokies back into the national discussion as an elite program. The Hokies (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned to the Top 25 this week at No. 25, and travel to North Carolina to face the No. 17 Tar Heels (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday. Right guard Augie Conte thinks the Hokies have something to prove. Continue to Article

October 04, 2016 3:50:pm EST

Apparently, North Carolina is quite comfortable in the frenetic final seconds of a close game. The No. 17 Tar Heels have won their past two games with scores in the last 5 seconds, marking the fifth time in three seasons that they've erased a deficit and won a game with a final-minute score. It's a confidence-building run of success entering Saturday's visit from No. 25 Virginia Tech in a key matchup for the Tar Heels in their bid to repeat as the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division champion. Continue to Article

October 03, 2016 5:19:pm EST

North Carolina is scheduled to appear before an NCAA infractions committee panel Oct. 28 in the case tied to its long-running academic fraud scandal. The school released correspondence Friday from the NCAA that set the hearing date in Indianapolis. The hearing date is five years to the day of the school's previous meeting with an infractions committee panel, which handled a probe launched in 2010 focused on improper benefits and academic misconduct within the football program. Continue to Article

September 30, 2016 2:31:pm EST

It turns out Mitch Trubisky just needed a little bit of time. North Carolina's first-time starting quarterback looked uncomfortable and out of rhythm in his debut against Georgia. Three games later, the junior enters October in a mistake-free groove, racking up big numbers and ranking as one of the nation's top passers while showing the composed play coach Larry Fedora had hoped to see. Continue to Article

September 26, 2016 4:52:pm EST