ACC Now: Recent Episodes
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For the first time in four years, the University of North Carolina and Clemson football teams will meet on the field, and it won’t be just another football game. In this week’s ACC Now Podcast episode, UNC beat writer C.L. Brown of the News & Observer and Clemson beat writer Chapel Fowler of The State break down the big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the latest ACC Now podcast, Leonard joined the News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman to discuss his standout season, with 16 touchdown passes and 10 touchdown runs, how he came to Duke and why he stayed following coach David Cutcliffe’s departure last November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While North Carolina clinched the Coastal Division with a big road win at Wake Forest, N.C. State suffered its first truly bad loss of the season, blowing a two-touchdown lead at home to two-win Boston College. N&O columnist Luke DeCock and writer-at-large Andrew Carter break down what it all means, UNC's CFP prognosis and why this season is truly torturous for Wolfpack fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Notre Dame coach and former Duke assistant Mike Brey explains why he is in favor of the NCAA tournament expanding while also expressing concern for how College Football Playoff expansion could impact the college basketball regular season. Brey and Louisville guard El Ellis join The N&O’s Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman on this episode of the ACC Now podcast. A Durham native, Ellis discusses what facing Duke and North Carolina has meant to him and talks about his journey from growing up in the Triangle to playing ACC basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Following a season where N.C. State basketball finished last in the ACC, the Wolfpack has a new-look roster built through the transfer portal. Pack coach Kevin Keatts and Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes join The N&O’s Luke DeCock, C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman on this episode of the ACC Now podcast. Keatts discusses his team’s chemistry with DeCock, Brown and Wiseman. Then Forbes joins DeCock and Brown to discuss the success his team had last season after rebuilding through the transfer portal, and his frustration over not making the NCAA tournament after going 25-10, including 13-7 against ACC opponents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When the college basketball season officially tips off next month, it will be the beginning of a new chapter for Duke forward Jacob Grandison and first-year Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer. Grandison, who previously played at Illinois and Holy Cross, Scheyer and Pitt head coach and former Duke assistant coach and player Jeff Capel join The News & Observer’s Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman on this episode of the ACC Now podcast. Grandison, 24, discusses his unique journey to Duke, Scheyer talks about his willingness to go on the road for nonconference games and Capel explains how he’s changed his approach to recruiting, leaning more on the transfer portal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Entering a new season following his team’s run to the national championship game, UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis joins News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock to discuss how his players have grown from last season’s experience, the addition of forward Pete Nance and more. Davis said he’s “shocked” Nance is playing for the Tar Heels this season and not in the NBA. Later, Miami basketball coach Jim Larrañaga joins DeCock and The N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about the changing college sports landscape, the future of ACC basketball and his vision for the NCAA tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Duke offensive lineman and current Blue Devils radio broadcaster Dave Harding joins The N&O’s Steve Wiseman to discuss the impact Mike Elko has made on the Duke football program in his first season and break down Saturday’s rivalry game between Duke and UNC at Wallace Wade Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been a grim year in the ACC's Coastal Division so far. The N&O's Steve Wiseman and Luke DeCock take a look at the progress (or lack thereof) on that side of the ACC. North Carolina stands out as the favorite, Duke is resurgent, Miami is ... Miami, the Virginia teams are miserable, Georgia Tech got its coach and AD fired and who knows what to make of Pitt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer’s Andrew Carter and Chip Alexander discuss No. 10-ranked N.C. State’s game at No. 5 Clemson this Saturday and try to decide if it’s the Wolfpack’s biggest game in program history. While they don’t agree on the answer to that question, they do agree that a win would be the Pack’s biggest win ever. They also talk about how N.C. State’s game at East Carolina was helpful for the Wolfpack ahead of its primetime game at Death Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ahead of his term as chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee, NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan joins sports columnist Luke DeCock to discuss his CFP role, the changing landscape of college sports and everything from the Holiday Bowl fiasco to PNC Arena renovations to whether the Wolfpack women's basketball team could end up playing in a hostile environment ... again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UNC beat writer C.L. Brown and columnist Luke DeCock recap the first three games of UNC's season, from the defensive issues to quarterback Drake Maye’s impressive start. They break down what the 3-0 Tar Heels are doing right and wrong on defense with a week off ahead of hosting Notre Dame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Troy Austin, Duke’s newly named deputy director of athletics for development, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to discuss the Blue Devils’ needs in an era where facilities upgrades are a constant in college athletics. A former Duke football player, Austin’s new job is as Duke’s top athletics department fundraiser, working with the school’s Iron Dukes boosters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O staff writer Chip Alexander was present for the first N.C. State-East Carolina football game in 1970, the brawl at Carter-Finley in 1987, the 1992 Peach Bowl and the Wolfpack's only win in Greenville (in 2007). He joins columnist Luke DeCock to go through the history and look ahead to a potentially historic N.C. State football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As his first season as Duke’s football coach begins, Mike Elko joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman and Luke DeCock to discuss his first few months on the job and his thoughts on making the Blue Devils relevant in the ACC again. Later, Duke defensive end RJ Oben joins Wiseman and shares stories about rubbing shoulders with top NFL players at Super Bowls and major events with his father, NFL vice president Roman Oben. More on Duke football
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Ahead of a highly anticipated 2022 football season, N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren, quarterback Devin Leary and linebacker Isaiah Moore join the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV on the ACC Now podcast. Entering his 10th season, Doeren talks about how he’s developed as a coach over time, while Leary discusses his offseason, including his time at the Manning Passing Academy, and Moore shares what it’s been like for the program to have a target on its back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ACC deputy commissioner Paul Brazeau joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock to talk about the present and future of ACC basketball, including the turnover among coaches, the league's 2022 NCAA tournament redemption, upending narratives and future ACC tournament sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duke athletic director Nina King joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about the changing state of college athletics and where the ACC and Duke stand. In her first year on the job, and the first year where college athletes have been able to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL), King’s hired the Duke basketball program’s first general manager, parted ways with longtime football coach David Cutcliffe, hired Mike Elko and invested more in the school’s football program. Related stories:
It’s ‘critically important’ Duke football improves in changing college sports landscape
After almost a year, former Duke basketball players reflect on how NIL has changed game
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UNC football coach Mack Brown and wide receiver Josh Downs join the N&O’s Luke DeCock and C.L. Brown to discuss name, image and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and how Brown’s tenure at Texas helped fuel the college football arms race the ACC is now losing. Downs, coming off an impressive sophomore season, also talked about quarterbacks Drake Maye and Jacolby Criswell, who are competing for the starting job following the end of the Tar Heels’ Sam Howell era. Related stories:
UNC coach Mack Brown is now at the mercy of college football monster he helped create
On an offense with many questions, UNC WR Josh Downs only definitive answer for Heels
As UNC’s QB competition continues, here’s what Drake Maye, Jacolby Criswell are saying
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Sports media consultant and former Fox Sports executive Patrick Crakes joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock to break down how the ACC's television deal ended up where it is and what paths might lead forward for the ACC as it finds itself under threat from the Big Ten and SEC. Plus Patrick assesses some of Luke's crazier plans for the ACC going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer’s Luke DeCock and Andrew Carter explain how the ACC got to this point, where its future is now in question. How might a lawyer attack the league’s grant of rights agreement that is currently holding the conference together? Is Miami to blame for the position the league finds itself in? What should ACC commissioner Jim Phillips do next? They try to answer these questions and more. More on conference realignment, future of ACC
How ACC went from one of most successful in college sports history to uncertain future
ACC helped kick start the conference expansion race which now threatens its survival
Where does ACC go from here? 5 options for Jim Phillips and schools in North Carolina
As Big Ten, SEC consolidate their power, the ACC finds itself under existential threat
UNC faces dilemma as another round of conference realignment begins, amid ACC uncertainty
If ACC crumbles, which schools are most coveted? Who could be left behind? Ranking resumes
It could cost teams millions to leave ACC. Here’s how league’s grant of rights works.
Would UNC, Duke remain tethered together if new league comes calling? It’s complicated.
With future of ACC in question, could NC State be a good fit for SEC? Here’s a look
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News and Observer reporters C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV talk about conference realignment following the recent announcement that USC and UCLA will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. They discuss how the move could impact the ACC – what the league’s future looks like, which programs it could add, which programs might try to leave and more. Related: How ACC went from one of most successful in college sports history to uncertain future If ACC crumbles, which schools are most coveted? Who could be left behind? Ranking resumes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deja Kelly, who led the UNC women’s basketball team in scoring last season and continues to secure name, imagine and likeness (NIL) deals, joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss her success and development on the court and in the NIL space along with the expectations for next season’s Carolina team that is projected to be ranked among the top 10 when preseason polls are released. The junior guard talks about what it’s been like to juggle basketball, school and the obligations that have come from her NIL deals, how she’s put herself in position to thrive during the first year of NIL and what the future may have in store for her, as a face of women’s college basketball, and other athletes as the college sports landscape continues to evolve. More: UNC guard Deja Kelly poised to be a face of women’s college basketball next season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Grant Hill joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about navigating his basketball career — from his four years at Duke in the 1990s to his 19-year NBA career, how college basketball is different for players now and the future of the game. The former Duke All-American, NBA all-star and Naismith Hall of Famer, who recently released his autobiography, “Game,” also discusses Duke’s Jon Scheyer era following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Josh Hairston, a former Duke basketball player now employed as an NBA agent by Mike Miller’s Lift Sports Management, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about his journey from basketball player to agent representing former Duke forward Wendell Moore. Hairston discusses how his former Blue Devils teammate and longtime friend, Kyrie Irving, helped him transition from his overseas playing career to a role supporting players. He also provides unique insight into the controversial Irving, who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets. Wiseman and Hairston also discuss Duke’s transition from Mike Krzyzewski to Jon Scheyer after Krzyzewski’s retirement. And they breakdown how name, imagine and likeness (NIL) deals are impacting college basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
News and Observer reporters Steve Wiseman and Andrew Carter discuss the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college sports, which began nearly a year ago. How could the lack of regulations and absence of a true market value for a legitimate NIL deal impact the future of college athletics? If schools were to move to a model where athletes are recognized as employees, how would that impact some schools? They discuss these questions and more. Related coverage:
Comprehensive coverage on NIL and key issues facing the ACC from the league’s spring meetings.
‘It doesn’t work anymore’: Coach K on where NCAA sports are, and where they’re headed
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Baseball analyst Daron Vaught, who calls games for ACC Network Extra, joins the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV to discuss UNC’s strong finish to the season, freshman star Vance Honeycutt and what kind of run the ACC champion Tar Heels could make in the NCAA tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former UNC linebacker Shakeel Rashad and former N.C. State basketball player Scott Wood join The News & Observer’s C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV to discuss the name, imagine and likeness (NIL) collectives they are part of that help pool money and resources together to present deals for athletes at their former schools.
More on NIL and how the changing college sports landscape is impacting those in the ACC: www.newsobserver.com/topics/acc-meetings
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Gene Banks, who starred at Duke from 1977-81, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about his experience playing for Mike Krzyzewski during his first season coaching the Blue Devils, what it’d mean to him to have his jersey retired by the school, and how Coach K could have added to his legacy by naming Tommy Amaker or Johnny Dawkins as his successor. Banks also discusses Jon Scheyer taking over the Duke program, assistant coach Nolan Smith’s departure for Louisville and college athletes being allowed to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Spatola, ESPN college basketball analyst and SiriusXM host, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about the latest news from the ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Florida. The two discuss the widening revenue gap between the ACC and the national leaders, the SEC and Big Ten, and other league issues like abandoning football divisions for more attractive matchups in regular season and title game. They also make a case for why the ACC should radically alter its basketball schedules — playing league games in November and December and more nonconference games in January and February. And they explain how name, imagine and likeness (NIL) and Alston-related payments are helping college basketball and where they aren’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ACC Network college football analyst Roddy Jones joins the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV to explain why N.C. State football fans should feel better entering the 2022 season than UNC fans prior to last season. They also discuss if the Wolfpack’s Devin Leary could be the top quarterback in the ACC this season, how the Tar Heels bounce back from last year’s 6-7 season, why losing Sam Howell may not be bad for Carolina and who could be next up at QB for Mack Brown’s program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss Jay Wright suddenly retiring as Villanova’s head coach and what factors may have led to his decision along with the decisions of Hall of Fame coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams who have retired in the last 13 months. They also talk about the impact NIL and the transfer portal have had on college sports, the Duke-UNC Final Four game and next season for the Tar Heels and Blue Devils. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With N.C. State and Clemson playing their spring games Saturday, The News and Observer’s Jonas Pope IV, who covers the Wolfpack, and Tigers beat reporter Alexis Cubit, from The State, look ahead to the 2022 meeting between the two programs, discuss the ACC’s Atlantic Division race and players to watch this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss the ACC’s presence in the Final Four, with North Carolina and Duke set to play Saturday night in New Orleans. He also shares his concerns about the direction in which college athletics is headed – with Name, Image and Likeness policy changes and the transfer portal – and stresses the need for organizational structure. Not wanting education to be devalued, the Gastonia native explains why the issues are personal for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown preview the Duke-North Carolina Final Four matchup and discuss what the last meeting between the rivals, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, did for each team ahead of their postseason runs to New Orleans in Mike Krzyzewski’s final season leading the Blue Devils and Hubert Davis’ first year as head coach of the Tar Heels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former North Carolina star Sam Perkins joins News & Observer reporter C.L. Brown to discuss his memories of winning a national championship with the Tar Heels 40 years ago, the 1981 title game UNC lost to Indiana in Philadelphia the year prior, coaching his daughter’s AAU team and this season’s Carolina team. N&O columnist Luke DeCock also joins C.L. to talk about this year’s UNC team ahead of its Sweet 16 game against UCLA in Philly Friday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With UNC and Duke advancing to the Sweet 16, News & Observer sports reporters C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman provide insight into the NCAA tournament's first week and the ACC's showing. Steve previews Duke's West Region matchup with Texas Tech while C.L. gives an early look at UNC's clash with UCLA in Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The N&O’s Steve Wiseman and Luke DeCock discuss Duke’s 2-2 record in its last two games, the opportunity the Blue Devils have in Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA tournament to redeem themselves following losses in their regular-season finale and the ACC tournament championship game, and the player each of them feels could be Duke’s March Madness X-factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last year’s most accurate bracketologist, the Washington Post’s Patrick Stevens, @D1scourse on Twitter, joins N&O columnist Luke DeCock to break down what the NCAA committee got right on Selection Sunday and where it lost the plot. The ACC was fairly seeded in Patrick’s opinion, but find out who got robbed — and Indiana fans, cover your ears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Georgia Tech lost Tuesday night in the ACC tournament, but Yellow Jackets coach Josh Pastner was still in Brooklyn Wednesday watching games. Pastner joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock from Barclays Center to discuss his basketball fandom, coaching and recruiting in the transfer-portal era and his secret plan to fix ACC basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown break down North Carolina’s win at Duke and what it could mean for the Tar Heels on Selection Sunday. They also discuss potential opponents Duke and UNC could face in the ACC tournament, and they share their thoughts on the ACC awards that were announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Konclusion: Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman break down Mike Krzyzewski's final home game and share a few Coach K stories. They also discuss Duke's midseason development and the pressure the Blue Devils face Saturday against North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N.C. State senior center Elissa Cunane joins the N&O's Jonas Pope IV to talk about the Wolfpack's success and focus this season, her on-court demeanor and what it's like playing for Wes Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock to talk about his team, making his way through the ACC and building chemistry from scratch. Also: his favorite baseball team growing up in Iowa and his college pitching days for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UNC sophomore guard Caleb Love joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss what it was like for him being raised by Carolina basketball fans, how meditation has helped him and his lofty goals for himself and the Tar Heels. Plus, Brown and N&O columnist Luke DeCock highlight Love’s impact for the Tar Heels and his openness when it comes to conversations about his mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Duke point guard (1994-98) and assistant coach (1999-2014) Steve Wojciechowski joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to discuss Mike Krzyzewski's legacy, this year’s Blue Devils and Jon Scheyer taking over the leadership of the Duke program after this season following Coach K’s retirement. After seven years as the head coach at Marquette, this was the first season where Wojciechowski did not coach college basketball. With the time, he did coach another team and had an opportunity to visit Cameron for a game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N.C. State linebacker Isaiah Moore and center Grant Gibson join the N&O's Jonas Pope IV to share stories about their friendship, discuss the hype surrounding the Wolfpack's 2022 season and their decision to "run it back" and stay in Raleigh for another year. The roommates share a love a singing, but aren't always great about sharing snacks in their kitchen.
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The N&O’s Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown discuss which teams could make a run during this year’s ACC tournament, the future of the league and the impact Coach K could have after retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Elko, two months into his role as Duke’s head football coach, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to share his vision for the Blue Devils’ program and what he learned from Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher. Plus, his thoughts on where college sports are headed and his first taste of the Duke-UNC rivalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gov. Roy Cooper, who grew up a UNC fan in Nash County, joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock to discuss Saturday's North Carolina-Duke game, his favorite memories from the rivalry and his dubious Final Four record. He also shares other stories tied to his love of sports, like the time he blocked Phil Ford's shot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who will be the X-factors in Saturday’s Duke-UNC game? As the rivals play for the top spot in the ACC standings, have the Blue Devils and Tar Heels addressed issues they have had this season? And, outside of Duke and UNC, who else could win the ACC? N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock, UNC beat writer C.L. Brown and Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman answer these questions and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O enterprise reporter and former UNC beat writer Andrew Carter joins sports columnist Luke DeCock to talk about memorable games in the Duke-UNC series. They also discuss how expansion has changed the ACC tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The N&O’s Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown discuss the lack of first-round talent in the ACC this season, coaching changes in the league, longtime coaches who could retire soon and the impact it’s had. They also provide an update on the court cases involving Duke guard Michael Savarino, Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson, and star freshman Paolo Banchero — the lone surefire lottery pick in the league this season — and preview the game between North Carolina and N.C. State. Longtime Tar Heels coach Roy Williams will be honored during Saturday’s rivalry matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Retired ACC referee John Clougherty and N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock – co-hosts of the on-hiatus Whistleblowers podcast – break down how hard it is to officiate today's college game and share stories about a few ACC legends, including Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams, and what their conversations with officials were like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The N&O’s C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman highlight players who should be in the mix for ACC Player of the Year and discuss Duke and North Carolina’s losses to Florida State and Miami. They also break down other challenges the Blue Devils and Tar Heels have had on the road and the fight N.C. State has shown this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NC State basketball coach Kevin Keatts joins N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock to break down his ACC roots, the highs and lows of his Wolfpack tenure and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There may be one team alone at the top of the ACC, but how do the other 14 shake out? North Carolina beat writer C.L. Brown and sports columnist Luke DeCock break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock and Wes Durham, host of the ACC Network’s Packer & Durham, pay tribute to Carolina Panthers announcer Mick Mixon, look deeply into the comings and goings of ACC football and break down the league's basketball season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The N&O's C.L. Brown and Luke DeCock break down what went wrong for the Tar Heels in South Bend, try to figure out if the ACC even has a second-best team and take a big-picture look at the Triangle's women's basketball revival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman and sports columnist Luke DeCock break down Duke's return and the ACC's NCAA tournament prospects. Also: the paradox of empty classrooms and a full basketball arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What went wrong, when and why? UNC beat writer C.L. Brown and N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock spend (too much time, probably), looking back at the Tar Heels' disappointing 6-7 season and look ahead to 2022, when the Tar Heels may be Coastal Division favorites again by default. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A win over UCLA in the Holiday Bowl would mark the second time in program history that N.C. State football reaches 10 wins. The Wolfpack went 11-3 during the 2002 season. N.C. State director of strength and conditioning Dantonio Burnette and nickels coach Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay were both linebackers on that team. They join N.C. State writer Jonas Pope IV on a trip down memory lane, while drawing comparisons between that 11-win team and this year’s Wolfpack team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock and UNC beat writer C.L. Brown applaud the ACC's new COVID forfeit policy and try to figure out what's going on with UNC basketball -- and the ACC in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock and NC State beat writer Jonas Pope IV discuss the NCAA's ruling against NC State, with the Wolfpack avoiding a postseason ban and finally out from under the threat of severe sanctions, as well as the state of the basketball program and NC State football ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first episode of our resurrected ACC Now podcast, sports columnist Luke DeCock and Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman discuss the wave of COVID-19 postponements in the ACC and across the sports landscape, as well as new Duke football coach Mike Elko and the state of that program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices