CHAPEL HILL, NC - NOVEMBER 07: Head Coach David Cutcliffe of the Duke Blue Devils yells at a referee against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Kenan Stadium...

North Carolina halts Duke's offense, win streak as run game spurs Heels

Ryan Houston ran for a career-high 164 yards and Jheranie Boyd scored the clinching touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to help North Carolina beat Duke 19-6 on Saturday.

Will the ACC make the BCS leap?

The ACC is chock-full of talent. Will this be the year the conference fields a BCS contender?

ACC divisional analysis

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

ESPN The Magazine previews: ACC

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the ACC preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

...4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels carries the ball against Catron Gainey #23 of the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 29, 2008 in Durham, North Carolina

Hokies, Dawgs take on all comers

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

...Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels yells to his defense during the game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on November 29, 2008 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C...

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 29: Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis #9 of the Duke Blue Devils looks to pass the ball during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Wallace...

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 29: Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis #9 of the Duke Blue Devils drops back to pass the ball during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at...

UNC Bounces Back To Seal 28-20 Win Over Duke

Shaun Draughn rushed for 110 yards and a TD to lead North Carolina

North Carolina snaps two-game skid behind Yates' three TDs

A near-perfect T.J. Yates threw three touchdown passes, and Trimane Goddard intercepted a pass in the closing seconds to seal North Carolina's 28-20 victory over Duke on Saturday night.

Commonwealth Cup takes the cake for ACC rivalry games

There are some heated rivalry games in the ACC, but Virginia and Virginia Tech's Commonwealth Cup leads the pack, writes Heather Dinich.

Just another wild Saturday in college football

Step Right Up … By Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com It's one of those Sundays when you feel as if you spent all of Saturday watching a foreign film without ...

These schools put the student back in student-athlete

From real student-athletes to September superlatives to what's ahead in October, the Dash runs through it all.