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...

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.

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

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?

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...

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...

...game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Wallace Wade...

...game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Wallace Wade...

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.

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.

SEC is top conference so far, but Big 12 isn't far behind

...Defending national champion LSU and Auburn were supposed to battle it out in the SEC West. South Carolina was a popular choice to be the league's dark horse. What we know: For the first...