2026 BOLD NORTH STATE TAILGATE | SEASON 4

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🚨🏀 DG 1-On-1: Louisville HC Pat Kelsey 🏀🚨 (#10 Cardinals at Memphis, 1 pm, ESPN) 2023/2024 = among worst seasons in program history —Under Kelsey— 2025: 27-8, 18-2 ACC (2nd), NCAAT (ACC COY) 2026: 24-11, 11-7 ACC, NCAAT 2027: picked 3rd (👇Video👇) https://t.co/pSoZ2lPZrr

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Clemson has lost 12 ACC games in the last four seasons. In the 12 seasons before that, 2011 through 2022, the Tigers lost 11 ACC games combined. Let that sink in. From 2015 to 2019, Clemson went 40-0 against ACC teams in the regular season. Six straight league titles. Two national championships. The standard every other ACC program was measured against. Here’s the last four years: 2023: 4-4 ACC 2024: 7-1 ACC 2025: 4-4 ACC 2026: 4-3 ACC, so far Loss No. 12 came today, and it was ugly. Georgia Tech came into Death Valley at 2-7, last in the ACC, and won 20-6. Clemson lost starting QB Tait Reynolds in the second minute, used four quarterbacks and didn’t score an offensive touchdown. The numbers that came with it: • Clemson’s first loss to a team with a losing record since 2010, which ended a 38-game streak • Third straight home loss • 2-9 in its last 11 home games against power-conference teams • No offensive touchdown in either of the last two games A week ago, Dabo Swinney passed Bobby Bowden for the most regular-season ACC wins by any coach. Today, the questions got louder. Next up: Friday night in Durham. Clemson (6-4, 4-3 ACC) at Duke (7-3, 4-3 ACC) Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Wallace Wade Stadium Duke is coming off a 36-25 loss at Miami. Both teams are 4-3 in league play, and one of them leaves Friday night with a losing ACC record. For Clemson, that would be loss No. 13. The All-New MUSCLE MILK #BoldNorthStateTour rolls into Durham for Tour Stop #14. Come see us before kickoff. @ONSTailgate #MuscleMilkNCSN #BOLDNORTHSTATE

TheNCSportsNet's tweet photo. Clemson has lost 12 ACC games in the last four seasons.

In the 12 seasons before that, 2011 through 2022, the Tigers lost 11 ACC games combined.

Let that sink in.

From 2015 to 2019, Clemson went 40-0 against ACC teams in the regular season.

Six straight league titles.

Two national championships.

The standard every other ACC program was measured against.

Here’s the last four years:
2023: 4-4 ACC
2024: 7-1 ACC
2025: 4-4 ACC
2026: 4-3 ACC, so far

Loss No. 12 came today, and it was ugly. Georgia Tech came into Death Valley at 2-7, last in the ACC, and won 20-6. Clemson lost starting QB Tait Reynolds in the second minute, used four quarterbacks and didn’t score an offensive touchdown.

The numbers that came with it:
• Clemson’s first loss to a team with a losing record since 2010, which ended a 38-game streak
• Third straight home loss
• 2-9 in its last 11 home games against power-conference teams
• No offensive touchdown in either of the last two games

A week ago, Dabo Swinney passed Bobby Bowden for the most regular-season ACC wins by any coach. Today, the questions got louder.

Next up: Friday night in Durham.

Clemson (6-4, 4-3 ACC) at Duke (7-3, 4-3 ACC)
Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Wallace Wade Stadium
Duke is coming off a 36-25 loss at Miami. Both teams are 4-3 in league play, and one of them leaves Friday night with a losing ACC record. For Clemson, that would be loss No. 13.

The All-New MUSCLE MILK #BoldNorthStateTour rolls into Durham for Tour Stop #14. Come see us before kickoff.
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IN-STATE FOOTBALL | PEMBROKE CROWNED. BRAVES ARE PLAYOFF BOUND. COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP | NOV. 14 GAMES UNC PEMBROKE: 91 YARDS TO A CHAMPIONSHIP. Josh Ehrlich found Malik Brown for a 91-yard touchdown with 2:14 remaining, lifting UNC Pembroke past North Greenville 21–14 in the Conference Carolinas Bowl. The 9–2 Braves claimed the conference championship and automatic NCAA Division II playoff berth, their first playoff trip since 2016. Ehrlich earned game MVP honors with 251 passing yards and three touchdowns. Brown caught six passes for 139 yards and two scores. A championship finish worthy of the stage. ECU GOES BOWLING. APP STATE GETS A ROAD WIN. ECU beat Charlotte 17–16 to reach six wins and bowl eligibility for the third straight year. The Pirates erased a 16–7 halftime deficit and held the 49ers scoreless after the break. App State won 20–16 at Marshall. TITLE HEARTBREAK FOR JCSU AND NCCU. Virginia Union edged Johnson C. Smith 15–14 for the CIAA championship despite Fabian Duncan’s 232 rushing yards and a touchdown. South Carolina State beat NC Central 38–24 to claim the MEAC championship. FCS FINALS Elon 28, Campbell 24 NC A&T 41, Hampton 14 Western Carolina 17, Samford 12 South Carolina State 38, NC Central 24 Dayton 34, Davidson 3 Western Illinois 45, Gardner-Webb 7 DIVISION II FINALS UNC Pembroke 21, North Greenville 14 Virginia Union 15, Johnson C. Smith 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 45, Catawba 38 Wingate 27, Mars Hill 20 Edward Waters 35, Chowan 29 DIVISION III FINALS Brevard 24, NC Wesleyan 20 Greensboro 49, Methodist 0 Shenandoah 42, Guilford 7 EARLIER THIS WEEK Friday: Fayetteville State 31, Virginia State 29 Thursday: Erskine 28, Barton 26 Raise a cold Pepsi to the champions, the road winners and the communities that showed up. This is college football across the Bold North State. Which in-state performance deserves more attention? #CollegeFootball #ConferenceCarolinas #BoldNorthState #PepsiNCSN #NCSN

TheNCSportsNet's tweet photo. IN-STATE FOOTBALL | PEMBROKE CROWNED. BRAVES ARE PLAYOFF BOUND.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP | NOV. 14 GAMES

UNC PEMBROKE: 91 YARDS TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.
Josh Ehrlich found Malik Brown for a 91-yard touchdown with 2:14 remaining, lifting UNC Pembroke past North Greenville 21–14 in the Conference Carolinas Bowl. The 9–2 Braves claimed the conference championship and automatic NCAA Division II playoff berth, their first playoff trip since 2016.

Ehrlich earned game MVP honors with 251 passing yards and three touchdowns. Brown caught six passes for 139 yards and two scores. A championship finish worthy of the stage.

ECU GOES BOWLING. APP STATE GETS A ROAD WIN.
ECU beat Charlotte 17–16 to reach six wins and bowl eligibility for the third straight year. The Pirates erased a 16–7 halftime deficit and held the 49ers scoreless after the break. App State won 20–16 at Marshall.

TITLE HEARTBREAK FOR JCSU AND NCCU.
Virginia Union edged Johnson C. Smith 15–14 for the CIAA championship despite Fabian Duncan’s 232 rushing yards and a touchdown. South Carolina State beat NC Central 38–24 to claim the MEAC championship.

FCS FINALS
Elon 28, Campbell 24
NC A&T 41, Hampton 14
Western Carolina 17, Samford 12
South Carolina State 38, NC Central 24
Dayton 34, Davidson 3
Western Illinois 45, Gardner-Webb 7

DIVISION II FINALS
UNC Pembroke 21, North Greenville 14
Virginia Union 15, Johnson C. Smith 14
Lenoir-Rhyne 45, Catawba 38
Wingate 27, Mars Hill 20
Edward Waters 35, Chowan 29

DIVISION III FINALS
Brevard 24, NC Wesleyan 20
Greensboro 49, Methodist 0
Shenandoah 42, Guilford 7

EARLIER THIS WEEK
Friday: Fayetteville State 31, Virginia State 29
Thursday: Erskine 28, Barton 26

Raise a cold Pepsi to the champions, the road winners and the communities that showed up. This is college football across the Bold North State.

Which in-state performance deserves more attention?

#CollegeFootball #ConferenceCarolinas #BoldNorthState #PepsiNCSN #NCSN

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BIG FOUR HEADLINES | WAKE MAKES ITS CASE. THREE TOUGH FINISHES IN THE TRIANGLE. COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP | NOV. 14 GAMES WAKE FOREST: A STATEMENT IN DALLAS. Wake Forest 49, SMU 7. Jake Dickert’s Deacons led 42–0 at halftime, won their seventh straight and improved to 9–1 overall, 6–1 in the ACC. Gio Lopez ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Wake did not just win a game with championship and playoff implications. It left no doubt. UNC: TWO POINTS SHORT. Louisville 16, North Carolina 14. Benjamin Hall scored both Carolina touchdowns, but the final possession ended with a fourth-down interception. Billy Edwards Jr. left with an apparent upper-body injury, and Travis Burgess made his college debut in relief. The Tar Heels are 5–5, still one win from bowl eligibility. DUKE: SHEPPARD SHINES. MIAMI HOLDS. Miami 36, Duke 25. Nate Sheppard rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, caught 12 passes for 93 yards and added a 16-yard completion. Former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah threw for 382 yards for Miami. The Blue Devils are 7–3 after their three-game winning streak ended. NC STATE: A LEAD THAT GOT AWAY. Syracuse 34, NC State 31. The Wolfpack entered the fourth quarter ahead 28–13, then was outscored 21–3. Steve Angeli’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Justus Ross-Simmons with 48 seconds left delivered the decisive blow. Duke Scott rushed for 127 yards and a score, but State fell to 4–6. Grab a cold Pepsi and join the Sunday conversation. From the first snap to the final whistle, the Bold North State gives us plenty to debate. How high should Wake climb in the next CFP rankings? #ACC #CollegeFootball #BoldNorthState #PepsiNCSN #NCSN

TheNCSportsNet's tweet photo. BIG FOUR HEADLINES | WAKE MAKES ITS CASE. THREE TOUGH FINISHES IN THE TRIANGLE.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP | NOV. 14 GAMES

WAKE FOREST: A STATEMENT IN DALLAS.
Wake Forest 49, SMU 7. Jake Dickert’s Deacons led 42–0 at halftime, won their seventh straight and improved to 9–1 overall, 6–1 in the ACC. Gio Lopez ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Wake did not just win a game with championship and playoff implications. It left no doubt.

UNC: TWO POINTS SHORT.
Louisville 16, North Carolina 14. Benjamin Hall scored both Carolina touchdowns, but the final possession ended with a fourth-down interception. Billy Edwards Jr. left with an apparent upper-body injury, and Travis Burgess made his college debut in relief. The Tar Heels are 5–5, still one win from bowl eligibility.

DUKE: SHEPPARD SHINES. MIAMI HOLDS.
Miami 36, Duke 25. Nate Sheppard rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, caught 12 passes for 93 yards and added a 16-yard completion. Former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah threw for 382 yards for Miami. The Blue Devils are 7–3 after their three-game winning streak ended.

NC STATE: A LEAD THAT GOT AWAY.
Syracuse 34, NC State 31. The Wolfpack entered the fourth quarter ahead 28–13, then was outscored 21–3. Steve Angeli’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Justus Ross-Simmons with 48 seconds left delivered the decisive blow. Duke Scott rushed for 127 yards and a score, but State fell to 4–6.

Grab a cold Pepsi and join the Sunday conversation. From the first snap to the final whistle, the Bold North State gives us plenty to debate.

How high should Wake climb in the next CFP rankings?

#ACC #CollegeFootball #BoldNorthState #PepsiNCSN #NCSN

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🏈 SUNDAY RUNS THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA | Week 10, Sunday, Nov. 15 🔵 PANTHERS AT SAINTS | 1 p.m. | FOX | Caesars Superdome This game will be decided up front. Carolina (3-5) lost to Denver last week on Nik Bonitto's strip-sack of Bryce Young with 1:24 left. Now it faces Chase Young and Carl Granderson, who have combined for 15.5 sacks. Carolina's line gave up 11 sacks over Weeks 7 and 8. https://t.co/bqrTWKVZzm When Young has time, the offense works. He went 28-of-39 for 276 yards and three touchdowns against Denver, and he is averaging 274.6 passing yards per game. New Orleans ranks 28th in pass defense at 236.6 yards allowed per game. https://t.co/NXUEa735TF History is not on Carolina's side. Young is 1-5 against the Saints, and the Panthers have not won in the Superdome since Week 18 of the 2022 season. The stakes are real. All four NFC South teams have three wins. A win snaps a three-game skid and gets Carolina to four in a division where nobody has more than three. Help is back at receiver. Xavier Legette is off injured reserve after a Week 2 knee injury, and Marco Wilson and Corey Thornton were elevated from the practice squad. Jonathon Brooks, Brady Christensen and Mike Jackson are out. Jaelan Phillips is questionable with a hamstring injury despite full practices. https://t.co/aQa9N79Iky The red zone matters on both sides. Darren Waller has four touchdown catches for New Orleans, and Carolina cannot afford another giveaway like last week's interception at the goal line. Next up: Baltimore at Carolina, Nov. 22, 1 p.m., FOX. Seven more North Carolina connections play today. The full slate is in the next post. #KeepPounding #NCSN #BOLDNORTHSTATE #NFL

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Louisville's turnaround. The NIL balancing act. The mentor Pat Kelsey will never forget. The Cardinals' head coach joins THE DAVID GLENN INTERVIEW to talk about Skip Prosser's lasting influence, recruiting for character, and building a championship culture. Plus: ACC tradition, student-section energy and Seth Trimble. Only on the North Carolina Sports Network. READ: https://t.co/kguOpTjQWl FOLLOW: @DavidGlennShow | @TheNCSportsNet #GoCards #LouisvilleBasketball #ACCBasketball #NCSN WATCH: https://t.co/fZo2VBalyL

TheNCSportsNet's tweet photo. Louisville's turnaround. The NIL balancing act. The mentor Pat Kelsey will never forget.

The Cardinals' head coach joins THE DAVID GLENN INTERVIEW to talk about Skip Prosser's lasting influence, recruiting for character, and building a championship culture.

Plus: ACC tradition, student-section energy and Seth Trimble.

Only on the North Carolina Sports Network.

READ: https://t.co/kguOpTjQWl
FOLLOW: @DavidGlennShow | @TheNCSportsNet
#GoCards #LouisvilleBasketball #ACCBasketball #NCSN
WATCH: https://t.co/fZo2VBalyL

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🏈 SUNDAY RUNS THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA | The NC Connections 9:30 A.M. | Drake Maye (UNC), Patriots vs. Lions | Munich | FOX Maye has 18 touchdown passes and an NFL-high 11 interceptions, three of them in last week's loss to Green Bay. New England (5-4) gets a reset overseas against 6-2 Detroit. https://t.co/8HdUdthmtX 1 P.M. | Josh Downs (UNC), Chiefs at Falcons | CBS On Nov. 10, Downs went from a 2-7 team to a 6-2 contender when Indianapolis traded him to Kansas City for 2027 fourth- and fifth-round picks. He is expected to debut wearing No. 12. https://t.co/fFoxwMcvZf 1 P.M. | Daniel Jones (Duke), Colts vs. Dolphins | CBS Downs is gone, and so are Keenan Allen, Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner. Jones leads a stripped-down Colts team (2-7, five straight losses) against 1-7 Miami. https://t.co/2gphznQPrb 1 P.M. | Bradley Chubb (N.C. State), Bills at Jets | CBS Buffalo (7-1) visits the 2-7 Jets. https://t.co/jnP4MyjfT1 1 P.M. | Jakobi Meyers (N.C. State), Jaguars at Titans | FOX Meyers was limited in practice with an ankle injury but carries no game designation. Jacksonville (6-2) visits 1-7 Tennessee. https://t.co/qPbQrQQncB 4:25 P.M. | Javonte Williams (UNC), Cowboys vs. 49ers | FOX Williams has 629 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns on 154 carries. Last time out, he ran for 101 yards and the game-winning score at Indianapolis. Next up is 7-1 San Francisco. https://t.co/TwDFGVocZZ 8:20 P.M. | Payton Wilson (N.C. State), Steelers at Bengals | NBC Sunday Night Football is for first place in the AFC North. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are both 6-2. Wilson had eight tackles against Cleveland. https://t.co/UQAMMURSPH Follow the North Carolina connections all day with @NCSportsNetwork. #KeepPounding #NCSN #BOLDNORTHSTATE #NFL

TheNCSportsNet's tweet photo. 🏈 SUNDAY RUNS THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA | The NC Connections

9:30 A.M. | Drake Maye (UNC), Patriots vs. Lions | Munich | FOX
Maye has 18 touchdown passes and an NFL-high 11 interceptions, three of them in last week's loss to Green Bay. New England (5-4) gets a reset overseas against 6-2 Detroit.
https://t.co/8HdUdthmtX

1 P.M. | Josh Downs (UNC), Chiefs at Falcons | CBS
On Nov. 10, Downs went from a 2-7 team to a 6-2 contender when Indianapolis traded him to Kansas City for 2027 fourth- and fifth-round picks. He is expected to debut wearing No. 12.
https://t.co/fFoxwMcvZf

1 P.M. | Daniel Jones (Duke), Colts vs. Dolphins | CBS
Downs is gone, and so are Keenan Allen, Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner. Jones leads a stripped-down Colts team (2-7, five straight losses) against 1-7 Miami.
https://t.co/2gphznQPrb

1 P.M. | Bradley Chubb (N.C. State), Bills at Jets | CBS
Buffalo (7-1) visits the 2-7 Jets.
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1 P.M. | Jakobi Meyers (N.C. State), Jaguars at Titans | FOX
Meyers was limited in practice with an ankle injury but carries no game designation. Jacksonville (6-2) visits 1-7 Tennessee.
https://t.co/qPbQrQQncB

4:25 P.M. | Javonte Williams (UNC), Cowboys vs. 49ers | FOX
Williams has 629 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns on 154 carries. Last time out, he ran for 101 yards and the game-winning score at Indianapolis. Next up is 7-1 San Francisco.
https://t.co/TwDFGVocZZ

8:20 P.M. | Payton Wilson (N.C. State), Steelers at Bengals | NBC
Sunday Night Football is for first place in the AFC North. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are both 6-2. Wilson had eight tackles against Cleveland.
https://t.co/UQAMMURSPH

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Since his rookie season, Sebastian Aho has played in nearly 98% of Carolina’s games—and all 108 playoff games. Durability like that is part of what makes his career in Raleigh so remarkable. #RandysPizza #BoldNorthState #NCSN #Canes #NHL #Hockey

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Bryce Young may be the NFC South’s best QB—and Carolina’s extension decision feels inevitable. But before the Panthers can make a run, they still have to prove they can win as a team. #TheDRIVE #BoldNorthState #NCSN #WillDalton #DesmondJohnson

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Wake Forest stayed steady through adversity—and delivered a 49–7 statement in Dallas. The focus never shifted: control what you can control and trust the mission. #BuiltInTheDark #WakeForest

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5 of the biggest issues facing Philip Rivers as he makes jump from high school to Power Four head coach https://t.co/dVFacESqLL

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A brief message after the loss: focus on competing between the whistles, then move forward. #UNC #BoldNorthState #NCSN #BillBelichick

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NC State defied every expectation: a 10-loss team, winning beyond its home region, with four tournament games decided at the buzzer. Just like ’74—only this time, the Cardiac Pack made history. #CardiacPack #JimmyV

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Wake Forest's Year 2 Blueprint: Jake Dickert on Culture Over Transactions https://t.co/vkyuEPizWZ via @YouTube

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Final score‼️ UNC Pembroke 21, North Greenville 14 👊🏈🏆🎉 Braves win 2026 Conference Carolinas championship. UNCP earns 4th D2 playoff bid in program history.

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🚨🏈 ACC/NC Schedule & Scoreboard 🏈🚨 (UPDATED CFB Scores) — Week 11 — 7—NC FBS Teams In Action 17—ACC Teams In Action 7—NC FCS Teams In Action 9—NC D2 Teams In Action (2 league title games‼️) 5—NC D3 Teams In Action (👇Scores & TV/Streaming Options👇) https://t.co/ODZKIr1EUm

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(UPDATED CFB Scores)

— Week 11 —

7—NC FBS Teams In Action
17—ACC Teams In Action
7—NC FCS Teams In Action
9—NC D2 Teams In Action (2 league title games‼️)
5—NC D3 Teams In Action

(👇Scores & TV/Streaming Options👇)
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