The good, the bad and the ugly of 2022 college football

PHOTO: North Carolina coach Mack Brown. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN CARY, N.C. – A preseason football luncheon is the perfect setting to discuss the virtues of college football. The National Football Foundation Bill Dooley Chapter’s annual Pigskin Preview is a time for renewal and optimism. To that end, North Carolina coach Mack Brown, 70, shared wisdom from his 33 years as a head coach at four schools, including a national title in 2006 at…

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Elko and coaches discuss state of ACC rivalries and college football’s unstable future

PHOTO: Mike Elko is new to Duke football, but he his familiar with in-state rivalries. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN CARY, N.C. – Name, Image and Likeness combined with the transfer portal to further unsettle coach football, but if you’re looking for a glimpse of tradition, Mike Elko provided one. Duke’s new football coach attended his first Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation Pigskin Preview Friday at the Embassy Suites in suburban Raleigh.…

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Mack Brown has experience to guide Sam Howell down Heisman path

Visit my TomShanahan.Report home page UNC PHOTO: Sam Howell threw for 3,586 yards and 30 touchdowns with only seven interceptions last year as a true sophomore. By TOM SHANAHAN CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina may be new to boasting a Heisman Trophy preseason leading candidate, but venerable Tar Heels coach Mack Brown has a history of navigating that road over his 16 years at Texas. So, Brown didn’t fret over the offseason how to address the attention third-year…

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