North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Football News

Tar Heel football will travel to Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts for the first time since 1984 to take on Boston College in a battle of two teams trying to keep their respective winning streaks alive.

CHAPEL HILL Turnovers have led to a turnaround for No. 23 North Carolina. It hasn't always been that way for the Tar Heels this year, who were listed in negative territory for turnover margin until the 10th game in the season.

California's Shane Vereen runs against Stanford in the third quarter of a NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov.

Cam Thomas and Kendric Burney each had defensive touchdowns on Saturday as North Carolina scored three times in a span of 2 minutes, 19 seconds to open a 21-point lead and hold on to beat Boston College 31-13. North Carolina forced six turnovers totaled to win its fourth consecutive game.

Three bowl games, soon to be four. Two Atlantic Coast Conference title game appearances.

" For the second time in a month, the North Carolina football team played a dominant first half against an ACC rival from Florida.

Coach Butch Davis wants North Carolina to avoid repeating a mistake that it made last season when it closes what he calls a meat grinder of a second half the next two weeks.

Line: Miami -3 The Butch Davis Bowl takes place for the third time as Miami travels to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina.

Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the eleventh week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.

Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No.

T.J. Yates doesn't want to think about the fact that North Carolina is a win from bowl eligibility.

12 Miami Hurricanes; North Carolina Tar Heels. The Series: North Carolina leads 7-5; UNC leads 3-0 at Chapel Hill The Coaches : Randy Shannon: 19-15 at UM; 19-15 overall; Butch Davis: 18-16 at UNC; 69-36 overall Noteworthy : Butch Davis looks to make it three coaching victories in a row against his former team ... Davis coached the Hurricanes from ...

Junior running back Ryan Houston rushed for a career-high 164 yards on 37 carries to lead the Tar Heels to a 19-6 win against arch-rival Duke on Saturday.

North Carolina junior running back Shaun Draughn, the team's leading rusher, will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left shoulder blade Saturday against Duke, according to a report by The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C. Draughn, who leads the Tar Heels with 567 yards, was hurt on the first play of the game, a 9-yard run.

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.

North Carolina starting tailback Shaun Draughn hurt his left shoulder on his first carry against Duke and is out of the game.

Duke's Thaddeus Lewis is the first player in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in four straight seasons.

North Carolina head coach Butch Davis met with the media prior to Wednesday afternoon's practice, covering a variety of topics that included Jordan Hemby's health, Tydreke Powell's emergence and Duke's defensive line.

Last Duke win at UNC: 2003 . The Coaches : David Cutcliffe: 9-11 at Duke; & Butch Davis: 17-16 in his 3rd season at UNC; Last week : Duke def.

Tar Heels safety Deunta Williams said he can't remember having such a fun bus ride home - and for good reason.