Barth bounces back  ACCweekly.com - Nov 6, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- Connor Barth looked like an eight year old after drinking a can of Red Bull following North Carolina's 16-14 victory on Saturday.

 

Cavaliers, Tar Heels on opposite ends of emotional spectrum  Herald Sun - Oct 1, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- They're traveling from opposite ends of the road, setting up an interesting head-on collision in the middle today.

 

Heels wrap up Utes  News & Observer - Oct 2, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- At the end of his weekly pregame PowerPoint presentation Friday night, UNC defensive coordinator Marvin Sanders left his team with one last, embarrassing image: 669.

 

Heels mad about Utes  Herald Sun - Oct 1, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- As far as losses go, it's tough to find one more painful.

 

UNC's Tate an electrifying kick returner   Herald-Sun - Sep 30, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- Brandon Tate didn't know how well he'd do it, but he at least had an idea of what to do.

 

History Repeats Itself  ACCweekly.com - Sep 25, 2005
Well, that's why you play the game they say and sure enough, another rivalry game that looked horrible on paper turned out to be a nail-biter going to the underdog yet again.

 

Heels hand it to Pack  News & Observer - Sep 25, 2005
UNC rallies from a 10-point deficit for its second straight victory over N.C. State

RALEIGH -- North Carolina coach John Bunting refused to shake hands with N.C. State's Chuck Amato. That came after Bunting had gotten an earful near midfield from an animated Amato, who angrily jabbed a finger in Bunting's direction.

 

Who Has The Edge News & Observer - Sep 24, 2005
QUARTERBACKS - Neither the Pack's Jay Davis nor the Heels' Matt Baker grew up in the state or were aware of the rivalry.

 

Carolina, N.C. State don't need any added motivation for their rivalry game today The game is enough Pack can't afford a loss in  Winston-Salem Journal - Sep 24, 2005
Nearly a year has passed, but people still haven't stopped talking about last season's North Carolina-N.C. State game.

North Carolina Pre-Game Notes  ACCweekly.com - Sep 24, 2005
Oh you've got to love these rivalry games and the one thing that makes this game special every year for both State and Carolina fans is that despite the disparity on paper, in recent years, the games have been nail biters with the underdog often having the upper hand by the end of the game.

UNC offense drops ball   News & Observer  -  Sep 18, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- By the end of North Carolina's home-opening 14-5 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday night, quarterback Matt Baker symbolized his team's offense -- bruised, limping and frustrated.

Penalties, Badgers' defense stymie Tar Heels  
Herald-Sun - Sep 18, 2005
CHAPEL HILL -- The popping of the pads said otherwise, but there was no mistake about what game was going on at Kenan Stadium on Saturday night.

UNC Likes Its Chances At Night  ACCweekly.com - Sep 17, 2005
Three times last season games finished in the darkness of Kenan Stadium and three times North Carolina won. The Tar Heels beat Miami, N.C. State and Georgia Tech. Beating Miami probably is the greatest win ever for the Tar Heels.

Tech has a Ball versus Heels  The Telegraph - Sep 11, 2005