Football

UNC at Pembroke receives five more football national Letters-of-Intent
[Apr. 6, 2006] Pete Shinnick, the head football coach at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, announced Thursday afternoon the signing of five prep stars to National Letters-of-Intent. Alexander Croteau’, Morris McLaughlin of Siler City, Kenneth Ngwu Jr., Joshua Thorckmorton and Woody Wilson Jr., join Jerry Jones and Brandon McLaurin as members of the Braves’ first-ever recruiting class.

WFU Deacons lace it up for first spring scrimmage
[Mar. 25, 2006] The Wake Forest football team held its first spring intrasquad scrimmage on campus under overcast skies on Friday afternoon. A sizable amount of onlookers along the practice facility’s brick wall braved the chilly temperatures to get their first glimpse of the 2006 Demon Deacons.

Wolfpack begins spring drills
[Mar. 20, 2006] NC State's football team took to the field for the first time in 2006 on Tuesday, beginning spring drills with a morning practice session. The team has been in winter workouts, which include the early morning mat drills, for over a month, taking a hiatus last week for spring break. Spring practice will culminate with the annual Red/White game on April 8 at 4:00 p.m

2006 UNC football spring game will be played April 8th
[Mar. 18, 2006] Make plans now to attend the 2006 North Carolina Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 8 at 12 noon at Kenan Stadium. Admission is free. This is a great chance to see many of next season's players in action for the first time.

WFU spring football practice begins Wednesday
[Mar. 13, 2006] The Wake Forest football team begins spring practice Wednesday at its on-campus practice facility. The first practice is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. The Demon Deacons will have 15 days of practice, typically on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There will be two Saturday sessions -- March 18 and the Spring Scrimmage on April 8.

Pat Meyer named NC State offensive line coach
[Feb. 27, 2006] Wolfpack head football coach Chuck Amato has announced that Pat Meyer, an 11-year coaching veteran in strength and conditioning, has been named offensive line coach at NC State. Meyer has been on the Wolfpack staff since Amato's first year (2000) and has been the director of strength and conditioning since 2004.

Duke announces football coaching staff changes
[Feb. 13, 2006] Duke head football coach Ted Roof announced on Monday the additions of former Blue Devil lettermen Charles London and Scottie Montgomery to full-time coaching staff positions.

WFU Deacons add 15 on national signing day
[Feb. 2, 2006] Fifteen student-athletes have signed to attend Wake Forest University and play football next season for head coach Jim Grobe and his staff. The balanced recruiting class includes eight players on offense, six players on defense and one specialist.

ACC announces Wake Forest's 2006 football schedule
[Jan. 26, 2006] The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2006 football schedule Wednesday. Wake Forest's slate features five teams that participated in bowl games last season, all of which won a postseason game. Four of Wake Forest's 2006 opponents finished the 2005 season ranked in the Associated Press top 25. The Demon Deacons have faced four top 25 opponents in the same year only once in program history -- in 1993.

2006 ACC football schedule is released
[Jan. 25, 2006] The 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released today by Commissioner John D. Swofford is comprised of 97 games, including 48 conference match-ups and the second annual ACC Championship Game, Dec. 2, in Jacksonville, Fla., over a span of 14 weeks. Duke, Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest start the season at home on September 2nd.
Also: Chatham Journal ACC Football Photo Galleries

WFU Spring football game scheduled for April 8 at Groves Stadium
[Jan. 20, 2006] Wake Forest’s spring football schedule has been set, including the 2006 Spring Game which will be held at Groves Stadium on Saturday April 8. Wake Forest opens spring drills on Wednesday, March 15 at the team’s on-campus practice facility. Head coach Jim Grobe, who begins his sixth season in Winston-Salem, will put the Demon Deacons through the paces 15 times during late-March and early-April leading up to the Spring Game.

WFU's Plackemeier wins Ray Guy award
[Dec. 8, 2005] Wake Forest senior punter Ryan Plackemeier was selected as the 2005 Ray Guy Award winner at the ESPN/Home Depot College Football Awards Show by the Greater Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council on Thursday night. The award, which began in 2000, goes to the college football’s best punter. Plackemeier is the first punter in the ACC to win the award.

NCSU's Mario Williams named Sports Illustrated All-American
[Dec. 7, 2005] Mario Williams has been named an All-American by Sports Illustrated after an outstanding junior season. Williams, a junior from Richlands, N.C., led the ACC and ranked fourth nationally in sacks with 13, including nine in the last five contests. He helped lead NC State to a convincing win over Maryland to become bowl eligible, notching a school record four sacks in the game.

NC State earns bid to Meineke Car Care Bowl
[Dec. 4, 2005] NC State's football team will go bowling in its home state, as the Wolfpack will face Big East opponent South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. The game will be played on New Year's Eve at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 from the Bank of America Stadium.
Also: gopack.com