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Each week, sports reporters from The News & Observer take you inside the ACC the way no one else can.

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Ep. 35: Roddy Jones on NC State football this o...
Roddy Jones joins the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV to explain why N.C. State football fans should feel better entering the 2022 season than UNC prior to last season.
21 min
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Ep. 34: Clark Kellogg on top coaches retiring, ...
Clark Kellogg joins C.L. Brown to discuss Jay Wright suddenly retiring, the impact NIL and the transfer portal have had on college sports, the Duke-UNC Final Four game and next season for the Tar Heels and Blue Devils.
38 min
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Ep. 33: NC State football and 2022 ACC Atlantic...
With N.C. State and Clemson playing their spring games Saturday, Jonas Pope IV and Alexis Cubit look ahead to the 2022 meeting between the two programs, discuss the ACC’s Atlantic Division race and players to watch this weekend. 
19 min
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Ep. 32: Leonard Hamilton on ACC in the Final Fo...
Leonard Hamilton shares his concerns about the direction in which college athletics is headed – with Name, Image and Likeness policy changes and the transfer portal – and stresses the need for organizational structure.
33 min
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Ep. 31: Previewing Duke-UNC III in Final Four, ...
Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown preview the Duke-North Carolina Final Four matchup and look back at the last meeting between the ACC rivals.
32 min
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Ep. 30: Sam Perkins on UNC’s current team, 1982...
Former UNC star Sam Perkins joins C.L. Brown to discuss his memories of winning a national championship with the Tar Heels 40 years ago, the 1981 title game UNC lost to Indiana in Philadelphia the year prior and this season’s Carolina team.
33 min
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Ep. 29: ACC’s NCAA tournament showing, UNC-UCLA...
The N&O's C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman preview Duke's West Region matchup with Texas Tech and UNC's clash with UCLA in Philadelphia.
32 min
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Ep. 28: Duke’s X-factor, NCAA tournament redemp...
Steve Wiseman and Luke DeCock discuss Duke’s 2-2 record in its last two games, the opportunity the Blue Devils have in Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA tournament to redeem themselves, and the player each of them feels could be Duke’s March Madness X-factor.
25 min
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Ep. 27: Expert bracketologist Patrick Stevens b...
Last year's most accurate bracketologist, the Washington Post's Patrick Stevens, breaks down what the committee got right.
32 min
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Ep. 26: Josh Pastner shares his plan to save AC...
Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner shares his plan to save the ACC and discusses recruiting and coaching in the transfer-portal era.
21 min
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Ep. 25: ACC tournament time, league awards and ...
Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown break down UNC’s win at Duke, preview the ACC tournament and share their thoughts on the ACC awards that were announced Monday.
29 min
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Ep. 24: Coach K’s final home game, Duke’s devel...
Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman break down Coach K's final home game, tell a few Mike Krzyzewski stories and discuss Duke's midseason development.
25 min
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Ep. 23: NC State star Elissa Cunane on playing ...
N.C. State star Elissa Cunane joins Jonas Pope IV to discuss the Wolfpack's success, her on-court demeanor and what it's like playing for Wes Moore.
13 min
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Ep. 22: Wake Forest's Steve Forbes on the resur...
The second-year Wake Forest coach talks about his team, making his way through the ACC and building chemistry from scratch.
30 min
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Ep. 21: Caleb Love on being raised by UNC fans,...
Caleb Love joins C.L. Brown to discuss what it was like for him being raised by Carolina basketball fans, how meditation has helped him and his lofty goals for himself and the Tar Heels.
30 min
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Ep. 20: Steve Wojciechowski on Coach K's legacy...
Steve Wojciechowski joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to discuss Mike Krzyzewski's legacy, this year’s Blue Devils and Jon Scheyer taking over the leadership of the Duke program following this season.
27 min
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Ep. 19: Isaiah Moore and Grant Gibson on return...
N.C. State's Isaiah Moore and Grant Gibson join the N&O's Jonas Pope IV to share stories about their friendship, discuss the hype surrounding the Wolfpack's 2022 season and their decision to "run it back" and stay in Raleigh for another year.
20 min
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Ep. 18: ACC tournament wildcards, keeping hoops...
The N&O’s Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown discuss which teams could make a run during this year’s ACC tournament and the future of the league.
30 min
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Ep. 17: Mike Elko on Duke football vision, chan...
Mike Elko joins the N&O's Steve Wiseman to share his vision for Duke football, what he learned from Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher and offer his thoughts on the changing college sports landscape.
19 min
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Ep. 16: Gov. Roy Cooper on UNC-Duke, his Final ...
Gov. Roy Cooper grew up a UNC fan in Nash County and is now the state's Tar Heel in chief.
28 min
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Ep. 15: Breaking down Duke at UNC game, keys fo...
N&O columnist Luke DeCock, UNC beat writer C.L. Brown and Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman break down Duke at UNC game,
30 min
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Ep. 14: Memorable moments in Duke-UNC series an...
The N&O’s Andrew Carter shares some of his favorite Duke-UNC memories and talks about how expansion has changed the ACC tournament.
31 min
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Ep. 13: Duke court cases, ACC coaching changes ...
Why is the ACC down? From talent dip to coaching changes, Steve Wiseman and C.L. Brown give you an inside look.
25 min
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Ep. 12: HOF ref John Clougherty dishes about ex...
Former ACC officiating supervisor John Clougherty discusses the state of the game and shares stories about experiences with legendary coaches in the league.
35 min
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Ep. 11: Top candidates for ACC POY, Triangle’s ...
Top candidates for ACC POY, Triangle’s rough night in Florida, more
24 min