ACC Now

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

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Bonus Episode: Making sense of the ACC spring m...
Andrew Carter talks with Duke AD Nina King and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips about spring meetings, the magnificent seven, and grant of rights.
25 min
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Ep. 84: Duke softball coach Marissa Young on bu...
On this week’s ACC Now Podcast, The News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman talks with Duke softball coach Marissa Young about her program becoming one of the nation’s best in only six years of existence.
29 min
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Ep. 83: How many ACC players will go in the NFL...
McClatchy sportswriters Steve Wiseman from The N&O and Langston Wertz from The Charlotte Observer discuss NFL Draft prospects from ACC schools.
19 min
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Ep. 82: How UNC, NC State and ACC football look...
The News & Observer’s Andrew Carter is joined by Andrea Adelson of ESPN.com for a wide-ranging discussion of all things spring football.
36 min
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Ep. 81: Dick "Hoops" Weiss on his 50 Final Four...
Legendary basketball writer Dick "Hoops" Weiss joins the News & Observer's Luke DeCock.
26 min
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Ep. 80: Former Blue Devils coach Bucky Waters t...
Bucky Waters joins the News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman to discuss Duke basketball history and shares his thoughts on Scheyer’s first season with the Blue Devils.
24 min
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Ep. 79: Offseason questions begin after early N...
N&O sports reporters C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman discuss Duke’s early exit from the tournament after its loss to Tennessee, offseason roster moves for Triangle schools, plus Sweet 16 predictions.
31 min
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Ep. 78: Breaking down Blue Devils' ACC Tourney ...
On this week's ACC Now podcast, we discuss the Blue Devils winning the ACC Tournament and the Tar Heels missing the NCAA Tournament and turning down the NIT.
22 min
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Ep. 77: Previewing the 2023 ACC men’s basketbal...
On the latest edition of the ACC Now podcast, The News & Observer’s Andrew Carter is joined by columnist Luke DeCock for a discussion of all things ACC tournament.
36 min
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Ep. 76: Recapping Saturday’s four-game, three-v...
N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock and 99.9 The Fan radio host Joe Ovies break down the idea, the execution and the lessons from Saturday’s attempt to see four games in one day.
28 min
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Ep. 75: Duke broadcaster David Shumate joins th...
David Shumate, Duke basketball and football play-by-play broadcaster, joins News & Observer reporter Steve Wiseman to Blue Devils basketball.
34 min
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Ep. 74: College hoops guru Andy Katz joins the ...
Big Ten Network analyst Andy Katz joins News & Observer sports reporter C.L. Brown to talk college basketball.
25 min
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Ep. 73: How did NC State basketball get so good...
The N&O’s Chip Alexander and Andrew Carter, two Raleigh natives who together have seen more than 50 years of NC State basketball, discuss the state of the Pack.
29 min
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Ep. 72: A rivalry ended? Temperature check on t...
On this week’s ACC Now podcast, N&O sportswriters Andrew Carter and Steve Wiseman check in on the state of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry, post-Coach K, and Jon Scheyer’s first season.
35 min
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Ep. 71: What do reactions to the NC State-Carol...
Triangle-based radio and podcast host Hayes Permar IV joins ACC Now to talk about Heels vs. Wolfpack game, terrible injuries and the nature of fandom in 2023.
34 min
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Ep. 70: Catching up with Duke Basketball genera...
Host Steve Wiseman chats with Rachel Baker on the changing landscape of college athletics, her role in helping Duke players navigate and cultivate NIL opportunities and why she chose to take on this new role.
28 min
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Ep. 69: How Fiesta Bowl CEO Erik Moses sees the...
The UNC and Duke alumnus shares his thoughts on why bowl games matter even in the face of an expanded College Football Playoff format.
25 min
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Ep. 68: How Duke, UNC, and NC State look this b...
On this episode of the ACC Now podcast, News & Observer sportswriters Steve Wiseman, C.L. Brown and Chip Alexander discuss the matchups North Carolina, Duke and N.C. State face as they play bowl games this week.
28 min
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Ep. 67: ACC commissioner Jim Phillips breaks do...
In this week’s ACC Now podcast, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips discusses the state of ACC football, College Football Playoffs and the ongoing basketball season with N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock.
31 min
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Ep. 66: How Duke, UNC, and NC State are sitting...
News & Observer sportswriters Steve Wiseman, C.L. Brown and Chip Alexander discuss what Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State have accomplished and displayed in their nonconference games over the last five weeks.
26 min
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Ep. 65: UNC and Clemson beat writers debate ahe...
In this week’s ACC Now Podcast episode, UNC beat writer C.L. Brown of the News & Observer and Clemson beat writer Chapel Fowler of The State break down the big game.
31 min
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Ep. 64: Riley Leonard discusses his solid seaso...
On the latest ACC Now podcast, Leonard joined the News & Observer’s Steve Wiseman to discuss his standout season.
24 min
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Ep. 63: Breaking down big weekend in Triangle f...
While UNC clinched the Coastal, NC State suffered a momentous loss. Andrew Carter and Luke DeCock break it down.
35 min
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Ep. 62: Why Mike Brey is for NCAA tournament ex...
Mike Brey explains why he is in favor of the NCAA tournament expanding while also expressing concern for how College Football Playoff expansion could impact the college basketball regular season. Plus, Louisville guard and Durham native El Ellis joins the show to talk about his journey from the Triangle to playing ACC basketball.
17 min
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Ep. 61: NC State's Kevin Keatts, Wake Forest’s ...
N.C. State’s Kevin Keatts and Wake Forest’s Steve Forbes join The N&O’s Luke DeCock, C.L. Brown and Steve Wiseman to discuss rebuilding through the transfer portal.
17 min