Lauren Brownlow Coverage
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Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: College football, Olympic sports to add to the ACC and more
Each week, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions in her off-season Mailbag. This week, she dives into what college football attendance might look like, what ACC team (or teams) are undervalued, which Olympic sports she'd add to the ACC and more. -
Brownlow's Mailbag: Could FSU flee the ACC for the SEC?
With Texas and Oklahoma going to the SEC, Lauren Brownlow was asked if any ACC team--like Florida State--would be interested in leaving for the SEC. -
Our TakeBrownlow: Reserve your anger at Simone Biles' withdrawal for the ones who deserve it
What sexual violence costs society, both in terms of lost potential and the harm it does, is far too much and in many ways it's incalculable. Biles' medals she could have earned this year, are part of it. But what about her peace of mind? What her trust in institutions that were supposed to protect her? -
Our TakeSad Panthers Fan: Training camp is upon us
Lauren Brownlow, aka Sad Panthers Fan, is back to talk about the biggest Panthers' storylines heading into training camp. And yes, she'd like to remind you that she is still sad and cynical, but she'd love to be wrong. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: What the SEC shakeup means for the ACC, Bojangles' talk and more
Every week of the off-season, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions about sports, life and anything in between. This week, she tackles what the next step for the ACC might be after the SEC is becoming a super league, Bojangles' relationship with Sam Howell and the slobbering wolf. -
Brownlow's Twitter Mailbag: Can Sam Howell win the Heisman?
Lauren Brownlow tackles the question that will dominate a lot of talk at the ACC Kickoff football media days. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Could Howell win the Heisman, cross-divisional games and more
Each week, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions for her off-season Mailbag. This week, she gets into UNC's expectations in Year 1 under Hubert Davis, are cross-division games necessary, one gotta go with Marvel shows, could Sam Howell win the Heisman and more. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: ACC coaches as spellers, NC State Stuff and more
Each week in the off-season, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions about sports, life and anything in between. This week, she gets into the challenges of football season prep, ACC coaches in the spelling bee and, yes, NC State fan angst. -
Our TakeNC State Stuff: Baseball's CWS exit is convincing even some doubters that it's real
When the NC State baseball team was sent home from Omaha a win away from the Championship series due to COVID-19, Lauren Brownlow thought it was time to update her NC State Stuff podcast series. Will this crazy event convince even skeptics that the phenomenon is real? -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Lots of NIL, ACC Twitter, Battle of the Network Stars and more
Every week, Lauren Brownlow does her off-season Twitter Mailbag where she takes reader questions. This week, she gets into NIL, Battle of the Network Stars, which ACC Twitter group reigns supreme and more. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Nate McMillan, Olympics, Triangle 30 for 30s and more
Each week, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions for her off-season Mailbag. This week, she unpacks a potential Triangle 30 For 30, her favorite Olympic event, what she'd do with $100 from Nate McMillan and go-to vacation songs. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Davis or Scheyer, UNC football's great expectations and more
Welcome back to Lauren Brownlow's offseason Twitter Mailbag! This week, she tackles questions like can UNC win the ACC, will Hubert Davis or Jon Scheyer have the better first five years and are marriage proposals acceptable at sporting events? -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: The transfer portal mess, Duke's Nina King hire and which ACC coach is on the hot seat?
Every week, Lauren Brownlow answers Twitter questions in an offseason Mailbag. This week, she tackles Duke hiring Nina King, which football coach will get fired next in the ACC, how the transfer portal is ruining interest in college basketball and more. -
Our TakeBrownlow: Nina King's blend of confidence, relatability and forward thinking puts Duke in good hands
Nina King didn't play sports. She's now one of three Black female athletic directors in Division I. How she got here is a combination of her own ambition and her ability to build relationships with those around her, and her charm and confidence made it clear as to why she's so good at doing just that. She'll have a lot of challenges on her hands at Duke as sweeping change for college sports are on the horizon, but she's ready for that. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Which fanbase would be most willing to endure a gas shortage for a national title?
Lauren Brownlow takes your Twitter questions each week during the off-season: some sports-related, some not, some a combination. This week, she gets into what product she hoards better than anyone else, her first viewing of the movie Speed, Virginia Tech's quarterback situation and which ACC fanbase would be most willing to endure a gas shortage in exchange for a national title. -
Update on Triangle basketball rosters: who's staying, who's going and what we know
Transfer portal season has been busy, both in the Triangle and elsewhere. A little over a month into the movement beginning in college basketball, let's take a look at where all three Triangle schools' rosters are headed into next season. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: Shakeel Moore transfer, Cook-Out in the footprint, dry heat and more
In the latest edition of Brownlow's off-season Twitter Mailbag, she answers questions about the best moment of ACC basketball this year, the impact of Shakeel Moore's transfer, her solo trip to Arizona and more. -
Our TakeBrownlow's Mailbag: New overtime, NIL legislation and Rocky IV director's cut
In Lauren Brownlow's first off-season Twitter Mailbag, she tackles Name, Image and Likeness, the new overtime rules, NC State's improved secondary and the new Rocky IV director's cut. -
Our TakeBrownlow: Trevor Lawrence shouldn't have to apologize for having perspective
The blowback to Trevor Lawrence's comments on how important football is to him show that we still have a ways to go in getting our own priorities straight, writes Lauren Brownlow. -
Our TakeBrownlow: The 2021 Tar Heel roller-coaster ride of a season didn't make Roy Williams love them, or basketball, any less
Even some of the people closest to UNC's program might have assumed that Roy Williams spent 2021 endlessly frustrated at how close his team was to being a typical March UNC team before it would inexplicably take a step or five backwards. But the end of the season press conference for Williams showed that playing this season during the pandemic put it all in a new light for the veteran head coach.