North Carolina and Duke have met as ranked teams in football just once in 109 games. That won’t change Saturday. What has changed: Both schools’ pursuit of national relevance in the sport.

Upon another Duke-UNC football game on Saturday, the 109th since their first game, in 1888, it’s worth looking back at the past, both recent and much more distant. Because the answer is in there ...

North Carolina and Duke have met as ranked teams in football just once in 109 games. That won’t change Saturday. What has changed: Both schools’ pursuit of national relevance in the sport.