Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
It’s still somewhat early in the ACC schedule, but Carolina’s game at Notre Dame tomorrow feels like an inflection point for both teams. This was slated to be a top-20 matchup near the top of the ACC standings when the final AP poll of 2025 was released on Dec. 22, but the Tar Heels and […]
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Even though the Tar Heels spent a lot of time in the Smith Center at the first part of the season, the combination of the calendar turning to 2026, the game last weekend in Dallas, and the week off makes it feel like it’s been forever since they have played a home game. In reality, […]
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Let’s start with two players from last season who have confirmed their return to Chapel Hill next season: Jordan Shipp and Melkart Abou-Jaoude. These were the best players on UNC’s offense and defense, respectively. In a bad season, Ship and Abou-Jaoude stood out as playmakers. Perhaps more importantly, both (especially Shipp) appeared to provide crucial […]
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team will be licking their wounds a little bit heading into this weekend. Last time we saw them, the Tar Heels allowed 58 second half points on route to their second loss of the season, albeit to a SMU team that appears pretty decent. In the meantime, they’ve had a […]
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We are now fully into the year 2026 and just about into the spring semester at most colleges. Depending on where you live, it might not feel especially like spring yet, but several of the designated “spring sports” will get their seasons going in the coming weeks and months. One of those sports is lacrosse, […]
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After a really frustrating loss to SMU this past weekend, Carolina is preparing for a bounce back game against Wake Forest this Saturday. The Mustangs were unstoppable shooting the ball against the Heels, which ultimately made any positives on the offense not matter. Surprising to absolutely nobody, while this article is being written the Mustangs […]
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Well week one in the ACC started off with a bang as 14 of the ACC schools found a way to win at least one game in the opening week. Of course, all that winning also means that a lot of schools also found a way to lose in the opening week as well. What […]
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After a dismal offensive performance in 2025, UNC football has been in active rebuild mode on that side of the ball, from the offensive coordinator on down. The latest notable addition to the offense is Miles O’Neill, transferring to UNC from Texas A&M. Bobby Petrino was part of the Aggies’ successful recruiting effort with O’Neill, […]
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Sunday was the final day of NFL regular season. The last round of games usually is a little wonky, as different teams have different priorities in their final matchup. Some are resting their starters as they eye the postseason; other teams are rotating in younger guys or depth pieces to see what they have going […]
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The holiday season is now over, which means we’re due for the college basketball season to heat back up a bit. The week of Christmas especially is always a bit of a dead time in the season, ahead of conference play really getting going in the New Year. Last week, we didn’t even get new […]
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Just a couple of weeks after reports stated Gio Lopez planned to return to North Carolina for his final season of eligibility, the rising senior quarterback is now expected to enter the portal according to reports from 247 and others. The news comes just one day after the Tar Heels received a commitment from Wisconsin […]
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Carolina’s newest addition to its QB room, transfer Billy Edwards, might by a mystery to most UNC fans. Billy Edwards spent most of last season at Wisconsin recovering from injury. In 2024, Edwards started at Maryland for Mike Locksley. Prior to that, Edwards spent three seasons learning behind Taulia Tagovailoa at Maryland and one behind […]
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Saturday’s game against SMU marked roughly the halfway point of UNC’s regular season schedule. The Heels have played 15 games and have 16 ACC matchups remaining. And while the meat of UNC’s schedule arguably remains ahead of them, they’ve already written half of their resume for a 2026 NCAA Tournament bid. Last year’s squad entered […]
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Every year when the clock strikes midnight on December 31st and we enter January 1st and the new year, there is often time for reflection on what happened in the previous 365 days. However, it’s also a time to look forward and lay out your hopes and dreams for the 365 days to come. The […]
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Today it was announced that Wisconsin transfer Billy Edwards committed to the Tar Heels. This announcement comes off the heels of a tumultuous season at the quarterback position, and the hope is that Bill Belichick has a potential candidate that can revive the most important position in football in order to have a bounce back […]
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Carolina had no answer for SMU yesterday afternoon, as the Mustangs used a stunning 58-point second half to snap the Tar Heels’ seven-game winning streak on Saturday. It was as ugly a game for the UNC frontcourt as we’ve seen all year. SMU outscored Carolina 36-28 in the paint, and only lost the rebounding battle […]
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North Carolina went on the road for just the second time this season and got run off the court in the second half by the Mustangs. It was SMU’s ACC opener and, though they were the unranked opponent, they looked like the better squad for much of the game, taking it to the Tar Heels […]
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UNC was handed their second loss of the season Saturday afternoon in a 97-83 defeat against SMU. There was simply not enough defense on the part of the Tar Heels to stop the onslaught from the Mustangs. SMU was able to contain Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson, which had been a huge part of Carolina’s […]
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UNC is just moments away from playing their first ACC true road game of the season against SMU. This is the first time that these two teams have faced off in conference play in the state of Texas, which is something that is still an adjustment for my ACC purest brain to compute. Regardless, this […]
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Looking at Carolina’s ACC schedule, I’m not sure there’s anything that would have better fit the blah vibes that always hang over the early days of January than a road trip to SMU. That isn’t meant to be dismissive of the matchup. As our own Akil Guruparan broke down yesterday, SMU is a solid team […]
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Since its inception, the ACC Network has mostly resisted the opportunity to talk about some of the great Tar Heel teams of the past. They memorably opened with a documentary about the titles won in Durham, and have films on various title winners from Clemson, Georgia Tech, and others. They have a wonderful series on […]
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After the 2024 draft, if you could have laid money down on which quarterback of the trio of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye would win the NFL MVP first, you probably would have gotten some long odds on Maye. Of the three, he was considered the biggest “project” going into the NFL. Those […]
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The NCAA amended its transfer portal calendar for football for 2026. Two windows have been condensed to one, which opens today and extends through January 16. With teams over the last few years regularly adding and shedding as many as 30 players or more via transfer, rosters can take dramatic steps forward or backwards. That […]
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After a comfortable win against a Florida State team that has struggled so far this year, the North Carolina Tar Heels will get a stiffer test in their second conference game as they visit Andy Enfield and the SMU Mustangs, who are off to an 11-2 start. It will be UNC’s first road game in […]
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Today marks the first day of 2026. While every new year is a chance to look forward at what’s ahead, it’s also a chance to reflect on the year that just was. Since we’re at this inflection point, I thought it be nice to do some of that reflecting. While there’s many moments to choose […]
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