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UNC Football’s report card against Notre Dame exceeds expectations, but still needs to improve
There were some good signs in UNC’s performance against #3 Notre Dame in Kenan Stadium, certainly as compared with their embarrassing collapse against Clemson. Losing by 11 to a team favored by 21, and posting twice as many points in a game as the Fighting Irish had allowed in any game so far this season, […]
Jordan Shipp is UNC’s Player of the Game against Notre Dame
If you read my discussion post earlier today, you’ll see that my outlook on Carolina’s season has gotten significantly more optimistic than the 2-10 record I predicted in August. I’ll freely admit that I was wrong about the Tar Heels being worse than they were last year, but there’s another stance I took in our […]
Three takeaways from UNC’s home loss to Notre Dame
It was stated in yesterday’s recap that there’s no such thing as moral victories in college football, but that doesn’t mean that UNC’s 11-point loss to #3 Notre Dame isn’t interesting. The Irish were better in basically every aspect of the game, but the fact that the Heels were able to keep it fairly interesting […]
How much did the Notre Dame game change your outlook on UNC’s season?
All things considered, Saturday wasn’t a bad showing for Carolina. Yes, Billy Edwards Jr. made some ill-advised throws and seemingly no one in the secondary could hang with Jordan Faison, but the game was significantly closer than oddsmakers expected. Notre Dame looked well on its way to covering the 21-point spread and then some when […]
#1 UNC Women’s Soccer extends its win streak to 8 with a win over #12 Notre Dame
After a disappointing season last year, Damon Nahas and UNC women’s soccer started this year on a tear, right up until they dropped a home nonconference game, a rarity for this program, against Michigan State in their 4th game of the season. Michigan State was ranked 5th in the country and is now ranked 2nd, […]
Notre Dame dominated the trenches to take down UNC
Let’s start with the good news: UNC succeeded in not getting blown out by Notre Dame in Kenan Stadium. It goes without saying that there’s no moral victories in sports, but if we’re all being honest with ourselves, it’s a notable achievement that deserves applause. Still, at the end of the day, the Irish were […]
UNC vs. Notre Dame Live Discussion
The Tar Heels once again find themselves playing in the rain in Kenan Stadium, but this time it is against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. These two teams are in very different places with their season, regardless of what the record looks like. UNC is trying to bounce back from what was a really frustrating […]
How to watch UNC as they host Notre Dame
It feels like at this point you might as well go ahead and just plan for Saturday at noon to mean UNC football. Carolina’s first three games have kicked off at about noon eastern, and the next two won’t be any different. It took until last weekend to find out this when this game was […]
UNC vs. Notre Dame: Who you got?
Last time we saw the North Carolina Tar Heels football team in action, it was a bit of a disappointment. After jumping out to a decent lead against Clemson, UNC let it slip away and were beaten by the Tigers to take their first loss of the season. Beyond that, Clemson has not had a […]
UNC Football: Back to Work
I want to say, before anything else, that I love a vacation. I adore some time off, and I know I’m not alone in this. In fact, I’d even go so far as to say that most people enjoy vacation (even if that vacation is simply sitting at home, doing things that aren’t the thing […]
UNC football fans see the Bill Belichick experiment in very different ways
I’m sure many of you have seen the following clip of the USC radio broadcast for the targeting hit on Oregon QB Dante Moore by USC’s Desman Stephens. The two clips illustrate a point about UNC football and its fans during this experiment with Bill Belichick. For those who haven’t seen the two short clips, […]
UNC to face their toughest test of the season against Notre Dame
North Carolina returns to action this week and much like their last opponent, the Clemson Tigers, the Tar Heels will be looking to end a losing streak, this one of the five game variety, as they look to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for just the third time in program history. With all that […]
Should Michael Malone recruit five-year players or high schoolers for the 2027-28 season?
There has been a lot discussed this week when it comes to the future of college athletics, and it is mostly because of the Protect College Sports Act that passed in the Senate, and will now make its way to the House. Aside from head coaches speaking out regarding the act, there was another conversation […]
Three Keys to UNC’s week 5 matchup with Notre Dame
Well, I hope you enjoyed your second bye week of the season, because they are over now and on the other side is a home matchup with the number three team in the country: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Here are three keys to the game. Will Billy Edwards Jr. bounce back? The last time […]
Which UNC football Hall of Famer did you most enjoy watching?
This weekend, UNC football will unveil the new area in Kenan Stadium honoring all the Tar Heels that are in the Hall of Fame. Twelve players will have their accomplishments memorialized in two separate areas of the stadium: Pro Football Hall of Fame honorees on the southwest corner of the stadium, College Football Hall of […]
UNC football will debut their new Hall of Fame displays on Saturday
UNC will unveil new permanent Hall of Fame areas in Kenan Stadium on Saturday in conjunction with Carolina’s home game against Notre Dame. Twelve people will be memorialized with new displays going up in two different area of Kenan Stadium. The northeast corner of the stadium will feature UNC’s College Football Hall of Fame honorees. […]
What Bill Belichick needs to do to get me, personally, on his side
Perusing the Tar Heel Blog comment sections as I sometimes do, I saw the other day somebody imply that this website might currently be providing a bumper crop of anti-Bill Belichick content. To be completely honest, given how much work is going into most of the other websites that specifically cover UNC Football to make […]
Billy Edwards Jr. will make or break UNC’s chances against Notre Dame
Heading into Week 5’s matchup against the #3-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, there is one player who Coaches Belichick and Petrino need to call upon to be better and step up as the team’s leader and X-factor. It’s not an overly complex observation. Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. has to be better if North Carolina is […]
Tar Heels in the MLB Postseason
Tar Heel baseball fans will have a clear favorite Major League Baseball team as the 2026 postseason gets underway today. According to Baseball-Reference.com, nine former Tar Heels were active on MLB rosters during the 2026 season. However, only one player appears set to see October (or at least very late September) baseball. His Name is […]
ACC Power Rankings: After Week 4
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team had last week off, getting their final bye week of the season. The bye came on the heels (only slightly intentional) of the frustrating loss to Clemson, and ahead of a game against highly-ranked Notre Dame. Ideally, it was a spot to come up with a game plan […]
Would a change in quarterback make UNC a better football team?
Before we address that question, let’s review some recent history. We’ve all seen the difference in Gio Lopez’s play this season away from Bill Belichick’s program. Gio was pretty good at South Alabama, but he looked like someone who’d never played QB before once Belichick got ahold of him. Just four games removed from that […]
How Bill Belichick Lost to Bye Week
Struggling coaches usually hit a stage where things other than wins and losses help frame perceptions. Call it a snowball effect. It’s the opposite of a halo effect, where prior success outshines clear problems on the field. Bill Belichick entered year one with a massive halo effect. In only 15 games, the halo’s gone, and […]
The UNC Sports Week ahead: September 28th-October 4th
After a week where a lot of the Tar Heels were away from home, Chapel Hill opens its arms back to teams for some important contests this week. Actually any contest played this time of year is important, but it always means a little bit more when fans in Chapel Hill can watch the action. […]
AP Top 25: After Week 4
I hope you’re enjoying college football season, because it will be over before you know it. We are already into the final couple days of September. Almost every team around has played at least one conference game. There’s been plenty of big, ranked matchups already, and now we’re at a point where we’ll get a […]
Do you still care about this UNC Football season?
For about three quarters against Clemson there was a funny feeling rising in the stomachs of fans—hope. The Tar Heel defense looked good, stopping Clemson time and time again, and while the offense wasn’t great it was at least good enough. Though, painfully, they didn’t do enough to take advantage of a lightning delay and […]
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