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ACC changes up football tiebreakers
Think back to last football season. Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to think about North Carolina’s season, which was somehow both unforgettable and very forgettable. I’m more asking you to think about what happened in the ACC as a whole. As you might remember, a very weird conference season ended with a […]
Jim Phillips speaks at ACC Kickoff
The vibe around the ACC’s annual summer kickoff event is very different than last year. The best way to describe the 2025 ACC Kickoff was “all Belichick all the time.” The rooms in Charlotte were teeming with anticipation over the Super Bowl winner’s arrival into college football, and it created arguably the largest press conference […]
What Tar Heel story do you want to see told next?
I’m going to say something maybe a little controversial: most sports documentaries are really, really bad. It’s nobody’s fault in particular, and maybe I’m a little too exacting because I’m a writer who loves a well-told story, but it’s true nonetheless that while sports are chock-full of great stories at every level, the people who […]
Caleb Wilson is proving he’s a winner on and off the court at NBA Summer League
It’s no secret that former UNC star Caleb Wilson is a winner. We’ve knew that before he committed to UNC, we knew that while he was at UNC, and now he is proving it at the next level. Setting aside the Chicago Bulls win/loss column in the NBA Summer League (seriously, you don’t want me […]
Looking ahead to 2027’s men’s professional drafts for UNC athletics
In the past, especially for the NFL Draft, I’ve written look-ahead articles that preview the pro prospects still on UNC rosters and what their outlook is for the next 365 days. With no UNC players picked in the 2026 NFL Draft, such an article didn’t make sense, but now that UNC has produced 2 NBA […]
Should Drake Powell have stayed at UNC?
First things first: this sort of question tends to generate answers based on one of two perspectives: what we as fans would prefer for our own viewing pleasure versus what we as fans think is the best outcome for one of our own. Both are valid perspectives, up to a point. Last season as a […]
2026 Preseason rankings don’t know what to make of UNC football
Whatever your hopes and expectations for next season, there’s a respected preseason ranking out there for you. Last week, we reviewed the first two sets of power rankings to drop, Phil Steele’s and Bill Connelly’s SP+. Steele and Connelly are in rough agreement on UNC’s preseason ranking, both in the ACC and the FBS division. […]
Two more Tar Heels selected on Day Two of the MLB Draft
Day two of the 2026 MLB draft kicked off on Sunday morning. Four Tar Heels baseball players were selected on Saturday, highlighted by Jake Schaffner’s surprising selection as the 20th overall pick by the Boston Red Sox. Carolina fans didn’t have to wait long before seeing another UNC player taken off the board. Macon Winslow […]
Tar Heels in the NBA: Las Vegas Summer League Recap
We are now through the first weekend of the Las Vegas Summer League and after a couple opening summer leagues in California and Utah respectively, all 30 NBA teams have shown up for the main event. The University of North Carolina has quite a few players represented, so let’s take a look at Tar Heels […]
Four Tar Heels selected on Day 1 of the MLB Draft
After helping guide Carolina to one of the best seasons in program history, Jake Schaffner, Owen Hull, Jason DeCaro, and Ryan Lynch will get a chance to climb the ladder to the big leagues. All four of them were selected in the MLB Draft on Saturday, the first time UNC has had that many players […]
What UNC baseball player will have the best MLB career?
Saturday saw the beginning of the 2026 MLB Draft. After a season that saw them get a win away from a national championship, the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team are likely to see several players picked in this year’s edition. For example, Owen Hull (#67), Jake Schaffner (#75), Ryan Lynch (#98), Jason DeCaro (#133), […]
Which great UNC games do you wish you had attended?
We’ve reached the offseason in college sports, which means we’ll probably have less and less topical stuff to go over in our questions of the day. For today’s question, we have a bit of an evergreen one. You can probably name the best ever North Carolina Tar Heels’ sporting event that you’ve ever been too. […]
Caleb Wilson breaks NBA Summer League debut record in Bulls loss to the Grizzlies
If there’s one thing that UNC fans learned about Caleb Wilson immediately, it is that he takes slights very personally. Ever since his UNC career abruptly ended, media outlets twisted themselves into pretzels finding ways to claim that he did not have what it takes to be drafted higher than Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa, and […]
UNC baseball set to add 10 transfers
As the Carolina baseball team embarked on a run to the College World Series finals last month, Scott Forbes and his staff were also building a strong class of transfers. A total of 10 players have committed to join the Tar Heels out of the portal, most of whom did so in June. Since you […]
Phil Steele and Bill Connelly reveal their rankings for UNC football
This week, college sports writers Phil Steele and Bill Connelly revealed their team rankings for the 2026 college football season. Steele authors the annual publication of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview since 1995, a 350+ page behemoth that does a deep dive into every team’s two deep and the challenges of their coming season. Connelly’s […]
What UNC player or team blew away your low expectations?
UNC fans have a split personality when it comes to expectations and men’s revenue sports. Basketball: “We only won by 20 because the damn coach put in the subs too early.” Football: “I hope we win seven games next season.” So, when it comes to a player or team exceeding expectations, some UNC sports will […]
2027 Five-star Demarcus Henry names UNC in top 8 schools
Charlotte native and five-star 2027 prospect Demarcus Henry is in the process of narrowing down his college options, and now he is down to eight schools. Thankfully, UNC was named among his top eight schools, which means Michael Malone is getting closer to potentially landing his first major recruit since accepting the head coaching job […]
What’s your favorite Franklin Street spot from UNC?
One of the great things about visiting UNC or going to school at UNC is the time you spend right next to UNC. The stretch of road that basically begins across from the Morehead Planetarium and goes all the way down to where the road changes to Carrboro is arguably the most iconic part of […]
Tar Heels in the NBA: Utah Summer League Recap
The second round of Summer League games ended Tuesday night with the completion of the Utah Summer League. Like the California Summer League, the Utah Summer League had a limited number of teams that got some extra reps in before all 30 NBA teams head to Las Vegas for the main event and conclusion of […]
This year was one of the most eventful in UNC sports history
When you think about the most successful sporting years in UNC history, the answer is probably something like 2008-09. The women’s soccer and men’s basketball teams won national championships in that year, baseball advanced to the College World Series, men’s soccer made it to the College Cup, while several other programs appeared in their respective […]
What’s your favorite UNC on-campus spot?
It’s July and it’s time to reminisce about things. Why do we reminisce? Because there’s really not a lot going on and we all have opinions about things. Today’s question isn’t just for UNC alumni. One of the great things about being a fan of sports with the University of North Carolina is that it […]
UNC Basketball: California Summer League
Summer League basketball is a great time for young players to get a chance to play live basketball against real competition in an effort to show NBA teams why they deserve a chance. Everyone’s playing for an invite to try and make a team or at a minimum a chance to make a G League […]
The fate of the Bill Belichick Experiment rests in the Xs and Os of Bobby Petrino
College football’s most tired axiom: “It’s not about the Xs and Os, it’s about the Jimmies and Joes.” But it’s overplayed for a good reason — it’s true. That’s the reason the difference-making players in college football, both proven and projected, get paid more than some NFL players. So, is the amount of hope invested […]
What’s the worst weather you’ve ever watched the Heels play in?
Like a decent part of the country (and the world), I’ve consumed a lot of World Cup soccer over the past month. And while some of the games look like they’d be comfortable to watch in person, many have looked pretty miserable. Summer in much of the United States and Mexico is a hot, humid […]
What’s your favorite UNC sports venue past or present?
It’s the week after July 4th, which is arguably the softest part of the sports calendar. We’ve been blessed this year with a remarkable World Cup that’s been held mostly on US soil and the US soccer team hopes to keep their good vibes going tonight with a win, but from a college sports perspective […]
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