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Three to watch as UNC Basketball heads to Stanford
Who’s ready for some late night basketball? The Tar Heels will travel out to California this week to face off against Stanford on Wednesday, and then afterwards they will make their way to Berkeley to take on Cal. While they were able to avoid having to travel out west last year, they were not as […]
UNC women’s basketball takes ugly loss at Notre Dame
Sunday’s trip to Notre Dame made it clear that Carolina has some soul searching to do. With a full week to prepare for the Fighting Irish after a home loss to Stanford, the Tar Heels were competitive in the first half but fell apart in the second. Notre Dame outscored Carolina 22-5 in the third […]
Henri Veesaar earns Player of the Game in UNC’s win over Wake Forest
The North Carolina Tar Heels survived a home scare against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as the team in blue stayed undefeated in home games with their three-point win over the team from Winston Salem. The game looked to be over a little over halfway through the second half when North Carolina took a 15-point […]
Three Takeaways from UNC Basketball’s win over Wake Forest
It’s tough to say how to take the 87-84 win by Carolina last night. On one hand you have the fact that Carolina turned back a team that has given the Tar Heels fits since Steve Forbes started coaching at Wake Forest. They were desperate for a marquee win. The game makes Carolina 2-1 in […]
UNC holds on late in win over Wake Forest behind Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar
UNC led by as many as 15 in the second half before they went ice cold from the field and Wake Forest cut it to one, but clutch free throws late sealed the 87-84 win for Carolina as they bounced back from their loss on the road last weekend. The Tar Heels were led by […]
UNC Basketball vs Wake Forest: Live Discussion
After a rough road outing against SMU, will the Heels regain their defensive form against Wake Forest at home? The Demon Deacons come to Chapel Hill at 10-6, 1-2 in ACC play. However, Wake Forest played #1 Michigan to a one point loss in overtime and another one point loss to #13 Texas Tech. The […]
UNC women’s basketball travels to Notre Dame for pivotal matchup
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 […]
How to Watch: UNC Basketball vs. Wake Forest
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, […]
UNC Football Transfer Portal Update
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 […]
UNC tries to bounce back as Wake Forest comes to town
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 […]
UNC’s lacrosse teams both ranked highly going into 2026 season
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, […]
Three Things to Watch as UNC hosts Wake Forest
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 […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: ACC Week 2
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 […]
Texas A&M Transfer QB Miles O’Neill Picks UNC
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, […]
Several former Tar Heels excelled on the last day of the NFL season
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 […]
Both UNC basketball teams fall in AP Poll after losses
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 […]
UNC Football: Gio Lopez to enter the transfer portal
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 […]
An early look at UNC Football commit, quarterback Billy Edwards
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 […]
Bracketology: Where UNC’s NCAA Tournament hopes stand halfway through the season
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 […]
The year 2026 could be a “prove it” one for UNC’s teams
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 […]
Wisconsin QB transfer Billy Edwards commits to UNC
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 […]
Seth Trimble is UNC’s Player of the Game against SMU
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 […]
UNC Basketball: Three Takeaways from the Tarheel’s loss to SMU
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 […]
UNC Basketball has win streak snapped in loss to SMU
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 […]
UNC Basketball vs. SMU: Live Discussion
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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