Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
The North Carolina Tar Heels are just moments away from facing off against Radford in their third game of the regular season. The Heels hope to keep their undefeated streak alive despite losing Seth Trimble to a broken arm. Luka Bogavac will likely slide into the starting lineup, so we will see what he is […]
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Another one bites the dustAnother one bites the dustAnd another one gone, and another one goneAnother one bites the dust (yeah)Hey, I’m gonna get you, tooAnother one bites the dust Another One Bites the Dust – Queen Another one bites the dust is a perfect example for what the beginning of the season looks like […]
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Last week, the 2025-26 college basketball season got going, and the North Carolina Tar Heels are off to a pretty good start. On the men’s side of things, after an easy win over Central Arkansas, Carolina put up a massive second half to beat Kansas in one of the most high profile games of the […]
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There’s nothing quite like ruining the vibes of an outstanding early season win over a Blue Blood like injury news. Not even 48 hours after the Tar Heels had finished putting away the Jayhawks, UNC announced that Seth Trimble had injured his forearm during practice on Sunday, and it would require surgery. While a timeline […]
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Despite a lack of improvement on the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels have are suddenly on a two-game win streak after taking down Stanford this past Saturday. The Cardinal struggled against the Heels’ defense for most of the night, and it wasn’t until the fourth quarter that they finally started to make […]
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If you’re still reading this, thank you. Between the disappointment of how this season has gone and the excitement that has exploded over basketball, you’d be forgiven for not really caring at this point about the football team’s performance. Certainly the ratings tell us that fans in general have moved on and two straight weeks […]
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Today the University of North Carolina announced that Seth Trimble broke his arm during workouts earlier this afternoon. This news arrives just a couple of days after the Tar Heels took down Kansas in the Dean Smith Center to earn their first win over the Jayhawks since 2002. As of right now the timeline for […]
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Evaluating a football team always comes down to context. All wins are not As. All losses are not Fs. This exact result against Duke, final score and stats, would be a happier evaluation, certainly, but it would also be much more complimentary. Fact: Stanford stinks. That fact must be taken into consideration. The fact that […]
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The offense for Carolina was horrid, to say the least. People were using the word “putrid” to describe the performance that led to a 3-3 score going into halftime. Those three points? They came on a turnover. UNC recovered the football in the shadow of the goal line and they were unable to actually gain […]
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They are not going to be writing books about that first half of football. Two teams with struggles on offense made the defenses look amazing, and for the second week in a row the Tar Heels found themselves without an edge over an opponent who, by the numbers, they should have been leading. In fact, […]
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UNC finally won a home conference game in 2025 with a 20-15 victory over Stanford Saturday evening after rallying for 17 second half points. The Tar Heels were able to come away with the win despite losing the total yards battle 320-253 and only picking up 50 yards on the ground in the game. The […]
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It is Homecoming in Chapel Hill, and the North Carolina Tar Heels are just moments away from squaring off against the Stanford Cardinal. UNC is coming off their first ACC win of the season against a wounded Syracuse team, and now they seek to earn their second win in a row against a team that […]
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The last time Carolina defeated Kansas, the person typing this article was fresh out of school and newly married. Some guy named Matt Doherty was the coach, and the last UNC national title was in 1993. The coach that Doherty defeated was Roy Williams. Since that date the Tar Heels have lost five straight to […]
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Last week, UNC football got back into the win column for the first time in a little while, as they beat Syracuse. The Orange came in a little banged up, but the Tar Heels took full advantage, which is something they haven’t always done this season. Now, they have a non-zero chance at another win […]
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UNC’s demon-exorcising win against Kansas was a tale of two halves. In the first half, as the Tar Heels were disjointed on offense and gave the Jayhawks too many easy buckets, Caleb Wilson was maybe the only reason that the game was close. Not a lot was going right around him: UNC’s guards combined to […]
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It finally happened: after five consecutive losses to Kansas, the Tar Heels were finally able to finally send the Jayhawks home with a loss in what was an impressive showing by both teams. This gives UNC their first win over a ranked team this season, and their record has improved to 2-0. Things got off […]
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For the first time ever, the Kansas Jayhawks are in the Dean Smith Center to face off against the North Carolina Tar Heels. This is a moment that should’ve happened way before now, but regardless, we are finally seeing these two Blue Bloods face off in what will be a critical non-conference game for both […]
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Last week: outlined a path to a Heels win 27-13. Ding ding ding! Won $10, not quite a chicken dinner at Bojangles these days. For Homecoming, UNC could use a sure win, preferably a one-sided affair after halftime. The “progress!” narrative could really use a P4 team worse than Syracuse, which unfortunately are in short […]
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In 1996, the powers that govern college football implemented a new, exciting innovation to the game we all love: overtime. After decades of slogging through the muck of regular season ties and three-column records, we finally had a way to determine a winner, even in the case of two moribund teams struggling to get out […]
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Carolina’s 40-point win over Central Arkansas was exactly the kind of performance needed to establish confidence in a new-look team; the Tar Heels looked like a cohesive unit and didn’t play down to their opponent. If you’re like me, it was enough to give you a sense that this season might be different. Tonight, we’ll […]
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Hubert Davis enters the 2025-2026 season inspiring mixed feelings in Tar Heel fans. Iron 5. Bench usage. NIL. Two iconic wins over Duke and Coach K. Two seasons on the margins of NCAA basketball relevance. The list goes on. The Davis Era of UNC basketball includes both the highest of highs and the lowest of […]
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This year, I’m hoping that we can keep weekly tabs on the UNC women’s basketball team just like we do in the spring with the Diamond Heels. Their season started on Monday just as with the men’s team, but much earlier in the day, as their game against NC Central was part of the early […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels’ defense has kept the sky from falling, and, last week, carried the team to its first conference win of the season. Carolina is a touchdown favorite against Stanford, the first time this season the Heels are favored against a Power 4 team. Here are a few things to watch as […]
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The second half of the historic home-and-home between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks tips off Friday at 7:00 PM in Chapel Hill. Coach Dean Smith’s alma mater will play for the first time in the building that bears his name. This is just one year after the Tar Heels competed in Allen […]
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North Carolina’s offense has not been their strong suit in 2025. They’re averaging under 20 points per game, and last week’s win over Syracuse was the first time this year they’ve put up over 25 against an FBS team. One power conference team that has a very coherent argument for having an even worse offense […]
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