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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 […]
How to Watch: UNC Basketball at SMU
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 […]
1993 UNC Basketball National Champions to get ACC Network Documentary
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 […]
Drake Maye Could be the NFL MVP
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 […]
UNC Football Transfer Portal Window Opens Today
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 […]
#12 UNC travels to SMU for its first conference road game
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 […]
The ten best UNC sports moments of 2025
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 […]
Former Tar Heels who could win a Super Bowl ring this year
No, the NFL playoff field isn’t quite finalized yet. However, the last two spots come down to head-to-head, win-and-in games between the Panthers and Bucs in the NFC South and the Ravens and Steelers in the AFC North. For those teams, the playoffs start this weekend, and those rosters include four Tar Heels. We’ll start […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: ACC Week 1
So raise your glass if you are wrongIn all the right ways, all my underdogsWe will never be, never be anything but loudAnd nitty, gritty, dirty, little freaksWon’t you come on and come on andRaise your glass!?Just come on and come on andRaise your glass! Raise Your Glass-P!nk Happy New Year THB Nation! And with […]
UNC vs. SMU: Three Things to Watch
The North Carolina Tar Heels appear on the hardwoods for the first time in 2026 on Saturday in Dallas. SMU’s high-powered offense presents a stiff test for a Tar Heel defense that has held 14 consecutive opponents under 75 points, the longest streak to open a season since the 1981-82 championship season. Here are a […]
The Season of Change
Should old acquaintance be forgot / and never brought to mind? New Year’s Day promises a clean slate, an imagined chance to leave the bad in the dim and dusty past and chase the ever-fleeting good into the future. Who doesn’t love the idea of a new start, untarnished by the failings of what was, […]
A 2025 Year-in-Review of UNC sports in the AP Top 25
Usually in the early part of the week, one post that gets published here at Tar Heel Blog is our weekly rundown of the AP Top 25 rankings. With football now into bowl season — and UNC not particularly relevant in 2025 — and basketball season in full swing, we usually take a look at […]
Caleb Wilson stuffs stat sheet, leads UNC to win
UNC’s game against Florida State was their first contest in over a week that spanned the Christmas holiday. The game opened with the Heels looking lethargic and seemingly a step slow against an undersized Seminole team. The Heels looked like they needed some sort of spark to shake off the holiday rust. Caleb Wilson was […]
Three takeaways from UNC’s win over Florida State
While the score was a bit closer than one would’ve expected going into last night’s game, UNC was able to put away Florida State to earn their first ACC win of the season. The Heels are now 13-1 for the season, continuing one of their best starts in years. The Seminoles tried to make things […]
UNC Basketball opens ACC play with win over Florida State
UNC improved to 13-1 this season with a 79-66 win over Florida State in Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The Tar Heels, coming off an extended break for the holiday, looked rusty in the first half before finding their stride after halftime to pick up a win to open their ACC schedule. Caleb Wilson was, as […]
UNC vs. Florida State: Live Discussion
The North Carolina Tar Heels are just moments away from facing off against Florida State in their first ACC game of the season. The Heels come into this one hot off a one-loss non-conference schedule, while the Seminoles were eaten alive by Power Four competition during that stretch. Will that be the case tonight as […]
How to Watch: UNC Basketball vs. Florida State
For the 73rd time, the North Carolina Tar Heels will compete for an ACC Championship. Carolina opens ACC play tonight against Florida State. The Tar Heels are 58-14 in ACC openers and 64-8 in ACC home openers. This is the second time in three years that the Heels face the Seminoles in the ACC opener. […]
UNC begins ACC play with Florida State
For years, when you looked over at the Florida State bench, you’d see Leonard Hamilton roaming the sidelines. The legendary coach ruled the Seminoles for over two decades and was a constant thorn in the side for the Tar Heels. In recent seasons, though, the quality of the Seminoles basketball program suffered as they didn’t […]
UNC wrestling is off to a 7-1 start to the season
The Tar Heels wrestling team is off to one of their best starts of the season in the past 10 years. The team enters the holiday break with a 7-1 record and is coming off a big win while on their Midwest road trip. UNC upset #12 Northern Iowa on the road, 19-13. The result […]
Checking in with UNC women’s basketball
ACC play begins in earnest for the Carolina women with a trip to Boston College tomorrow, one day before the men play their first conference game at home against Florida State. This is not the ACC opener for the women—that was on Dec. 14, when they hosted Louisville. Unlike the men’s teams, all ACC women’s […]
Bill Belichick’s No Good, Awful 2025: A Top 10
With a new year just around the corner, that means it’s time for some Top 10 lists. Bill Belichick had a miserable 2025. A complete listing of missteps, screw ups, and embarrassments would exceed the five act limit of a Shakespearean tragedy. How bad was Belichick’s 2025? Let’s review the Top 10 moments. If this […]
Three things to watch in UNC’s ACC opener against Florida State
The Tar Heels officially begin ACC play Tuesday night against Florida State. It’s a golden opportunity to start conference play 1-0 because the Seminoles have been a really bad team against quality opponents this season. So far they have lost to every Power 4 opponent that they have faced, and on top of that they […]
UNC Basketball Off to a Great Defensive Start
Last year’s Tar Heel men’s basketball team was small. How small? My son’s 2A high school started a larger line-up at every position. No, they weren’t nearly as skilled — although the big man does play professionally over in Europe now in one of the lower-level leagues. Reportedly, UNC’s NIL budget for this team grew […]
Stuart Scott’s 30 for 30 brought back a lot of hard memories
I never met Stuart Scott. I really wish I had. I’m sure a lot of folks that got to enjoy him on ESPN wish they had. He hit ESPN at just the right time for me. I had just started high school when ESPN2 launched and he took a spot on their airwaves, but it […]
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