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How many wins would Bobby Petrino have been worth last season?
The most important decisions a head coach can make come down to their offensive and defensive coordinators. Steve Spurrier could only knock on the door of a title until he landed Bob Stoops as a defensive coordinator. Mack Brown 2.0’s recruiting landed some offensive talents capable of elevating UNC to rare air, but he botched […]
Everything you need to know about attending a football game day at UNC
We are now just two weeks away from UNC football’s first game of the 2026 season against TCU in Dublin, Ireland. While the first game won’t even be in the United States, fans are still constructing their plans for the home games that they will be in attendance for. So, we would like to help […]
Michael Malone will make UNC Basketball coaching debut in Greensboro
With students coming back onto the UNC campus this week, the First Day of Class hitting next week, and a roster that is finally set, we also have an answer to the question of “When will Michael Malone coach his first game as the UNC Basketball coach?” We thought the answer might be October 18th […]
What’s your go-to UNC rewatch game?
I think I speak not just for our readers but for sports fans around the world when I say that when I need a pick-me-up, nothing quite hits the spot like really satisfying highlight tape, or sometimes even a full game replay, from a team I support — the emotions may never be like the […]
UNC Football 2026 Position Preview: Tight End
The UNC football team will enter the 2026 season with a revamped tight end room. The only tight end on the roster that recorded a reception last season is Shamar Easter, who caught two passes for 17 years in his redshirt sophomore season with the Heels. Jake Johnson was the only player at the tight […]
Is the Protect College Sports Act Dead?
The Senate is now in recess, making sure that they passed several key pieces of legislation and also making sure the Protect College Sports Act would get a vote, just not now. This is on the heels of news that the Congressional Black Caucus disapproved of the the Act prior to the failure of the […]
Who is the best current UNC head coach?
Earlier this week, North Carolina announced a contract extension for men’s golf coach Andrew DiBitetto. While he hasn’t yet been able to bring a national championship back to Chapel Hill, DiBitetto has basically accomplished everything else as the Tar Heels’ coach. His 10-year tenure so far has been a success. Across the sporting spectrum UNC […]
How big is the Cameron Fens decision for UNC Basketball?
If a Federal Judge is going to allow players to play all five years, then you might as well use it. Michael Malone’s first squad for UNC was shaping up to be one that had the potential to be fun to watch, but also was very short on size with experience. The roster had three […]
A Tar Heel preview of the NFL Preseason
For the first time in a decade, the NFL drafted zero players out of Chapel Hill, which means there aren’t really any new Tar Heels with a serious shot of sticking on a roster and playing on Sundays this fall. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any new stories for the Tar Heels already in the […]
What amendments would you add to the Protect College Sports Act?
The future of the Protect College Sports Act was put in doubt once again this week, with a handful of senators pushing amendments to the bill that could prolong the legislative process. On Thursday, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), filed an amendment that would prevent the PCSA from overruling […]
UNC basketball set to play against West Virginia in Charlotte
The UNC men’s basketball has exactly one college they’ve played more than once but have never beaten. The Heels have never defeated West Virginia in men’s basketball; they sport a 0-5 record against the Mountaineers all-time. In light of this fact, Thursday’s announcement that the Heels will square off against WVU in a nonconference matchup […]
UNC Football 2026 Position Review: Wide Receivers
Catching up? You can find the QB review here and the running back review here. Three seasons ago, UNC fielded one of its best offenses ever, with its best quarterback ever. Last season was one of the worst offenses UNC’s ever put on the field. Talk about whiplash. A look back at opponent-adjusted metrics: offense […]
Should UNC be concerned about Steve Belichick going on medical leave?
Yesterday Bill Belichick announced that UNC’s defensive coordinator Steve Belichick is on medical leave due to an undisclosed illness. During Belichick’s announcement, he stated that Steve would return “as soon as possible,” leaving his potential return timeline a bit of a mystery. What’s notable about this announcement is something that UNC fans have had to […]
UNC announces 2026 Patterson Medal winners
Between all the different awards across the different college sports, plus even school specific things like North Carolina’s Rammy Awards, there are a lot of different pieces of hardware Tar Heel athletes can win. Just purely as far as the university itself goes, the most prestigious is their Patterson Medal, which honors athletes across their […]
Which highly-touted recruit had the most disappointing UNC career?
Six years after he was selected 15th overall in the NBA Draft, former Tar Heel Cole Anthony is out of the league. Anthony signed with Australian club Melbourne United on Wednesday, marking the latest chapter in a career that arguably hasn’t lived up to the hype. While six seasons in the NBA is nothing to […]
“Chapel Thrill” concert series announced for 2026 football season
You might remember last year during the early hype of the Bill Belichick hire, that UNC announced a series of pre-game concerts for home games called “Chapel Thrill.” They started with alumn and former football player Chase Rice, and managed to bring some legitimately big names — probably most notable Ludacris — to town for […]
UNC Football 2026 Position Preview: Running Backs
As we continue with our position previews for the 2026 college football season, we turn our attention to the running backs. Of all the position groups, the running backs does return their top two leading rushers, who accounted for 58.4% of the teams total yards, from the 2025 team that finished fourteenth in rushing yards […]
Could Bill Belichick just walk away this season?
When Bill Belichick took the UNC job, he did so with a set of preconditions and clear motivations. He wanted a low buyout in case the NFL came calling, as he stands 25 wins short of the most wins in NFL history. UNC accepted. He wanted his two sons on the staff. UNC accepted. He […]
The Senate PCSA negotiations take an ominous turn for UNC
Late last Friday night, the presidents of universities in both the SEC and B1G, on separate conference calls, reversed course and gave their blessing to the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) legislation. Why the change of heart? The offices of Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell caved on several key points, turning the bill into […]
NCAA President Charlie Baker continues to showcase his inability to govern
A lot of us grew up being taught that if you do not have something nice to say, don’t say anything. The problem, though, is that we were taught this by parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents that didn’t have to witness the reign of NCAA President Charlie Baker. After taking the job back in 2023, […]
Who starts the most games at QB for Carolina this season?
We turned the page from July to August over the weekend, which means we can finally start looking forward to football in earnest. For UNC supporters, that comes a little sooner than the rest of college football fans; the Heels will play in the first college football game of the 2026 season when they kick […]
UNC Football 2026 Position Preview: Quarterback
The calendar has turned to August, which means we have finally run out of months on the calendar in which football will not be played. Say what you want, and I will say plenty, about how uninspiring the state of Carolina football specifically is, but as a fan of the sport, there’s still nothing quite […]
Which fifth year transfer should UNC basketball add to their roster?
With Judge Charlotte Sweeney’s ruling that 2022 athletes who have exhausted their four years of eligibility are now eligible for a fifth season, there are a lot of athletes who are now looking for their next college destination. To be fair, the decision is one the NCAA should’ve made to begin with, it never made […]
Can we talk about the Mack Brown 2.0 era correctly?
Look, in this world where you have to say something in order to be noticed, there are going to be some absurd things said. I completely understand the pressure to say anything when one dominating story overwhelms you to the point that what comes out may not among be the best sentences uttered. Happens to […]
What UNC fall sport are you most excited about?
We are officially into the month of August. Before the end of the month, school will be back in session in Chapel Hill, and several of the North Carolina Tar Heels sports teams will have begun their new seasons, specifically several fall sports. Going into the fall, football is usually the sport that gets the […]
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