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What Bill Belichick needs to do to get me, personally, on his side
Perusing the Tar Heel Blog comment sections as I sometimes do, I saw the other day somebody imply that this website might currently be providing a bumper crop of anti-Bill Belichick content. To be completely honest, given how much work is going into most of the other websites that specifically cover UNC Football to make […]
Billy Edwards Jr. will make or break UNC’s chances against Notre Dame
Heading into Week 5’s matchup against the #3-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, there is one player who Coaches Belichick and Petrino need to call upon to be better and step up as the team’s leader and X-factor. It’s not an overly complex observation. Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. has to be better if North Carolina is […]
Tar Heels in the MLB Postseason
Tar Heel baseball fans will have a clear favorite Major League Baseball team as the 2026 postseason gets underway today. According to Baseball-Reference.com, nine former Tar Heels were active on MLB rosters during the 2026 season. However, only one player appears set to see October (or at least very late September) baseball. His Name is […]
ACC Power Rankings: After Week 4
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team had last week off, getting their final bye week of the season. The bye came on the heels (only slightly intentional) of the frustrating loss to Clemson, and ahead of a game against highly-ranked Notre Dame. Ideally, it was a spot to come up with a game plan […]
Would a change in quarterback make UNC a better football team?
Before we address that question, let’s review some recent history. We’ve all seen the difference in Gio Lopez’s play this season away from Bill Belichick’s program. Gio was pretty good at South Alabama, but he looked like someone who’d never played QB before once Belichick got ahold of him. Just four games removed from that […]
How Bill Belichick Lost to Bye Week
Struggling coaches usually hit a stage where things other than wins and losses help frame perceptions. Call it a snowball effect. It’s the opposite of a halo effect, where prior success outshines clear problems on the field. Bill Belichick entered year one with a massive halo effect. In only 15 games, the halo’s gone, and […]
The UNC Sports Week ahead: September 28th-October 4th
After a week where a lot of the Tar Heels were away from home, Chapel Hill opens its arms back to teams for some important contests this week. Actually any contest played this time of year is important, but it always means a little bit more when fans in Chapel Hill can watch the action. […]
AP Top 25: After Week 4
I hope you’re enjoying college football season, because it will be over before you know it. We are already into the final couple days of September. Almost every team around has played at least one conference game. There’s been plenty of big, ranked matchups already, and now we’re at a point where we’ll get a […]
Do you still care about this UNC Football season?
For about three quarters against Clemson there was a funny feeling rising in the stomachs of fans—hope. The Tar Heel defense looked good, stopping Clemson time and time again, and while the offense wasn’t great it was at least good enough. Though, painfully, they didn’t do enough to take advantage of a lightning delay and […]
Former NC State head coach Kevin Keatts releases UNC practice report
We still have to wait just a little over a month before UNC plays their first meaningful basketball game in the Dean Smith Center, but the anticipation is agonizing. With a brand new squad, a brand new coach, and brand new overall energy in the building, it is hard to keep focus on everything else […]
Does UNC stand a chance against Notre Dame?
Yesterday afternoon, Notre Dame throttled Purdue 49-10 to win the Shillelagh Trophy for the 11th time in row. The Boilermakers’ defense allowed 444 total yards and six touchdowns, while the offense could only procure one touchdown. It was ugly, it was expected, and it is exactly why I think it would be in UNC’s best […]
UNC Football: Sink or Swim
Have you ever been on a boat that’s taking on water? It’s hard to tell that something’s gone wrong until you look down and you’re ankle deep in the stuff that is supposed to be on the other side of the gunwale. Maybe your first warning is hearing the engine beginning to labor a bit […]
What games will you be watching during UNC’s bye week?
After last week’s disappointing stretch run ended with a defeat to Clemson, the North Carolina Tar Heels football team now has the weekend off. It’s UNC’s second bye week of the year, as they also had Week 1 off after playing the Week 0 game in Ireland. Last bye week, the Tar Heels came out […]
UNC Football: First Quarter Grades
Well, after the Tar Heels blew a 17-6 halftime lead against Clemson to collect their first loss of the season, the North Carolina football season is now a quarter of the way over and with that comes some first quarter grades. Quarterbacks: Billy Edwards ranks as the fourteenth-best passer in the ACC by yardage (in […]
Games to watch during UNC’s second bye week
As UNC regroups from the collapse at Clemson on a bye week, UNC football fans have a lot of viewing options to choose from. Tomorrow morning, fellow Tar Heel Blog writer Matt Ferenchick will review some of the high profile match-ups nationally for you. Today, let’s look at some games that otherwise might fly under […]
Which Tar Heel’s success as a pro surprised you the most?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Vance Honeycutt’s potentially career-saving turnaround after being promoted to the Baltimore Orioles’ Double-A affiliate. Even more recently, fellow Diamond Heel alumnus-turned-first-round-pick Aaron Sabato got a call up to the majors at almost literally the last possible second, starting two games for the Minnesota Twins this week after hitting […]
UNC women’s soccer ranked #1 in the country
It’s been a great week for the UNC women’s soccer team. The Heels scored a rivalry win over Duke last Thursday, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to win the match 4-2. Carolina followed that victory up by defeating an out-matched Alcorn State team 5-0 on Saturday. UNC entered this week with a 9-1 record, 2-0 […]
UNC Football: Flipping the Narrative against Clemson
What looked like another Tar Heel win and a surefire Bill Belichick has resurrected UNC football quickly fell to the ground as the Clemson Tigers stormed back from a 17-6 halftime deficit to beat the previously unbeaten North Carolina squad 28-20. That also means another round of flipping the narrative, though as promised, this time […]
Four UNC athletes gain eligibility after judge’s ruling
An Indiana judge granted eligibility to a group of college athletes, including four at UNC, through a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday. Football player Rece Verhoff and field hockey players Ryleigh Heck, Dani Mendez, and Sietske Brüning are among nearly 100 plaintiffs in the suit and will be able to […]
How big of an impact will Michael Malone have on UNC in Year 1?
Carolina Basketball feels like something that is bigger than the university itself, and a lot of that is because of the winning culture that has been developed for decades now. Only rivaled by women’s soccer, men’s basketball has been the premier sport on campus, but things weren’t great after Roy Williams retired. No shade to […]
2026 Five-star Nasir Anderson arriving early for his official visit to UNC
While there still hasn’t been any commitments for UNC basketball’s 2027 class, there has been more than enough activity on the recruiting trail. The latest of such activity involves five-star prospect Nasir Anderson — he was supposed to visit USC this week, but instead has canceled that trip and will be in Chapel Hill today […]
Should UNC make a change at QB?
There are a lot of reasons UNC suffered a dispiriting 28-20 loss to Clemson last Saturday. The defense that was so stout in the first half wore down in the second and couldn’t get a big stop. Clemson QB Tait Reynolds found his footing as both a passer and a runner, flashing why so many […]
UNC football enters a make-or-break stretch after collapsing at Clemson
How a team loses matters. Clemson came into its game against the Tar Heels reeling on offense. The Tigers offense ranked near the bottom in many statistical categories, having surrendered 11 tackles for loss and converted only two of fourteen third downs against Georgia Southern – not Georgia. Dabo Sweeney announced a switch to a […]
UNC football enters a make-or-break stretch after collapsing at Clemson
How a team loses matters. Clemson came into its game against the Tar Heels reeling on offense. The Tigers offense ranked near the bottom in many statistical categories, having surrendered 11 tackles for loss and converted only two of fourteen third downs against Georgia Southern – not Georgia. Dabo Sweeney announced a switch to a […]
Henri Veesaar tears ACL, will miss entire NBA season
The Atlanta Hawks announced on Monday that former Tar Heel Henri Veesaar tore his right ACL during a workout on Sept. 15 and will miss the entire NBA season. The 22-year-old Estonian was an all-ACC performer for Carolina last season, averaging 17 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 blocks while shooting 42.6% from 3-point […]
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