Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
This weekend will in all likelihood mark the end of the 2025 UNC football season. With a win, it’s possible they can get a bowl bid as a 5-7 team, but that would take other circumstances that aren’t in their control to also break the Tar Heels’ way. Most likely, this weekend’s rivalry clash with […]
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The Tar Heels started Thanksgiving Day with lots of hope. They were looking for their best start since the 2016-17 national championship season, and a second win over a ranked team. What they found instead was a hungry Michigan State team that gave them more than they could handle as North Carolina scored a season […]
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After opening the season 6-0 for the first time since 2016, the Tar Heels finally suffered a loss thanks to an aggressive Michigan State team that came into today’s game on a mission. Both teams fought hard for all 40 minutes, but ultimately poor three-point shooting and defensive lapses doomed UNC to leave Florida with […]
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We are just moments away from the North Carolina Tar Heels facing off against the Michigan State Spartans in their second game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Both teams enter today’s game 6-0 and hope to leave Florida with their unblemished records intact. The Tar Heels had quite a time dealing with St. Bonaventure a […]
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While it wasn’t for a lack of effort, UNC dropped their second game in a row against an in-state rival, losing to Duke 32-25. The Blue Devils claimed the Victory Bell in a contest that turned heavily on a fake field goal that completely flummoxed UNC, which is a pretty dispiriting way to lose a […]
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The marquee matchup of the Fort Myers Tip-Off is between the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels and No. 11 Michigan State Spartans. The final game of the tournament will be nationally televised on FOX. These teams are both 6-0 to start the season, and Tom Izzo’s squad has had an impressive start to the […]
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The first year of the Bill Belichick experiment at UNC has not gone how a lot of people were hoping. For Belichick, Mike Lombardi, and the coaching staff, they have not been able to overwhelm college coaching and scouting with NFL knowledge like they though they might’ve been able to do. The roster they’ve built […]
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For the first time since 2016, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 6-0 to start the season. Critical in last night’s win was junior Henri Veesaar. In his expanded role this season as a starter for Carolina, the seven-footer posted career highs in points and rebounds. In the opening game for the Fort Myers Tip-Off, […]
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The Tar Heels welcomed the fans to Fort Meyers, FL with a 15-point win over St. Bonaventure. North Carolina started the game hot with 15 points in the first four minutes before letting the Bonnies go on a 19-11 run to end the first half, cutting a 10-point lead to just two. The Tar Heels […]
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Something had to give Tuesday night as the undefeated Tar Heels took on undefeated St. Bonaventure. The game was close for the majority of the game, but Carolina turned on the jets in the second half to get out to a comfortable lead that they did not look back from on their way to an […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels are facing off against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the first game of the Ft. Myers Invitational. This event is a huge opportunity for the Tar Heels to solidify their stance as one of the better teams in the country. The Bonnies have been a solid team so far this […]
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I like mine with lettuce and tomatoHeinz 57 and French fried potatoesBig kosher pickle and a cold draft beerWell, good God Almighty, which way do I steer… Cheeseburger in Paradise – Jimmy Buffett That’s right, it’s Thanksgiving, and in men’s basketball season that can only mean one thing: Feast Week. It’s nonconference tournament season, and […]
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We’ve reached the first notable week of the college basketball season — I guess with the exception of the opening one. This week is commonly called “Feast Week” as it features a bunch of notable tournaments and events over Thanksgiving, and we will see many teams face some of their biggest tests of the season […]
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When you turn on your TV tonight, the court is going to look a little different. Carolina leaves the friendly confines of the Dean Smith Center for the first time this season, not to return until next weekend. The task in front of them is a new event for Carolina: The Fort Myers Tip-Off. Unlike […]
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It’s rivalry week in college football, which means that the North Carolina Tar Heels are preparing to face the NC State Wolfpack in the final game of the regular season. The Heels have been eliminated from bowl contention if they were to make it via conventional means, and if they were to pull off a […]
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The Tar Heels are in Florida this week for the Ft. Myers Tip-Off, where they will face off against St. Bonaventure and Michigan State. First up on that last is the Bonnies, who currently match UNC’s 5-0 record and hope to upset their lone Power Four opponent this regular season. Meanwhile, the Heels are seeking […]
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Two times this season there was real hope and excitement inside Kenan Stadium. Two times those hopes were dashed in such a fashion that creates wounds that’ll fester and be tough to heal. On Saturday, Kenan Stadium was hyped up as the Tar Heels actually put together a couple of good second half drives and […]
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I honestly don’t want to live in a football reality where UNC pays Bill Belichick $30,000,000 to get owned by Manny Diaz. That feels disturbingly wrong, like some mischievous quantum gremlin reversed the polarity of a few subatomic particles and unleashed coaching chaos. UNC took Duke to the wire in a game many expected to […]
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For the second year in a row, Carolina shot itself in the foot against Duke, and between stupid penalties, offensive letdowns and defensive busts, it felt like nearly every player helped pull the trigger. One of the few who didn’t was Jordan Shipp. In just his second year of college football, Shipp has emerged as […]
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Despite a strong third quarter, North Carolina lost for the seventh time this season, this time to archrival Duke 32-25. The Tar Heels — who actually took the lead by a point with a 12 yard run by Davion Gause a little under two minutes into the fourth quarter — couldn’t get the stops needed […]
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If Bill Belichick’s first words were “Beat Duke,” he’s going to have to wait a year to do it in Durham—assuming he’s still here. The Duke Blue Devils rushed for 177 yards, passed for 175, and took advantage of a completely immature effort by UNC to score the go-ahead touchdown and two points with 2:20 […]
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It’s rare the descriptor “Cinderella team” appears in the same sentence as the UNC women’s soccer team. As anyone who follows college women’s soccer or UNC athletics knows, the Heels are the gold standard in the sport. Carolina has won 23 national championships and 22 ACC championships. The professional ranks and United States national team […]
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Seth Trimble, senior guard and Ben & Jerry’s owner, has stepped up his game. It was already known that he would be the elder statesman on this team, but even with his injury he continues to have a major impact. Recently, UNC basketball has had vocal leaders like Harrison Ingram and Cormac Ryan and leaders […]
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After five consecutive wins, the North Carolina Tar Heels relinquished the Victory Bell last season on a dominant fourth quarter performance from Duke. The Tar Heels had their chance last season, but could not capitalize in the final minutes. The loss to the Blue Devils last season was a pivotal factor influencing the coaching change […]
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Hell was the first curse word I was allowed to say, and even then only when preceded by “go to” and followed by “Duke.” It felt weird, as a child, to cheer the Tar Heel team like H-E-double-hockey-sticks while condemning the Blue Devils to a fiery oblivion mere minutes later. Kind of a psychic wince, […]
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