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Since Bill Belichick and Mike Lombardi arrived, UNC has added 117 new players to a roster that only accommodates 105. Hopefully this can help you keep track of who’s likely to see the field for UNC next season and why. In 2026, college football has one transfer portal, and the window for entering that portal […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
The College Football Transfer Portal’s two-week window is about to close officially on Friday January 16th (with an exception for Miami and Indiana who get a four day extension following the CFP Championship game), and though this means that players can no longer enter the portal, it does not mean that every player in the […]
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This is the game where we find out how bad things really are. If the issues that have plagued the Tar Heels through the first two weeks of 2026—whether stemming from effort, coaching, or both—prevent them from beating a struggling Cal team, it will be time to hit the panic button. The Golden Bears, ranked […]
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For 37 minutes and 56 seconds, the North Carolina Tar Heels led Stanford on Wednesday night. But the continual mistakes finally caught up to UNC. And for the final one minute and one second, Carolina never saw the lead again. January is off to a concerning start for the Tar Heels, especially given how some […]
26 days ago | 1 read
Unfortunately for North Carolina, the story in Wednesday night’s game against Stanford was yet another defensive collapse in the second half. That was already the case in the SMU loss, but it also happened in the Wake Forest game, even if that ended up with a victory. With the Cardinal hitting 10+ three-pointers in the […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
We knew before last night’s game that UNC’s chances of winning against Stanford and Cal weren’t very high. ACC teams on the East Coast have had an awful time completing the gauntlet, and the reason for that is pretty obvious. However, last night’s loss wasn’t so much about jet lag as it was about poor […]
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It doesn’t matter if you lead for nearly the entire game if you don’t lead at the right time, and Carolina’s poor defense allowed Stanford to shoot themselves to a 95-90 victory Wednesday night. The Tar Heels could not defend the long ball from the Cardinal and it was enough to sink them. UNC went […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
The North Carolina Tar Heels are just moments away from their matchup against Stanford. This is the first game of a two-game road trip for the Heels, and after they finish up with tonight’s action they will travel to Berkeley to take on Cal. This game is an important one, as UNC is coming off […]
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Another week of ACC play means another week of ACC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings, and with each new week of play the conference slowly starts to take shape. After two weeks of play there are three unbeaten teams and three winless teams in the ACC. That means everyone else is in the middle sitting right […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
Last time we saw them on the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ men’s basketball team was withstanding a second half rally from Wake Forest to hang on for a win. There’s no pictures in the box score and a win is a win, but only winning by three after being up 15 halfway through […]
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With the college and now NFL playoffs in full swing, football has generally been the center of the sports world over the last week. We’re still a couple months from when college basketball will take center stage, but we are in a key part of the season, where teams can build or watch as their […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
January probably seems a little early to be talking about baseball, but just like basketball season started before the football season was officially over, we’re now only a month out from the Diamond Heels opening their season. The First Pitch Banquet to preview the season has wrapped up and the two big outlets for college […]
29 days ago | 1 read
Who’s ready for some late night basketball? The Tar Heels will travel out to California this week to face off against Stanford on Wednesday, and then afterwards they will make their way to Berkeley to take on Cal. While they were able to avoid having to travel out west last year, they were not as […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Sunday’s trip to Notre Dame made it clear that Carolina has some soul searching to do. With a full week to prepare for the Fighting Irish after a home loss to Stanford, the Tar Heels were competitive in the first half but fell apart in the second. Notre Dame outscored Carolina 22-5 in the third […]
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The North Carolina Tar Heels survived a home scare against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as the team in blue stayed undefeated in home games with their three-point win over the team from Winston Salem. The game looked to be over a little over halfway through the second half when North Carolina took a 15-point […]
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It’s tough to say how to take the 87-84 win by Carolina last night. On one hand you have the fact that Carolina turned back a team that has given the Tar Heels fits since Steve Forbes started coaching at Wake Forest. They were desperate for a marquee win. The game makes Carolina 2-1 in […]
30 days ago | 1 read
UNC led by as many as 15 in the second half before they went ice cold from the field and Wake Forest cut it to one, but clutch free throws late sealed the 87-84 win for Carolina as they bounced back from their loss on the road last weekend. The Tar Heels were led by […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
After a rough road outing against SMU, will the Heels regain their defensive form against Wake Forest at home? The Demon Deacons come to Chapel Hill at 10-6, 1-2 in ACC play. However, Wake Forest played #1 Michigan to a one point loss in overtime and another one point loss to #13 Texas Tech. The […]
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It’s still somewhat early in the ACC schedule, but Carolina’s game at Notre Dame tomorrow feels like an inflection point for both teams. This was slated to be a top-20 matchup near the top of the ACC standings when the final AP poll of 2025 was released on Dec. 22, but the Tar Heels and […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Even though the Tar Heels spent a lot of time in the Smith Center at the first part of the season, the combination of the calendar turning to 2026, the game last weekend in Dallas, and the week off makes it feel like it’s been forever since they have played a home game. In reality, […]
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Let’s start with two players from last season who have confirmed their return to Chapel Hill next season: Jordan Shipp and Melkart Abou-Jaoude. These were the best players on UNC’s offense and defense, respectively. In a bad season, Ship and Abou-Jaoude stood out as playmakers. Perhaps more importantly, both (especially Shipp) appeared to provide crucial […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The North Carolina men’s basketball team will be licking their wounds a little bit heading into this weekend. Last time we saw them, the Tar Heels allowed 58 second half points on route to their second loss of the season, albeit to a SMU team that appears pretty decent. In the meantime, they’ve had a […]
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We are now fully into the year 2026 and just about into the spring semester at most colleges. Depending on where you live, it might not feel especially like spring yet, but several of the designated “spring sports” will get their seasons going in the coming weeks and months. One of those sports is lacrosse, […]
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After a really frustrating loss to SMU this past weekend, Carolina is preparing for a bounce back game against Wake Forest this Saturday. The Mustangs were unstoppable shooting the ball against the Heels, which ultimately made any positives on the offense not matter. Surprising to absolutely nobody, while this article is being written the Mustangs […]
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Well week one in the ACC started off with a bang as 14 of the ACC schools found a way to win at least one game in the opening week. Of course, all that winning also means that a lot of schools also found a way to lose in the opening week as well. What […]
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