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Tar Heels look to change the narrative in post-Maye era

August 29, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

CHAPEL HILL — In the last five years of North Carolina football under Mack Brown, it seems as if success in any aspect of the game comes with a price. To have an explosive offense […]

New Tar Heels DC Geoff Collins travels the Temple-to-NC pipeline

January 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

Are you a football team in North Carolina looking to fill a coaching staff vacancy? Clearly, your first call should be to a college in Philadelphia better known for basketball and Bill Cosby. Temple University […]

Tar Heels defense lifts Drake Maye to season-opening win over South Carolina

September 3, 2023 Shawn Krest

The UNC defense gave quarterback Drake Maye a helping hand as the Tar Heels opened the season with a 31-17 win over South Carolina in Charlotte on Saturday night. Maye completed his first 10 passes […]

Tar Heels prepare for pivotal opener in Charlotte

August 30, 2023 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — The message to UNC is clear: Do better. As the Tar Heels prepare to open the 2023 season, Mack Brown’s fifth in his second stint as Tar Heels coach, the near misses […]

Dwindling marbles: Stakes lowered for UNC, Clemson

November 30, 2022 Shawn Krest

Make no mistake, Clemson and UNC will still be playing for all the marbles in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. It’s just that both teams hoped the number of marbles would be much greater. […]

Wake Forest, UNC could hit century mark again in key game

November 9, 2022 Shawn Krest

Based on what we’ve seen from the Wake Forest and North Carolina offenses so far this season, we can probably expect the two in-state rivals to “keep it 100” again when the teams meet on […]

QB matchup highlights Duke-Carolina rivalry game

October 12, 2022 Shawn Krest

Football experts will tell you not to look at the ball when you break down game film. The key to success is in the individual battles — on the line and in coverage. Fans that […]

Winners, losers from wild weekend

September 7, 2022 Ryan Henkel

Week 1 of the college football season provided some crazy matchups, close calls and quite a few heartbreaks for North Carolina’s FBS teams. It also puts certain players and coaches on different sides of the […]

Maye throws 5 TDs in first start, UNC overwhelms Florida A&M in opener

August 28, 2022 Ryan Henkel

CHAPEL HILL — After a cancellation scare caused by Florida A&M having 20 players declared ineligible to play, the Tar Heels hosted Saturday’s season-opening game and took care of business, handing the Rattlers a 56-24 […]

Tar Heels look for strong start

August 24, 2022 Ryan Henkel

UNC opens the fifth season of Mack Brown’s second tenure in Chapel Hill on Saturday night when it hosts Florida A&M. After losing some key pieces of last season’s team and suffering some serious injuries […]