Projecting every ACC Basketball team's ceiling and floor for 2026-27

5. North Carolina: Michael Malone has a roster built to score, a boon for a coach who guided the Nuggets to 113.5 points per clip in the playoffs during the season he won the NBA title. Ceiling - Total wins: 28, ACC finish: Third, Postseason finish: Sweet 16. Floor - Total wins: 22, ACC finish: Seventh, Postseason finish: First round of the NCAA tournament. (ESPN)

Tar Heel Football's Changed Expectations, Culture, Off-Week Work, and More

Three Tar Heels met with the media Monday ahead of UNC Football's home opener on Saturday against East Tennessee State. Captains Derek McDonald, Ben Hall, and Christo Kelly fielded questions about their performances in the win over TCU, their position groups, the team, and more. Here are video, notes, and quotes from what they had to say: (TarHeel247)

Video: Coach's Corner with Bill Belichick - September 9, 2026

Ahead of this Saturday's home opener in Kenan Stadium against ETSU, Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell catches up with Coach Bill Belichick as the Carolina Football team looks to come off the open date and their "extended training camp" and improve to 2-0. (View Video)

UNC's offensive line stands out, but running game remains work in progress

If there was an area of concern for UNC Football coming out of the victory over TCU in Dublin, it was the inconsistency of the rushing attack, even as the offensive line stood out. Although Benjamin Hall started, it’s clear that he hasn’t separated himself from the rest of the running backs, and only running for 37 yards on 11 carries didn’t change that. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC vs. ETSU Football Preview: Tar Heels Looking to Improve in Home Opener

Despite not taking the field last weekend, UNC became the only ACC team to win a non-conference Power Four matchup in its season opener. Whether that says more about the Tar Heels or the ACC remains to be seen, but after an off-week, the Tar Heels welcome East Tennessee State on Saturday to kick off the 100th season of football at Kenan Stadium. (Inside Carolina)

There’s no fool like The Motley Fool

It all started April 1, 1994, with an internet message board post. "Joey Roman" bragged that a particular stock was "hotter than an egg on the roof of my new Porsche in mid-August." David Gardner (UNC, '88) created this textbook example of fraud on April Fools’ Day, capitalizing on his sense of humor, financial acumen and the new frontier of the internet. (UNC.edu)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - How Jarin Stevenson & Terrence Brown Transform UNC Basketball

Does a $20 million roster guarantee elite talent or just add pressure to deliver? Jonathan Adams and Isaac Schade discuss Jarin Stevenson as UNC Basketball's potential "grinder." And will Terrence Brown’s relentless "prove-it" mentality ignite the Tar Heels? (View Video)

Sofia Ferri, Merritt Skubisz Sweep ACC Field Hockey Player Of The Week Awards

After leading their team to a two-win weekend, UNC Field Hockey stars Sofia Ferri and Merritt Skubisz claimed both Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honors. The underclassman duo played massive roles in helping the Tar Heels to a 7-0 victory over Penn on Friday night before taking down No. 2 Princeton in a penalty shootout on Sunday. (GoHeels.com)

Drake Maye’s Long Game

Such is the life of the next megastar NFL quarterback: All eyes watch every bit of your evolution. And in Drake Maye’s case, the fans and the media have zoned in specifically on his body. Thanks to a few offseason photos, football fans have declared that he’s bulked up, and the Internet is still speculating over exactly how much muscle he’s added. (Men's Health)

Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - Dancing the Night Away

The UNC spirit squads are an integral part of any Kenan Stadium gameday. That includes the UNC Dance Team, which includes Chatham County Public Information Officer Kara Lusk among its distinguished alumnae. Lusk, a Cary native who grew up a Tar Heel fan, remembers the nerves and emotions that went into her first performance on the Kenan grass. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Roy Williams Reveals the 5 Greatest Players He Admired Most

Roy Williams reflects on the five NCAA basketball players he admired most throughout his legendary coaching career. From Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Manning to Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, and Tim Duncan, this nostalgic first-person story celebrates leadership, character, and the spirit of college basketball. (View Video)

UNC jumps five spots in Field Hockey poll after two big weekend victories

After a pair of victories last weekend, UNC jumped five spots in the Top 25 field hockey poll to No. 5. The Tar Heels (2-2), rebounded from opening the season with narrow overtime losses to now top-10 teams in Winston-Salem (2-1 to Michigan and 3-2 to Iowa) with a 7-0 thumping of Penn on Friday and a 1-0 shootout victory Sunday over Princeton. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Success For UNC Football's New-Look Offense Starts Up Front

UNC's five starters on the offensive line had played all 57 snaps in the team's win against TCU when the Tar Heels lined up for a crucial 4th-and-1 with less than a minute remaining, clinging to a 15-10 lead. Falling victim to UNC quarterback Billy Edwards' hard count, TCU jumped into the neutral zone, convinced Christo Kelly was snapping the ball. (GoHeels.com)

North Carolina Tight Ends Taking on Bigger Role Under New Coaching

In Caleb Pickrell's first game as UNC's tight ends coach, the Tar Heel tight ends showed out. Headlined by Ohio State transfer Jelani Thurman’s 94 yards, which led all Tar Heel receivers, the group combined for 103 of UNC’s 232 receiving yards in the season-opening victory over TCU, already accounting for 46 percent of its production from last season. (Inside Carolina)

2026 UNC Football Opponent Preview: East Tennessee State

ETSU has proven it can move the football effectively at the FCS level. The Bucs scored 37 and 48 points in their first two games, though the former came in a loss against Campbell. In that 49-37 loss, ETSU nonetheless piled up 528 total yards and 27 first downs, with quarterback Mason Mims completing 33 of 41 passes for 373 yards and two touchdowns. (Chapelboro.com)

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