UNC Football To Host No. 3 Notre Dame Saturday - Pregame Notes

UNC welcomes No. 3 Notre Dame to Kenan Stadium on Saturday at noon. It will be Notre Dame's 10th trip to Chapel Hill and first since 2022. Saturday's game will air on ESPN with Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor on the call. Sophomore Xavier Lewis leads the nation in sacks per game with 2.0 through Carolina's first three games. (GoHeels.com)

The Week in UNC Football: Chase Rice Returns, Hall of Fame Tar Heels, UNC vs. Notre Dame History

This week in UNC Football unites the program’s past and present as North Carolina prepares to host Notre Dame. One familiar Tar Heel returning to Chapel Hill is Chase Rice, who will perform as part of the Chapel Thrill Game Day concert series. Before becoming a country music singer and songwriter, Rice was a linebacker at Carolina from 2005-08. (Tar Heel Blue)

UNC DE Melkart About Jaoude To Play vs. Notre Dame

North Carolina defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude will be available for Saturday’s noon game against No. 3 Notre Dame, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, giving the Tar Heels their best pass rusher for the biggest home test of the season. Abou Jaoude missed the previous two games with a hand injury he suffered in the season opener against TCU in Dublin. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: 'No. 3, Get in the Game'

Of the 23 football games Notre Dame and UNC have played, nothing matches 1975, when an unknown quarterback named Joe Montana came off the bench to save the Irish from an embarrassing upset in Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels led 14-6 in the fourth quarter when coach Dan Devine turned to the bench and shouted, "No. 3, get in the game." (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With UNC OL Christo Kelly

Christo Kelly from North Carolina Football joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas to talk about his path to UNC and look ahead to Saturday's matchup against Notre Dame, with kickoff set for Noon in Kenan Stadium. (View Video)

Bella Devey's Fourth Brace Lifts No. 1 UNC Women's Soccer Past No. 12 Notre Dame

It took Bella Devey less than 17 minutes to earn her fourth brace of the season as No. 1 UNC Women's Soccer extended its win streak to eight with a 4-1 victory over No. 12 Notre Dame before 3,871 fans at Dorrance Field on Friday night (Highlights). Devey leads the ACC and is second in the country with 14 goals as North Carolina is looking unbeatable. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Thin Up Front, Tar Heels Working To Build Offensive Line Depth

Four of UNC's five starting offensive linemen have played 169 of 170 snaps this season. The other starter has played 123 snaps. What stands out is that UNC has played only six offensive linemen in the meat of competitive games. Aside from the 35-3 win over East Tennessee State, when the starters left the game after UNC went ahead by five touchdowns. (TarHeel247)

No. 25 UNC Volleyball Sweeps Clemson, 3-0

No. 25 UNC Volleyball (8-3, 3-0 ACC) swept Clemson, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14), Friday night at Carmichael Arena to bring its winning streak to four games (Highlights). The Tar Heels celebrated "Dig Pink" night by sporting pink arm sleeves and hair ties, raising awareness for breast cancer and celebrating those affected. Hailey Pearce took over the match. (GoHeels.com)

Notre Dame vs. UNC: The Formula for a Tar Heel Victory

UNC returns to Kenan Stadium on Saturday facing its biggest challenge of the season. The Tar Heels had two weeks to prepare for No. 3 Notre Dame, a team that enters the matchup 4-0 and has yet to play a game decided by fewer than 17 points. The Irish are scoring 42.3 points per game while allowing just 8.3. Here is the formula for a Tar Heel victory. (Tar Heel Blue)

Bill Belichick’s UNC Football Staff ‘Inadvertently’ Signed Termination Releases Early

For all the uncertainty surrounding the UNC Football staff, the paperwork governing their departures is already in order. A review of the contracts for UNC football staffers shows nearly all contain a termination-release exhibit signed the same day as the employment agreement. UNC says this is not standard practice and attributed it to a mistake by the football staff. (Sportico)

Terrence Brown Quickly Getting Taste of Carolina Spotlight

North Carolina point guard Terrence Brown has experienced plenty of firsts during his first five months at UNC. He's acclimating to coach Michael Malone, new teammates, and a new city. But the biggest adjustment, Brown said, has been something he didn't experience as much at Utah, his previous school. It’s being recognized everywhere he goes. (TarHeel247)

No. 12 UNC Field Hockey Outshoots No. 16 Louisville in Blowout Victory

The three fifth-year stars continued to make a huge impact on North Carolina’s field hockey team. Ryleigh Heck and Sietske Brüning each outshot Louisville by themselves, and Heck notched a goal as the No. 12 Tar Heels gave the No. 16 Cardinals their first ACC loss of the season (Highlights), winning at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, 3-0. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Terrence Brown, Matt Able UNC Basketball Pre-Season Press Conferences

North Carolina guards Terrence Brown and Matt Able speak with the media on Friday ahead of the Tar Heels 2026-27 basketball season as the team prepares to tip off against USC in an exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 9. in Greensboro. (View Video)

From coaches driving team to games to a tiny gym, UNC Women’s Basketball's humble origins

Today’s UNC fans couldn’t imagine the humble roots of women’s basketball on campus for a program that has won a national title and could contend for another this season. The head coach drove the team to games, four players packed into each motel room, road meals came from fast-food restaurants, the home gym was dangerously small, and more. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone On The Basketball Recruiting Trail, UNC vs. ND Preview

Can Michael Malone land top-tier college basketball recruits, or will another blue-chip talent slip away, as Jordan Page appears to have done? On the gridiron, UNC Football hosts the powerhouse Notre Dame Fighting Irish as 3-touchdown underdogs. (View Video)

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