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Chansky’s Notebook: Anticipated Weekend
Tar Heel fans have quite the trilogy of games this weekend. Men’s basketball opens the season Friday night in an exhibition against nationally ranked Southern Cal in Greensboro. The football Tar Heels visit undefeated and nationally-ranked Pitt. And
Drake Maye tries to stay in the win column after in leading the Patriots to a dramatic upset of the Bills. (
Chapelboro.com)
Who is New Pitt Starting Quarterback Holden Geriner?
Undefeated Pittsburgh must navigate the rest of its football season without starting quarterback Mason Heintschel, as he tore an ACL last week at Virginia Tech. The next man up is veteran backup Holden Geriner, a fifth-year senior who is at his third school and will make the first start of his career on Saturday when North Carolina visits No. 25 Pitt. (
TarHeel247)
UNC Football Stock Report - Notre Dame
Stock Up: North Carolina tight end
Shamar Easter had the best performance of his young college football career against Notre Dame. He caught three of his four targets for 24 yards and the opening touchdown of the game. With
Jordan Washington and
Jaxxon Warren remaining on the shelf, Easter has gotten his chance and has taken advantage of it. (
Heel Tough Blog)
Willie Lampkin to make NFL history Sunday in first career start
There’s never been an NFL offensive lineman built like
Willie Lampkin. There’s about to be. Lampkin stands 5-foot-11, 290 pounds. And when he made his NFL debut playing four snaps in the Eagles’ opener vs. the Commanders, he became the heaviest offensive lineman in NFL history under six feet. Now, for at least one week, Lampkin will be a starter. (
NBC Sports)
North Carolina vs. Pitt Football Preview: Tar Heels Seek Bill Belichick's First Ranked Victory
It’s been five seasons since North Carolina Football faced ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks of the regular season. That drought ends Saturday, when the Tar Heels travel to face newly ranked and undefeated No. 25 Pitt in search of its first ranked victory of the
Bill Belichick era. The Panthers own the ACC’s top-graded defense so far this season. (
Inside Carolina)
Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - Swamping the Gators
The term “football weather” doesn’t usually imply a driving rainstorm, but one of the most memorable wins in UNC history came on just that kind of day. Author and historian Art Chansky remembers that fateful (and wet) day at Kenan Stadium almost 60 years ago, when a top 10 Florida team found itself bogged down in the mud. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC LB Coach Jamie Collins Continues Merging Playing and Coaching Career
Eleven years ago, linebacker Jamie Collins won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots and its coach,
Bill Belichick. In 2026, Collins continues his second season as UNC's inside linebackers coach, working alongside its head coach,
Bill Belichick. The only difference working with Belichick after all those years? Well, now he shows a tinge more emotion. (
TarHeel247)
Carolina’s Shipp Comes In
North Carolina wideout
Jordan Shipp already has his UNC diploma, he’s one of the Tar Heels’ team captains, and he ranks among the ACC leaders in receiving yards despite playing on a team that throws the ball less frequently than most. Shipp also may be the best player at any in-state program who also is a product of North Carolina’s high school ranks. (
Chapelboro.com)
Tar Heel Offense, Billy Edwards Jr. Looking to Turn Flashes Into Consistent Production
As UNC Football gears up for its trip to No. 25 Pittsburgh this weekend, finding consistent offensive production will be critical against the nation’s 30th-ranked defense. "You’ve seen flashes,” Tar Heel quarterback
Billy Edwards said Monday. "There’s been times we’ll take it 15 plays, 98 yards, and move the ball. There’s times we go three and out." (
Inside Carolina)
Video: Coach's Corner with Bill Belichick - UNC vs. Pittsburgh Preview
Before the Tar Heels' showdown in the Steel City,
Jones Angell catches up with North Carolina Football Head Coach
Bill Belichick about the first third of the regular season and the preparation for their matchup against a talented Pitt team this Saturday.
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Wed Oct 7, 2026