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Demon June on Efficiency, Picking Up Teammates, and More

UNC suffered a narrow 31-30 overtime loss to Syracuse on Saturday night, but running back Demon June continued an efficient season with another rushing touchdown. That pushed his season total to seven on just 59 carries, meaning he finds paydirt once every nine rushes. He leads the team in scrimmage touchdowns. "It's a team effort," June said. (TarHeel247)

How North Carolina Is Approaching Its Limited Wide Receiver Depth Chart

In North Carolina’s seventh football game last season, a 17-16 overtime loss to No. 16 Virginia, five wide receivers saw the field for the Tar Heels. Across the entirety of Bill Belichick’s first season in Chapel Hill, 10 wideouts saw the field for the Tar Heels, while seven tallied 100 or more snaps. But that distribution has seen a sharp regression in 2026. (Inside Carolina)

Avoiding Penalties A Welcome Change For Tar Heels

Bill Belichick is a big believer in the importance of "hidden yards" to a team's success; the seemingly small things that add up over the course of a game. One overlooked way this year's Tar Heels have found hidden yardage is with their discipline. UNC ranks fourth nationally in fewest penalties (4) and penalty yardage (31.7) per game, each best in the ACC. (GoHeels.com)

Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - Breaking and Entering

There isn’t a North Carolina football fan out there who hasn’t imagined themselves making the game-winning play for the Tar Heels. That includes District Attorney Jeff Nieman, who back in 2004 was a law student at UNC. After one of the Tar Heels' most dramatic wins ever, Nieman and his friends simply didn’t want the night to end. (Chapelboro.com)

2026 UNC Football Opponent Preview: No. 1 Miami Hurricanes

UNC gets a shot at the No. 1 team in the country when the Miami Hurricanes visit Kenan Stadium Saturday. Miami enters with a 7-0 record and 5-0 mark in the ACC standings, having blown out Pitt 52-23 at home last weekend. Leading the Canes as head coach is Mario Cristobal, a former player who won two national championships at Miami in 1989 and 1991. (Chapelboro.com)

Tar Heels in NFL: Big games for Drake Maye, Javonte Williams bookend Week 7

Drake Maye opened Week 7 with another 300-yard passing performance and three total touchdowns Thursday night, and Javonte Williams closed it Monday with the best rushing performance of his NFL career. The former UNC stars provided the week’s biggest highlights for Tar Heels in the NFL, although their teams had dramatically different results. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Football's loss to Syracuse cost them opportunity to host ESPN's College GameDay

UNC Football had a big opportunity last Saturday night when they hosted Syracuse. They just didn't know it at the time. On the latest SVPod episode with Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve, they reveal that had North Carolina won Saturday's game, they would have hosted ESPN's College GameDay for their Halloween night matchup with No. 1 Miami. (USA Today)

Video: WR Coach Garrick McGee, UNC Football Players Monday Pre-Miami Press Conferences

North Carolina wide receivers coach Garrick McGee, running back Demon June, tight end Jelani Thurman, and defensive back Coleman Bryson speak with the media on Monday ahead of the Tar Heels' Saturday night matchup against No. 1 Miami in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Why CJ Sadler didn’t play vs. Syracuse as Nyqir Helton’s role surged

C.J. Sadler went from starting at wide receiver for UNC to not playing an offensive snap Saturday against Syracuse, a change Bill Belichick attributed to Nyqir "Boomer" Helton’s improved practice performance. Wide receivers coach Garrick McGee said Monday that Helton had spent weeks making plays against the Tar Heels' defense on the scout team. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Derek McDonald Named ACC Linebacker Of The Week

For the second time this season, North Carolina's Derek McDonald has been named ACC Linebacker of the Week. It marks the second consecutive week that the Tar Heels have earned ACC Linebacker of the Week, following Peyton Seelmann's honor last week. McDonald tallied a career and game-high 16 tackles in Saturday's game against Syracuse. (GoHeels.com)

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