Art’s Angle: Getting It Right
Mary Willingham is right in one thing she says: we owe a relatively few athletes who don’t or can’t find it for themselves a better...
Monday February 3, 2014

Gio gets some consolation
Packers running back Eddie Lacy may have won the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year on Saturday night at the NFL Honors, but Bengals...
Sunday February 2, 2014

Kevin Reddick, Quinton Coples make rounds in New York City
Kevin Reddick and Quinton Coples would much rather be playing football this weekend. Instead, they are roaming New York City making appearances and taking in...
Saturday February 1, 2014

Video: UNC Football - Letters To The Troops
North Carolina Football writes letters to overseas troops and talks about what it means to hear back from them...
Friday January 31, 2014

T.J. Yates recognized by City of Houston
Texans quarterback T.J. Yates was honored by the City of Houston, the Lone Star Veterans Association, and the Wounded Warrior Project for his dedication to...
Friday January 31, 2014

High-Ranking UNC Educator Supports Willingham’s Claims
Former interim dean of UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and current Kenan Professor Emerita of Slavic Literatures, Madeline Levine wrote a letter to Chancellor...
Friday January 31, 2014

Video: Matt Merletti, Mary Willingham Interviewed about UNC academic issues
University of North Carolina's Mary Willingham put out a controversial study on the literacy levels of UNC athletes. The results coincided with information that some...
Thursday January 30, 2014

Sylvester Williams' incredible journey to Super Bowl began on assembly line
This Sunday he'll line up and go to work, with men on his right and on his left. He'll be alone with his thoughts and...
Thursday January 30, 2014

Turner's Take: A Firm Foundation
The North Carolina defensive front that takes the field in September will look a lot different from the one that helped secure the Belk Bowl...
Thursday January 30, 2014

The Sylvester Williams Success Story
It wasn't that long ago that Sylvester Williams was working at Modine Manufacturing Company in Jefferson City, Mo., making radiator parts for trucks. Sunday,...
Thursday January 30, 2014

UK RB coach Chad Scott slept in car about 7 months while working as Carolina GA
Kentucky running back coach and former UNC running back Chad Scott on secretly sleeping in his car while working as a graduate assistant for the...
Wednesday January 29, 2014

2013 ACC Top 25 player countdown: No. 9 - Eric Ebron
A first-team All-ACC selection and Mackey Award finalist, Ebron was one of the nation’s best tight ends and most consistent receiving threats in the conference...
Wednesday January 29, 2014

Extra Points: The Littrell Mosaic
Say hello to Seth Littrell, the Tar Heels' new assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach. Here is the line score for the...
Wednesday January 29, 2014

Top 10 ACC Defensive Linemen of the BCS Era
1. Julius Peppers, DE, UNC (1999-01): As a two-sport star in Chapel Hill, Peppers was a freshman All-American in 1999 before leading the nation in...
Wednesday January 29, 2014

2013 Top 25 player countdown: No. 14: Kareem Martin
No. 14 Kareem Martin, DE, UNC: Martin was able to get off blocks to make plays behind the line of scrimmage, often in spite of...
Monday January 27, 2014

Picking every 2014 ACC football game
I guess I'll stick right there with UNC for the toughest schedule. In addition to that four-game stretch, they play down in Miami, and then...
Sunday January 26, 2014

UNC RB coach Randy Jordan takes job with NFL's Redskins
UNC running backs coach Randy Jordan is headed back to the NFL. The Washington Redskins announced over Twitter Saturday night that they have hired Jordan...
Saturday January 25, 2014

Country musician, former UNC linebacker Chase Rice Sets Lofty New Year’s Resolution
Chase Rice accomplished plenty in 2013. He helped pen Florida Georgia Line‘s multi-platinum smash hit, ‘Cruise,’ and released his own EP, ‘Ready, Set, Roll,’ which...
Saturday January 25, 2014

UNC Student Body Pres: “Disgusted” By Athlete/Academic Accusations
At Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, UNC student body president Christy Lambden spoke out harshly against recent allegations that a majority of Carolina...
Saturday January 25, 2014

Video: Seth Littrell discusses his offensive philosophy
Gerry DiNardo sits down with former Indiana offensive coordinator Seth Littrell, who was hired by UNC on Friday, to discuss his offensive scheme and philosophy...
Friday January 24, 2014

Bubba Cunningham calls for raising academic entrance requirements for athletes
As UNC continues to face the fallout of an academic adviser's report that many of the school's football and basketball players struggle with basic reading...
Friday January 24, 2014

Carolina Hires Littrell To Football Staff
North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora has hired Seth Littrell as the Tar Heels' assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach. Current...
Friday January 24, 2014

University response to student academic records lawsuit
Thursday night, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was notified that The News & Observer has filed a lawsuit seeking student academic records...
Friday January 24, 2014

The modern-day college athlete is a product of the fan
Blame Twitter, blame the media, blame Mary Willingham, blame fans for sticking their heads in the sand for decades, but the public is finally being...
Friday January 24, 2014

UNC LB Travis Hughes Suspended On Assault Charge
UNC linebacker Travis Hughes has been suspended from all team activities due to a misdemeanor assault charge following an altercation with a campus parking enforcement...
Friday January 24, 2014

Report: UNC football player Travis Hughes charged with assault
ABC11 has learned that a linebacker for the UNC football team has been charged with assault. School officials say it stems from an altercation between...
Thursday January 23, 2014

2014 UNC football schedule: Analysis and thoughts
UNC has just six home games. That puts the Tar Heels in the minority in the ACC. UNC, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Wake Forest all...
Thursday January 23, 2014

UNC Football's Secondary Education
Even with the departures Jabari Price, Tre Boston, and Terry Shankle, Tar Heel associate head coach for defense Vic Koenning feels very good about the...
Thursday January 23, 2014

UNC Board of Trustees review status of Mary Willingham's research
UNC officials and a review board are trying to get to the bottom of research that claims some student athletes have poor reading skills. The...
Thursday January 23, 2014

2013 Top 25 ACC player countdown: No. 19, Ryan Switzer
As a true freshman, Ryan Switzer became the best punt returner in the nation, tying an NCAA single-season record with five punt returns for touchdowns...
Thursday January 23, 2014