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Video: Myers Park to the Super Bowl - Talking Drake Maye with Coach Scott Chadwick
Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina talk with Clayton High football coach Scott Chadwick, who coached former Tar Heel turned Super Bowl quarterback
Drake Maye in high school at Myers Park. Chadwick discusses Maye's high school days, first seeing Maye as a freshman, and the evolution of the quarterback.
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Thu Jan 29, 2026
Video: IC Podcast - UNC's 2026 Football Schedule Tougher, But Provides Opportunities
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss the
2026 UNC Football schedule released Monday, the daunting test beginning with TCU in Ireland, two early open dates, and nine game in nine weeks to end the season with the toughest run for Tar Heel Football since 2010.
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Wed Jan 28, 2026
Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer
Eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach
Bill Belichick is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer. In voting this month, Belichick fell short of the 40 out of 50 votes needed for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. "Six Super Bowls isn't enough?" Belichick asked, referring to the championships he won as coach of the Patriots. (
ESPN)
Chansky’s Notebook: Sophomore Slippage
The strength of schedule has not come out, but the
2026 UNC Football schedule is certain to be in the top 20. The opening game is once again TCU, which will be favored in Dublin on Aug. 29. This season, the Tar Heels trade their other three non-conference opponents for East Tennessee, Notre Dame, and UConn. They combined to go 27-10 last season. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Scouting UNC Football's Transfer Portal Class - Washington, Thurman, Jackson, McRoy, Willie
Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina look at tight ends Jordan Washington and Jelani Thurman, running back Kaleb Jackson, offensive lineman Shaq McRoy, defensive back Ade Willie, and what these transfer portal signees will bring to UNC Football in 2026.
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Tue Jan 27, 2026
Video: Carolina Insider - 2026 UNC Football Schedule Breakdown
Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com discuss the
2026 North Carolina football schedule that was released by the ACC on Monday night.
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Tue Jan 27, 2026
UNC Football’s 2026 Schedule Announced
Heading into year two of the
Bill Belichick era in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels will face an exciting slate, as the ACC announced
UNC Football's 2026 schedule Monday. Carolina will play six home games at Kenan Stadium, including four ACC matchups and two nonconference games. The Tar Heels have five road games and a neutral-site contest in Ireland. (
GoHeels.com)
Chansky’s Notebook: Cherry on Top
Drake Maye is the new king of New England and Tar Heelia. At 6-4 and the "runt" of the Maye family, Drake has taken his 23-year-old story to another level. His dad Mark, also a former Tar Heel quarterback, and athlete mom Aimee, had four boys, and the youngest took every tease and challenge from his bigger bros and always came back to play again. (
Chapelboro.com)
THT Newsletter: The Jarin Stevenson Game, Tar Heels headed to Super Bowl
Jarin Stevenson had himself a game in UNC’s upset of Virginia,
Drake Maye and three other Tar Heels are heading to the Super Bowl, Carolina Basketball commits Maximo Adams and
Kate Harpring are doing big things, Women’s hoops went 2-0 this past week, and the Diamond Heels have a week of spring scrimmages in the books. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
How Drake Maye improvised Patriots’ final play to send them to Super Bowl
Leading 10-7 with less than two minutes left in the AFC title game, Josh McDaniels scanned his call sheet for the play that would send the Patriots to the Super Bowl. He landed on an outside zone run. It was a basic play, where
Drake Maye would hand the ball off to Rhamondre Stevenson, who would run behind his fullback. But Maye had other ideas. (
MSN.com)