Video: Coach's Corner with Bill Belichick - UNC vs. UConn Preview
Before UNC Football heads north this weekend, coach
Bill Belichick joins
Jones Angell to talk about the growth of the Tar Heels this year, quarterback
Billy Edwards' outstanding performance last weekend, and a preview of the matchup with UConn.
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Wed Nov 4
UNC OL Cristian Alvarez Quietly Putting Together Impressive Freshman Season
Cristian Alvarez, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound interior offensive lineman from St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, has played 351 offensive snaps through Carolina's first eight games. That number stands out on its own, but it becomes even more impressive when considering how little time he had to prepare for his first college season. (
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Wide Receiver Trech Kekahuna on Billy Edwards, UNC’s Offensive Progress
UNC wide receiver
Trech Kekahuna met with reporters at the Kenan Football Center on Monday. Kekahuna, who caught his first TD as a Tar Heels on Saturday vs. Miami, has 17 receptions for 219 yards this year. Kekahuna tallied a season-high 57 receiving yards vs. the Hurricanes, saying there were several plays during practice that were designed for him. (
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UNC Women's Basketball In Paris: Kate Harpring's Growing Pains, Defensive Struggles, What's Next
UNC Women's Basketball opened its season in Paris on Monday, but the No. 12 Tar Heels returned home with plenty to work on after falling 91-79 to No. 21 Oklahoma. Oklahoma took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Tar Heels 31-14. For head coach
Courtney Banghart, the loss showed where a team with several new faces still needs to improve. (
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UNC vs. UConn Football Preview: Tar Heels Aim to Get Back on Track
UNC Football (4-4, 2-3
ACC standings) looks to shake its two-game losing streak with a trip Saturday to square off with UConn (4-4). The two teams met most recently in the 2024 Fenway Bowl, where the Huskies secured their only win in the series. Here is everything you need to know before the Tar Heels’ final nonconference game of the 2026 season. (
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Video: Jason Capel Discusses UNC Basketball
Former North Carolina forward and current ESPN analyst
Jason Capel joined the “Tar Heel Tribune Podcast” to share his insights on this season’s UNC Basketball team, coaching transitions, and some confrontations he had at the Smith Center while on the Pitt coaching staff.
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Wed Nov 4
Video: QB Coach Matt Lombardi, UNC Players Pre-UConn Press Conferences
North Carolina quarterbacks coach Matt Lombardi, wide receiver
Trech Kekahuna, tight end
Jordan Washington, and defensive back
Kaleb Cost speak with the media ahead of the Tar Heels' matchup against the UConn Huskies on Saturday in East Hartford, Connecticut.
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Wed Nov 4
Drake Maye digs the long ball: Patriots QB's success on deep passes keying surge
Since Week 4,
Drake Maye has six touchdowns and no interceptions on passes at least 20 yards. That leads the NFL in that stretch and is double the next-closest quarterback. Through the first three weeks, Maye had no touchdowns and three interceptions on passes at least 20 yards. Maye has turned things around with several top pass catchers sidelined. (
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Roy Williams Welcomes Michael Malone Into UNC Coaching Family
When
Michael Malone made his first trip of the regular season down the Carolina blue carpet onto the Smith Center floor as North Carolina’s head coach, his eyes went to one place. Perched in his regular seat overlooking the home tunnel, waiting for Malone to make his entrance, was the man whose name is permanently stamped on the court:
Roy Williams. (
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Cones on rim, scores kept for defensive stops: How UNC is trying to fix rebounding problem
The drills have no hoops, and in some cases a cone sits on the basket, a setup UNC coaches hope will teach players that they win rebounds through positioning and effort. After being outrebounded their last two exhibition games, it happened again in Monday’s win vs. Western Carolina. Coaches are trying to fix the problem, but progress was hard to spot. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
2026 UNC Football Opponent Preview: UConn
UNC visits UConn on Saturday. The Huskies enter with a 4-4 record, having dropped their last game at Air Force. Jason Candle is in his first season as Huskies’ head coach following a long and decorated stint at Toledo, where he won at least eight games six times and reached 11 wins twice, winning two MAC titles, and appearing in eight bowl games. (
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Podcast: UNC Football vs. UConn Preview, Jelani Thurman Honored, Field Hockey Rolls
The Ultimate Tar Heel Podcast, Episode 30 covers UNC tight end
Jelani Thurman's weekly accolades, UConn quarterback analysis, North Carolina Field Hockey's ACC Tournament victory, and more.
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Wed Nov 4
Billy Edwards Jr.’s Value Goes Beyond The Box Score
Billy Edwards Jr. embraced the back-and-forth battle between the Tar Heels and No. 1 Hurricanes, throwing for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82 percent of his passes. Those numbers earned Edwards ACC Quarterback of the Week honors, but the Tar Heel captain has also been valuable with intangibles like leadership, experience, and poise. (
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Bill Belichick says college football pay negotiations tougher than in NFL
UNC Football coach
Bill Belichick says college football’s revenue-sharing era is a different world from the NFL system. Belichick described how college football is in flux, comparing it to a period in his pro coaching career when rookie contracts were not yet governed by a wage scale. "The rookies got a lot more money in a lot of cases than the veterans did." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone Wins Debut, But Should UNC Basketball Fans Be Concerned?
Michael Malone is officially 1-0 as North Carolina's head coach, but UNC Basketball's 80-72 win over Western Carolina wasn't the dominant opening-night performance Tar Heel fans hoped to see. Isaac Schade and Jonathan Adams break down the first regular-season game of the Malone era.
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Tue Nov 3