Competition Makes Tar Heels' Improved Defense Deeper

Posted Oct 10, 2023
The UNC defense played a season-high 30 players during the Tar Heels’ blowout of Syracuse. UNC’s increased defensive depth has been teased at times this year, but not to the extent displayed against the Orange. Multiple Tar Heels played season-best snap counts, namely defensive linemen Travis Shaw (26 snaps) and Kedrick Bingley-Jones (17 snaps). (Inside Carolina)

Related: Football, Football Recruiting

Chansky’s Notebook: Dead Man Walking?
With Hubert Davis dismissed, no seat will be hotter in Chapel Hill than Bill Belichick’s. After a debut season in which Belichick made more headlines...
Wed Apr 1, 2026

New England QB Drake Maye shaves head to help raise money for Boston Children
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael Maye, helped raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital on Tuesday by shaving his head...
Wed Apr 1, 2026

Jaiden Patterson’s growth fuels UNC defense aiming for faster start
Now entering his junior season, UNC defensive back Jaiden Patterson is building on his late-season success while stepping out of his comfort zone and emerging...
Tue Mar 31, 2026

How Jordan Shipp became UNC Football's most trusted voice
Wide receiver Jordan Shipp returns not just as a captain, but as a leader tasked with helping shape UNC Football's second season under Bill...
Tue Mar 31, 2026