THT Newsletter: UNC's Major Recruiting Win, Injury Setback, and Defending Champs Impress

Posted Aug 11, 2025
The North Carolina sports year is underway with the first two women’s soccer scrimmages in the books. Football training camp is in full swing, Montenegrin UNC Basketball commit Luka Bogavac is expected in Chapel Hill this week, and women’s basketball landed the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class. All that and more in Monday's edition. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

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