Drake Maye’s Long Game

Such is the life of the next megastar NFL quarterback: All eyes watch every bit of your evolution. And in Drake Maye’s case, the fans and the media have zoned in specifically on his body. Thanks to a few offseason photos, football fans have declared that he’s bulked up, and the Internet is still speculating over exactly how much muscle he’s added. (Men's Health)

Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - Dancing the Night Away

The UNC spirit squads are an integral part of any Kenan Stadium gameday. That includes the UNC Dance Team, which includes Chatham County Public Information Officer Kara Lusk among its distinguished alumnae. Lusk, a Cary native who grew up a Tar Heel fan, remembers the nerves and emotions that went into her first performance on the Kenan grass. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: Roy Williams Reveals the 5 Greatest Players He Admired Most

Roy Williams reflects on the five NCAA basketball players he admired most throughout his legendary coaching career. From Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Manning to Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, and Tim Duncan, this nostalgic first-person story celebrates leadership, character, and the spirit of college basketball. (View Video)

UNC jumps five spots in Field Hockey poll after two big weekend victories

After a pair of victories last weekend, UNC jumped five spots in the Top 25 field hockey poll to No. 5. The Tar Heels (2-2), rebounded from opening the season with narrow overtime losses to now top-10 teams in Winston-Salem (2-1 to Michigan and 3-2 to Iowa) with a 7-0 thumping of Penn on Friday and a 1-0 shootout victory Sunday over Princeton. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Success For UNC Football's New-Look Offense Starts Up Front

UNC's five starters on the offensive line had played all 57 snaps in the team's win against TCU when the Tar Heels lined up for a crucial 4th-and-1 with less than a minute remaining, clinging to a 15-10 lead. Falling victim to UNC quarterback Billy Edwards' hard count, TCU jumped into the neutral zone, convinced Christo Kelly was snapping the ball. (GoHeels.com)

North Carolina Tight Ends Taking on Bigger Role Under New Coaching

In Caleb Pickrell's first game as UNC's tight ends coach, the Tar Heel tight ends showed out. Headlined by Ohio State transfer Jelani Thurman’s 94 yards, which led all Tar Heel receivers, the group combined for 103 of UNC’s 232 receiving yards in the season-opening victory over TCU, already accounting for 46 percent of its production from last season. (Inside Carolina)

2026 UNC Football Opponent Preview: East Tennessee State

ETSU has proven it can move the football effectively at the FCS level. The Bucs scored 37 and 48 points in their first two games, though the former came in a loss against Campbell. In that 49-37 loss, ETSU nonetheless piled up 528 total yards and 27 first downs, with quarterback Mason Mims completing 33 of 41 passes for 373 yards and two touchdowns. (Chapelboro.com)

Michael Malone on Sayon Keita's 'Unlimited Potential' for UNC Basketball

"When you look at our frontcourt, and you look at Sayon Keita, I think he just has unlimited potential," Michael Malone said last week at the Smith Center. "When you think about his journey coming here to Chapel Hill and how well he has fit in and how comfortable he is, that's something I really enjoyed watching. Sayon is going to be a heck of a player." (TarHeel247)

This former Rameses is on a Rampage

Alex Floch grew up playing sports and never envisioned doing anything else. At UNC, he found a way to do that: Become a mascot. He was Rameses for three years and is now entering his ninth season as Rampage, the Los Angeles Rams mascot. The role has taken him everywhere from the Super Bowl to Australia, where the Rams kick off on Sept. 10. (UNC.edu)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Football Players Focused on the Field

Lost in the media circus that was Bill Belichick's Monday press conference was the appearance of UNC Football captains Derek McDonald, Christo Kelly, and Benjamin Hall. Inside Carolina's Spencer Haskell and Tommy Ashley highlight key takeaways from the captains as they prepare for East Tennessee State on Saturday. (View Video)

Bill Belichick focuses on ETSU, avoids questions about investigation

There was one subject most reporters wanted to ask UNC Football coach Bill Belichick about on Monday during his pre-ETSU press conference, but he did his best to weave around the questions that were asked in dozens of ways. The theme of his answers might as well have been: "We’re on to ETSU," UNC’s noon opponent in Saturday’s home opener. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone Implementing Gritty UNC Defense

UNC Basketball enters a new era as Coach Michael Malone unveils a gritty, defense-first identity. Will this tougher philosophy end the Tar Heels' infamous "wine and cheese" stigma for good? Isaac Schade breaks down Malone’s four foundational pillars: defense, rebounding, up-tempo play, and ball movement. (View Video)

Titans linebacker Cedric Gray in concussion protocol after UTV accident

Tennessee linebacker Cedric Gray sustained a concussion and minor injuries in a UTV accident over the weekend that puts his availability for the Titans’ season opener Sunday with the New York Jets in question. "We look forward to Cedric returning to the field soon and in full health when he clears the NFL’s concussion protocol," the Titans said. (Associated Press)

Media Circus Greets Bill Belichick to Open Game Week for UNC’s Home Debut

As UNC returned from its off week Monday, the majority of media questions inside the Kenan Football Center had little to do with Saturday’s home opener against East Tennessee State. There was hardly an empty seat to be found inside the Hall of Honor, the room at the front of the Kenan Football Center where Bill Belichick holds his press conferences. (Inside Carolina)

Amid another distraction, UNC’s Belichick says program focused on ‘doing things properly’

UNC coach Bill Belichick said Monday he believes his program “totally” has an atmosphere of following rules amid a school investigation into conduct within his football program. “Obviously everybody’s responsible, including me, for doing things properly,” Belichick said. Later Monday, a school spokesman issued a statement backing Belichick. (Associated Press)

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