UNC Football Portal Search Is Well Underway, Beginning at QB
Like everyone else in college football, North Carolina has needs that can be met through the transfer portal, which formally opened on Tuesday morning. And like everyone else, the Tar Heels are in pursuit of players that can fill voids on the current roster, some of which may grow wider if more North Carolina players enter the portal, which closes on April 30. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Vance Honeycutt makes both UNC baseball and ACC history
There is only one word to describe centerfielder
Vance Honeycutt's career as a member of the North Carolina baseball program: Historic. With his solo home run against Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night, Honeycutt became the first Diamond Heel ever to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in his career. Check out Honeycutt's historic swing here. (
Keeping It Heel)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Conner Harrell vs. Max Johnson: Who will be QB1 for UNC?
UNC Football held an open practice on Saturday and
Da'Norris Searcy was on hand to scope it out. First takeaway? The quarterback position is competitive and will feature a battle between
Conner Harrell and Max Johnson. The secondary is also deeper with several talented young players ready to go, led by the likes of
Alijah Huzzie.
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Defensive End Des Evans Finding His Form Entering Year Five At UNC
A highly recruited defensive end,
Desmond Evans hasn't quite blossomed on the field through four years. Adjusting to different roles and battling an injury were factors that created a challenging road for Evans. But now, entering his fifth season with at UNC, Evans knows what he wants out of his Tar Heel experience and how he wants to play the game. (
Inside Carolina)
Report: UNC Basketball To Face Florida In 2024 Jumpman Invitational
North Carolina will play Florida and Michigan will face Oklahoma in the 2024 Jumpman Invitational, multiple sources have confirmed to College Hoops Today. There is no timetable for an official announcement. Official dates are also to be determined. The event will again be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. This will be the third year of the event. (
College Hoops Today)
Chansky’s Notebook: NFL Draft Buddies
How about
Drake Maye and
Tez Walker back together in the NFL? Most prognosticators say New England will draft Maye No. 3 and give him a shot to beat out veteran Jacoby Brissett from N.C. State as the Patriots move on from the Super era of Bill Belichick to Jerod Mayo. And guess who is on the board as Pats’ second or third pick but receiver
Tez Walker. (
Chapelboro.com)
Tyler Eischens To Compete In Olympic Wrestling Trials This Weekend
UNC wrestling alum Tyler Eischens travels to Pennsylvania this weekend to take part in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The two-day event, which begins Friday on the Penn State campus, will determine the United States' Olympic wrestling team for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Eischens is competing at 77 kg (170 lbs.) in the Greco-Roman division. (
GoHeels.com)
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 17 as Kings oust Warriors; White’s elimination game Wednesday
Harrison Barnes, a member of the 2015 NBA champion Golden State Warriors before signing with the Dallas Mavericks in 2016, scored 17 points as his Sacramento Kings beat Golden State 118–94 in an elimination game in the NBA play-in tournament. At 9:30 Wednesday,
Coby White’s Chicago Bulls host the Atlanta Hawks in an elimination game. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Mack Brown Wednesday Pre-Spring Game Press Conference
North Carolina head football coach
Mack Brown met with the media on Wednesday morning ahead of the Tar Heels' spring game on Saturday to discuss the spring game format, remaining transfer portal needs, UNC's ongoing quarterback battle between
Conner Harrell and
Max Johnson, and much more.
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UNC Women's Basketball Announces Signing Of 5-Star Guard Lanie Grant
A year earlier than originally expected, standout guard
Lanie Grant has signed a letter of intent to play for North Carolina, UNC women's basketball coach
Courtney Banghart announced Wednesday. Grant, a 5-star recruit and Virginia's Gatorade Player of the Year, reclassified and graduated early so she can enroll at UNC this summer and play in 2024-25. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Should UNC turn to Aidoo or Omoruyi after Ballo commits to Indiana?
Arizona’s Oumar Ballo, committed to Indiana on Tuesday, but UNC still has solid options for a paint player out of the portal:
Jonas Aidoo (Tennesseee), Cliff Omoruyi (Rutgers), and Danny Wolf (Yale). The Tar Heels also are courting Belmont transfer Cade Tyson and things appear to be in good shape, but there’s no guarantee.
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Coby White faces new task in breakout season: Lead Bulls to playoffs via the play-in tournament
The path to the playoffs for the Chicago Bulls will run through
Coby White. But it’s one thing to have a breakout regular season. Continuing that growth in the postseason is a different task. The challenge is simple: Live up to his new role as the team’s floor leader and No. 2 scoring option in a pair of single-elimination games with a playoff berth on the line. (
Chicago Tribune)
NFL execs offer mixed reviews on potential Patriots draft pick Drake Maye
With the Patriots holding onto the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, there stands a good chance that University of North Carolina Tar Heels QB
Drake Maye will be on the board when New England lands on the clock. It’d be a welcome development for the Patriots, who are in desperate need of a game-changing talent at quarterback in 2024 and beyond. (
Boston.com)
Extra Points: Running Start
One of the UNC storylines of spring football practice 2024 has been the evolution of that "run the (daggum) ball" mindset and of the offensive line. The Tar Heels lost four players to graduation and one to the transfer portal, so the unit has a completely different look. The new version has considerable promise, and being in year two of the Clements era helps. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Football Freshman Profile: Tight End Ryan Ward
UNC freshman tight end
Ryan Ward was a three-star recruit ranked as the nation’s ninth-best tight end and the No. 12 player in New Jersey. "Every day I’m saying, ‘wow, this is college football.’ When I’m in the weight room, when I’m in the classroom. I just took an exam, and now I’m getting interviewed by you guys. This transition has been fun." (
Tar Heel Illustrated)