Video: The Game Plan Podcast - Syracuse Provides UNC Football a Chance
Jason Staples Greg Barnes, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina break down the ways the Tar Heels can have success against the Syracuse Orange and how the two teams match up on both sides of the football in Friday night’s tilt on ESPN.
(
View Video)
Fri Oct 31
UNC Football visits Syracuse seeking first ACC win and fewer offensive miscues
The red zone has been a haunted spot for UNC Football all season. And the goal line, in particular, has been terrifying in recent weeks. The Tar Heels hope to escape their offensive horrors on Halloween night against Syracuse. UNC (2-5, 0-3
ACC standings) has lost four straight games and is still seeking its first ACC win under coach
Bill Belichick. (
WRAL Sports Fan)
UNC’s Improving Defense Offers Hope For Tar Heel Football Fans
With UNC struggling offensively at 280 yards per game of total offense, it’s likely that the Tar Heels' defense will have to lead the way against Syracuse, Stanford and Wake Forest, while hoping for more support from the unit’s offensive teammates. Impressively, Carolina’s defensive resurgence has come without two of its most talented players. (
Chapelboro.com)
Caleb Wilson shows star stuff with power, poise and potential
Caleb Wilson launched a violent dunk over Winston-Salem State’s Abou Camara that sent the Smith Center crowd into a frenzy. That moment wasn’t just a highlight. It was a statement. Wilson, a 6-10 five-star freshman with a wingspan that seems to stretch to Carrboro, spent the Tar Heels’ two exhibition games proving he’s more than hype. He’s a force. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women's Soccer Shuts Out NC State on Senior Night, 1-0
North Carolina women's soccer (12-6, 6-4 ACC) claimed a 1-0 victory over NC State (5-9-4, 4-4-2 ACC) Thursday night at Dorrance Field (
Highlights). Bella Devey's goal lifted the Tar Heels to a win in their final regular-season match of the season. UNC held NC State to five total shots with only one on goal. The Tar Heels took nine shots with four on goal. (
GoHeels.com)
Jonathan Powell brings confidence and dynamic scoring to UNC men's basketball
Transferring from the West Virginia Mountaineers, 6-foot-6 guard
Jonathan Powell is a top-ranked piece of the roster overhaul that North Carolina underwent this offseason. Likely slotting in at shooting guard, Powell was one of the nation’s leading first-year 3-point shooters in 2024-2025. But the sharpshooter wants to expand his game this season. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Interview with UNC Professor, Pulitzer Prize Winner Kathleen DuVal
Kathleen DuVal has a lot to say about early American history. Her latest book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America, spans more than 700 pages and walks readers through early civilizations to a rebirth of Indigenous culture and tradition. In May, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history. DuVal is a history professor at UNC. (
Indy Week)
No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball battles late but falls to No. 2 South Carolina in preseason test
UNC Women's Basketball dropped its lone preseason game Thursday, falling 91-82 to No. 2 South Carolina in Atlanta. The No. 11 Tar Heels stayed within reach late but couldn't erase an early deficit against one of the top teams in the country. UNC showed stretches of strong play in transition and at the rim, led by
Indya Nivar, who scored 14 points. (
TarHeel247)
Young Tar Heels flash, grit and growth, but UNC Women's Basketball can’t overcome No. 2 Gamecocks
The young No. 11 Tar Heels already knew they would get a significant preseason test against No. 2 South Carolina, and it got even tougher with two key players sitting on the bench. Preseason All-ACC pick
Reniya Kelly and sophomore center
Blanca Thomas missed the exhibition game as UNC battled the Gamecocks well at times before falling 91-82. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: UNC Women's Basketball Post-South Carolina Press Conference
North Carolina head women's basketball coach
Courtney Banghart joins players
Indya Nivar and
Nyla Harris in speaking with reporters following the No. 11 Tar Heels' 91-82 exhibition loss to No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday night in Atlanta.
(
View Video)
Thu Oct 30
Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 82, South Carolina 91
View the complete box score from the No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball team's 91-82 exhibition loss to the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday night in Atlanta, Georgia. (
View Box Score)
Thu Oct 30
Video: Carolina Insider - UNC Men's Basketball vs. WSSU Exhibition Recap
Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com recap the Tar Heel Men's Basketball's 95-53 preseason exhibition victory over the Winston Salem State Rams on Wednesday night at the Smith Center.
(
View Video)
Thu Oct 30
Gio Lopez Opens Up on Development and Bill Belichick Connection
UNC Quarterback
Gio Lopez: "I think Coach Belichick has been great with all of us, encouraging all of us as a team, as players, as individuals. For me personally, just me him meet up every Monday and watch film together, and we just talk about the game and the game plan and what the defense is doing and how to go about, you know, that team." (
Sports Illustrated)
Jarin Stevenson brings defensive versatility, offensive aggressiveness to UNC Basketball
When
Jarin Stevenson slipped on a UNC Basketball jersey for the first time at the Smith Center, it wasn’t just a homecoming, it was a chance to show Tar Heels fans his defensive prowess. The 6-10 Stevenson’s ability to guard multiple positions, from top-tier wings and centers to quicker guards, has quickly become one of UNC’s most valuable assets. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Nyla Brooks finds new family with UNC Women's Basketball
The first time
Nyla Brooks walked into Carmichael Arena, she felt something special. Months earlier, Brooks was committed to Tennessee. But when the Lady Vols fired head coach Kellie Harper, everything changed. Brooks reopened her recruitment. That’s when North Carolina head coach
Courtney Banghart saw her chance, inviting Brooks to Chapel Hill. (
Daily Tar Heel)