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Video: QB Coach Matt Lombardi, UNC Players Pre-UConn Press Conferences

North Carolina quarterbacks coach Matt Lombardi, wide receiver , tight end , and defensive back speak with the media ahead of the Tar Heels' matchup against the UConn Huskies on Saturday in East Hartford, Connecticut. (View Video)

Drake Maye digs the long ball: Patriots QB's success on deep passes keying surge

Since Week 4, has six touchdowns and no interceptions on passes at least 20 yards. That leads the NFL in that stretch and is double the next-closest quarterback. Through the first three weeks, Maye had no touchdowns and three interceptions on passes at least 20 yards. Maye has turned things around with several top pass catchers sidelined. (ESPN)

Roy Williams Welcomes Michael Malone Into UNC Coaching Family

When made his first trip of the regular season down the Carolina blue carpet onto the Smith Center floor as North Carolina’s head coach, his eyes went to one place. Perched in his regular seat overlooking the home tunnel, waiting for Malone to make his entrance, was the man whose name is permanently stamped on the court: . (Inside Carolina)

Cones on rim, scores kept for defensive stops: How UNC is trying to fix rebounding problem

The drills have no hoops, and in some cases a cone sits on the basket, a setup UNC coaches hope will teach players that they win rebounds through positioning and effort. After being outrebounded their last two exhibition games, it happened again in Monday’s win vs. Western Carolina. Coaches are trying to fix the problem, but progress was hard to spot. (Tar Heel Tribune)

2026 UNC Football Opponent Preview: UConn

UNC visits UConn on Saturday. The Huskies enter with a 4-4 record, having dropped their last game at Air Force. Jason Candle is in his first season as Huskies’ head coach following a long and decorated stint at Toledo, where he won at least eight games six times and reached 11 wins twice, winning two MAC titles, and appearing in eight bowl games. (Chapelboro.com)

Podcast: UNC Football vs. UConn Preview, Jelani Thurman Honored, Field Hockey Rolls

The Ultimate Tar Heel Podcast, Episode 30 covers UNC tight end 's weekly accolades, UConn quarterback analysis, North Carolina Field Hockey's ACC Tournament victory, and more. (Listen To Podcast)

Billy Edwards Jr.’s Value Goes Beyond The Box Score

Jr. embraced the back-and-forth battle between the Tar Heels and No. 1 Hurricanes, throwing for 341 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82 percent of his passes. Those numbers earned Edwards ACC Quarterback of the Week honors, but the Tar Heel captain has also been valuable with intangibles like leadership, experience, and poise. (GoHeels.com)

Bill Belichick says college football pay negotiations tougher than in NFL

UNC Football coach says college football’s revenue-sharing era is a different world from the NFL system. Belichick described how college football is in flux, comparing it to a period in his pro coaching career when rookie contracts were not yet governed by a wage scale. "The rookies got a lot more money in a lot of cases than the veterans did." (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone Wins Debut, But Should UNC Basketball Fans Be Concerned?

is officially 1-0 as North Carolina's head coach, but UNC Basketball's 80-72 win over Western Carolina wasn't the dominant opening-night performance Tar Heel fans hoped to see. Isaac Schade and Jonathan Adams break down the first regular-season game of the Malone era. (View Video)

Ryleigh Heck’s fourth brace leads surging UNC Field Hockey to blowout win

The route may not have been familiar to a UNC Field Hockey program with a rich history, but expectations didn’t change as the postseason began. The ACC Tournament No. 1 seed for the fifth straight season, the No. 10 Tar Heels led 34 seconds in and rolled. Five players scored in a 6-0 first-round victory over Stanford (Highlights) at Stadium. (Tar Heel Tribune)

The good, the bad, and the ugly from UNC's season-opening win over Western Carolina

It wasn't always pretty. However, at the end of the night, North Carolina held on for an 80-72 victory over Western Carolina, and officially recorded his first win as head coach of the Tar Heels. There were naturally going to be some growing pains. We saw a mix of encouraging signs, some concerns, and, of course, the rebounding issues. (Keeping It Heel)

Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - The Flea Flicker

During UNC's memorable 2015 football season, the Tar Heels hosted Duke in an ACC clash. The winner would position themselves to win the Coastal Division and earn a trip to the ACC championship game. Early in the game, UNC sent a message that it wasn’t messing around with the Blue Devils. Curran Campbell remembers the electric opening play. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: John Henson Breaks Down UNC Basketball's Season-Opening Victory

Former North Carolina and NBA forward breaks down the Tar Heels' 80-72 season-opening victory against Western Carolina at the Smith Center on Monday night. (View Video)

Tar Heels in NBA: Caleb Wilson outstanding again; Coby White makes season debut

continued his strong start to his rookie season in another loss on a night when made his season debut and got four steals in a big game. Wilson finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals on Monday night, but the 1-6 Chicago Bulls lost 126-107 in Philadelphia for their fifth straight defeat. (Tar Heel Tribune)

North Carolina vs. Western Carolina Postgame Quotes

on his first official win with UNC Basketball: "I'm thankful to get that first one. And the fans here have been so kind to me and welcoming, and you know I love that, and I appreciate that. And I just want to make sure I'm doing my job to make the Carolina family proud. You know, I don't take this opportunity lightly, and that's a huge responsibility." (GoHeels.com)
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Monday, November 2
UNC logoMen's Basketball80
Western Carolina logoWestern Carolina72
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Box Score
 
UNC logoWomen's Basketball79
#21 Oklahoma logo#21 Oklahoma91
Paris, France
Box Score
 
Tuesday, November 3
UNC logoField Hockey6
Stanford logoStanford0
Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
Wednesday, November 4
UNC logoField Hockey
Syracuse logoSyracuse
1:00 PM Chapel Hill, Karen Shelton Stadium
ACC Network, Streaming
 
UNC logoMen's Soccer
California logoCalifornia
6:00 PM Chapel Hill, N.C.
ACCNX, Streaming
 
Thursday, November 5
UNC logoWomen's Soccer
Louisville logoLouisville
6:00 PM Louisville, Ky.
ACCN, Streaming
 
Friday, November 6
UNC logoMen's Basketball
Wofford logoWofford
7:00 PM Chapel Hill, Smith Center
ACCN, Tickets, Radio, Streaming
 
UNC logoVolleyball
#5 SMU logo#5 SMU
1:00 PM Dallas, Texas
ACCNX
 
Saturday, November 7
UNC logoFootball
UConn logoUConn
12:00 PM East Hartford, Conn. (Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field)
CBS Sports Network, Tickets, Radio
 
Sunday, November 8
UNC logoWomen's Basketball
#1 South Carolina logo#1 South Carolina
5:30 PM Charlotte, N.C.
ESPN, Streaming
 
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North Carolina volleyball beats Wake Forest in straight sets for head coach Joe Sagula's 800th career win and his 597th at UNC.
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