Video: IC Podcast - Week 3 UNC Football Training Camp Developments
Football analyst Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC Football's third media availability practice, the offensive line with Shaq McRoy standing out, the quarterbacks with
Miles O'Neill,
Billy Edwards, and
Travis Burgess getting the majority of the reps in the viewing session, and more.
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Why is UNC running back Kaleb Jackson wearing No. 62 in practice?
With one number much higher than it should be,
Kaleb Jackson is wearing a number much higher than one would expect from a running back. Like last season at LSU, the running back reported to camp weighing significantly more than he should have. Asked about the jersey choice Friday
at a press conference, Belichick said, "Big back, big number." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: UNC Football Players Friday Preseason Press Conference
UNC running back
Demon June, linebacker Peyton Seelmann, offensive lineman
Jordan Hall, and defensive back
Jaiden Patterson speak with the media on Friday to discuss the Tar Heels' preparations for the 2026 season and their season-opening game in Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland.
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UNC Extends Wrestling Coach Rob Koll’s Contract
UNC Wrestling coach
Rob Koll, who enters his fourth season leading the Tar Heels, has agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension. Koll’s new contract will run through June 30, 2029; the terms were approved by UNC’s Board of Trustees in July. Koll, a 1988 national champion wrestler for the Tar Heels, became UNC's seventh head coach in 2023. (
GoHeels.com)
Bill Belichick Highlights Three Standouts Amid Week 3 of UNC Football Training Camp
North Carolina head football coach
Bill Belichick discussed three players — linebacker
Peyton Seelmann, defensive back
Tre Miller, and offensive lineman Shaq McRoy — during
Friday's press conference that have made their mark through the first two weeks of the Tar Heels' preseason training camp and are atop the depth chart at their respective positions. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC Football's 2026 Schedule - The Prediction Show
Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina look at the
2026 UNC Football schedule, including game-by-game breakdowns and their picks for the full season. The discussion then turns to what "improvement" looks like in
Bill Belichick's second year.
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ESPN ranks all 138 college football teams in tiers
Tier 15: If Indiana can do it...North Carolina Tar Heels: Last year, North Carolina went 4-8 against the No. 80 most difficult schedule in college football. This year, ESPN has UNC's schedule ranked 29th most difficult. That's the hardest year-over-year shift in schedule strength of any Power 4 school. But no one is tethered to their station in life. (
ESPN)
Video: Bill Belichick Friday Football Training Camp Press Conference
North Carolina head football coach
Bill Belichick speaks with the media on Friday morning as the Tar Heels continue preparations for their season-opening game against TCU on Aug. 29 in Dublin, Ireland.
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No. 8 UNC Women's Soccer rolls to 4-0 season-opening win over Fairfield
Thunder from the back line ignited No. 8 UNC Women's Soccer to an impressive opening-night victory. Two sophomores delivered braces as the Tar Heels cruised to a 4-0 victory Thursday over Fairfield at Dorrance Field in the opener. On a toasty summer evening, UNC outshot the Stags 24-3 and scored the most opening-match goals in six seasons. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Men's Soccer Falls To Maryland In Final Exhibition Match, 2-1
UNC Men's Soccer finished off its exhibition season with a 2-1 defeat at Maryland on Thursday. The Tar Heels' equalizer that came in the 73' when Riley Berge headed home a Luca Nikolai cross. But, Maryland managed to blast one home in the 83' to give the Terps the 2-1 win. UNC opens its regular season next Thursday when they visit No. 5 Georgetown. (
GoHeels.com)
Minor League Baseball returns to the Field of Dreams, as does former Tar Heel infielder Aaron Sabato
For Saint Paul Saints player and former UNC first baseman
Aaron Sabato, it is a return trip. Sabato previously played at the Field of Dreams in 2022 as a member of the Cedar Rapids Kernels. “I mean, it kind of puts stuff into perspective of how much the game brings people together and how much you can give back to the community,” Sabato said. “ (
KCRG)
Can we talk about the Mack Brown 2.0 era correctly?
Between the mediocre record that was celebrated in 2019, the chance to get into the playoff that was dropped because of a weird performance in Tallahassee in 2021, the Virginia Tech faceplant, the Georgia Tech stumble, the Virginia stumble, and more,
Mack Brown had shown he couldn’t actually coach the team to the level we had hoped for. (
Tar Heel Blog)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Seth Trimble Headed To Louisville
Seth Trimble’s transfer to Louisville sends shockwaves through UNC Basketball. Will Tar Heel fans embrace him when he returns to Chapel Hill in a Cardinals uniform? Isaac Schade and Coach Bill Robinson break down the NCAA eligibility chaos, NIL uncertainties, and why the real blame lies with the NCAA.
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Coach Carlos Somoano Previews 2026 UNC Men's Soccer Season, Discusses Rule Changes
UNC Men's Soccer coach Carlos Somoano, who is entering his 16th season at Carolina and earlier this year agreed to a three-year contract extension, shared his excitement for the Tar Heels’ 2026 season and discussed some NCAA rule changes. That includes a proposal which would spread the college soccer season across both fall and spring semesters. (
Chapelboro.com)
Peyton Seelmann Named To Butkus Award Watch List
UNC junior
Peyton Seelmann has been named to the 2026 Butkus Award Watch List, presented to the nation's top collegiate linebacker. The Mechanicsville, Virginia, native is in his first season with the Tar Heels after joining the program in January 2026 following two seasons at Richmond. Seelmann was a First Team All-Patriot League selection last season. (
GoHeels.com)