UNC Running Back Demon June Enters Year 2 With Newfound Confidence
"My confidence is through the roof," UNC running back
Demon June said with a grin on Friday. "Being a freshman last year, it was new...coming from high school where the game isn't as fast, guys aren't as big. Knowing the areas I needed to improve helped me add fuel to the fire to come back this year with a tough guy mentality. I want to be that guy." (
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UNC students take first-day sips at the Old Well
It’s the first day of classes at Carolina, and as Tar Heels know, that means it’s also time to drink from the Old Well for good luck this semester. Thousands of students took part in the tradition, caught up with friends and ran into Carolina football coach
Bill Belichick, who handed out bagels and coffee with Alex Brandwein ’20 (MBA) of Brandwein’s Bagels. (
UNC.edu)
Video: IC Podcast - Why Not UNC?
UNC Football kicks off the 2026 season in less than two weeks as the Tar Heels face TCU in Ireland. The national narrative is that year two of the
Bill Belichick era will not be much better than year one. What is driving that narrative? Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss.
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UNC Football to face three teams ranked in preseason AP poll, including two in top 10
The preseason AP Top 25 football poll offers more proof that
UNC's 2026 football schedule is far tougher than the one it faced a year ago. Virginia was the Tar Heels’ only ranked opponent last season (No. 16 when UNC lost 17-16 in overtime), but this year they’ll face three ranked teams, including two in the top 10 and four others that received votes. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: IC Podcast - Tales from the UNC Basketball Recruiting Trail
Sherrell McMillan and Rob Harrington have been following high school basketball recruiting for decades, and in this special episode, the duo from Inside Carolina pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating stories surrounding popular recruitments at UNC.
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What’s Playing for Bobby Petrino Like? Tar Heels Discuss New Offensive Coordinator
Here’s what the Tar Heels have said about new UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino in the leadup to the 2026 football season. Wide receiver
Trech Kekahuna: "He’s very precise with little things. If you line up a yard outside where he wants you to be, he gets mad at you. If you line up a yard inside, he gets mad at you. He wants everything to be perfect." (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC Basketball Week in Review: Keita Arrives, Trimble Transfers, Jordan Page Offered
It was a full week for the North Carolina Basketball program — a departure, a long-awaited arrival, a five-star offer, and a handful of alumni stories. Here's this week's UNC Basketball and Recruiting Week in Review.
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A look at Ryan Switzer's role with Oregon football
Oregon has a new punt return coach - When the FBS record-holder for punt return touchdowns is on your football staff, it'd probably be best to let them work with the team's returners. That's what Oregon is doing with
Ryan Switzer. Switzer, who returned five punts for touchdowns in 2013 to set the record, is the de facto punt return coach. (
Duck Territory)
One Year Later, UNC Linebacker Peyton Seelmann Is Calling Kenan Stadium Home
When
Peyton Seelmann walked off the field with his Richmond teammates after a 41-6 loss to North Carolina at Kenan Stadium 11 months ago, he didn't speak to
Bill Belichick. Nor did he expect he'd ever be back. But four months later, within hours of entering the transfer portal, Seelmann got a phone call from Belichick, who wanted him to visit Chapel Hill. (
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Nonprofit at UNC pairs those with chronic illnesses with a service dog
UNC’s chapter of Lux’s Purpose was founded this year. Service dogs cost as much as $50,000-$70,000, and there is not a single insurance plan that covers it, which makes having a service dog almost impossible for someone already burdened by the financial strain of a medical crisis. The service dogs are trained how to associate commands with tasks. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Bella Devey Records Hat Trick, UNC Women's Soccer Shuts Out Quinnipiac, 8-0
The focal point for No. 8 UNC Women's Soccer is clear, at least through two matches. As the striker in the 3-2-4-1 formation, sophomore Bella Devey has already equaled her goal total from last season. She followed up a brace in the opener with a hat trick in the first 14 1/2 minutes of the Tar Heels’ dominant 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over Quinnipiac. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
With Sayon Keita arriving in Chapel Hill, UNC Basketball has plenty of center options
With
Sayon Keita clearing a key hurdle standing between him and a UNC Basketball jersey, his arrival completes a frontcourt reconstruction that has been at the forefront of Coach
Michael Malone’s first UNC offseason. Keita finished the visa process and arrived in Chapel Hill on Saturday. The timing is important since classes at Carolina start on Monday. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Eagles’ undersized center Willie Lampkin continues to impress in NFL preseason
Former UNC offensive lineman
Willie Lampkin looked great in the Eagles’ preseason opener and is drawing attention in particular for one particular play: On a third-and-15 pass, Lampkin kept Ravens defensive tackle Broderick Washington far away from Eagles quarterback Andy Dalton, ultimately driving him down the field and throwing him to the ground. (
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Why Bill Belichick views Peyton Seelmann as ‘throwback’ player for UNC football
UNC football coach
Bill Belichick views linebacker
Peyton Seelmann as "a bit of a throwback guy." Following a 20-minute period of practice and a 5-minute interview with Seelmann on Aug. 14, it's clear to see why Seelmann fits that description. "Doesn't say too much, but he's all business. Really tough, competitive, high-effort player," Belichick said. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Macon Winslow's first professional home run was an absolute no-doubter
Macon Winslow, the 6th round pick of the Phillies, showed what he can do with the bat when fully healthy. The former Tar Heel crushed a 406-foot homer, a three-run shot. Winslow might not have been around Chapel Hill for long, but his impact on the Diamond Heels was very important. He played a big role in helping UNC get to the College World Series. (
Keeping It Heel)