THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Feast Week, Football 'Flip Season,' Dylan Mingo Trims List
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re enjoying some well-earned down time with friends, food, family, and Tar Heel sports. This weekend, we’ve got men’s and women’s basketball playing big games in the tropics, Football keeps flipping recruits and now heads to Raleigh for a tough night game, 5-star
Dylan Mingo trimmed his list, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
No. 16 UNC Men's Basketball Set For No. 11 Michigan State On Thanksgiving - Pregame Notes
UNC and Michigan State, a pair of nationally-ranked, 6-0 teams, play for the third year in a row, this time on Thanksgiving at 4:30 p.m. in the Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off. The game will be televised on FOX. The Tar Heels are 13-5 all-time against Michigan State, although the Spartans won the previous meeting, 94-91 in overtime last November in Maui. (
GoHeels.com)
Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo Sees Big Challenge In Facing Tar Heels
Tom Izzo and North Carolina are no strangers on the basketball court, and it happens again Thursday in the ninth different venue this century. UNC won eight of those games, including in the 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2024 NCAA Tournaments. The Spartans won a year ago in Maui, but the Tar Heels are quite different from the team Izzo faced last season. (
TarHeel247)
No. 12 UNC Women's Basketball Opens Cancun Challenge With Thanksgiving Hoops vs. South Dakota State
No. 12 UNC Women's Basketball faces South Dakota State on Thursday in its first of three games in the Cancun Challenge. The Tar Heels are 10-2 in multi-team event games under
Courtney Banghart, taking on the Jackrabbits at 11 a.m. ET on FloHoops. The reigning Summit League champions are 5-0, coming off a 72-63 victory over Gonzaga. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC-Michigan State, Duke-Arkansas are Thanksgiving 'desserts' for those first gorging on NFL
For all the college basketball played – and displayed on television – throughout Thanksgiving week, the game that might attract the most attention will be played on the holiday itself. Because there’s NFL football beforehand. Fox Sports will televise at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday the meeting between Michigan State and North Carolina. (
Sporting News)
Video: UNC Women's Basketball 2025-26 | In Pursuit: Episode 2
UNC Women's Basketball is "In Pursuit" of a National Championship. Episode 2, “What We’re Made Of,” examines
Elina Aarnisalo’s journey from Helsinki, Finland, to facing her former UCLA team,
Indya Nivar's new role as a leader on defense, and a surprising career best performance from
Laila Hull when it mattered most.
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No. 12 UNC Women's Basketball vs. South Dakota State: How to watch, scouting the Jackrabbits
No. 12 UNC Women's Basketball faces South Dakota State on Thursday at the 2025 Cancun Challenge in Mexico. The Jackrabbits have won a Summit League-leading 11 regular-season titles and 12 tournament titles in the program’s 18 years in the conference. The Jackrabbits have won at least a share of the regular-season title five straight years. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
2026 UNC Baseball Schedule Breakdown
The complete
2026 UNC Baseball schedule was released on Tuesday. Coach
Scott Forbes enters his seventh season with the Tar Heels as his team gets a full taste of the "new" ACC. The Diamond Heels will travel across the country for the first time since the ACC expansion, among other star-studded conference series. Here is a breakdown of the schedule. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Volleyball Sweeps Virginia In Final Road Match Of The Regular Season
North Carolina Volleyball took down Virginia (25-17, 28-26, 25-19), sweeping the Cavaliers in the team's final road game of the season Wednesday (
Highlights). UNC led in all key statistical categories. Lauren Schutter excelled defensively for the Tar Heels, leading the match with seven blocks and posting the best hitting percentage on the day at .571. (
GoHeels.com)
How UNC football players view NC State rivalry game after 'difficult' season
Likely to miss a bowl game for the first time since 2018, UNC Football visits NC State on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ACC Network), for the regular-season finale. Offensive lineman
Austin Blaske described it as a “challenging” season and receiver
Kobe Paysour said “it’s been difficult,” but both are motivated to finish their careers on a positive note in Raleigh. (
MSN.com)
North Carolina vs. Michigan State Basketball Preview: Spartans Present Thanksgiving Test
Looking at Michigan State: The No. 11 Spartans are off to a 6-0 start and have climbed up 11 spots in the AP Poll since the start of the season. MSU secured a pair of ranked wins against Arkansas at home (by a 69-66 margin) and at a neutral site over Kentucky. Michigan State blasted ECU 89-56 in its opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Tuesday. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football Closes Out 2025 Aiming To Secure Rivalry Win Over NC State
UNC Football's turbulent season likely will come to an end Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. And while comparing this team to something that flies may seem oxymoronic, anyone expecting a smooth landing should fasten their seatbelts. Saturday’s rivalry game is one that in recent years has haunted Tar Heel fans, and not without reason. (
Inside Carolina)
Bill Belichick says UNC needs to overcome emotions, execute with discipline to win at N.C. State
Bill Belichick didn’t need any reminders about the stakes. His first season at North Carolina has already introduced him to plenty of emotional swings, but Saturday night's finale at N.C. State comes with its own gravity. The Tar Heels head to Carter–Finley Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. rivalry game facing what Belichick calls a "super competitive environment." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Coach's Corner with Bill Belichick - Episode 12 - Nov. 26, 2025
Game preparation for UNC Football's showdown with the Wolfpack is well underway.
Jones Angell checks in with Head Coach
Bill Belichick ahead of the Tar Heels' regular-season finale in Raleigh on Saturday night.
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Chansky’s Notebook: The Prepared Pack
Does
Bill Belichick fully understand what awaits him in Raleigh? While acknowledging the rivalry between UNC and N.C. State, the Hoodie is not aware how hostile Saturday night will be. What he and the Tar Heels will encounter when the teams kick it off at Carter-Finley Stadium will be unlike anything in his career as a future Hall of Famer in the NFL. (
Chapelboro.com)