UNC Football Offense Preview 2025: The Tar Heels Rebuilt Fast

UNC offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens has plenty of parts to work with. Last year’s offense struggled with consistency. The passing game didn’t do much, the pass protection was lousy, and the offense scored 24 points or fewer five times. But the ground attack was solid, the transfer portal improved the depth, and this should be a steadier season. (College Football News)

UNC DB Thad Dixon on the title-game stage, Bill Belichick's defense, trees, fishing & more

Thad Dixon hails from Los Angeles and spent the last two years playing college football at the University of Washington. So, North Carolina is a long way away from those two major cities and quite different. The football, however, isn’t all that unique to what Dixon experienced with the Huskies mainly because his defensive coordinator there is now at UNC. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Video: THI Podcast - Who's standing out in UNC Basketball summer workouts?

It's mid-June and that means UNC basketball players are on campus and working out. Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner of Tar Heel Illustrated discuss what we are hearing about the Tar Heels, especially some of the transfers as well as freshman Caleb Wilson. (View Video)

Ethan Strand Finishes As 1,500m National Runner-up

UNC men's track and field team posted its highest team finish at the outdoor national championships since 2007 as the Tar Heels tied for 17th. The men's team finished in sixth in 2007. Ethan Strand (3:47.33) earned his third All-America honors in the 1,500m as he was the national runner-up, finishing behind champion Nathan Green by 0.07 seconds.. (GoHeels.com)

Breaking Down UNC Football's Edge Rushers

The Alpha: "Presuming full health -- let's just say that all the guys at defensive end for UNC stay healthy enough to play all the games and be themselves -- then I'm going to go with Pryce Yates. I think he's the best of the bunch as a pass rusher. He's the guy that's most likely to produce splash plays of the group. He's the most explosive of them." (Inside Carolina)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Headed To Rupp Arena

UNC Basketball visits Kentucky in a high-stakes ACC-SEC Challenge showdown. Will the Tar Heels' 25-18 all-time series lead hold up at Rupp Arena? Host Isaac Schade breaks down Carolina's chances against the Wildcats and explores other notable ACC-SEC matchups. (View Video)

Author recounts life as a Carolina basketball fan

Scott Whisnant grew up in Jamestown, just outside of Greensboro, during the same time legendary coach Dean Smith began growing the basketball program at the University of North Carolina. So, it was easy to grow up a Tar Heel fan. It was his daughter who pushed him to write and publish “Tar Heel Bred: How Basketball Made A Man Out of Me.” (Jacksonville Daily News)

'Power of theater': UNC Department of Dramatic Art receives $2 million gift from alumna

University of North Carolina alumna Kathleen Ford has given a $2 million gift to the Department of Dramatic Art. The gift consists of a $1 million endowed fund and a $1 million expendable fund. Kathryn Hunter-Williams, chair and associate professor in the Department of Dramatic Art, said that the gift will be able to support theater experiences on all levels. (Daily Tar Heel)

How do UNC Basketball’s incoming transfers compare to players who transferred out?

College basketball is becoming increasingly similar to pro basketball, so why not examine transfer portal transactions in the same light? UNC lost five players to the portal and brought in five. How did the Tar Heels fare? While the five players who transferred out have an average rating of 93.4, the five players transferring to UNC average of 92.2. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Courtney Banghart Announces 2025-26 UNC Women’s Basketball Roster

Entering year seven of the head coach Courtney Banghart era, the North Carolina women's basketball program remains on the upward trend with the announcement of the 2025-26 roster. The Tar Heels return 10 players from last season's Sweet 16 run and welcome the addition of four newcomers in two transfers plus two true freshmen. (GoHeels.com)

Chloe Humphrey Wins Honda Sport Award For Lacrosse

UNC women's lacrosse phenom Chloe Humphrey has been named the winner of the Honda Sport Award for Lacrosse, Chris Voelz, Executive Director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA), announced on Friday. Humphrey adds this prestigious award to her trophy case after earning the Tewaaraton Award and IWLCA Player of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Men's Basketball Schedules Exhibition Game at BYU Next Season

North Carolina will tune up for its next men's basketball season by playing at BYU in a high-profile October exhibition game, sources have confirmed to Inside Carolina. The Tar Heels are expected to meet No. 1 recruit AJ Dybantsa and the Cougars on Oct. 24, sources said, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, the home arena for the NBA's Utah Jazz. (Inside Carolina)

UNC's Jake Knapp named 2025 Pitcher of the Year by College Baseball Foundation

North Carolina's Jake Knapp has been named 2025 National Pitcher of the Year, the College Baseball Foundation announced. The ACC Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-ACC selection, Knapp led UNC to a No. 5 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. "Jake represents everything good about college baseball,” Committee Chair Chris Snead said. (MLB.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Run it Back

The ACC-SEC Challenge is bringing back what basketball fans have been craving. The matchups for the 2025 challenge were revealed Thursday, and UNC will visit Rupp Arena to face Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats. While the matchup isn’t new, the venue is: it will be the first time the schools have played each other in an on-campus facility in over a decade. (Chapelboro.com)

Most NBA mock drafts project Drake Powell to be a first-round pick

The NBA draft is less than two weeks away, and most mock drafts are projecting UNC’s Drake Powell to be a first-round pick, with predictions as high as No. 17. Of the 12 mock drafts that either included both rounds or had Powell going in the first round when that was the only round projected, the average had him going No. 27 or No. 28 in the first round. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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