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Video: Sam Howell's Top Plays Through Week 6

North Carolina Tar Heels freshman quarterback Sam Howell's top plays through Week 6 of the college football season. Read More...

Tar Heels In The NFL: Week 5

Cole Holcomb, LB, Washington Redskins - Started against the New England Patriots and racked up a team and career-high ten tackles versus the defending Super Bowl Champions in a 33-7 loss. Zach Brown, LB, Philadelphia Eagles - Started against the New York Jets and was part of five tackles and defended one pass as the Eagles won, 31-6. (GoHeels.com)

Open Week Comes At A Good Time For UNC Football

With UNC off this week after beating Georgia Tech on Saturday, coach Mack Brown declared Sunday and Monday as mandatory off days. It's been nearly 10 weeks since preseason camp began. “I told them to ‘get away, go do your school work, make sure you act right and stay out of trouble, but no weights, no conditioning, no football,’” Brown said. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Carolina Insider Podcast: GT Recap, Chad Holbrook, UNC Basketball Villains List

Revisit UNC Football's big win against Georgia Tech. Then, former Tar Heel baseball player and coach Chad Holbrook discusses his family's experience with cancer, favorite memories of Chapel Hill, and how he almost made the UNC basketball team late for a road game. Plus, Jones and Adam reveal their official All-Time UNC Basketball Villains list. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels on schedule in Mack Brown’s return

Entering its open week halfway through the season, UNC football is on schedule. Although the disappointment of missing a colossal upset against Clemson still stings, a 3-3 start has more than met the expectations for Mack Brown’s first half season back in Chapel Hill, particularly given the front-loaded schedule and that all three losses were close. (Wilson Times)

Podcast: Vippolis & Deems Post-Georgia Tech Thoughts

Former North Carolina wide receiver and current Inside Carolina football analyst Taylor Vippolis is joined by Tar Heel Radio Analyst Deems May to give their thoughts on UNC's performance last week in Atlanta, dealing with injuries, and what is next for the Tar Heels going into their open week. (Player FM)

What have we learned about the Tar Heels at the midway point of their season?

Culture is a word that gets thrown around in college football to the point that it can lose meaning. That’s not the case in Chapel Hill, where Mack Brown’s culture change is the biggest reason the Tar Heels are turning the corner faster than anyone expected. It started with the locker room and lounge renovations that showed Brown meant business. (Heels Maven)

After complaints, UNC football announces new lottery system for student tickets

North Carolina is changing the way students can acquire football tickets. Last season, all students needed to do was present their One Card at the gate and they were in. For the past three home games, students needed to access an online portal to reserve tickets 10 days in advance. The team recently announced that it was implementing a lottery system. (Daily Tar Heel)

Four Tar Heels Placed on Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week

Four Tar Heels were named Monday to the Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week following North Carolina's 38-22 win at Georgia Tech on Saturday, headlined by quarterback Sam Howell. Joining Howell on the team were tailback Javonte Williams, center Brian Anderson, and defensive tackle Jason Strowbridge. Howell for 376 yards and 4 TDs. (Chapelboro.com)

In A Time Of Need, 3 Linebackers Becoming A Thing For UNC

In the last two games, UNC has used three linebackers at the same time almost exclusively. In those two games, Chazz Surratt has played 107 total snaps, Jeremiah Gemmel 105, and Dominique Ross 87. For Jay Bateman’s depleted defense, the objective is to win games, so tweaking the approach to maximize the talent on the field is the mission. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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