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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Complete Flip of 2026 4✮ ATH
@whooiisdavis- Instagram After losing some players in their 2026 class in the past two weeks, the Tar Heels completed another flip on Thursday morning. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, 2026 4✮ ATH David Davis has flipped his commitment from Penn State to UNC after taking a visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend for the team’s win over the Stanford Cardinal. Davis had been committed to the Nittany Lions since March but began looking elsewhere after the team’s firi

Anthony Pagnotta
39 minutes ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels to Host 2026 TE from New Zealand
@natesalmon_- Twitter The Tar Heels are looking to add another tight end to their 2026 recruiting class and on Tuesday, one of those targets revealed that he will be taking an official visit to Chapel Hill later this month. As he announced via social media, 2026 TE Nathaniel Salmon will be taking an official visit with UNC November 18th thru 20th. This is one of three official visits that Salmon will take this month, joining Arizona State (Nov. 15) and Utah (Nov. 22). Salmon,

Anthony Pagnotta
21 hours ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Second Tight End to Decommitment
It flew under the radar a bit on Monday night, but the Tar Heels lost their second tight end commitment in the 2026 class in the last week on Monday night. As he announced via social media, 2026 3✮ TE Aidan Woods flipped his commitment from UNC to West Virginia. He had been committed to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels since June 24th, but began looking elsewhere recently and took an official visit to Morgantown over the weekend for the team’s game with Colorado. With his dec

Anthony Pagnotta
1 day ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Radford Recap
Scott Kisner - Imagn Images In their first game without senior guard Seth Trimble, Carolina earned a workman-like win over 89-74, in a game that featured way too many foul calls and way too many missed free throws. In his absence, Hubert Davis started Luka Bogavac, giving Carolina four starters at least 6-6 or taller. After another slow start shooting the basketball, Bogavac ended up leading the team in scoring, with 19 points, with 5 assists, and 3 rebounds. Bogavac was one

Joshua Marlow
1 day ago5 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Belichick “Getting Ready for Wake Forest”
Inside Carolina Bill Belichick isn’t a name that you expect to hear come up in many coaching searches around the NFL, but there is one job in particular that has just come open that has led to speculation about the possibility of him leaving. After a 2-8 start to their season, the New York Giants made the decision to fire head coach Brian Daboll on Monday, meaning they will be searching for a head coach for the fifth time in the last ten years. The ownership group is hungry t

Anthony Pagnotta
2 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Radford Preview
YardBarker After securing Hubert Davis’s most impressive non-conference win of his coaching career last Friday against Kansas, the Tar Heels return to action tonight at home against Radford, the third of five straight home games to start the 2025-26 season. Some of the good vibes from Friday night have been erased after it was reported on Sunday evening that senior guard Seth Trimble suffered a broken bone in his left forearm and is likely to miss the rest of the non-conferen

Joshua Marlow
2 days ago3 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Senior Guard Seth Trimble Suffers Broken Bone in Left Forearm
Spectrum News Earlier tonight, the Carolina Basketball account reported and confirmed that senior guard Seth Trimble suffered a broken bone in his left forearm during a team workout on Sunday afternoon. This injury occurred just two days after UNC beat Kansas in the Smith Center, in a game in which Trimble scored 17 points in. In a statement released through the program, via GoHeels.com , head coach Hubert Davis said, “ So sad for Seth. He's such a great kid and teammate and

Joshua Marlow
4 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Stanford Recap
@UNCFootball- Instagram After going the first nine weeks of the 2025 season without a power conference win, the Tar Heels have picked up back-to-back wins in conference and a bowl game in sight for the first time since the beginning of the season. On Saturday, the team took down the Stanford Cardinal 20-15 thanks to another strong second half from Gio Lopez and the passing game and just enough from the defense that overall played very well throughout the day. Here’s a look at

Anthony Pagnotta
4 days ago5 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Kansas Recap
@UNC_Basketball Last night, inside a raucous Dean Dome, the Tar Heels took down the Kansas Jayhawks, in a battle of college basketball heavyweights, giving Carolina their first win over KU since 2002, and giving Hubert Davis arguably his biggest non-conference win of his coaching career. It wasn’t always pretty for Carolina, who actually trailed Kansas 37-29 at the half, after turning it over 10 times, leading to 17 Kansas points, combined with just 3-15 shooting from the out

Joshua Marlow
5 days ago5 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Stanford Preview
Mark Konezny- Imagn Images Momentum is on the Tar Heels side following their first win over a power conference team under the direction of Bill Belichick and the team will look to build upon that on Saturday in Kenan Stadium against the Stanford Cardinal. Here’s everything you need to know for this important matchup that could keep the Tar Heels bowl game hopes alive. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The team has found its footing after a rough start to the season on both sides of t

Anthony Pagnotta
5 days ago7 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels' 3✮ OT Commit Flips to Ohio State
@mason_wilhelm70- Instagram The defections from the 2026 recruiting class have picked up over the past week and a half. The latest came on Friday in the form of an offensive lineman who, at one time, seemed like one of the more solid commitments to the class. As he announced via his social media earlier this afternoon, 2026 3✮ OT Mason Wilhelm has flipped his commitment from UNC to Ohio State. Wilhelm had been committed to the Tar Heels since June 1st. While this may be the f

Anthony Pagnotta
6 days ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Kansas Preview
Bob Sutton - AP Later tonight, in the Smith Center, two of college basketball’s greatest programs will square off as the #25 North Carolina Tar Heels, will host the #19 Kansas Jayhawks, in a return game of a home-and-home series between the two blue bloods of the sport. Kansas topped Carolina in an instant classic last year in Lawrence, in what became the fifth straight time UNC fell to the hands of the Jayhawks, with the previous four matchups coming in the NCAA Tournament,

Joshua Marlow
6 days ago4 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels OL Expected to Miss Remainder of the Season
Thien-An Truong- Getty Images The Tar Heels offensive line has been steadily improving over the last three weeks and in order to continue that improvement, they will likely have to do it without the help of the guy who has anchored the unit all year long. As first reported by Noah Weiskopf of Tar Heel Illustrated, starting center Chad Lindberg is likely out for the remainder of the season after sustaining an arm injury in last week’s game against the Syracuse Orange. The inju

Anthony Pagnotta
7 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Two Commitments In 2026 Class
@cooper_mccutchan2026- Instagram After losing a commitment in the 2026 class last week, the Tar Heels had two more prospects announce their decommitments on Wednesday. As they announced via social media, 2026 3✮ TE Cooper McCutchan and 3✮ WR Kei’Maurii Miles have decommitted from UNC and reopened their recruitments. McCutchan, the No. 1186 overall prospect and No. 64 tight end in the 2026 class according to 247Sports Composite Player Rankings, had been committed to UNC since

Anthony Pagnotta
Nov 61 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Central Arkansas Recap
@UNC_Basketball The Tar Heels opened the 2025-26 season in a big way, earning a 94-54 win over Central Arkansas, in the only tuneup before the showdown with Kansas later this week. Carolina did what it was supposed to do against a team preseason picked to finish in the bottom of the ASUN, and was preseason ranked 346th according to KenPom, but don’t let that overlook how good the new look Tar Heels looked, on their way to their 21st straight season-opening win. Five players s

Joshua Marlow
Nov 44 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Central Arkansas Preview
Desert News The 2025-26 college basketball season gets underway tonight across the country, with the #25 Tar Heels in action, as they are set to host Central Arkansas from the ASUN, to begin the season. Carolina enters the season with its head coach under a lot of pressure, as Hubert Davis has failed to enjoy sustained success since taking over for Roy Williams, and many believe this is a make-or-break season for him if he wants to be on the sidelines for many years to come.

Joshua Marlow
Nov 34 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Syracuse Recap
Bryan M. Bennett- Getty Images The sweet taste of victory. That’s what the Tar Heels got to experience for the first time in over a month on Friday night in upstate New York, as they dominated the Syracuse Orange 27-10 to give Bill Belichick his first power conference victory as the team’s head coach. Here are our takeaways from this much-needed victory. This Offense Has Found Its Identity It took a lot longer than we anticipated, but it feels like the offense has finally fou

Anthony Pagnotta
Nov 24 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Make Another Big Splash at LB in 2026 Class
@dq.jr0- Instagram For the third time this week, the Tar Heels have added a commitment in the 2026 class and this one is the biggest one of the three. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2026 4✮ LB Duyon Forkpa Jr. following a visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend. Forkpa commits to UNC over offers from Florida, Michigan, Missouri and others. Forkpa, the No. 294 overall prospect and No. 19 linebacker in the 2026 class

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 312 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Syracuse Preview
Lance King- Getty Images The Tar Heels may still be without a power conference win on the season, but in the last two weeks, the team has found a bit of life to provide some hope for the closing stretch of the 2025 season. The first game of a stretch of easier games begins on Friday as the Tar Heels head to Syracuse to face another ACC team looking to turn their season around. Here’s everything that you need to know ahead of this crucial game in the JMA Wireless Dome. Team Br

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 318 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Complete Flip of 2026 3✮ WR After Weekend Visit
@boomsk1._- Instagram For the second time this week, the Tar Heels have completed a flip of a prospect in the 2026 class. According to multiple outlets, the Tar Heels landed a commitment from 2026 3✮ WR Nyqir Helton on Thursday afternoon following an official visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. Helton made that trip as a Boston College but backed off his commitment there on Wednesday, setting the stage for his decision today. Helton, the No. 1272 overall prospect and No. 1

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 302 min read
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