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Heel Tough Blog: Official Visit Mid-Week Preview- June 1st
After hosting a big weekend of official visits in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels will turn their attention to their lone midweek visitor that will be on campus over the next few days. Here’s a look at where the recruitment of that target stands heading into the week. Toss Up: 3✮ CB Joshua Vilmael- William B. Travis (Richmond, TX): June 2nd-4th Vilmael just added the Tar Heels to his official visit schedule and they are now firmly in the mix for him along with Florida State, Kansa
Anthony Pagnotta
4 hours ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands First Commitment Along OL in 2027 Class
@lauifit2- Instagram After a big weekend of official visits, Bill Belichick and Michael Lombardi landed a commitment early on Monday morning in the form of an interior offensive lineman who was part of the group that was on campus. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ IOL Lauifi Tosi has committed to UNC following his trip to campus over the weekend. Tosi committed to the Tar Heels over Stanford, Sacramento State and Idaho. Tosi is a 6-4, 320-pound offensive linema
Anthony Pagnotta
1 day ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Lands Big Man From Greece
Draft Express After withdrawing from the NBA Draft late on Thursday night or early Friday morning, Greece’s Alexandros Samodurov has officially committed to Michael Malone and the UNC Basketball program, becoming the second international prospect to commit to Malone since he was hired back in April. Samodurov is a 6-11 big man from Greece, who has played professionally for Panathinaikos, where he played with current UNC guard Neoklis Avdalas, who transferred into the UNC prog
Joshua Marlow
3 days ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Official Visit Weekend Preview- May 29th
Today is arrival day for the first group of official visitors in the 2027 class that will be on campus this summer. With that, we’re here to prepare you for the weekend with a look at where the Tar Heels stand with each guy who will be on campus. Committed 3✮ S Chuck Roberts- IMG Academy (Mission Hills, CA): May 29th [COMMITTED TO UNC] Roberts committed to the Tar Heels back in December and remains firmly committed to the team. He does not have any official visits scheduled e
Anthony Pagnotta
4 days ago5 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Taron Dickens No Longer Planning to Attend UNC
Western Carolina Athletics The quarterback battle for the Tar Heels is one of the big storylines of the offseason and on Friday morning, there was some important news surrounding it that became public. As first reported by Inside Carolina, Western Carolina quarterback transfer Taron Dickens will no longer attend UNC this fall and will re-enter the transfer portal. This move follows some rumors around his academic eligibility with the school that surfaced earlier in the offsea
Anthony Pagnotta
4 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC's 2026-27 ACC Opponents Revealed
GoHeels.com As the Tar Heels are still working to complete their non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season, the ACC league office dropped the opponents for the upcoming ACC slate, with dates and times to be announced at a later time. As a reminder, the league moved back to an 18-game slate as of last season, with each program only playing two teams, both home and away. With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of Carolina’s 2026-27 ACC schedule. Home & Away: The two schools
Joshua Marlow
5 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- S
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
6 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- CB
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
7 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Matt Able Withdraws From NBA Draft
Shutterstock After an extensive process, Matt Able officially withdrew his name from the 2026 NBA Draft earlier today, paving the way to play for Michael Malone and the Tar Heels in 2026-27. Able, who transferred after one season at NC State, committed to UNC out of the transfer portal back in April, before signing with UNC earlier this month. But after a strong showing in the NBA Draft Combine, Able improved his draft stock, but was still projected as a second-round draft se
Joshua Marlow
May 262 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- LB
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 253 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Heels Conduct Zoom Call With Robert Morris Transfer
Robert Morris University Athletics The primary focus for the UNC roster is centered around Matt Able’s pending decision whether to play college basketball next season, or begin his NBA journey, and keep his name in the draft after a strong showing in the NBA combine. In addition to that, Carolina is also awaiting the decision of Alexandros Samodurov, who is expected to withdraw from the NBA Draft and sign with the Tar Heels, but nothing is official as of this moment. Michael
Joshua Marlow
May 252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- DL
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Home-and-Home With South Carolina Canceled
Streeter Lecka- Getty Images On Friday afternoon, the Tar Heels released some important scheduling news about a future home-and-home matchup. In a release from the program earlier this afternoon, it was announced that the upcoming home-and-home series with the South Carolina Gamecocks has been canceled. The two teams were set to meet in Columbia in 2028 and Chapel Hill in 2029. According to reports from Noah Weiskopf of TarHeel247 and Shelby Swanson of the News & Observer, th
Anthony Pagnotta
May 221 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- EDGE
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 212 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Two Players Step Away Following Spring Practice
Gregory Fisher- Getty Images The Tar Heels concluded spring practice last month and we now have news that two players who participated during the month of practices have stepped away from the program. According to Inside Carolina, wide receiver Shanard Clower and cornerback Ty Adams are no longer with the program following the end of spring practice. Clower, who was preparing for his sophomore season with the program, is coming off a true freshman season where he played 83 of
Anthony Pagnotta
May 192 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- IOL
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 195 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- OT
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 173 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- TE
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To
Anthony Pagnotta
May 161 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land 2027 3✮ CB
@treyj.iii- Instagram The Tar Heel staff received some exciting news on Friday afternoon, landing a target in the 2027 class that has yet to even visit campus. As first reported by Sam Spiegelman of Rivals, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2027 3✮ cornerback Trey Johnson. His announcement comes a couple of days after he reportedly committed to cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins on Wednesday during an official visit according to Inside Carolina. He committed to the
Anthony Pagnotta
May 152 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Malone Adds Another National Champion to Complete Coaching Staff
University of North Carolina Athletics It took some time, but Michael Malone finalized his staff for the 2026-27 season, after hiring former UNC national, Brandon Robinson, to the staff. This week alone, Malone has added Deon Thompson as a grad assistant and Bryan Tibaldi as a player development coach, but the addition of Robinson completes a staff consisting of Chuck Martin and former Tar Heels Sean May and Pat Sullivan. The hire was reported and confirmed by Inside Carolina
Joshua Marlow
May 142 min read
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