Sports Illustrated Despite going just 4-8 this season, and 2-6 in league games, there were some Tar Heel football players to be recognized by the conference’s media members, as the 2025 All-ACC teams were announced earlier today.  The first player to earn honors on either the first or the second team was defensive lineman, Melkart Abou Joude, who recorded 10.5 sacks and 47 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, while starting all 12 games after transferring in from Delaware

Lance King- Getty Images The Tar Heels closed out the first season of the Bill Belichick experiment on Saturday night in Raleigh with a dud against the arch rival, NC State. The Tar Heels would allow touchdowns on each of NC State's first four drives and trail by 18 at the half. In the second half, it felt like there was a chance for them to get back in the game at 28-13, but the defense would fall apart again, leading to the team getting blown out for a second time in three

Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images The Tar Heels’ 2025 regular season is set to come to an end on Saturday when they head to Raleigh to face their arch rivals, the NC State Wolfpack. Here is a look at everything you need to know for the matchup as the Tar Heels look to end their losing streak at four to the Wolfpack. Team Breakdown Tar Heels After a nice two game win streak from the team in the middle of year, the Tar Heels have returned to Earth with two losses to in-state opponents

Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images The Tar Heels had a chance to get the Victory Bell back on Saturday afternoon when they hosted the Duke Blue Devils for Senior Day in Kenan Stadium. After trailing by as many as 14 in the second half, the Tar Heels rallied to take a 25-24 lead. Unfortunately, the Blue Devils would mount a 11-play, 67-yard drive that featured two 4th down conversions, including a fake field goal that set the Blue Devils up at the UNC 1 before they would punch it in a

David Jensen- Getty Images “Beat Duke”. According to Tar Heel head coach Bill Belichick, those were his first words as a child and on Saturday afternoon he will have a chance to accomplish that for the first time as a college head coach. The Tar Heels will also be looking to avenge a heartbreaking loss that they suffered at the hands of the Blue Devils last year and get the Victory Bell back after losing it for the first time in five years a year ago. Here is a look at everyt

David Jensen- Getty Images The Tar Heels came into Saturday’s game with a chance to get on the doorstep of making a bowl game and extend their win streak over Wake Forest to five games. Despite getting across the Wake 40 six times, the team was only able to come away with 12 points and the defense wasn’t able to win the way they had in the previous three games for the team. As a result, the Tar Heels fell 28-12, meaning they will have to win out to make the postseason in Year

Alex Halloway- Getty Images The Tar Heels look to extend their win streak to three games on Saturday when they face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem. In order to do that, they will have to take down a squad that has been one of the biggest surprises in the ACC this season. Here’s a look at everything that you need to know about this very important game that starts a three game stretch where the team will face in-state foes to close out the season. Team Breakdown

@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

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

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

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

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

Ben McKewon- AP Photo Inches. That’s how close the Tar Heels came to an upset of No. 16 Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Kenan Stadium. Instead, the Tar Heels have to settle for silver linings for a second straight week thanks to a 17-16 overtime loss. Here is a look at our takeaways from another heartbreaking loss for the Tar Heels. Two-Point Conversion Call Was the Right One Many are questioning whether it was the right decision to go for two in the first overtime and pers

Thien-An Troung- Getty Images The Tar Heels return to Kenan Stadium on Saturday afternoon still searching for the first win of the Bill Belichick era over a power conference opponent as they take on the Virginia Cavaliers in the latest rendition of the South’s Oldest Rivalry. Here’s a look at everything that you need to know for a game that could go a long way in getting this season turned around. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels are coming off their best performance o

@double8._- Instagram For the third time in the last 24 hours, the Tar Heels have had a player walk away from the program midseason. As first reported by Inside Carolina, true freshman tight end Yasir Smith is no longer with the program. Smith, who joined the team as a defensive end back in the summer, signed with the Tar Heels on National Signing Day after receiving a late offer in February. Smith, the No. 1738 overall prospect and the No. 189 defensive line prospect in the

@ballhawk_8- Instagram After what appeared to be a two week suspension, Tar Heels cornerback coach Armond Hawkins has been reinstated according to head coach Bill Belichick. “Yeah, he’s back,” said Belichick on Tuesday morning during his weekly press conference. “The university cleared him. They went through their process with him and he’s back.” Belichick was also asked by the media if he thought he had done enough education and educating everybody about the rules and NCAA r

@williamboone_ - Twitter For the third time today, the Tar Heels have had a member of their team step away midseason. As first reported by TarHeel247, junior offensive tackle William Boone is no longer with the team as of Tuesday evening.  Per his agent, Austin Pfenniger, Boone is pursuing a medical redshirt for this season and should be 100% for spring practice. Boone, who transferred in back in the winter portal, is at least done for the season after playing in the first th

@pryceyates- Instagram The Tar Heels have suffered some defections from the team in-season, but none is as big as the one they just suffered. According to a report from Inside Carolina, major offseason acquisition Pryce Yates is no longer with the program due to an injury situation.  Yates, who was active for the Clemson game and finished with three total tackles, 0.5 a tackle for loss and one quarterback pressure, missed the first four games of the season with a concussion a

ESPN The Tar Heels returned to the field on Friday night after a second bye week filled with a host of negative off-the-field storylines. With questions surrounding this group and how they would respond, the team put together their best performance against a power conference team this season in a 21-18 loss to the California Golden Bears. Here are our biggest takeaways from what we saw in the loss in Berkeley. Two Fumbles Were the Difference In the Game The Tar Heels had two

Lance King- Getty Images The Tar Heels head to the West Coast on Friday night as they face the California Golden Bears looking to turn their season in the right direction. Here is everything you need to know for the late night matchup with one of the ACC’s most confusing teams so far this year. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The team needs to show some signs of life against Power 4 competition and this will be one of their best chances to do that the rest of the season. The team a