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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Commitment from 3✮ IOL
@millennium_football- Instagram After committing to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels back in early June, one of the team’s 3✮ interior offensive line commits has flipped to another school. As he announced via social media on Monday evening, 2027 3✮ IOL Lauifi Tosi has flipped his commitment from UNC to Stanford following a renewed push from the Cardinal over the course of the past month. This decommitment doesn’t come as much of a shock. Shortly following his commitment to Ch
Anthony Pagnotta
1 hour ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Position Previews- RB
@demonjunee- Instagram With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We continue our look at the offensive side of the ball with a look at the running back room, one that hopes to provide more consistency than a year ago. The leader of the room still feels like it is going
Anthony Pagnotta
2 days ago3 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Position Previews- QB
@milesoneilll- Instagram With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We begin with one of the more interesting position groups again this season: the quarterbacks. When the Tar Heels first started looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, there was hope that the tea
Anthony Pagnotta
5 days ago3 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ WR Flips to UNC
@chadwillis5k- Instagram While things may have quieted down a bit on the 2027 recruiting front with official visits coming to an end, the Tar Heels still remain one of the hotter teams on the trail. On Wednesday evening, the Tar Heels completed another flip, as 2027 3✮ WR Chad Willis switched his commitment from Cincinnati to UNC. The flip comes after Willis took an official visit to Chapel Hill back on the weekend of June 19th where the Tar Heels did enough to hold off what
Anthony Pagnotta
6 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Adds Buffalo Guard in Late Transfer Portal Addition
The Tar Heel Story After hosting Buffalo transfer guard Angelo Brizzi on an official visit earlier this summer, Brizzi has committed to North Carolina as a late addition to the basketball roster for the 2026-27 season. Brizzi, who was granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA, will play his sixth season of college basketball in Chapel Hill, after starting his career at Villanova, before making his way to Davidson and, most recently, Buffalo. Last year, Brizzi averaged 14.5 point
Joshua Marlow
6 days ago1 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Make Big Splash By Landing 2027 4✮ LB
@wi1s0n- Instagram The Tar Heels have started to add some significant headliners to the 2027 class and they did so once again on Friday afternoon. As he announced via live stream on social media, 2027 4✮ LB Theo Wilson has committed to UNC over offers from LSU, Louisville and Virginia. Wilson officially visited Chapel Hill back on the weekend of June 12th, where the Tar Heels took a significant lead for him, something that they held onto despite his last minute decision to o
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 262 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Adds Two Games to 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule
Greensboro Complex According to sources connected to both North Carolina and NC State, the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack are set to play a non-conference neutral site game at the Greensboro Coliseum in December. This is a response to the ACC only scheduling one game between the two longtime rivals for a second straight season, after the ACC opted to reduce its conference slate from 20 games, down to 18. Last year, Carolina lost the only game between the two programs in Raleigh,
Joshua Marlow
Jun 252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Henri Veesaar Drafted in Second Round
@UNC_Basketball After not hearing his name in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, Henri Veesaar’s wait came to an end last night, after being drafted 52nd in the NBA Draft, by the Los Angeles Clippers, with the pick to be sent to the Atlanta Hawks. Entering the Draft, Veesaar was projected by many to be late first round selection, and after not going on Tuesday night, there was belief he’d be off the early in the second round, but that was not the case, as he was the 22nd
Joshua Marlow
Jun 252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Caleb Wilson Drafted 4th Overall by Chicago
@ChicagoBulls For the 56th time, the North Carolina basketball program has produced an NBA first-round draft selection, after the Chicago Bulls drafted Caleb Wilson with the 4th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Wilson, who spent just one season in Chapel Hill, landed with the team he was linked to the most during the NBA Draft pre-process, and becomes the third Tar Heel that the Bulls franchise has spent a first-round selection on to help turn them around, joining Michael
Joshua Marlow
Jun 231 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Flip 3✮ IOL from Colorado
@thejaidenlindsay- Instagram With three recent commitments for the Tar Heels on the interior of the offensive line, there was some thought that the team might be full there in this class. As Monday proved, that wasn’t quite the case. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ IOL Jaiden Lindsay has flipped his commitment to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels from Colorado following an official visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. That visit followed an off
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 222 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 4✮ WR Commit to UNC
@AmarePatterson- Twitter The Tar Heels lost a commitment from 3✮ slot receiver Skylar Robinson on Friday and it took them just one day to replace him. As he announced via live stream on the CBS Sports College Football YouTube channel, 2027 4✮ WR Amare Patterson has committed to the Tar Heels over fellow finalists Georgia, Georgia Tech and South Carolina. The Tar Heels became a serious contender for Patterson immediately following his offer back on May 26th. That weekend, he w
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 202 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Expressing Interest in Veteran Buffalo Transfer
University of Buffalo Athletics The college basketball transfer portal is still open for business, and just when you thought that UNC had contacted its final player, a new transfer target emerged earlier this week. According to both Inside Carolina and Jamie Shaw of On3 Sports, Michael Malone and the UNC Basketball program have expressed interest in Buffalo guard Angelo Brizzi, who will seek to play a 6th season of college basketball after receiving a hardship waiver from the
Joshua Marlow
Jun 191 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ WR Decommits from UNC
@skylarrobinson7- Instagram After being committed to UNC for a year and a half, 2027 3✮ WR Skylar Robinson has officially decommitted from the program. The report came from Inside Carolina on Friday afternoon, but was something that has been expected for a while. His commitment back in January 2025 came on the heels of his brother transferring into the Tar Heel program through the portal. After one season with the program where he appears in just one game, his brother, Jason
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 191 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ CB Commits to UNC
@showtime.nas- Instagram The Tar Heels hot streak just continues to get hotter exiting their penultimate official visit weekend of the summer. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ CB Nazir Pitchford has flipped his commitment to UNC from Kansas following a visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. The flip comes exactly one week after he committed to the Jayhawks following his official visit there last weekend. Pitchford, the No. 892 overall prospect and No. 92 cornerba
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 152 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC To Face Big 10 Opponent in Preseason Exhibition
@UNC_Basketball The non-conference schedule isn’t officially set, and neither is the roster for the 2026-27 season, but that doesn’t mean other happenings around the program can’t be finalized. Earlier today, it was announced that Carolina Basketball will take on the Indiana Hoosiers in a preseason exhibition on Sunday, October 18th, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, at the home of the Indiana Pacers. This is the latest high-profile preseason exhibition that
Joshua Marlow
Jun 151 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Land Third Commitment of Day in Form of 3✮ WR
@tn1_ant- Instagram The Tar Heels are one of the hottest teams on the 2027 recruiting trail after a huge Sunday of commitments. After landing 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth and 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers, the Tar Heels have now added a commitment from one of their top wide receiver targets in the class as of this evening. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ WR Anthony Williams committed to the Tar Heels on Sunday evening following an official visit to campus last weekend.
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 142 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Second Commitment of Day Along the Defensive Front
@d1brayk- Instagram After entering the day with zero commitments ranked inside the top 500 according to the Rivals Industry Rankings, the Tar Heels have landed two in one day. The most recent one comes in the form of a 4✮ edge rusher, the first 4✮ prospect that the team has landed in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2027 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth. Booth’s commitment comes as he concluded his offic
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 142 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land 2027 3✮ DL
@Rivals.IG- Instagram The Tar Heels needed a commitment along the defensive line in this 2027 class and on Sunday, they were able to land one in the form of their first top 500 prospect in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from 2027 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers following his visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. He chooses the Tar Heels over offers from NC State and UCF, the other two schools that he
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 142 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Official Visit Weekend Primer- June 12th
The Tar Heels look to continue their hot streak on the 2027 recruiting trail this weekend as they welcome nine more targets to campus for their official visits. Here’s a look at where things stand in each recruitment for this weekend’s official visitors heading into their trips. Committed: 3✮ IOL Shavezz Dixon- Lee County (Leesburg, GA) Dixon committed to the Tar Heels on Tuesday and won’t take his other official visits. This will be a nice asset to have on campus helping to
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 133 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Add Commitment from 2027 3✮ OT
@hudson.ingalsbe- Instagram For the fourth consecutive day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2027 class, this time in the form of one of the recent official visitors at the offensive tackle position. As he announced via social media on Thursday morning, 2027 3✮ OT Hudson Ingalsbe has committed to UNC over Kansas State, Virginia and and Florida State amongst others. His commitment comes after he officially visited Chapel Hill back on the weekend on May 29th. His r
Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 112 min read
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