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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Picked to Finish 3rd in the ACC in 2025-26
Sports Illustrated Last week, the ACC held its annual preseason event in Charlotte, where coaches and players met with the assembled media ahead of the 2025-26 season. It’s during that time that the preseason voting takes place, and today the results were released, and they set the bar of expectations for the UNC program from a media perspective going into this season. Despite a roster that features 11 new players, and a coach that is believed to be coaching for his job, the

Joshua Marlow
Oct 14, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Bill Belichick Calls Rumors of Him Looking to Leave "Categorically False"
Inside Carolina Monday was the first time that Bill Belichick, the head coach of the Tar Heels, met with the media following a crazy week of speculation about his job status and future with the program. In his opening comments, Belichick put to rest any reports that he had been looking to leave for another job or a soft landing in television. “I’ll just start with right off the bat, some of the reports out last week about me looking for a buyout and trying to leave here, all

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 13, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Cracks Preseason AP Top 25
GoHeels With ACC Tip-Off behind us, we’re getting closer and closer to the college hoops season, and another sign of that is the annual preseason poll, which was released earlier today, and to no surprise, it contained Hubert Davis and the UNC Tar Heels. After an off-season overhaul that saw Carolina bring in 11 new players, UNC will begin the 2025-26 season, #25 in the AP Poll, meaning the program will begin the season preseason ranked for all 5 of Hubert Davis’s seasons on

Joshua Marlow
Oct 13, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Veteran RB Medically Retires After 5 Seasons With the UNC Program
Getty Images After seeing a handful of players exit the program earlier this season, the UNC football roster took another hit earlier...

Joshua Marlow
Oct 10, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Reports Now Say Exit Discussions With Belichick Never Happened
Lance King- Getty Images The Bill Belichick saga has been one of the craziest we have seen in the history of sports and we have our...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 9, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Statements Issued by Belichick and Cunningham Amidst Growing Speculation
Lance King- Getty Images After a day filled with reports and speculation on the job status of Bill Belichick, the head coach and athletic...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 8, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: "Preliminary Conversations" Have Been Had About Bill Belichick Exit Strategy
Fox Sports The Bill Belichick experiment was one of the biggest spectacles in the history of college football and it may not even last a...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 8, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Star CB for Extended Period of Time
@thed0cta44- Instagram The bad news for the Tar Heel football program just continues to pour in. According to a report from Inside...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 8, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Position Coach Suspended for NCAA Rule Violation
@ballhawk_8- Instagram The bad news for the Tar Heels surrounding Bill Belichick and his coaching staff just continues to roll in....

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 7, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Shut Down Hulu Docuseries
Lance King- Getty Images One of the main focuses of this offseason for Bill Belichick and the front office staff was to get the team...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 7, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Commitment in 2026 Class for Second Time
@rar1mari- Instagram For the second time in this recruiting cycle, the Tar Heels have lost the commitment of one of their members of the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 6, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Clemson Recap
Alex Holloway- Getty Images The Tar Heels returned to Kenan Stadium on Saturday looking to put a rough start to the season behind them...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 5, 20254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Blue/White Scrimmage Takeaways
Maggie Hobson - GoHeels 2025-26 figures to be a big year for Hubert Davis, who is looking to silence his doubters and establish himself...

Joshua Marlow
Oct 4, 20254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Clemson Preview
Nicholas Faulkner- Icon Sportswire After a much needed week off, the Tar Heels return to Kenan Stadium on Saturday to welcome in another...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 4, 20257 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Max Johnson Expected to Start Against Clemson
GoHeels.com After a week full of question marks at the quarterback position for the Tar Heels, the team appears as if they have a lean...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 3, 20252 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - Blue/White Scrimmage
Sports Illustrated Preseason practice is well underway in Chapel Hill, with the first of two exhibitions, not too far away for Hubert...

Joshua Marlow
Oct 3, 20253 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Availability Report- Clemson
For the first time this season, we have an availability report for the Tar Heels prior to gameday courtesy of the ACC. Here is a look at...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Inks Home-And-Home With Big East Program
GoHeels.com The scheduling for college football and basketball programs never takes time off, as coaches are always having to plan for...

Joshua Marlow
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Stock Report- Week 5
Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels are in the midst of their first bye week of the season as they look to swing this season back in...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 2, 20256 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Belichick Non-Commital on Starting QB But Seems to Have a Lean
Mike Watters- Imagn Images Tar Heel head coach Bill Belichick met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss where things sit for the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 30, 20252 min read
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