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    Heel Tough Blog: Spring Press Conference Takeaways- 4/13
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • 2 days ago
    • 6 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Spring Press Conference Takeaways- 4/13

    The Tar Heels are now just a week and a half away from the end of spring camp, which will conclude next Saturday in Kenan Stadium with...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Spring Press Conference Takeaways- 4/7
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Apr 8
    • 7 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Spring Press Conference Takeaways- 4/7

    With the announcement of Hubert Davis as the new men's basketball head coach on Tuesday, Mack Brown's weekly press conference was pushed...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Press Conference Takeaways- 3/30
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Apr 1
    • 4 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Press Conference Takeaways- 3/30

    With the conclusion of Tuesday's practice, the Tar Heels are now four practices into the spring as they head towards the April 24th...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Excited by Expectations for 2021
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Mar 24
    • 7 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Excited by Expectations for 2021

    Tuesday morning, the Bill Koman Football Center was home to the Tar Heels first spring practice session of the 2021 season, as the team...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown & Staff Earn Extensions
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown & Staff Earn Extensions

    The Tar Heel Football program received some big news today, as head football coach Mack Brown, was given a contract extension through the...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- March 2nd
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Mar 2
    • 4 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- March 2nd

    The news cycles around Tar Heel football have been rather quiet, but as the page turns to March, that, as expected, has changed. While...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- February 22nd
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Feb 22
    • 3 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- February 22nd

    The last two weeks around Tar Heel football have been rather silent following the conclusion of the 2021 recruiting cycle. While there...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- February 9th
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Feb 9
    • 3 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- February 9th

    Signing Day 2021 was what stole the headline for the majority of the week around Tar Heel football this week, but once again there were...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Hire Larry Porter to Replace Gillespie
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 30
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Hire Larry Porter to Replace Gillespie

    Exactly one week ago, the first rumors of the impending departure of Robert Gillespie were released. It would be made official on...
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    Heel Tough Blog: 2021 Football Schedule Breakdown
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 29
    • 6 min

    Heel Tough Blog: 2021 Football Schedule Breakdown

    2021 is going to be a year filled with lofty expectations and plenty of opportunity for Mack Brown and the Tar Heels. With the ACC...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- January 27th
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 27
    • 4 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- January 27th

    This week wasn’t quite action packed as last week was around Tar Heel football, as the commitment of 2022 3✮ OT Trevyon Green stole most...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose RB's Coach Robert Gillespie to Alabama
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose RB's Coach Robert Gillespie to Alabama

    The Tar Heels have had a good start to the 2021 offseason as they continue to set the stage for an upcoming season that will carry some...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- January 18th
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 18
    • 4 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- January 18th

    It was an active second week of the offseason for the Tar Heels this past week that featured plenty of different storylines. While ones...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Commitment from Transfer RB Ty Chandler
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 12
    • 3 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Commitment from Transfer RB Ty Chandler

    In just its second year of existence, the NCAA transfer portal has added a completely new element to the college football offseason that...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Harris Barton Named to College Football Hall of Fame
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Harris Barton Named to College Football Hall of Fame

    The 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class was officially announced on Monday with plenty of ACC flavor, including one former Tar Heel....
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Another Veteran to the Transfer Portal
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 8
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Another Veteran to the Transfer Portal

    For the fourth time this week, the Tar Heels have received the news that one of their current players was entering the transfer portal....
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tomon Fox Returning in 2021
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 7
    • 1 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tomon Fox Returning in 2021

    In his press conference on Monday, Mack Brown revealed that senior Tomon Fox was weighing his options on whether or not to use his...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Receiver to the Transfer Portal
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Receiver to the Transfer Portal

    Tuesday was a big day of attrition for the Tar Heels, as they saw one player declare for the NFL Draft and two other players enter the...
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    Heel Tough Blog: Dazz Newsome Declares for the NFL Draft
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Dazz Newsome Declares for the NFL Draft

    The Tar Heels are in the midst of decision season around their program, as current players on the roster are determining their futures....
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    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Defensive Line Depth Growing a Little Bit Thinner
    Anthony Pagnotta
    • Jan 5
    • 2 min

    Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Defensive Line Depth Growing a Little Bit Thinner

    The Tar Heels offseason got underway on Sunday following the conclusion of the season with the loss in the Orange Bowl to Texas A&M....
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