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Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Fires Back at NCAA Accusations
Yesterday the NCAA released their most laughable statement yet, pointing the blame at UNC officials, including Mack Brown directly, for...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Injury Update After Appalachian State
For a second straight week, Monday’s injury update started with a player that no one knew was going to be out until moments before the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tez Walker Ruling Comes Down
Thursdays of game weeks are supposed to be focused on final preparations for Saturday. This week in Chapel Hill, though, the attention...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Alijah Huzzie Officially Moved to STAR in Week 2 Depth Chart
The revelation of DeAndre Boykins's season-ending lower-body injury was one of the oddest that we have seen. Less than an hour before...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 6, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Injury Update Following South Carolina
Mack Brown met with the media on Monday morning to talk a little bit more about the massive win in Charlotte over South Carolina and look...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: ACC Expansion Likely Means Tar Heels Time in the Conference is Nearing an End
Last night was the beginning of Week 1 of college football, the time when most college sports fans are settling in to watch their...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 1, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Lane Will Play Saturday; Boykins Will Be Game Time Decision
Monday was the first game week press conference of the year for Mack Brown and the Tar Heels ahead of the team’s important matchup with...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose TE For Season
It’s game week in Chapel Hill and that means that Mack Brown and his staff were meeting with the media on Monday as part of their game...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 28, 20231 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Walker Still Waiting For Appeal Decision
We are now within a week of the start of the Tar Heels 2023 football season as preparations continue for Saturday’s meeting with South...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 28, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Defensive Backfield Health Still a Question Mark Heading to Charlotte
Tar Heel co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Charlton Warren spoke with the media on Thursday afternoon to talk about the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 25, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Beamer Gives Injury Updates for Three Key Gamecock Players
Today marks just ten days until the Tar Heels fave South Carolina in Charlotte to kick off their 2023 season. South Carolina head coach...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Brown Provides Key Injury Updates
Mack Brown met with the media on Tuesday for a mid-fall report and in the midst, updated some important injuries that the team is dealing...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Press Conference Takeaways- Days 7-8
The Tar Heels continue to roll along with their 2023 fall camp, and we have been able to hear from each of the coordinators to update...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 12, 20237 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Two Players to Lower-Body Injuries
The Tar Heels just completed their sixth practice of fall camp this morning in Chapel Hill as they get another day closer to the kickoff...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Preseason All-ACC WR Denied Transfer Waiver
The story of Devontez Walker that Mack Brown told at ACC media days is an amazing one. “Here's a young guy that signs with East Tennessee...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 8, 20236 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Ranked No. 20 in Coaches Poll
We continue to close in on the start of the 2023 college football season with the Tar Heels’ first game now just 26 days away. With the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 7, 20231 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Quotes & Notes- Day 1 of Fall Camp
Wednesday was the first day of fall camp in Chapel Hill, as the Tar Heels took a crucial step towards the season opener against South...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 2, 20236 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Maye Named Preseason Player of the Year in ACC, Three Named First All-Conference
After releasing the preseason ACC media poll yesterday, the conference rolled out their preseason all-conference team and their preseason...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Heels Picked to Finish 3rd in ACC
The ACC wrapped up its preseason media voting over the weekend following its media days and on Tuesday the conference’s preseason polls...

Joshua Marlow
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Single-Game on Sale For 2023 Season with Two Games Sold Out
You know football season is right around the corner when individual game tickets go on sale. Earlier this morning, the program put out...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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