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Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - Winston-Salem State Exhibition
@UNC_Basketball Tonight, the Tar Heels will play in their final preseason exhibition ahead of the 2025-26 season, which gets started on Monday against Central Arkansas. Last Friday, Carolina lost on the road against #8 BYU, 78-76, in a game that they played without projected starter Luka Bogavac. Freshman Caleb Wilson went toe to toe with BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, totaling a 22-point, 10-rebound, double-double. Seth Trimble added 17 in the loss, but Carolina more than looked the par

Joshua Marlow
Oct 293 min read


Heel Tough Blog: BYU Exhibition Takeaways
KSL News Last night, the Tar Heels traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to take on the preseason-ranked #8 BYU Cougars in an exhibition matchup, and ultimately fell short 78-76, in a game that showed a lot of promise for a UNC roster featuring 11 new players. One of those 11 newcomers, Luka Bogavac, was not in uniform, as he awaits clearance from the University after being deemed eligible by the NCAA. With that in mind, Hubert Davis started a bigger lineup, going with Kyan Evans

Joshua Marlow
Oct 254 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What 2 Watch 4 - BYU Exhibition
@UNC_Baksetball For the first time since March, the Tar Heels will take the floor and play a competitive game of basketball, although tonight’s game is technically an exhibition. A few years ago, the NCAA voted to allow schools to play in two exhibitions per preseason, as long as one of the exhibitions benefits a charity foundation. Last year, UNC played at Memphis, in an exhibition that benefited St. Jude’s hospital, and tonight they’ll travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, to tak

Joshua Marlow
Oct 243 min read


Heel Tough Blog: UNC Confirms Michael Lombardi's Trip to Saudi Arabia
Tar Heel Tribune It may have seemed like an Onion headline but, as the university confirmed on Thursday, it is real. The Tar Heels are looking to the Saudi Arabian government and its Public Investment Fund for help to raise money for the football program. As first reported by Pablo Torre and later confirmed by Brendan Marks and Christopher Kamrani of the Athletic, Tar Heel general manager Michael Lombardi took a trip overseas to Saudi Arabia back in mid-August to gauge the in

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 161 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2025 Midseason Grades
The Tar Heels sit here in the midst of their second bye week of the 2025 season searching for answers. Following last week’s buzz around possibly moving on from head coach Bill Belichick, there is even a question about how long this experiment may last. With it expected to at least last till the end of the season, it is time to turn the attention back to the current season on the field where the team is struggling mightily. Here’s a look at our grades for each unit on this te

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 1612 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 44 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 33 min read


Heel Tough Blog: What To Do at QB?
AI Bat After an off-season filled with hype, anticipation, and maybe some doubt, the Bill Belichick debut came and went without much...

Joshua Marlow
Sep 54 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Takeaways from First Unofficial Depth Chart
After not releasing a depth chart publicly for the first game of the season, the Tar Heels released an unofficial one on Thursday morning...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 44 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Projected Depth Chart for TCU
@UNCFootball- Twitter The Tar Heels are now just six days away from the matchup with the TCU Horned Frogs in Kenan Stadium to open the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 294 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2025 Breakout Players
The Tar Heels kick off their 2025 season next Monday in Kenan Stadium as they face the TCU Horned Frogs. Before we jump into the season,...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 265 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Best Battles in Fall Camp
As we get ready for the second day of fall practice in Chapel Hill, some fierce battles are underway for spots on the depth chart. Here’s...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 33 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 10 Most Impactful Transfers
The Tar Heels hit the transfer portal hard this offseason as they completely overhauled the roster in preparation for Bill Belichick’s...

Anthony Pagnotta
May 257 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Weighs In On Current State of Tar Heel Football
Grant Halverson- Getty Images For the first time since his firing, we got the chance to hear from former coach Mack Brown on his firing...

Anthony Pagnotta
May 223 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Jordon Hudson Not Banned From Football Facilities Despite Pablo Torre Report
Jared C. Tilton- Getty Images This offseason has been a wild one for the Tar Heels and things appeared like they may have been reaching a...

Anthony Pagnotta
May 92 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Carolina Basketball - Will They Stay or Will They Go
The transfer portal opens in full earnest tomorrow, and the Tar Heels are expected to be busy, both with players entering the portal and...

Joshua Marlow
Mar 237 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Ole Miss Recap (NCAA Tournament First Round)
Kalya Wolf - AP Photo This is always the hardest article to write every year, and yes it’s harder to write about this loss, as compared...

Joshua Marlow
Mar 223 min read


Heel Tough Blog: San Diego State Recap (NCAA Tournament First Four)
Rick Osentoski - Imagn Images Looking to validate their selection into the 2025 NCAA Tournament, North Carolina dismantled San Diego...

Joshua Marlow
Mar 193 min read


Heel Tough Blog: San Diego State Preview (NCAA Tournament First Four)
The Champaign Room After learning their NCAA Tournament fate earlier this week, the Tar Heels return to action tonight, in the First...

Joshua Marlow
Mar 184 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Duke Recap (ACC Tournament Semifinals)
Jim Dedmon - Imagn Images In perhaps the most heartbreaking of fashions, North Carolina fell for the third time to the Duke Blue Devils...
Ashtin Marlow
Mar 154 min read
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