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Heel Tough Blog: Should the ACC Shut Down the ACC Tournament?
After the first two days of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, there was a sense of normalcy in the air around the ACC and college...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 12, 20215 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Most Impactful Super Seniors
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA elected to grant all fall athletes an extra year of eligibility back in August, setting...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel NFL Draft Dive
The NFL Draft hasn’t been kind to Tar Heel prospects lately, with just six total Tar Heels being selected in the last three drafts. This...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 10, 20214 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Who Should Replace Gillespie?
On Sunday afternoon, it was reported that Tar Heels’ running backs coach Robert Gillespie will be leaving the Tar Heels coaching staff to...

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 25, 20214 min read


Heel Tough Blog: True Freshman Early Enrollees Chances to Make Impact
The Tar Heels signed an 18 person early signing period back in December and over the weekend, twelve of those players are expected to...

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 16, 20216 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Who Will Be the Next Tar Heel Football Player in the CFB HOF?
Earlier this week, the Tar Heels had their sixth player in program history elected to the College Football Hall of Fame by the National...

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 14, 20213 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Five Most Important Players for Orange Bowl
The Tar Heel team that is set to take the field on Saturday for the Orange Bowl won’t quite be the same as the one that battled the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 29, 20203 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Chapman Commitment Officially Turns Focus to '22 Trail
The 2021 early signing period came to a close on Friday evening, as the Tar Heels seemingly wrapped up an 18-man class that ranks 14th in...

Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 23, 20206 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Is 2021 Class Wrapped Up?
The opening of the early signing period was a successful one for the Tar Heels, as Mack Brown and his staff were able to sign an 18-man...

Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 22, 20202 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Early Signees Who Could Have Biggest Impact in 2021
The Tar Heels signed all 18 of their commits on Wednesday’s opening to the early signing period and this is a group that many, including...

Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 19, 20203 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Which Tar Heel Semifinalist Has the Best Chance to Take Home an Award?
Many of college football’s most prestigious awards announced their watch lists on Monday and the Tar Heels four guys who are finalists...

Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 8, 20204 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Prospects Who Could Become the First Tar Heel Commit in 2022 Class
With the 2021 class set to produce historic early enrollments and the class already beginning to see some of it’s top players announce...

Anthony Pagnotta
Nov 21, 20203 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2020-21 Back-Court Preview
Last week we took a look at the Tar Heels front-court, and the role they are going to have in the 2020-21 season, which is a week away....

Joshua Marlow
Nov 18, 20205 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Does Javonte Williams Have a Heisman Shot?
Sam Howell began the season as the Tar Heels outside Heisman shot and while he has had a strong sophomore campaign, he is no longer the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Nov 10, 20204 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2020 Midseason Grades
As hard as it may be to believe, we have hit the “midway” point of the Tar Heels 2020 season. With the game against Western Carolina not...

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 28, 202011 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Could Wake Forest Cancellation Open Up an Opportunity?
On Sunday, the football program announced that after searching for an opponent to fill this week’s opening in the schedule, they were...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Rankings the Possibilities For a New OOC Opponent
Shortly after 10:00 AM on Thursday morning it was announced that the Tar Heels opponent for this upcoming Saturday, the Charlotte 49ers,...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 18, 20204 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Bold Predictions for 2020 Tar Heels
The 2020 Tar Heel football season is set to begin just 72 hours from now against the Syracuse Orange in Chapel Hill. With that, now is...

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 9, 20204 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Players Poised to Breakout in 2020-21
We’re roughly a month away from the start of basketball practice, assuming that the season starts on time. Last season didn’t go the way...

Joshua Marlow
Aug 31, 20204 min read


Heel Tough Blog: #WeWanttoPlay Should Be a Resounding Message to AD's
#wewanttoplay. A simple hashtag, but one that means so much right now for a group of college athletes that are just wanting to play the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 9, 20206 min read
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