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Heel Tough Blog: Miami Preview
Cory Knowlton- Imagn Images For the 12th time in program history, the Tar Heels will face the No. 1 team in the country on Saturday when they meet the Miami Hurricanes in Kenan Stadium in primetime. The team will be hoping to use last week as a rallying cry after dropping a very winnable game against Syracuse as they look to pull the biggest upset in school history and extend the streak of recent dominance over the Hurricanes. Here is everything that you need to know about th

Anthony Pagnotta
6 days ago8 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Syracuse Preview
UNC Athletics The Tar Heels return home for the first time in three weeks on Saturday when they’ll look to extend their winning streak to three games against the Syracuse Orange. With the Orange struggling and a nighttime kick on the horizon next week against the top-ranked team in the country, this has all of the making of a trap game if the Tar Heels aren’t careful. Here is a look at everything you need to know about this one that will take place in front of a sold out Kena

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 248 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Duke Preview
Charles LeClaire- Imagn Images The Tar Heels will travel to Duke on Saturday for the 113th meeting of the Battle for the Victory Bell. The Tar Heels will be looking to build off the first ranked win of the Bill Belichick era in this one, while Duke will be hoping to get back on track after a headscratching loss to Georgia Tech. Here’s everything you need to know heading into this rivalry matchup. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels come into this game looking to generate

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 178 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Pittsburgh Preview
Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels will look to end their two-game losing streak and pick up Bill Belichick’s first win over a ranked opponent on Saturday when they face the No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers on the road. Here’s everything that you need to know about the matchup with the Panthers, who have won three of the last five meetings between the two. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels will be hoping to make another statement on how far they have come from last year o

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 97 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Notre Dame Preview
Ashley Tumlin- Imagn Images The Tar Heels return to Kenan Stadium on Saturday as they face what might just be their toughest test of the season in the form of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Here’s everything you need to know as the Tar Heels attempt to recreate the magic of 2008 tomorrow afternoon. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels are coming into this game off their second bye week of the early season, which followed the team’s first loss of the season to Clemson in di

Anthony Pagnotta
Oct 37 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Clemson Preview
UNC Football The Tar Heels will head to Clemson on Saturday looking to turn the attention back to the field after another week of storylines off the field. The team will be looking for their first win against the Tigers since 2010 and their first road win in the series since 2001. Here’s a look at everything you need to know for the team’s trip to Death Valley. Team Breakdowns Tar Heels The Tar Heels are the team that comes into this matchup with better vibes despite everythi

Anthony Pagnotta
Sep 188 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Projected Depth Chart for Opener vs. TCU
Grant Halverson- Getty Images The Tar Heels open the season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland against the TCU Horned Frogs as they look to avenge last year’s blowout loss and get an important 2026 season off to a fast start. Just like last year, it appears that Bill Belichick will not release a depth chart prior to kickoff, so we’re going to take our best shot at predicting what things will look like on game day. Here’s our projected two deep for Saturday’s tilt. Offense QB # 9

Anthony Pagnotta
Aug 282 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Projected Depth Chart Heading Into Fall Camp
Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images Thursday is the start of fall camp for the Tar Heels as they get prepared for an extremely important season for Bill Belichick and his staff in Chapel Hill. Heading into the first practice of the fall, here is our projected depth chart for the season opener against TCU. Offense QB # 9 Billy Edwards Jr., Gr. # 8 Miles O’Neill, So. # 3 Travis Burgess, Fr. #10 Au’Tori Newkirk, RFr. #18 Andres Miyares Jr., So. #15 DJ Mazzone, So. RB # 0 Demon June, So.

Anthony Pagnotta
Jul 303 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Position Previews- DL
@uncfootball- Instagram With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We continue by shifting over to the defensive side of the football where we’ll take a look at a unit that provides some nice promise for this upcoming season, the defensive line. Everything in this room b

Anthony Pagnotta
Jul 215 min read
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