Associated Press For the second time this week, Tar Heel defensive lineman Xavier Lewis has landed on a semifinalist list for a prestigious award. The Burlsworth Trophy released their list of ten semifinalists for the award that is handed out to the nation’s most outstanding player that began his career as a walk-on on Friday afternoon. Lewis is in his second season with the Tar Heels after coming in as walk-on prior to last season. The Burlsworth Trophy has been given out ea

@UNCMBBStats After three games against mid-major competition, the Tar Heels take a step up in competition tonight, as Carolina hosts the Georgia Bulldogs out of the SEC, a year after UGA made the NCAA Tournament. Carolina enters tonight’s game with an undefeated record of 3-0, but the wins have come against Western Carolina (80-72), Wofford (109-70), and most recently Wyoming (76-63), and you can tell by the final scores of the wins over WCU and Wyoming that the performances

David Butler II- Instagram Saturday was an important game for the Tar Heels as they traveled to Connecticut looking to pick up a victory to get things back on track towards a bowl. While it may not have been a blowout, the team picked up its first win of the season over an FBS opponent that didn’t come down to the final drive, as they beat the Huskies 38-21. As the team now turns its attention to a highly anticipated matchup in Kenan Stadium on Saturday with Louisville, here’

@r.e.m.n.u.k- Instagram The Tar Heels have been pushing hard with some late emerging targets in the 2027 class over the last month or so and most of those guys will be on campus this weekend. The team picked up the commitment of one of the four who will be there for the game against Louisville on Thursday afternoon, setting the tone for the big weekend of recruiting. As he announced via social media just before noon on Thursday, 2027 3✮ LB Treveon Lewis has committed to UNC o

Laszlo Geczo- Imagn Images The Tar Heels landed a player on the Bednarik Award semifinalist list on Tuesday and on Wednesday they followed up by landing one of their star offensive players on a significant semifinalist list. The Nassau County Sports Commission released its list of semifinalists for the Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation’s best tight end at the end of each season, and Tar Heel tight end Jelani Thurman was amongst the prestigious group of nine. He bec

@UNCMBBStats It wasn’t the most inspiring performance last night from the Tar Heels, but they got past Wyoming 76-63 to improve to 3-0 in the 2026-27 season, with their first major test on Friday night against Georgia. The Cowboys entered the game leading the country in offensive rebounding percentage, and they looked the part in the first half, grabbing 15 offensive rebounds on their way to bullying UNC on the glass, 25-15 in the first 20 minutes. The fact that Carolina even

UNC Football As the end of the regular season approaches, we are growing closer to the end-of-season awards being handed out and there are some Tar Heels who are in contention for them. On Tuesday, one Tar Heels took the next step towards winning one of the most prestigious awards in the sport. The Maxwell Club revealed their list of eighteen semifinalists for the Bednarik Award, which is awarded annually to the best defensive player in college football, and Tar Heel defensiv

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels appear to have survived their biggest injury wave of the season, but the team did release the news on Tuesday that a member of the linebacking corps will miss the rest of the season due to injury. After missing the last two games with a lower-body injury suffered in the game against Syracuse, sophomore linebacker will miss the final three games of the regular season and any postseason action for the team according to Inside Carolina. Agu

@UNCMBBStats After two wins over SoCon teams to start the season last week, the Tar Heels will face a step up in competition tonight, when they host Wyoming out of the Mountain West Conference. Carolina routed Wofford 109-70 on Friday night, in a game that might’ve been a turning point early in the season for the Tar Heels, who are looking to find their groove under new head coach Michael Malone. In the win over the Terriers, Carolina shot over 50% from the field, 40% from be

David Butler II- Imagn Images Following two tough losses at home, the Tar Heels needed a bounce back performance on the road against UConn in a game that felt crucial in the quest to return to a bowl game. The game started slow for the Tar Heels, but they were able to create a double-digit cushion before halftime that they held most of the second half and would extend late for a 38-21 win, their first win over an FBS opponent this year that wasn’t by one possession. Here are

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels came close to upsetting the No. 1 team in the country last weekend in Chapel Hill and now they’ll look to carry some confidence off of that loss into Saturday’s game against the UConn Huskies. Here’s a look at everything you need to know for a game that will be very important to the team’s chances to make a bowl game. Team Breakdowns Bobby Petrino was in his bag against Miami and it led to the most successful offensive performance under

@UNCMBBStats Everyone, take a deep breath; the Tar Heels are going to be okay under the direction of new head coach Michael Malone. Heading into last night’s game, it was unknown where the Tar Heels stood after having to squeak out a win over Western Carolina on Monday to open the season, but after last night’s dispatching of Wofford, there should be confidence that this is a team on the verge of finding itself. The Terriers entered the game with more expectations for 2026-27

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels came close to pulling a massive upset on Saturday night in Kenan, but came up just short because of a late turnover. While competing with the No. 1 team in the country till the end can be a confidence boost, the team needs to bring the same fight that they did on Saturday night into what feels like a crucial game on the road at UConn in the hunt for six wins. As the Tar Heels prepare for that important matchup, here is a look at who we h

@UNCMBBStats It’s game day for Carolina Basketball, as the Tar Heels return to action tonight at home against Wofford, looking to improve to 2-0 on the young 2026-27 season. Carolina opened the season, and the Michael Malone Era, on Monday with an 80-72 win over Western Carolina, in a game that was more tightly contested than it should’ve been, considering the Catamounts were picked to finish 8th in the SoCon this season. After the win, Michael Malone expressed his frustratio

@ocho.vj- Instagram One thing that has been a staple of the availability reports this season has been true freshman defensive tackle Vodney Cleveland being listed as out and on Wednesday night we found out why. As first reported by Brian Murphy of WRAL and confirmed by Inside Carolina, Cleveland is not participating in team activities following a single-vehicle incident in Chatham County. The incident took place on September 17th according to state troopers and involved Cleve

Zachary Taft- Imagn Images The Michael Malone era tipped off officially in the Smith Center on Monday night, as the team hosted Western Carolina hoping to put an ugly final two games of the preseason behind them. While it didn’t take overtime, it was another uncomfortable neck-and-neck game with a middle of the road mid-major team. Unlike in the preseason, the Tar Heels got off to a fast start, racing out to a 10-0 lead thanks in large part because of a hot start for Matt Abl

@g3_kirwan- Instagram For a second straight day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2028 class. As first reported by Inside Carolina and confirmed shortly thereafter via social media, 2028 4✮ TE Gregory Kirwan has committed to the Tar Heels following a visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend for the team’s game with Miami. Kirwan was also in the building for the team’s game with Notre Dame earlier this season. The Tar Heels landed him over offers from Florida State,

@UNC_Basketball The road to Detroit and the 2027 Final Four starts tonight across the country, as the 2026-27 college basketball season officially gets started, after an overseas game yesterday in Italy, followed by a 24-hour marathon produced by the Field of 68 Network. It’s a special night for Carolina Basketball, as the Michael Malone Era gets started, after moving on from Hubert Davis following 5 seasons on the UNC bench. The hiring of Malone back in April signaled a time

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images Just like the last time that the Tar Heels welcomed the No. 1 team in the country to Kenan Stadium, the team took the Miami Hurricanes to the brink on Saturday night, but fell just short. In a game that will remind many of the 2015 ACC Championship Game, the Tar Heels recovered two onside kicks but were flagged for penalties on both. In the end Miami fell on the third onside kick attempt and ran out the clock to survive and stay undefeated. Here are o

@thereallevikerr- Instagram The Tar Heels’ 2027 recruiting class is still without an in-state commitment at this time, but the staff has just landed one of the top players in the state in the 2028 class. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, the Tar Heels have just picked up a commitment from 2028 4✮ QB Levi Kerr. The commitment comes after Keerr took two visits to Chapel Hill in a week's span, as he attended both the Syracuse and Miami games. He chooses the Tar Heels