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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels in Contact with Transfer Guard
As expected, the opening to the transfer portal in college basketball has already produced some big names. With the Tar Heels season...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Decision to Decline NIT Invite Has Two Different Sides
The Tar Heels decision to decline the NIT invitation might be the most polarizing topic in all of sports right now. After not receiving...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 15, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Make Six Assistant Additions Official
This offseason has been one with a lot of turnover on the Tar Heel staff. One of the biggest areas of change has been the experience that...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 14, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Dontrez Styles Says NIT Decision Was By Coaches; Still Deciding on His Future
Social media has been ablaze since Sunday’s decision by the Tar Heel basketball program to sit out the NIT tournament after not receiving...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 14, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Who Helped Themselves the Most At the Combine?
It has now been a week since the conclusion of the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and with the dust finally settling, it is...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 12, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Make Change With Special Teams Staff
Over the past couple of weeks, The Tar Heels have added a coaching veteran to each side of the ball as an analyst and on Wednesday, they...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 9, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Bringing In Experienced Defensive Analyst
Mack Brown said in his Pre-Spring State of the Program press conference last week that he was looking to add one last member to this 2023...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 7, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Second Commitment of Day in Form of 2024 In-State ATH
This weekend was the first set of on-campus visits for the Tar Heels following the recruiting dead period and it was apparently a very...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 6, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2024 4✮ Florida RB Commits to Tar Heels Following Visit
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the first big weekend of spring visits, the Tar Heels have landed another commitment in the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 6, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Battles to Watch in 2023 Spring Camp
The Tar Heels kick off spring practice on Sunday morning as the team begins their road to the 2023 season. While this team will enter...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 5, 20234 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Armando Bacot Unsure on 2023-24 Plans
With just how important Saturday’s game in the Smith Center is against the rival Duke Blue Devils, it may have slipped your mind that it...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 2, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Press Conference Takeaways- Pre-Spring Presser
Mack Brown reunited with the media on Wednesday for what he deemed the ‘Pre-Spring Practice State of the Program’ presser. The talking...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 2, 20234 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels with Massive Addition to Offensive Staff
The calendar has flipped over to the month of March and while spring practice is just a few days away, the Tar Heels are not quite done...

Anthony Pagnotta
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- February 28th
February has been extremely quiet around Tar Heel football with the dead period in place as the team prepares for spring practice. In the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Reportedly Making Splash with Tight Ends Coach Hire
The loss of John Lilly last week was a significant one for a Tar Heels staff that has seen a ton of turnover this offseason on the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 27, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: John Lilly’s Departure for Panthers Leaves Big Hole
This offseason of change for Tar Heel football appeared to have come to an end with the transfer portal window closing and the hire of...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Three Former Tar Heels Set to Take the Field in XFL’s Second Revival
Believe or not, the XFL returns for its third iteration this weekend as the league attempts to find some stability under new co-owner...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 18, 20232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Five Players Who Must Take a Leap in 2023
In the middle of last season, it looked like the Tar Heels were heading towards a significant step forward as a program after a 2021...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2023 Post All-Star Game Draft Rankings
This past weekend was the conclusion to the 2023 NFL Draft all-star games, as offensive lineman Asim Richards competed as the lone Tar...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 10, 20233 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Getting Back Key Player for Tomorrow Night
Saturday night’s game for the Tar Heels in Durham will be an important one. Not only will the team be looking to hand new Duke head coach...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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