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Heel Tough Blog: 2025 In-State Safety Reveals Official Visit Date
With each passing day, the Tar Heels official visit list for the month of June continues to grow and on Wednesday, they added another...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 22, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 4✮ In-State EDGE Sets Official Visit
Last week saw four of the Tar Heels targets in the 2025 class set their official visits for this summer. On Monday, they added the most...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 19, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Three 2025 Targets Set Official Visit Dates
3✮ CB Onis Konanbanny became the first 2025 target to set his official visit for this summer. On Friday, three more targets in the class...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 18, 20242 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Two More Tar Heel Football Players Charged in Connection to Deadly Car Accident
After initial charges for the January 21st car accident that killed 20-year old UNC student Mary Rotunda were filed by Chapel Hill police...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 17, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Anthony’s Most Wanted Prospects in the 2025 Class
Last week was the conclusion of the 2024 recruiting cycle as program’s throughout the country put a bow on their classes. With everything...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 16, 20249 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2025 CB Target Sets Official Visit to Chapel Hill
Last Wednesday, the 2024 recruiting cycle came to a close with national signing day, shifting the focus to the 2025 class. Many prospects...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 15, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel OL Facing Charges in Connection to Deadly Crash
Chapel Hill Police completed their investigation into a fatal vehicle accident that killed a UNC student back in late January and filed...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 14, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Four Tar Heels Heading for NFL Scouting Combine
The next step in the NFL Draft process is set to commence in two weeks as the top prospects and scouts from all 32 teams descend on...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Julius Peppers Heading to the Pro Football HOF
For the second time in the last month, former Tar Heel defensive lineman Julius Peppers found out that he will be heading to a hall of...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 8, 20245 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Press Conference Takeaways- February 7th
Wednesday was National Signing Day as the 2024 recruiting cycle came to a close. While the Tar Heels did not sign any high school...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 7, 20243 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Seth Trimble Will Not Play Against Clemson
The Tar Heels will be shorthanded tonight as they take on the Clemson Tigers. Tar Heel Illustrated's Andrew Jones is reporting that guard...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Corey Holliday Retires from Tar Heels Athletic Department
Last week was one of change in the administrative office for Tar Heel football and on Tuesday, a third departure from that branch of the...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Gray and Walker's Draft Stock Heading in Opposite Directions After Senior Bowl
Two Tar Heels put the finishing touches on their week in Mobile on Saturday afternoon. While Tez Walker may have played nearly every snap...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Georgia Tech OL Transfer Commits to Tar Heels
The Tar Heels have been searching for more help along the offensive line after all of the departures this offseason and on Sunday they...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 4, 20242 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Veterans the Difference in Tar Heels Win Over Duke
The Tar Heels faced their toughest test of the season on Saturday night coming off their first conference loss as they took on the Duke...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 4, 20243 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Myles Murphy Boosts Draft Stock at Shrine Bowl
Thursday night was the start of a big weekend of college football all-star games as some of the best prospects for this year’s NFL Draft...

Anthony Pagnotta
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels 2024 Spring Game Set
Last week saw the revelation of the Tar Heels 12-game slate for the upcoming season and on Wednesday the program put on the finishing...

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Miss on 2025 4✮ In-State Prospect
The 2025 class is beginning to see some high profile names make their decision and on Monday, one of the Tar Heels top in-state targets....

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Make Second Change of Day to Administrative Team
We have said for a while now that the Tar Heels staff needs some younger flavor around Mack Brown and they did just that on Tuesday....

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 30, 20241 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Brian Simmons Leaving Tar Heel Sports Network for Administrative Role
The Tar Heels announced a change to the football administrative office on Tuesday that will see a former star player under Mack Brown...

Anthony Pagnotta
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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