UNC Athletics For the first time under Bill Belichick, the Tar Heels beat a ranked opponent after taking down #25 Pittsburgh, 21-17 on Saturday, improving UNC to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC. The Panthers may have been without their starting QB, but they still led UNC 10-7 at the half and 17-14 in the 4th quarter before a touchdown pass from Billy Edwards Jr. gave Carolina the lead for good, giving the UNC program their first win over a ranked opponent since 2020 unde

Charles LeClaire- Imagn Images The Tar Heels came into Saturday afternoon with some major injury issues on the defensive side of the football and suffered two important ones in the secondary during the win over Pittsburgh. It started with nickel corner Kaleb Cost, who ran into the concrete wall behind the end zone on a first quarter pass play where he was making a play on the ball. He crashed hard hitting his right leg and face against the wall, but the broadcast cited the kn

UNC Athletics The Tar Heels came into Saturday looking for the first ranked win under Bill Belichick and the first ranked win on the road since 2020. While it may have been ugly, the team was able to do enough to pick up a win that makes the hopes of making a bowl game very realistic. Here is a look at our biggest takeaways from the Tar Heels’ 21-17 victory of No. 25 Pittsburgh. Defense Played a Very Similar Game to TCU Saturday’s performance from the Tar Heel defense felt ve

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

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels competed hard on Saturday in Kenan Stadium against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the No. 3 team in the country, but ultimately fell short. Now, the team turns its attention to another undefeated team, the Pittsburgh Panthers. Here is a look at who we have trending up and trending down going into that road trip to Acrisure Stadium. ⇩Kaleb Cost The Tar Heel secondary struggled as a whole, but no one struggled more than Cost on Saturday. W

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images It wasn’t the result that the Tar Heels were hoping for on Saturday, falling to Notre Dame 37-26 in Chapel Hill, in a game that Carolina led 7-0 in the first half, and only trailed 21-20 in the second, before the Fighting Irish pulled away. It was a game that featured the competitive spirit you want to see from your team, but the areas the program still needs to grow and develop were highlighted in a major way. As we do every week, let’s see how the T

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images The Tar Heels faced a monumental task on Saturday when they welcomed Notre Dame, the third ranked team in the country to Chapel Hill. The Fighting Irish had a chance in the middle of the second quarter to take the Tar Heels completely out of game, but back-to-back touchdowns allowed the Tar Heels to flip the script and battle into the fourth quarter. While moral victories aren’t something we love, this was a needed one for the Tar Heels as they head i

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

Ashley Tumlin- Imagn Images The Tar Heels are coming out of their second bye week of the season and beginning to get ready for the game against Notre Dame this Saturday in Kenan Stadium to kick off a nine game stretch to finish the season. As they begin those preparations, here is a look at the five biggest storylines around the team heading into a difficult stretch of games. Quarterback Job Will Still Be Billy Edwards’ For Now Many fans were calling for the Tar Heels to turn

Ashley Tumlin- Imagn Images Despite a rough showing against the Clemson Tigers and calls for a new quarterback from the fanbase, the staff is sticking by fifth year senior Billy Edwards Jr. heading into the game with Notre Dame. Head coach Bill Belichick confirmed that Edwards will be the guy against the Fighting Irish on Monday morning during his presser. When asked if he expects to move forward with Edwards as the starting quarterback, the second-year Tar Heel head coach si

Ashley Tumlin- Getty Images The Tar Heels suffered their first setback of the 2026 season last Saturday, as Clemson stormed back from down 17-3 late in the second quarter to stun them 28-20. As the team sits in the middle of their second bye week of the season before a nine game sprint to the finish, here’s a look at the stock report around the Tar Heel football program. ⇩Coleman Bryson Bryson had a really rough day for the Tar Heel on Saturday to say the least. While he did

Mike Watters- Imagn Images After missing the first three games of the season because of a battle with the NCAA for eligibility, Tar Heel kicker Rece Verhoff is now officially available to play. Verhoff was one of 97 student athletes that were a part of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed against the NCAA that was granted by an Indiana judge in Monroe County circuit court on Wednesday afternoon. The lawsuit is challenging the NCAA’s age-based model for players from the

UNC Football After the Tar Heels built a 17-3 lead over Clemson, it looked like Carolina was well on their way to improving to 3-0 in the 2026 season and getting another marquee win under Bill Belichick. Instead, Clemson outscored UNC 25-3 the rest of the way to beat UNC 28-20, sending UNC to 2-1 on the season. The lack of depth defensively, combined with inadequate QB play, showed up in a major way in the second half, highlighting the areas of growth and development the prog

Ashley Tumlin- Imagn Images Just when you felt like the Tar Heels were starting to build a little momentum, this program reminded you of why they can’t have nice things. After racing out to a 17-3 lead midway through the second quarter, they would fall apart on both sides of the ball and allow a bad Clemson team complete the comeback and potentially save their season. Here are our takeaways from an extremely disappointing loss that continues the losing streak against Clemson.

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

UNC Football The Tar Heels handled business on Saturday in Chapel Hill against East Tennessee State when they won 35-3 over Will Healy’s crew. While it may not have been the biggest margin of defeat that we have seen from the program against an FCS program, there were a lot of promising performances across the board. Here is a look at who’s trending up and who’s trending down heading into the game in Death Valley against Clemson. ⇧Jelani Thurman Thurman followed a breakout pe

@li.r3d6- Instagram Following an arrest on Tuesday, the university has suspended true freshman wide receiver Keeyun Chapman indefinitely. Chapman was arrested and charged during a traffic stop of fellow true freshman receiver C.J. Sadler on Tuesday night at 9:30 PM at 1050 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon (handgun). In a statement issued by the university on Thursday morning following the resig

Associated Press Another week, another resignation for Tar Heel football. As first reported by Pete Thamel of ESPN, Tar Heel defensive coordinator Steve Belichick has resigned as the program’s defensive coordinator effective October 27th at the end of his medical leave. His resignation comes after he was placed on that leave back in early August after not joining the team for fall camp. The program released a statement to On3 Sports’ Pete Nakos shortly after the news of the r

UNC Football With the Tar Heels dipping into league play this weekend, the team had to submit an injury report to conference on Wednesday. For the Tar Heels, ten players are listed with official designations for this game. Seven players will be inactive in the game, including the two players, Keeyun Chapman and C.J. Sadler, who were charged during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Tight end Jordan Washington, who sustained an injury earlier this offseason, will be out for a third st

@coscj1- Instagram According to Inside Carolina, two Tar Heel football players were charged in a traffic stop that occurred on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill. True freshman wide receiver Keeyun Chapman was charged with a misdemeanor gun charge, while fellow true freshman C.J. Sadler was charged with driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone, per the police reports obtained by Inside Carolina. Police pulled Sadler over at 1050 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill according to the p