Matt Krohn- USA Today Sports After a quiet week of portal entries last week, the Tar Heels are starting to see more defections roll in. The most recent comes from a member of the defensive back who played a key role on special teams the past couple of seasons. As first reported by Inside Carolina, Tar Heel defensive back Malcolm Ziglar is entering the transfer portal when it opens on January 2nd after two seasons in Chapel Hill. He will have two years of eligibility remaining

@kenedyuzoma_- Instagram After a quiet week of portal entries, the Tar Heels lost their 17th transfer to the portal on Saturday night in the form of another young wide receiver. As he announced via social media, true freshman wide receiver Kenedy Uzoma is entering the transfer portal after spending just one season with the program. He will have four years of eligibility remaining wherever he lands after taking a redshirt year this year. In his lone season in Chapel Hill, the

On Friday, the Tar Heels moved on from offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens following one of the most disappointing offensive seasons in recent memory for the Tar Heels. They must now find a replacement that can vastly improve this side of the football to be able to meet the expectations that will be on the table for the team in Year 2 under Bill Belichick. Here’s a look at some candidates that the Tar Heels should consider for the vacancy. Chip Kelly Tom Hauck- Getty Image

Sports Illustrated It took a while, but on Friday, the Tar Heels finally made some changes to their coaching staff following a disappointing first season of the Bill Belichick era. As first reported by Inside Carolina, the Tar Heels have parted ways with offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer. Kitchens departs after one season as the team’s offensive coordinator, a spot he was elevated to by Belichick after spending two seasons as a

Gregory Fisher- Getty Images After a quiet weekend on the transfer front, the Tar Heels have lost a contributor at the tight end position to the portal. As first reported by Pete Nakos on On3/Rivals, Tar Heels tight end Jake Johnson is following in his brother’s football footsteps and entering the transfer portal when it opens on January 2nd. He will have one year of eligibility remaining wherever he lands. Johnson spent two years with the Tar Heels, playing in all 25 games,

In the three day early signing window, the Tar Heels signed 39 members of 2026 class, the second most of anyone in college football behind only West Virginia. With all 39 commits that the team has having signed with the program, here is our breakdown of the class. Class Rankings 247Sports- Overall: No. 17 | ACC: No. 3 On3/Rivals- Overall: No. 17 | ACC: No. 3 ESPN- Overall: No. 12 | ACC: No. 2 4 ✮ S Jakob Weatherspoon- Avon (Avon, OH) 247Sports: No. 147 overall, No. 13 S On3/R

Gregory Fisher- Getty Images Friday has been a big day of portal entries and the most significant one of the day came in the running room. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals, Tar Heel running back Davion Gause will enter his name into the transfer portal when it opens on January 2nd. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. In his two seasons with the program, Gause played in 24 games, including the lone start of his career in last year’s Fenway Bowl aga

@KhalilCon1ey- Twitter The portal entries just keep rolling in and the most recent comes in the defensive backfield where the team loses another depth piece. As first announced by Chris Hummer of 247Sports, Tar Heel cornerback Khalil Conley will enter his name into the transfer portal when it officially opens on January 2nd. The redshirt freshman, who spent two seasons in Chapel Hill, will have three years of eligibility remaining. Conley, a former 3✮ recruit, will enter the

@McVayMiles- Twitter Today has been another day full of portal entries and the biggest one of the day comes from a member of the offensive line whose role became expanded as the season went along. As he announced via social media, redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Miles McVay will be entering his name into the transfer portal when it officially opens on January 2nd. The former Alabama transfer will have two years of eligibility remaining wherever he lands. In McVay’s lone s

Bleacer Report After two seasons with the UNC football program, veteran QB Max Johnson announced his decision to transfer away from the Tar Heels. Johnson joined Carolina two years ago, when he transferred in from Texas A&M, committing to play for Mack Brown. He opened as the starter for the team in the season opener at Minnesota, where he suffered a gruesome leg injury that forced him to miss the rest of the 2024 season. After Carolina added Gio Lopez in the spring portal la

ESPN.com With National Signing Day officially in the rear-view mirror, the focus for Bill Belichick and his staff is figuring out how many players are entering the transfer portal, so the staff can begin working on how to revamp the roster for next season, when the portal officially opens next month. Earlier today, Carolina lost their 8th player from the 2025 roster to the portal, as redshirt freshman Javarius Green entered the portal, after posting 13 catches, for 150 yards

ESPN The portal defections just keep on rolling in tonight for the Tar Heels. As he announced via social media on Thursday night, redshirt freshman Jani Norwood will enter his name into the transfer portal when the portal opens in January. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. Norwood, a former 3✮ recruit in the 2024 recruiting class, is leaving Chapel Hill after two seasons. In those two years, he played in just four games, with his most extensive action coming

@TheTyShunWhite- Twitter For the second time today the Tar Heels have had a member of the 2025 defense enter the transfer portal, this time at defensive back. As first reported by Inside Carolina, Tar Heel defensive back Ty White will enter his name into the transfer portal when it opens in January after spending two years with the program. He will have three years of eligibility remaining wherever he lands. In his two seasons with the Tar Heels, White played in 12 games, wit

David Jensen- Getty Images Over the past week, the Tar Heels have seen a handful of entries into the transfer portal and on Thursday, the biggest name so far entered the portal. According to multiple reports, Tar Heel linebacker Khmori House is planning to enter the transfer portal when it opens on January 2nd. He will have two years of eligibility remaining wherever he eventually lands. In his lone season in Chapel Hill, House finished with a team-high 81 total tackles, 2.5

@DreamRashadQB- Twitter The Tar Heels have been made a chore of flipping players in the 2026 class and that has carried over into the opening of the early signing window. As the Tar Heel football account revealed earlier this morning, the Tar Heels flipped the commitment 2026 3✮ TE Dream Rashad from Purdue to UNC to start off a day of flips for the team. Rashad’s flips following an official visit to Chapel Hill back on November 22nd for the team’s loss to Duke. Rashad, the No

The Tar Heels have been made a chore of flipping players in the 2026 class and that has carried over into the opening of the early signing window. On Wednesday, the team completed another flip, this time of 2026 4✮ IOL Da’Ron Parks. Parks took an official visit to Chapel Hill for the Duke game a couple of weeks ago which led to his decommitment from Florida State just a few days later. Parks, the No. 434 overall prospect and No. 34 interior offensive lineman, hails from Nitro

@ ocho.vj- Instagram The Tar Heels have been made a chore of flipping players in the 2026 class and that has carried over into the opening of the early signing window. On Wednesday, the Tar Heels completed one of the biggest flips yet when they flipped the commitment of 2026 4✮ DL Vodney Cleveland from Texas. He committed to the Longhorns back on June 21st following a month full of official visits, which included a trip to Chapel Hill back on June 11th. He took two unofficial

@darienlewisx2- Instagram In the midst of all of the excitement about the the upcoming opening to the early signing window on Wednesday for the Tar Heels’ 2026 class, the news of a new decommitment has flown under the radar a bit. As he announced via social media on Tuesday evening, 2026 3✮ S Darien Lewis is no longer signing with the Tar Heels today and will instead be signing with UNLV. Lewis, who had been committed to the Tar Heels since July 2nd, took an official visit to

Sports Illustrated Despite going just 4-8 this season, and 2-6 in league games, there were some Tar Heel football players to be recognized by the conference’s media members, as the 2025 All-ACC teams were announced earlier today.  The first player to earn honors on either the first or the second team was defensive lineman, Melkart Abou Joude, who recorded 10.5 sacks and 47 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, while starting all 12 games after transferring in from Delaware

@elirickell- Instagram Early Signing Day for the 2026 class is set for Wednesday and prior to that the team has lost a commitment from one of their members of the offensive line. As he announced via social media on Sunday evening, 2026 3✮ IOL Eli Rickell has decommitted from UNC and is reopening his recruitment. He had been committed to the Tar Heels since early June. His departure isn’t a significant blow to a Tar Heel class that still has three interior offensive lineman co