Grant Halverson- Getty Images For the first time since his firing late in the 2024 regular season, the Tar Heels will be honoring former football head coach Mack Brown. On Thursday, the Tar Heels' athletic department revealed that they will be welcoming Brown and his wife, Sally, back for the basketball team’s game with the Louisville Cardinals on Monday. Brown, who is the all-time leader in victories by a football coach at UNC, was fired back in the fall of 2024 following an

@justice.hardy5- Instagram The class of 2027 is in the midst of setting their official visits for this summer and the Tar Heels continue to receive news of who will be one campus for them during that time. One of the recent players to set his official trip to Chapel Hill is one of their top running back targets out of the Keystone state. As he announced via social media on Wednesday afternoon, 2027 RB Justice Hardy has set his official visit to UNC for June 19th-21st. He also

@ballout79_- Instagram The 2027 class has hit the point in the offseason where they are beginning to schedule official visits and on Tuesday, the Tar Heels received the news that one of their recent offers on the offensive line will be officially visiting this summer. As he announced via social media, 2027 3✮ IOL Shavezz Dixon, whom the Tar Heels offered on Monday, has set his official trip to Chapel Hill for the weekend of June 19th-21st. The Tar Heels are joined by Virginia

247Sports The 2027 class is in the midst of starting to set their official visits and one of the Tar Heels’ targets along the offensive line has set his trip to Chapel Hill. As he announced via his social media account on Monday night, 2027 OT Kennedee Jackson will be taking his official visit to Chapel Hill the weekend of June 5th-7th. He has also scheduled official visits to Florida (May 28th-30th) and Georgia (June 12th-14th), two of the other early contenders in his recru

@cbfw.fatt- Instagram With the 2026 class now in the books, the attention has turned to the 2027 class which is in the process of scheduling official visits. On Monday, the Tar Heels received the news that one of their top running back targets will be on campus this summer. As he announced via social media on Monday evening, 2027 3✮ RB Jeremiah Dent will be taking his official visit to Chapel Hill June 5th-7th. He will also take an official trip to Auburn June 19th-21st. Dent

Western Carolina Athletics Following the additions of Kaleb Jackson and Brandon Homady, it appeared that the Tar Heels were done adding guys out of the portal. As we learned on Sunday morning, though, that is not the case. As first reported by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, the Tar Heels have signed Western Carolina transfer quarterback Taron Dickens out of the portal. He is expected to have two years of eligibility remaining in Chapel Hill. Dickens, 5’11, 180 lbs., is coming off

@li.r3d6- Instragram/Tremain Hill- Treehouse Photography The importance of the 2026 recruiting class for the Tar Heels can not be understated with where the roster is at and on Thursday, it was revealed that the team has lost two signees from that class. As first reported by Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan earlier today, wide receiver Keeyun Chapman and interior offensive lineman Da’Ron Parks will no longer be a part of the football program after signing with the team in Decem

Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images/David Jensen- Getty Images The Tar Heels don’t have many prospects from this past year’s team that look bound for the NFL, but the two that look like sure bets to at least be with teams in training camps received their combine invites on Wednesday. The NFL released its list of 319 prospects that will attend the 2026 NFL Combine in Indianapolis earlier this morning and the list contained just two Tar Heels in cornerbacks Thaddeus Dixon and Marcus All

Mike Wass- AP Photo When the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks take the field for Super Bowl LX, three former Tar Heels will be a part of the festivities as they hope to close the season out with the ultimate prize, a Lombardi Trophy. For the first time in the history of the Super Bowl, a former Tar Heel will be one of the starting quarterbacks in the game. Drake Maye, who spent two years as a starter at Carolina, may have fallen just short of a regular season MVP, bu

@shiftteambigd- Instagram After the Tar Heels signed 39 commits in the early signing period, it seemed like they were done in the 2026 recruiting class, but that apparently was not the case. As first reported by Inside Carolina, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from 2026 3✮ IOL Dujuan Davis after offering him earlier in the day. Davis chooses the Tar Heels over offers from Florida Atlantic, South Florida, Ole Miss, Rutgers and Western Kentucky. Davis, the No. 2387 overa

Grant Halverson- Getty Images The 2026 schedule for the ACC was released on Monday evening, meaning that the Tar Heels 2026 schedule is now final. In what will be an important season for Bill Belichick and his staff, the Tar Heels will face one of the more difficult schedules in the country. Here’s a breakdown of the slate that is on the horizon for this fall. August 29th: vs. TCU For a second straight season, the Tar Heels will open the season with a matchup with the Horned

Joe Sargent- Getty Images After a few quiet days last week, the Tar Heels are back to adding guys through the portal. After landing more help for the running back room earlier this morning, the team added another offensive lineman to a room that they are trying to completely overhaul this offseason. As first reported by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from West Virginia transfer offensive lineman Brandon Homady earlier this morning. He has

Randy J. Williams- Getty Images The past week has been pretty silent for the Tar Heels on the transfer portal front, but on Monday morning, the team got back to work as they added a commitment to their offensive backfield out of the SEC. As first reported by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports/Rivals, LSU running back transfer Kaleb Jackson committed to the Tar Heel staff over the weekend. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Jackson, who measures in at 6’0, 234 lbs., is a former

@greg3smith- Instagram Yesterday, the Tar Heels lost a promising piece to the transfer portal, but it appears that may no longer be the case. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Thursday morning, the Tar Heels are expected to retain defensive back Greg Smith after he entered the transfer portal yesterday. He still has three years of eligibility remaining at the college level. Smith, who transferred in from Florida last offseason, will return to Chapel Hill after a redshir

Lance King- Getty Images Over the weekend, the Tar Heels lost two impactful defensive players to the portal and on Wednesday the team lost another promising young player on that side of the ball. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports/Rivals, Tar Heel defensive back Greg Smith is entering the transfer portal. He will have three years of eligibility remaining wherever he lands. Smith, who transferred in from Florida last offseason, is leaving Chapel Hill after just o

Jaylynn Nash- Getty Images The Tar Heels have been doing some significant work in the transfer portal in the past week, as they have landed 10 commitments, including some at important positions of need. Even though they have addressed certain positions, there are still some areas that they need to add more to before this portal cycle closes. Here is a look at how we would use the seven scholarship spots that we believe remain for the Tar Heels. 1 Offensive Lineman The Tar Hee

Bob Donnan- Imagn Images In the midst of all the portal commits and portal entries, there was a big re-signing for the Tar Heels that took place as well on Sunday. As the football program announced earlier this afternoon, the Tar Heels have agreed to a new deal with defensive tackle Isaiah Johnson to keep him in Chapel Hill for this upcoming season. Like with the other players who have re-signed, the terms of the deal are not made public at this time. Johnson, who transferred

@donovan.klp- Instagram After a couple of days full of bad news along the defensive line, the Tar Heels have just landed a big commitment at edge rusher. As announced by the Tar Heel football program on Sunday afternoon, the team has picked up a commitment and signed Richmond transfer edge rusher Donovan Hoillette. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. Holiette, who measures in at 6’4, 245 lbs., is coming off of a five year stint with Richmond where he played in 40

Katherine Gawlik- Icon Sportswire Defensive tackle was the one spot on the Tar Heels’ roster that felt secure coming into the offseason, but after the last two days, that is no longer the case. After losing CJ Mims to the transfer portal on Saturday, the team got the news on Sunday that fellow defensive tackle D’Antre Robinson is leaving the team, as well, and heading to the transfer portal. He will have two years of eligibility remaining at the college level wherever he land

Ben Jackson- Getty Images/Justin Ford- Getty Images Entering Sunday, the Tar Heels had just two scholarship tight ends with any college playing experience on the roster, but that changed quickly. It started overnight in the wee hours of the morning when the team landed Ohio State transfer Jelani Thurman and continued later in the morning when Texas transfer Jordan Washington committed to the program. Thurman will have two years of eligibility remaining, while Washington has t