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Heel Tough Blog: Jonathan Smith Heading to the Transfer Portal

Oct 3, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Jonathan Smith Heading to the Transfer Portal

Senior linebacker Jonathan Smith has officially entered the transfer portal. Inside Carolina was the first to report this morning that...

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Heel Tough Blog: Where Do the Heels Go at Cornerback?

Anthony Pagnotta

Sep 9, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Where Do the Heels Go at Cornerback?

It only took two weeks for the Tar Heels to pick up their first significant injury of the 2019 season. On Monday morning, the Tar Heels...

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Heel Tough Blog: Cam’Ron Kelly Declared Eligible By The NCAA

Anthony Pagnotta

Aug 28, 20193 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Cam’Ron Kelly Declared Eligible By The NCAA

It’s about damn time! True freshman transfer Cam’Ron Kelly received his eligibility decision from the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon, a mere...

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Heel Tough Blog: Unofficial Depth Chart Reactions

Anthony Pagnotta

Aug 26, 20195 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Unofficial Depth Chart Reactions

As we sit just five days away from the start of the Tar Heels 2019 season, the program has given us the first unofficial depth. In the...

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Heel Tough Blog: Cade Fortin Is In The Transfer Portal

Anthony Pagnotta

Aug 23, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Cade Fortin Is In The Transfer Portal

As many predicted earlier this summer, one of the two quarterbacks who lost out on the starting quarterback job for the 2019 season has...

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Heel Tough Blog: Day One of Camp Goes Smoothly For the Tar Heels

Anthony Pagnotta

Aug 2, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Day One of Camp Goes Smoothly For the Tar Heels

Mack Brown’s first fall back in Chapel Hill got underway early on Friday morning at the Tar Heel new practice facility. The players split...

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Heel Tough Blog: Kyler McMichael Transfers to Carolina

Anthony Pagnotta

Jul 20, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Kyler McMichael Transfers to Carolina

For the third time this offseason, the Tar Heels have dipped into the transfer portal to land a defensive back. Former Clemson cornerback...

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Heel Tough Blog: Takeaways From ACC Kickoff Thursday

Anthony Pagnotta

Jul 19, 20195 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Takeaways From ACC Kickoff Thursday

The ACC media days began on Wednesday with the Atlantic division coaches stopping by the Westin Hotel in downtown Charlotte, but on...

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Heel Tough Blog: Biggest Takeaways From 2019 Roster Release

Anthony Pagnotta

Jul 17, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Biggest Takeaways From 2019 Roster Release

Ahead of the ACC Coastal’s arrival to the ACC Kickoff festivities on Thursday, the Tar Heel released their official 2019 team roster....

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Heel Tough Blog: Bryson Richardson Out for 2019 Season

Anthony Pagnotta

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Bryson Richardson Out for 2019 Season

One of the biggest concerns that arose during fall camp and was voiced by Mack Brown was the depth in the secondary. The spring game put...

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Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- June 29th

Anthony Pagnotta

Jun 29, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- June 29th

The first week of the summer dead period was supposed to be a quiet week on the recruiting trail for the Tar Heels. Instead, it turned...

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Heel Tough Blog: Bryce Watts to Transfer to Carolina

Anthony Pagnotta

Jun 9, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Bryce Watts to Transfer to Carolina

One of the main concerns for the Tar Heels in the spring was the depth defensively. Two players who were expected to battle it out for...

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Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- June 4th

Anthony Pagnotta

Jun 4, 20193 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- June 4th

We’ve hit that time of the college football offseason where major storylines start to become few and far between. While it may have been...

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Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- May 26th

Anthony Pagnotta

May 26, 20194 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storylines- May 26th

Although it seemed like an extremely quiet week around the Tar Heel football program, there were quite a few small storylines. Let’s take...

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Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storyline- May 12th

Anthony Pagnotta

May 12, 20193 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Weekly Storyline- May 12th

As we hit the dead period of the offseason, the Heel Tough Blog is once again going to start up the Weekly Storylines feature to keep you...

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Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heel Transfers Find Homes

Anthony Pagnotta

May 9, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heel Transfers Find Homes

While the news on the Tar Heel front has been rather quiet, two former Tar Heels have found their new destinations. Former starting...

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Heel Tough Blog: Heels Lose Third Player of the Offseason to Medical Retirement

Anthony Pagnotta

Apr 30, 20191 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Heels Lose Third Player of the Offseason to Medical Retirement

For the third time this offseason, the Tar Heels saw a player step away from the team due to medical retirement and join the 17 other...

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Heel Tough Blog: Two Linebackers No Longer With Program

Anthony Pagnotta

Apr 18, 20191 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Two Linebackers No Longer With Program

After a relatively quiet start to the down period between spring and fall, Wednesday broke the news of some major transfers from the Tar...

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Heel Tough Blog: Jay-Jay McCargo Medically Retires

Anthony Pagnotta

Apr 14, 20192 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Jay-Jay McCargo Medically Retires

While most of the attention around the Tar Heel football program was focused on the spring game on Saturday, news of another medical...

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Anthony Pagnotta

Apr 13, 20194 min read

Heel Tough Blog: 2019 Spring Game Recap

Saturday in Chapel Hill felt like a gigantic metaphor. The day started out cloudy and rainy with little hope for clearing prior to game...

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