Football Team News 3/26

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Depth RB to the Portal

Dec 31 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Depth RB to the Portal

For a second straight day, the Tar Heels have lost a depth piece to the transfer portal on the offensive side of the ball. As first...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Fined For Fight After NC State Loss

Anthony Pagnotta

Dec 21 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Fined For Fight After NC State Loss

For the second time in the last six years, the Tar Heels were involved in a fight postgame with their rival, NC State. On Monday, both...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose OT to Portal

Anthony Pagnotta

Dec 21 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose OT to Portal

The transfer portal craziness is underway in the FBS and the Tar Heels now have their first portal entry. Earlier this morning, junior...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Name Interim Coach for Bowl Game

Anthony Pagnotta

Dec 11 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Name Interim Coach for Bowl Game

The Tar Heels closed out the Mack Brown 2.0 era on Saturday when they lost their fourth straight game to the rival NC State 35-30 in...

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Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heel Commits Set to Take Visits Elsewhere This Weekend

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 282 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heel Commits Set to Take Visits Elsewhere This Weekend

The Tar Heels’ 2025 recruiting class was already being picked clean by the rest of the country prior to the news of Mack Brown’s firing...

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Heel Tough Blog: NFL OC Appears to Turn Down UNC Job

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 281 min read

Heel Tough Blog: NFL OC Appears to Turn Down UNC Job

The Tar Heels are in the initial stages of the search to find Mack Brown’s replacement and there is already one candidate who has...

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Heel Tough Blog: Fifteen Names Bubba Cunningham Should Consider

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 2712 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Fifteen Names Bubba Cunningham Should Consider

Earlier today, the Tar Heels released the news that the team is parting ways with head coach Mack Brown at the end of the regular season....

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Fire Mack Brown

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 261 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Fire Mack Brown

For the first time since 2018, the North Carolina Tar Heels will be looking for a new head coach. On Tuesday morning, the Tar Heel...

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Heel Tough Blog: Injury Report Prior to NC State

Joshua Marlow

Nov 262 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Injury Report Prior to NC State

The Tar Heels injury report for Saturday’s game with NC State won’t be a lengthy one, but it does involve some important offensive...

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Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Reportedly Telling Staff, Players and Recruits He Will Return in 2025

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 202 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Mack Brown Reportedly Telling Staff, Players and Recruits He Will Return in 2025

Last week, we discussed Mack Brown’s possible return for the 2025 season, and as of Tuesday it seems to be becoming a reality. Pete Nakos...

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Heel Tough Blog: Injury Report for Wake Forest

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 142 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Injury Report for Wake Forest

The Tar Heels return to action on Saturday against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons after their second bye week in the last month. This was...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Veteran RB to Redshirt

Anthony Pagnotta

Nov 112 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Veteran RB to Redshirt

After a week off for the Tar Heels' second bye, the coaching staff returned to the podium to discuss the season's home stretch, which...

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Heel Tough Blog: Two Linemen Out for the Season, Two DBs Being Monitored

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 301 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Two Linemen Out for the Season, Two DBs Being Monitored

Prior to Mack Brown’s presser on Monday, a Tar Heel spokesperson revealed that two players are out for the season, while two others are...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tylee Craft Being Honored This Week

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 242 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tylee Craft Being Honored This Week

The Tar Heel football community is still mourning the loss of Tylee Craft and this week has become all about honoring his memory. Mack...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Leading Pass Catcher Out Indefinitely

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 141 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Leading Pass Catcher Out Indefinitely

The Tar Heels enter their bye week on a four game losing streak, putting the team in a tough spot to try to get to their sixth...

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Heel Tough Blog: Tylee Craft Passes Away After Cancer Fight

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 122 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Tylee Craft Passes Away After Cancer Fight

Following Saturday’s loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Tar Heel head coach Mack Brown announced that Tylee Craft has passed away....

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Heel Tough Blog: Injury Update Following Pittsburgh

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 82 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Injury Update Following Pittsburgh

Prior to Mack Brown’s presser on Monday, a UNC spokesperson provided the latest update on the injured players as the team turns the page...

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Heel Tough Blog: Special Teams Starter Probably Out For The Season

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 21 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Special Teams Starter Probably Out For The Season

The football program provided updates on the statuses of the injured players that are attempting to return in the near future prior to...

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Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heels Working Back from Injuries, One Still Out

Anthony Pagnotta

Oct 12 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Two Tar Heels Working Back from Injuries, One Still Out

Mack Brown addressed the media on Monday as the team gets prepared for Pittsburgh this weekend in hopes of turning this season around....

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Heel Tough Blog: Injury Update Heading Into Duke

Anthony Pagnotta

Sep 272 min read

Heel Tough Blog: Injury Update Heading Into Duke

The Tar Heels are staring down a crucial matchup with the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday that might determine the direction of the season...

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