Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Prepping for Busy Weekend After Packed Week of News on Portal Trail
The Tar Heels have had a pretty active week in the portal as they look to start filling some of the scholarships that have been freed up...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Hampton Continues to Roll in All-American Honors
Two more entities released their All-American teams on Thursday afternoon and Omarion Hampton was recognized yet again for his phenomenal...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Conner Harrell Set for First Start Preparing for Battle With Max Johnson
Wednesday was player presser day as three of the Tar Heels' most prominent figures for the bowl game spoke with the media. Among those...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Kaimon Rucker Still Deciding on Future
Monday was NFL Draft decision around Tar Heel football as three of the team’s stars announced that they were leaving early to go pro. One...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Injured Tar Heel Receiver Returns to Practiced, Expected to Play in Bowl Game
The Tar Heels received some good news regarding their bowl game roster after it was revealed that a host of players would not be...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Omarion Hampton Named AP Second Team All-American
Omarion Hampton had one of the best breakout seasons of anyone in college football and has received another postseason honor as a result....
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Corey Gaynor Enters the Draft
Monday was news dumped day for the Tar Heels as the program announced that nine players will not play in the bowl game, four of which are...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Five Tar Heels Will Miss Bowl Game, Two Others Will Play Then Transfer
The Tar Heels were hit with a slew of NFL Draft decisions on Monday, including quarterback Drake Maye and linebacker Cedric Gray who...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Drake Maye Declares for the NFL Draft
The Tar Heels have already lost two significant pieces of the team to the NFL today, but the biggest domino has just fallen. Just moments...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Myles Murphy Leaving Early For the NFL
The Tar Heels have now lost two members of their defense to the NFL and the second one that happened just minutes after the first was a...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Cedric Gray Makes NFL and Bowl Game Decision
For the second time in the week, the Tar Heels have received the news that they will be losing one of their star players to the NFL. Just...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Second Defensive Backfield Contributor to the Portal
It was a quiet weekend for the Tar Heels in terms of departures in the transfer portal, but things picked right back up on Monday as the...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Portal Headlines- December 10th
The Tar Heels have started to pick things up in the transfer portal in the last few days with new targets emerging and a visit for one of...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 9, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: 2024 3✮ WR Commit Shines in State Title Game
The Tar Heels only have one commit that was playing for a state title this weekend in the state of North Carolina, but he played a...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 9, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: 2024 4✮ WR Commit Heading to All-American Bowl
The Tar Heels 2024 class might not be the most prestigious that Mack Brown and his staff has brought in during his second go around, but...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog Hampton Named First Team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation
While Omarion Hampton may not have taken home the Doak Walker Award on Friday night, he did pick up his most significant postseason honor...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Tez Walker Makes NFL Bowl Game Decision Official
Last night, Tar Heel wide receiver Tez Walker accepted an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, but there was still some uncertainty...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Earn AFCA 2023 Academic Achievement Award
For the first time in this history of the Tar Heel football program, the Tar Heels have earned a prestigious academic award. In a release...
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Tez Walker Accepts Senior Bowl Invite
One of the biggest mysteries for the Tar Heels heading into this offseason was the NFL Draft decision for star wide receiver Tez Walker....
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Anthony Pagnotta
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Portal Pursuit Update
The Tar Heels haven’t been the most active team in the transfer portal so far, but the team has started to publicly offer some players in...
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