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Belichick focused on TCU, not potential win totals
CHAPEL HILL — There’s plenty of scrutiny on the Carolina football program after Coach Bill Belichick’s first Tar Heels team went 4–8. Fans are hoping for at least a bowl berth and evidence that his second team in Chapel Hill is significantly more competitive. Most betting sites have set Carolina’s season win total at 4½, and just hitting the over isn’t likely to satisfy the fan base.
Edwards’ 1,000 flashcards help him quickly learn UNC system, win QB job
CHAPEL HILL — For Billy Edwards Jr. to flash his elite quarterback skills on the field, flashcards to learn a new offensive system are important. For a player who began his college career with a redshirt season at Wake Forest before playing three seasons at Maryland and an injury-shortened year at Wisconsin, the 6–3, 228-pound graduate student has turned adapting to a new program into a science.
Tar Heels in NFL: Stars sit while others fight for roster spots; Tez Walker solidifies spot as starter
Week 2 of the NFL preseason brought mixed results for former UNC players scattered across the league. Performances ranged from breakout showings to nagging injuries ahead of rosters getting cut to 53 by Sunday. The results carried extra weight for players fighting for depth roles, from Ty Chandler’s workhorse showing on special teams in New Orleans to Alijah Huzzie’s active night for Houston.
UNC dominates offensively, but trouble finishing costly in narrow loss to No. 5 Michigan State
CHAPEL HILL — No. 7 North Carolina’s first major challenge of the season against No. 5 Michigan State presented a mixed bag, with impressive stretches and frustrating moments. UNC dominated every offensive category except goals, producing a lot of scrappy play and getting to most of the loose balls on a hot day of attrition.
Ranking UNC’s non-conference men’s basketball opponents from toughest to easiest
Michael Malone’s first season in Chapel Hill will offer no shortage of measuring sticks before ACC play begins. From a neutral-site date with a likely top-five team to a home game against a Southern Conference bottom-dweller, the non-conference schedule includes opponents with a wide range of strength.
Malone’s first UNC roster, players’ numbers finally official
Michael Malone’s first UNC roster is finally official. His Tar Heels roster includes 11 newcomers and five returnees, led by Jarin Stevenson. Also back are Jaydon Young, Isaiah Denis (who goes from No. 5 to No. 2) and walk-ons Evan Smith and John Holbrook (who will wear No. 99).
Belichick confirms Edwards will start, but reveals little else about the QB situation
CHAPEL HILL — Bill Belichick is never one to reveal information he’d prefer the opponent not to know about. He acknowledged during a Friday press conference at the Kenan Football Center that Wisconsin transfer Billy Edwards Jr. will start in the Aug. 29 opener in Dublin, Ireland, against TCU. Belichick didn’t tip his hand about how much Texas A&M transfer Miles O’Neill will play in Dublin.
Belichick open to adding players cut from NFL rosters, likely losing Verhoff
CHAPEL HILL — Could North Carolina add players cut from NFL rosters? Coach Bill Belichick said he is looking into a Louisiana federal judge’s decision Wednesday granting a temporary restraining order that would allow some of them to enter the transfer portal. With classes already underway, it would be a challenge.
Two goals in two minutes lead unbeaten UNC women to win at Arkansas
For the third time in three matches, No. 7 North Carolina jumped out to an early lead and, just like the earlier two surges, the opponent never recovered.
Malone’s first non-conference schedule features plenty of challenges
Coach Michael Malone’s first North Carolina team will get early measuring sticks before ACC play begins, with a non-conference schedule that mixes exhibition tune-ups and high-profile showcase games. UNC released the entire men’s basketball non-conference schedule on Thursday, although most of it was already known. See the full non-conference schedule below the story.
Malone settles into life as college coach, sets expectations for players
GREENSBORO — Michael Malone reached the next stage of his transition from coaching NBA players to coaching college players this week when the players on his first North Carolina team began classes. “The school started [Monday],” Malone said. “I was in the NBA for 25 years, and now I’m checking on classes. So, it’s a completely different opportunity, but one that I’m embracing and excited about, and we have a lot of work to do.”
UNC-N.C. State non-conference game set for Greensboro on Dec. 15
GREENSBORO — The days of the traditional double round-robin schedule are over in the far-flung 18-school ACC, and with them went the fixture of North Carolina and N.C. State playing home-and-home every basketball season. For the second consecutive season, the old rivals will only play one league game, with the men’s basketball meeting next season in Smith Center.
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UNC shortstop Laskofski named No. 1 transfer hitter
Jamie Laskofski hasn’t played a game for North Carolina yet, but is already considered the best hitter to change addresses this offseason. D1 Baseball on Tuesday named the shortstop, who transferred to UNC from William & Mary in June, the No. 1 transfer hitter in the country.
Edwards to reportedly start at QB in UNC’s opener against TCU
Graduate student Billy Edwards Jr., who was considered the favorite to be North Carolina’s starting quarterback entering training camp, reportedly will be the starter for next week’s opener against TCU. Junior Texas A&M transfer Miles O’Neill started scrimmages, got first-team reps in practices open to the media and made it a close race, but ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Tuesday afternoon that, according to sources, Edwards would be the starter for the noon ET game Aug. 29 at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.