By R.L. Bynum All the elements were there for a long night in San Diego for North Carolina, but the Tar Heels ignored it all to give No. 15 Oregon a challenge that few saw coming. Wide receivers coach Lonnie Galloway called plays for the first time all season, but he couldn’t call one for…More
Category Archives: Football
Maye, defense make huge plays but Heels can’t get one last big defensive stop
Drake Maye was back to his top-level self at the Holiday Bowl, and Carolina’s defense made game-changing plays. But they couldn’t come up with one last defense stop. An unlikely interception late in the first half, one of several big defensive plays, seized the momentum for North Carolina and gave the Tar Heels the lead until the final minMore
Tar Heels in NFL: Loss by Coach Jeff Saturday’s Colts caps a frustrating Week 16 that started with Carter’s 50 yards
Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky was back on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bench. The hopes of making the playoffs for Coach Arthur Smith’s Atlanta Falcons ended. Interim Coach Jeff Saturday’s Indianapolis Colts lost their fifth straight. Texans defensive back M.J. Stewart Jr. suffered a concussion. It was that kind of week with few highlights other than wins by the teams of two offensive linemen who played every offensive snap — Houston’s Charlie Heck and New Orleans’ James Hurst — and Michael Carter’s 50 totals yards to start the NFL week in the New York Jets’ 19–3 Thursday home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.More
Tar Heels in NFL: Trubisky is efficient, turnover-free in Steelers win; Hollins has TD reception in wacky Raiders win
Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky knew after throwing three interceptions a week earlier in a loss that he had to play a clean game if the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to rebound. Mission accomplished. In his first start since Week 4, he led three long, time-consuming drives and was efficient in a turnover-free game to lead the Steelers to a 24–16 road victory Sunday over the Carolina Panthers.More
Tar Heels in NFL: Trubisky keeps Steelers’ offense moving but makes damaging red-zone mistakes; Hollins has 62 total yards
By R.L. Bynum When Pittsburgh rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett suffered a concussion in the first half Sunday, Mitchell Trubisky played for the first time since early October. Trubisky had his moments, throwing for 276 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw three interceptions as the Steelers lost at home against the Baltimore Ravens 16–14.…More
Tar Heels in NFL: Hollins highlights Week 13; 4 miss games with injuries
For the most part, the former Tar Heels in the NFL didn’t have a much better weekend than the Carolina football team endured in the ACC championship game against Clemson. It wasn’t a lucky Week 13.More
Tar Heel Tribune 
