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Should North Carolina need to win a tiebreaker with Louisville to make the league championship game, the Cardinals’ easy ACC schedule could be helpful for the Tar Heels. In the first ACC football season without divisions since 2004, the teams finishing first and second in the ACC standings will play in the ACC championship game.
Hear what UNC’s Drake Make, Tomari Fox, Tez Walker and Cedric Gray had to say about the Tar Heels’ game with Syracuse.
Hear what UNC coach Mack Brown had to say after the Tar Heels’ win over Syracuse.
Sometimes things happen in college football that are simply unexpected. UNC’s dominating 40-7 win over Syracuse in Chapel Hill certainly falls in that category. It’s not that Carolina won the game; the Heels were an eight-point favorite and had a 61% chance to win, according to the ESPN FPI index. But I don’t think anyone anticipated such a dominating performance on both sides of the ball, leading to UNC’s biggest margin of victory since beating Georgia State 59–17 in 2021.
CHAPEL HILL — No. 14 North Carolina destroyed any doubts about its potential with an offensive explosion and an unyielding defensive show. In the undefeated Tar Heels’ most complete game of the season, they dominated a good Syracuse team Saturday 40-7 at Kenan Stadium in an effort that should command plenty of national attention.
CHAPEL HILL — Whatever comes to pass for Elliot Cadeau after a season sure to be full of eye-popping passes is fine for the precocious freshman.
When the five-star Class of 2024 guard with outstanding court vision reclassified last summer to join Carolina this season, many assumed he’d play one season and then move on to the NBA. While that’s still possible, the 6–1, 180-pound Cadeau says there is no urgency for it to play out like that.
Watch the first part of Carolina’s men’s basketball practice on Friday during media day when Cormac Ryan and R.J. Davis show off their perimeter shooting.
Coach Hubert Davis talks about his retooled roster at Carolina’s men’s basketball media day on Friday.
Carolina players Armando Bacot, Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis and Cormac Ryan talk about the upcoming season during the men’s basketball media day on Friday.
For the second time in five days, Sam Howell was dealing and tried to rally the Washington Commanders but came up short. He was again unable to get Washington a victory, but he has commanded the attention of the NFL after his performance in the Commanders’ 40–20 loss Thursday night at home against the Chicago Bears that racked up 26.42 fantasy points.
CHAPEL HILL — It’s hard to beat top-ranked North Carolina in women’s soccer this season, but unranked teams have no shot. There are many reasons, but it all starts with a defense that barely allows any shots. When Miami finally got off a shot in the 71st minute on a free kick during the Tar Heels’ 1–0 win Thursday at Dorrance Field, that ended a streak of 152 minutes, 15 seconds without an opponent getting off a shot. And it was the Hurricanes’ only shot of the night.
The ACC Network’s series “3-Day Weekend,” which travels to the league’s college towns to give viewers a taste of the best they offer, will spotlight Chapel Hill in its next episode. “3-Day Weekend: Chapel Hill” debuts at 9:30 p.m. Friday, featuring host Jess Roy touring the best of the town.
he NCAA has ruled UNC wide receiver Tez Walker eligible immediately because of what it called new information, and he’ll debut as a Tar Heel on Saturday against Syracuse.
The NCAA said that the new information had not previously been provided to it by Carolina. “While we must be careful not to compromise a student-athlete’s right to privacy when it com
“Remember me?” That was Coach Courtney Banghart’s text to Maria Gakdeng, the same the March day the 6–3 center entered the transfer portal. UNC’s coach didn’t hesitate at a second chance to lure the tenacious defender and rebounder who picked Boston College over the Tar Heels coming out of high school.
NBA camps opened this week with Harrison Barnes returning to Sacramento — where there are heightened expectations — Danny Green back at Philadelphia, Cameron Johnson injured, Cole Anthony talking about Orlando’s “path to greatness,” and Nassir Little and Reggie Bullock settling in with new teams.
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