One of the best two-sport athletes in the history of Carolina athletics is getting the ultimate honor in the sport he dominated as a pro. Julius Peppers will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, joining Chris Hanburger (2011) and Lawrence Taylor (1999) as Tar Heels to be enshrined. The 2024 Hall of Fame Class was announced Thursday.
Tag: College football
UNC’s QB legacy helped lure 6–5 ‘football savant’ Max Johnson
CHAPEL HILL — The quarterback legacy Sam Howell and Drake Maye created goes well beyond their on-the-field accomplishments at North Carolina, and is a big reason the program attracted 6–5 Max Johnson.
ACC men’s basketball tournament will be in N.C. for five straight years; women’s event headed to Charlotte in 2027
The ACC men’s basketball tournament will be in North Carolina for five consecutive seasons starting in 2025, the longest run since the event was held in the state from 1990 to 2000, with the women’s tournament going to Charlotte in 2027.
UNC’s football opener at Minnesota one of 16 Week 1 ACC games
The sixth season of Coach Mack Brown’s second stint as North Carolina’s coach will begin on the road with a game on Thursday night, Aug. 29, against Minnesota. That matchup was previously announced and is part of the ACC’s Week 1 schedule that the league announced Monday on ACC Network.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: West Virginia
Prior to UNC’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl game vs. West Virginia, I made a post on the app formerly known as Twitter begging UNC fans not to make the bowl game a referendum on the entire program given the fact that 12 starters plus a number of key reserves would not be playing for a variety of reasons.
UNC finishes frustrating season finish with another discouraging loss
CHARLOTTE — Quarterback Conner Harrell showed plenty of athleticism, speed and running skills in the challenging role of taking over for Drake Maye. In his first college start, the redshirt freshman was impressive at times but also made a couple of ill-advised passes playing without the same talent around him. West Virginia ultimately made all the big plays in a 30–10 Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory in Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday night.
UNC signs fifth straight top-25 football recruiting class
Carolina football welcomed 27 newcomers, including 20 early enrollees, on National Signing Day on Wednesday to give the program five consecutive top 25 recruiting classes
Who is out of UNC’s bowl game in addition to Maye, Gray and Walker?
With quarterback Drake Maye and linebacker Cedric Gray announcing Monday that they are joining wide receiver Tez Walker in entering the NFL draft and skipping the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, how many other Tar Heels won’t play against West Virginia?
Tez Walker accepts Senior Bowl bid, headed to NFL draft
A season with plenty of Tez Walker highlight-reel catches that began with the wide reciver ineligible for four games will be his only one at Carolina. That was confirmed late Thursday night when the Senior Bowl announced that he had accepted an invitation to the game.
UNC to face West Virginia in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Carolina’s football season will end right where it started, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. The Tar Heels (8–4) will play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27, (ESPN) against West Virginia (8–4), after opening the season with a 31–17 victory over South Carolina in Charlotte.