Set your DVR for some memorable UNC victories to air on ACC Network

If you enjoy watching Carolina win a national championship, beat Duke and N.C. State, Armando Bacot make history and Drake Maye work his magic, set your DVR for Carolina takeover day Saturday on the ACC Network. Each conference school has one takeover day as the network replays the biggest victories aired on ESPN channels during the last school year during “ACC Network School Takeover.” It began Saturday with Wake Forest and ends July 15 with Boston College.

On recruiting trail, Brown deals with programs that pay players to come and competitors who tell recruits he’s going to quit

CHAPEL HILL — Between schools cheating in the NIL game and the competition telling recruits that Coach Mack Brown is going to retire, the veteran coach battles plenty that he can’t control on the recruiting trail. Brown says that he’s in the best shape in 20 years and wouldn’t be recruiting Class of 2026 players if he expected to stop coaching any time soon. But the talk from rival coaches isn’t likely to stop for the Hall of Fame coach who will turn 72 before the Sept. 2 opener against South Carolina in Charlotte.

Video: Watch Mack Brown’s talk about upcoming season, NIL, realignment and other topics

Watch UNC coach Mack Brown’s press conference as he talks about the upcoming season, NIL, realignment and other topics.

ACC sets kickoff times for UNC’s first three football games

The ACC announced game times for Carolina’s first three football games, starting with the Sept. 2 opener in Charlotte against South Carolina, which will start at 7:30 and air on ABC.

One AI chatbot experiment’s response to prompts about UNC sports are amusing, confusing and often inaccurate

The possibilities with artificial intelligence are fascinating, but the chatbots, such as Google’s Bard, still have a long way to go regarding accuracy. After watching this story on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes,” I was curious about what sorts of stories Bard would produce from prompts related to Carolina sports. Some were interesting, many were amusing, and accuracy left much to be desired.

Videos: Mack Brown, Drake Maye and WR Taz Walker talk about UNC’s after spring game

Hear what Coach Mack Brown, Drake Maye and WR Tez Walker had to s say after Saturday’s spring game.

Video: Mack Brown spring football press conference

UNC football coach Mack Brown gives an update on how spring football had gone and also talks about Monday’s Pro Day.

UNC has challenging schedule; Brown suggests order of games ‘unfair’

Carolina opens the season Sept. 2 against South Carolina in Charlotte and finishes with road games against N.C. State and Clemson in what Coach Mack Brown calls one of the toughest schedules in school history. Brown already knew which ACC teams his Tar Heels (9–5, 6–2 ACC last season) would face, but he didn’t like the way the league allocated those games in what probably will be quarterback Drake Maye’s final college season.

Maye has second-best Heisman odds for 2023

Southern Cal quarterback Caleb Williams is the favorite to repeat as Heisman Trophy winner, but North Carolina redshirt sophomore quarterback Drake Maye has the second-best odds to win the prestigious trophy. Williams odds are at +400, followed by Maye at +1,000, with three other quarterbacks at +1,200 — Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix and Florida State’s Jordan Travis.