Five-star Class of 2025 shooting guard Braylon Mullins, who visited North Carolina two weekends ago, has the Tar Heels included among the final three schools he’s considering.
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Brown says emotional postgame comments to team, sparked by frustration, were misinterpreted
Mack Brown admits he doesn’t handle losses very well and said Monday that’s what led him to ask his team a question in the dressing room Saturday after North Carolina’s 70–50 loss to James Madison that he regrets.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: James Madison
There’s really no polishing this lump of coal into anything resembling a diamond, and honestly, it’s hard to find too much to be positive about. With that in mind, this is a special edition of the Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: Ugly, Uglier, and Ugliest.
JMU ravages UNC’s defense in stunningly bad performance
CHAPEL HILL — It turns out that reports of North Carolina’s defense being much-improved needed a fact-check. James Madison delivered it on Saturday as the common lament since the 1970s about “the friendly skies of Carolina” came to mind.
No. 2 Heels, Heck look dominant, primed for another title after blowing out No. 15 Syracuse
CHAPEL HILL — The stakes weren’t as high as for North Carolina’s previous home field hockey match at Karen Shelton Stadium 309 days earlier, but the expectations are. The No. 2 Tar Heels finally played their home opener Friday on a sun-drenched afternoon, dominated possession and brought consistent offensive pressure to thump No. 15 Syracuse 5–0 in a packed stadium in their ACC opener.
ACC to reveal league basketball openers Monday, schedules Tuesday
The long wait for the basketball schedules for the new 18-team ACC is almost over. The schedules will be revealed Tuesday on ACC Network on “Nothing But Net” specials. The women’s schedule will be unveiled from 7 to 8 p.m., and the men’s schedule will be released from 8 to 9 p.m., complete with times and TV designations.
Four UNC teams ranked in top 10 in latest polls
North Carolina has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team leads the way. The Tar Heels (4–0), who play No. 15 Syracuse (4–1) in their home opener at 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN3), remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25.
Criswell will continue to share QB snaps, first-team reps with Harrell
After three games, Jacolby Criswell is becoming a key part of North Carolina’s offense. Criswell will still share snaps with Conner Harrell for Saturday’s noon game (ACC Network) against James Madison (2–0). At his weekly press conference on Monday, Coach Mack Brown didn’t name a starter and said they would share starting reps in practice.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: N.C. Central
A state-championship-winning coaching friend once told me you can’t get a team up 12 times a season. Sometimes you’re going to have to grind out a win, particularly over an overmatched opponent. It appeared that North Carolina might have been taking FCS N.C. Central lightly.
Hampton runs for 210 as Criswell seizes QB spot in win
The case for Jacolby Criswell was pretty simple but not overwhelming as Carolina deals with life after Drake Maye. The graduate transfer quarterback produced points in his first three drives and junior Conner Harrell struggled to move the ball on his first three drives. However, Criswell may have closed the case when he led UNC to 21 of its 28 fourth-quarter points as the Tar Heels pulled away for a 45–10 victory Saturday at Kenan Stadium over N.C. Central.
Four-star guard Lewis has UNC in his all blue-blood final four
Four-star 6–3 point guard Acaden Lewis, the No. 28 player in the Class of 2025, has North Carolina among the final four schools — all blue bloods — he is considering.
Young Heels show growth in grinding out physical win in ACC opener
CHAPEL HILL — With scoring chances hard to come by, No. 10 North Carolina ground out a gritty victory over Wake Forest, and the young Tar Heels showed growth in Thursday’s ACC opener. Both coaches drew yellow cards during the Tar Heels’ physical 1–0 victory at Dorrance Field on a night that the referees let the teams play.
UNC men will play at Memphis in exhibition
North Carolina will play a preseason exhibition men’s basketball game at Memphis on Oct. 15 as part of the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic to benefit St. Jude.
Carter-Williams show in Miami convinced Gause he had to be a Tar Heel
CHAPEL HILL — On a December evening as a high school sophomore, Davion “Bullet” Gause already knew where he wanted to play college football. The South Florida kid was in the Hard Rock Stadium when Michael Carter and Javonte Williams combined for 544 rushing yards in the Tar Heels’ 62–26 win at Miami on Dec. 12, 2020. Watching the duo run all over the Hurricanes that night convinced Gause that North Carolina was where he wanted to play.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Charlotte
When a Power Three team plays an overmatched Group of Five or FCS team, especially early in the season, there are a couple of things the P4 team hopes to accomplish. Among these are usually practicing execution and polishing some of the rough edges, while at the same time avoiding injury and ideally having a big enough lead late in the game to rest starters and get some snaps down the depth chart. And, in Carolina’s case, with the season-ending injury to Max Johnson last week, the Tar Heels hoped to get Conner Harrell more comfortable leading the offense.
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