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A look at four probable new starters for UNC in the Orange Bowl after stars opt out

By PJ Morales | January 1

With some of the team’s most familiar faces gone, let’s take a look at the players head coach Mack Brown will need to step up and fill those recently ...

Looking back at the careers of UNC football's four NFL-bound Orange Bowl opt-outs

By Zachary Crain | January 1

With three key members of the Tar Heels’ potent offense and one defensive stalwart opting out of the Orange Bowl matchup with Texas A&M to prepare ...

Preview: Without offensive stars, No. 13 UNC facing an elite defense in No. 5 Texas A&M

By Brian Keyes | January 1

North Carolina football will take on No. 5 Texas A&M on Saturday in the Orange Bowl, so here's a look at what the Aggies will be bringing to the competition. ...

DTH sports staff predicts how UNC will fare against No. 5 Texas A&M in Orange Bowl

By Sports Desk | January 1

Will No. 13 North Carolina rise to the occasion against No. 5 Texas A&M after four stars opted out of the Orange Bowl, or is a blowout loss on a national ...

Four UNC football standouts opt out of Orange Bowl, declare for 2021 NFL Draft

By Jared McMasters | December 21

Although UNC football head coach Mack Brown said he couldn't rule out additional opt outs in the future for certain, he added that he believes Michael ...

DTH sports editors predict how ACC Championship Game will affect UNC's bowl plans

By Sports Desk | December 17

With the final details of the UNC football team's postseason bowl plans hinging on the results of Saturday's ACC Championship Game, our sports editors ...

TJ Yates threw for 234 yards in the Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl on Thursday night.

With potential Orange Bowl game looming, here are some of UNC's craziest bowl games

By PJ Morales | December 16

Sometimes, when North Carolina does find itself playing football around New Year's , the games can get weird. Let’s take a look at some of the most ...

No. 17 UNC football runs past No. 10 Miami for trajectory-altering win

By Zachary Crain | December 12

“This is the first time we’ve ever played a complete game,” Javonte Williams said. “Just both sides playing together, playing for all four quarters. ...

In historic blowout against Miami, UNC finds the statement win it's been searching for

By Ryan Heller | December 12

North Carolina's football team flipped the script and turned in a record-breaking performance against Miami on Saturday.

No. 17 UNC football dominates No. 10 Miami, 62-26, in regular season finale

By Zachary Crain | December 12

The No. 17 North Carolina football team (8-3, 7-3 ACC) dominated No. 10 Miami (8-2, 7-2) on the road, 62-26, for the Tar Heelsu2019 first victory against ...

UNC football controls its bowl season destiny in Saturday matchup with Miami

By Hunter Nelson | December 8

“At this point in the season, some teams get a little complacent with their calls or don’t want to spend a lot of time in the film room because we’ve ...

North Carolina football faces its last test of the season against top-10 Miami

By Brian Keyes | December 8

North Carolina football has improved since last year, but after two disappointing losses, the Tar Heels will have one last chance this season to prove ...

Looking back on UNC athletics' return to sports during the fall

By Jared McMasters | December 6

“I think it’s inevitable that you’re going to have some (COVID-19 cases), and you've got to learn from them,” UNC football head coach Mack Brown ...

In 2020, UNC football earned its highest ranking in over two decades

By Hunter Nelson | December 6

For the first time since head coach Mack Brown left the program in 1997, UNC football entered the top five this year. In just Brown's second year back ...

Michael Carter's impact on UNC football will go far beyond on field performance

By Brian Keyes | December 5

Michael Carter played his last game in Chapel Hill on Saturday during the Tar Heels' match against WCU , but his impact on the UNC program will go much ...

Against Western Carolina, things come full circle for UNC’s Chazz Surratt on Senior Day

By Jared McMasters | December 5

In a 49-9 blowout win over Western Carolina in the 2020 season’s Senior Day, things came full circle for redshirt senior passer-turned-tackler Chazz ...

Dazz Newsome climbs to fourth on UNC all-time receptions list in Senior Day win over WCU

By Mary Mac Porter | December 5

After Saturday's win, senior wide receiver Dazz Newsome ranks fourth in receptions in North Carolina football history with 180 catches, just one shy of ...

North Carolina football blows out WCU 49-9, behind explosive first half

By Brian Keyes | December 5

The North Carolina football team blew out Western Carolina, 49-9, in a game that was decided well before the end of the first half.

Offensive struggles end UNC football's upset bid against No. 2 Notre Dame

By Zachary Crain | November 27

No. 25 UNC football's loss to No. 2 Notre Dame on Friday was anything but normal.

Loss to Notre Dame proves UNC football isn't ready for primetime just yet

By Ryan Wilcox | November 27

UNC was outshone by the second-ranked Irish, 31-17, providing additional evidence that Mack Brown’s team isn’t ready for college football’s biggest ...