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Analysis: Depth at running back provides balance for potent UNC offense

By Isaiah Lucas | September 11

The UNC running back room appears to be full of promise heading into the 2020 season, as the outstanding duo of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams returned ...

Analysis: UNC football's special teams unit could make a difference in 2020

By Deven Wackett | September 11

Special teams are infamous in football for only being noticed when their job is done poorly, and if UNC is to take that next step and contend for an ACC ...

Analysis: Sam Howell leads top-heavy group of passers for UNC football

By Emily Thoreson | September 11

As Sam Howell prepares to top last season's dominant debut as a true first-year, the pecking order behind the sophomore quarterback remains unclear.

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Preview: UNC football readies up for opening kickoff against Syracuse

By Lindsey Ware | September 10

Following a successful 2019 season and an unusual offseason, can UNC keep the momentum? Saturday's game against Syracuse could make or break this season. ...

UNC football fans can reserve virtual spots in Kenan Stadium with cardboard cutouts

By Cooper Metts | September 10

The UNC Athletics Department to offer fans cardboard cutouts of themselves for purchase to place in Kenan Stadium for the 2020 season.

Former All-ACC Tar Heel quarterback Junior Edge dies at age 79

By PJ Morales | September 10

During his time at UNC, Junior Edge, a former quarterback for the North Carolina football team, led the Tar Heels to their first ACC Championship. ...

'Prepare for the worst, hope for the best': UNC merch stores in limbo without sports

By Sarah Gray Barr | September 2

Ellianna Tickle, the sales manager at Underground Printing, said the store has held off on ordering new North Carolina apparel and has mainly just restocked ...

'A long time coming': UNC football prepares to open the season Sept. 12

By Zachary Crain | August 31

“You can tell the guys are excited about a game and excited about something coming up in the future that’s fun,” Brown said. “It’s been a long ...

UNC Athletics announces no fans at home events until at least October

By Jared McMasters | August 28

The athletics department "will continue to work with medical experts and the University to evaluate safety conditions with the hope that we can increase ...

Mack Brown remains confident that fall football season will happen

By Emily Thoreson | August 27

Despite UNC's decision last week to move classes online, Mack Brown and the Tar Heels remain hopeful and firm as they continue to prepare for the upcoming ...

UNC athletics extends deal with Libman, a cleaning tools company

By Jeremiah Holloway | August 27

"For us, they’re a national household brand,” Beale said. “They value UNC because of our large national fan base. They have partnered with multiple ...

Marching Tar Heels go fully remote as UNC cancels in-person classes

By Jake Smith | August 25

“For me, marching band is about Carolina pride,” Brown said. “Without marching band, I kind of lose some of that pride. Playing the fight song, ...

Dontavius Nash, seven other four-star football recruits to enroll early at UNC

By Eve Maddock | August 19

“It hurts, but it’s all about doing what’s best for me. I felt that by staying I could risk getting hurt,” Nash said. “In football, one play ...

For some UNC football players, a 2020 season could be a springboard to the NFL

By Hunter Nelson | August 19

As some players echo the sentiment of wanting to play in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of them believe the season needs to happen to prepare ...

'I am confident that we will play': Mack Brown ready for season after UNC moves online

By Zachary Crain | August 19

Despite UNC’s decision to move all undergraduate classes to an online-only format, the North Carolina football team is still gearing up to play this ...

Local officials have concerns about UNC football's plans to play in less than a month

By Brian Keyes | August 19

In the lead-up to the fall football season, locally elected officials have voiced concerns about the potential public health risk of hosting large events. ...

Despite transition to online classes, UNC stays course to play football in the fall

By Brian Keyes | August 17

Despite the announcement that UNC-Chapel Hill would be transitioning to all online classes, the UNC Athletics Department announced its intention to continue ...

Previewing UNC's quarterback depth after two passers transfer out of Chapel Hill

By Jared McMasters | August 17

At the quarterback position, UNC football head coach Mack Brown's search for a list of proven signal callers hit a couple of speed bumps in the last two ...

Eligibility uncertainty clouds future for fall athletes with COVID-19 concerns

By Ryan Heller | August 16

“There’s still some uncertainty as to whether or not I’d get another year,” D.J. Ford said. “But I was fearful of being infected with COVID ...

Analysis: UNC football adds major opponents to modified schedule

By Mary Mac Porter | August 13

In their new schedule, the Tar Heels will now face a few unexpected opponents in Notre Dame, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Florida State and UNC Charlotte. ...