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Mack Brown left without answers after UNC football ends season with 30-10 loss to West Virginia

By Emma Moon | December 28

The day before the UNC football team took the field to face West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Mack Brown said he had no idea how his team would ...

Conner Harrell makes first career start in Duke's Mayo Bowl

By Cade Shoemaker | December 28

“I can watch the film, get better, learn and get back to work,” redshirt first-year quarterback Conner Harrell said.

UNC football falls to West Virginia, 30-10, in Duke's Mayo Bowl

By Cade Shoemaker | December 27

West Virginia went on to shut out North Carolina’s offense in the second half, eliminating the ability for UNC to mount any comeback in the fourth quarter. ...

Drake Maye declares for 2024 NFL Draft, will not play in Duke's Mayo Bowl

By Matthew Maynard and Gwen Peace | December 11

UNC sophomore quarterback Drake Maye announced that he will be entering the 2024 NFL Draft and has opted out of the Duke's Mayo Bowl in a post on X and ...

Cedric Gray officially declares for 2024 NFL Draft, will not participate in Duke's Mayo Bowl

By Grace Nugent | December 11

Gray is the second Tar Heel to enter the 2024 NFL draft, joining junior wide receiver Tez Walker.

Old defensive woes resurface in UNC football's sputtering end to regular season

By Grace Nugent | December 5

The Tar Heels started another season with high hopes and ended once again in mediocrity, taking the less optimal road to Charlotte.

2023 Year in Review: Editors' picks for Athlete of the Year

By Shelby Swanson , Gwen Peace and Daniel Wei | December 5

Sports Editor Shelby Swanson and assistant editors Gwen Peace and Daniel Wei make their picks for 2023 Athlete of the Year.

Texas A&M quarterback Max Johnson commits to UNC football program

By Gwen Peace | November 29

In his eight total appearances for the Aggies this season, Johnson completed 62.1 percent of his passes for 1,452 yards and threw for nine touchdowns. ...

Slippery slopes: UNC's season ends in disappointment yet again with loss to N.C. State

By Matthew Maynard | November 26

Both Drake Maye and Cedric Gray share the same sentiment surrounding the end to this season: embarrassment.

'It starts with me': Drake Maye, UNC offense crumbles in 39-20 loss to N.C. State

By Gwen Peace | November 26

UNC's sophomore quarterback may have played his last game in Carolina Blue. If that is the case, he will have ended his college career winless against ...

UNC football falls to N.C. State, 39-20, in offensive meltdown

By Gwen Peace | November 25

The UNC football team (8-4, 4-4 ACC) fell to N.C. State (9-3, 6-2 ACC), 39-20, Saturday night in the final game of the regular season, for its ...

UNC football reconciles with dashed ACC Championship hopes after disappointing second half of season

By Gwen Peace | November 19

Drake Maye lowered his head into his hands and pinched the bridge of his nose in between his forefinger and thumb.

'Too many mistakes': Offense sputters in UNC football's 31-20 loss to Clemson

By Shelby Swanson | November 19

"We made too many mistakes to beat a good team at a hard place to play like this," head coach Mack Brown said. Sophomore running back Omarion Hampton ...

No. 22 UNC football falls, 31-20, in sixth straight loss to Clemson

By Shelby Swanson | November 18

Saturday marks the Tigers' sixth straight win over the Tar Heels. It's also UNC's largest margin in a loss since its 39-10 defeat to Clemson ...

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Preview: UNC Football prepares to face a surging Clemson team in Death Valley

By Grace Nugent | November 17

“This last month of the season, we're gonna see some really good defenses and this is another one of the best, if not the best,” Chip Lindsey said. ...

Tar Heels in the Pros: Howell, Downs and Williams making impact in NFL

By Hannah Smith | November 17

From leading the NFL in passing yards to completing diving catches on third and long, former North Carolina football standouts are making their mark at ...

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Satire: “I didn’t get a ticket to the Duke-UNC game and I’m OK”

By Hannah Kaufman | November 16

"To be fair, I did forget to enter the lottery. But that doesn’t matter. The lottery should’ve known how bad I wanted that ticket."

UNC football staff remembers the intensity, tender-heartedness of late head coach Carl Torbush

By Harry Crowther | November 14

“He was then who he always was,” Steinbacher said. “He was just this happy, fun loving, gregarious person who also had an amazing intensity, tenacity ...

Kicker Noah Burnette anchors UNC football's performance in double overtime win against Duke

By Gwen Peace | November 12

“I’m going to make sure that I find him fast and congratulate him on a great way to finish that game,” head coach Mack Brown said.

Drake Maye earns a likely 'fairytale ending' to Kenan career in double-overtime victory over Duke

By Shelby Swanson | November 12

“It’s a fairytale ending,” Drake Maye said. “And you can write about it.”