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UNC denied petition to delay release of football records

By Mike Rodriguez and Andy Thomason | June 15

The North Carolina Court of Appeals denied Wednesday the University’s petition to delay the release of records involving members of the UNC football ...

UNC receives notice of inquiry about NCAA investigation

By Kelly Parsons | June 7

University officials announced Tuesday that they have received a notice of inquiry from the NCAA about the investigation into the North Carolina football ...

NCAA interviews defensive end Quinton Coples

By Kelly Parsons | May 24

The NCAA was back on UNC’s campus May 18 as part of the ongoing investigation into the UNC football program, spokesman Kevin Best said. According ...

McAdoo dismissed from UNC football program

By Kelly Parsons | May 9

North Carolina defensive lineman Jared McAdoo has been dismissed from the football program for violating team rules, coach Butch Davis announced in a ...

Photo: Year in Review: Investigation still looms over football (BJ Dworak)

Year in Review: Investigation still looms over UNC football

By Jonathan Jones | April 26

Ten months have passed since NCAA investigators first contacted the North Carolina athletic department to say they would be on campus to conduct interviews. But ...

Deunta Williams prepares for NFL Draft

By Jonathan Jones | April 24

Danine Collins had never seen her son get injured in a football game. All the Saturday morning Pop Warner games, the middle school games, the Friday ...

Ex-UNC football player to intern at Cannes Film Festival

By Carson Blackwelder | April 19

Former UNC football walk-on Josh Stewart is trying out a different career track after deciding to not play this fall. Instead, the newly-minted communications ...

Football springs back to action

By Megan Walsh | April 10

The unofficially scored scrimmage on Saturday marked the end of UNC’s spring football season, with just one final practice awaiting the team on Monday. “Leadership ...

Photo: Renner leads QB group (BJ Dworak)

UNC’s Renner leads QB group in spring football game

By Mark Thompson | April 10

If there’s any indication as to how pressing the spring game is to Butch Davis, it came in his postgame press conference.

Football revisits Kenan for spring scrimmage

By Kelly Parsons | April 6

When the North Carolina football team takes the field Saturday in its annual spring game, don’t expect any flashy calls from the Butch Davis playbook. More ...

Pro Day brings coaches, players to UNC

By Louie Horvath | March 30

Pro Day at North Carolina is the football equivalent of graduation — football players who played at North Carolina work out at an official UNC event ...

UNC football returns to field for spring practice

By Kelly Parsons | March 16

Last year’s NCAA investigations surrounding the North Carolina football team have yet to be completely resolved. But as the Tar Heels took Navy Field ...

Agent connected with NCAA investigation dies

By Mark Thompson | March 11

Gary Wichard, a sports agent with Pro Tect Management and the agent involved in the NCAA’s investigation of UNC’s football program, died at the age ...

Football names new strength and conditioning coach

March 2

Tom Myslinski will be the man in charge of making the Tar Heel football team faster and stronger next season. A month after Jeff Connors left UNC to ...

NCAA upholds its ruling on player McAdoo’s ineligibility

By From staff and wire reports | February 9

The NCAA has upheld its decision of permanent ineligibility for junior defensive end Michael McAdoo.

Signing Day for the new football recruits. Coach Butch Davis explains how this year's recruiting process went.

Tar Heels ink 25 recruits on Signing Day

By Louie Horvath | February 2

In what is becoming almost a tradition for North Carolina’s football program, head coach Butch Davis rang in another successful National Signing Day ...

Recruit process getting intense

By Louie Horvath | February 1

College football recruiting has reached information overload. Between Internet websites, fanatical fan bases and exploding recruiting budgets, it is ...

UNC still waiting on NCAA rulings

By Louie Horvath | January 11

The North Carolina football program has received neither a letter of inquiry nor notice of allegations from the NCAA, nor does it have any knowledge of ...

Casey Barth is all smiles after his game-winning field goal gave UNC a 30-27 victory against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl in Nashville.

North Carolina bests Tennessee in wild bowl game

By Louie Horvath | January 9

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – T.J. Yates got his storybook ending, after all. In the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Yates looked as if he let his ...

UNC players rush the field after Casey Barth’s field goal puts the Tar Heels up 30-27 for the win.

Madness in the Music City

By Louie Horvath | December 31

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – T.J. Yates got his storybook ending, after all. In the Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl, Yates initially looked ...