UNC football, Bill Belichick listed on ESPN's top 10 most intriguing teams
With basketball season over and baseball in the middle of its season, UNC's next adventure will be the 2025 football season. The Tar Heels made waves in college football with the hiring of former NFL coach and analyst
Bill Belichick. Now, UNC football has made its way onto ESPN's Top 10 most intriguing college football teams entering spring football. (
Tar Heels Wire)
UNC Baseball features four players who earned Midseason All-American honors
The UNC baseball program, ranked No. 19 in D1 Baseball's latest Top 25 Poll, had four players earn midseason All-American honors for their efforts through the midway point of the 2025 season. Graduate right-handed pitcher
Jake Knapp was named a First-Team All-American by D1 Baseball. Perfect Game also released their midseason All-American squads. (
Keeping It Heel)
UNC Softball’s Kiannah Pierce Finds Joy After Long Recovery
Kiannah Pierce stood on first base sobbing uncontrollably. Fall ball games usually don’t elicit such strong emotions, but Pierce had every reason to let the tears flow. The UNC senior outfielder had endured more than two years of pain and anguish stemming from a concussion suffered during practice, getting hit by a car, and mourning the loss of her father. (
D1 Softball)
North Carolina guard Trayanna Crisp enters transfer portal
After only one season at North Carolina, guard
Trayanna Crisp has entered the transfer portal. The 5–8 guard, who has one season of eligibility left, transferred to UNC after averaging 28.3 minutes and 8.9 points per game in two seasons at Arizona State. In her only season at UNC, Crisp averaged 13.9 minutes, started once, and averaged 5.6 points. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Baseball Set To Host Duke
Rivalry week is here as the North Carolina Tar Heels prepare to face Duke in a weekend series in Boshamer Stadium. Schedule - Game 1: Thursday, April 3 - 7 PM ET, ACCN, Giveaway: Sunglasses. Game 2: Friday, April 4 - 6 PM ET, ACCNX, Giveaway: Trading Cards Pack 3, Game 3: Saturday, April 5 - 2 PM ET, ACCNX, ServPro First Responders Day. (
GoHeels.com)
Kiannah Pierce's Seven RBI Power UNC Softball Past Charlotte, 11-1
It was a career night for senior Kiannah Pierce, who ended the game with a run-rule walk-off three-run home run into the night sky to cap off UNC Softball's 11-1 victory over the Charlotte 49ers on Wednesday (
Highlights). Pierce and Lexie Roberts went a combined 8-8 with seven RBI, three runs, two doubles, four singles, a triple, and a home run. (
GoHeels.com)
Local Chapel Hill restaurants partner with athletes to build community
North Carolina Tar Heel fans will find a few familiar faces while scanning the menus of local restaurants in Chapel Hill. Establishments like Al’s Burger Shack and The Town Hall Grill commemorate Tar Heels by memorializing their names in unique products. The signature partnerships began at The Town Hall Grill with former UNC center
Armando Bacot. (
Daily Tar Heel)
North Carolina's Kenan Memorial Stadium turf posted for sale on Facebook
With UNC set to go back to natural grass at Kenan Memorial Stadium in 2025, one fan can get a piece of the old turf field. Not just any piece either, as the Tar Heels logo portion of the artificial turf made its way onto Facebook Marketplace in the past few weeks. A photo emerged on social media showing the item for sale with a current bid at $500. (
On3.com)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC's Place in the New World of College Athletics
Questions surrounding the state of collegiate athletics are rampant ahead of the House settlement ruling coming down from the courts on Monday, April 7. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes addresses UNC’s place in this new world, including the settlement, NIL, revenue sharing, conference affiliation, and more.
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RJ Davis leads all male athletes with 25 NIL deals
College basketball players continue to dominate name, image, and likeness deals, with North Carolina senior guard
R.J. Davis and USC's JuJu Watkins leading all male and female athletes in endorsements over the past 12 months, according to a new report from sponsorship data company SponsorUnited. Davis leads all male athletes with 25 NIL deals. (
ESPN.com)
Hubert Davis Calls On Must-Haves for UNC Basketball’s Improvement
However the process of player acquisition and roster building unfolds for North Carolina amid the beehive of activity in college basketball's transfer portal, coach
Hubert Davis already has pinpointed some must-have changes for the Tar Heels next season. "The biggest thing for me is just the discipline and details," he said last week during
his radio show. (
Inside Carolina)
Chansky’s Notebook: In the Family
Elliot Cadeau is the highest profile player to transfer from
Hubert Davis’ UNC basketball program and will play point guard for Michigan next season. Parents, as well as agents and others, are now part of the decision to stay or go, based on where they might fit better and earn more money or, starting next season, a salary based on value to that team. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Big Hitters Podcast - UNC Basketball Transfer Portal and Roster Breakdown
Already deep into the transfer portal window, Ross Martin,
Spenser Dalton, and Mike Hardison break down the UNC basketball roster, what the Tar Heels lost, need, and are targeting. It starts with some
Elliot Cadeau and
Jalen Washington discussion before an examination of the UNC roster, and more.
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Bill Belichick's Salary Now Ranks 10th Among FBS Coaches
With Colorado giving football coach Deion Sanders a raise and new contract this week, Sanders now ranks fifth among active head coaches in annual salary. And at $10,800,000, he will make $800,000 more than first-year UNC football Coach
Bill Belichick, who was hired in December with annual compensation of $10 million, ranking 10th nationally. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Megan Streicher Is First Tar Heel To Play In Augusta National Women's Amateur
For the first time in the six-year history of the event, a Tar Heel will be competing in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Megan Streicher, a junior from Cape Town, South Africa, and Carolina's all-time leader in single-season and career scoring average, accepted the Augusta National Golf Club's invitation to compete in the ANWA from April 2-3. (
GoHeels.com)