Marcus Allen Goes From A Bad Call To An Interception
Cornerbacks need to have a short memory in college football because they are going to get beat on occasion and sometimes have bad calls go against them. UNC defensive back
Marcus Allen spoke this week about his bogus pass interference call against Wake Forest and ensuing interception. Here are notes, quotes, and video from what Allen had to say. (
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UNC Men's Soccer Hosts Furman In NCAA First Round Thursday
North Carolina men's soccer (9-4-4) welcomes the Southern Conference champion Furman, Thursday in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. UNC has made the tournament 16 of the last 17 seasons. The Tar Heels enter the match with a 43-25-11 mark all-time in the tournament, with two national championships (2001, 2011). (
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Video: The Game Plan Podcast - UNC Football Win Streak on the Line at Boston College
UNC Football travels to Boston College on Saturday looking for a fourth straight win while the Eagles are trying to stay in the hunt for bowl eligibility. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Greg Barnes, and Tommy Ashley discuss how the Tar Heels can stay on their winning ways against a tough, physical Boston College team.
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Tar Heels Top Their Best Multi-Year Graduation Success Rate For Fifth Straight Year
UNC student-athletes established their highest multi-year graduation rates for the fifth straight year and set the record for the best single-year rate as reported in the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rates. Student-athlete GSRs for the Tar Heels' incoming classes of 2014-15 through 2017-18 were a record 93%, up one percent from the previous year. (
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Through six starts, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye continues to impress
New England Patriots rookie quarterback
Drake Maye has started six NFL games and the results have been what many inside the organization have hoped they would be. Maybe better. The Patriots, who prepare to visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, are closer to the No. 1 overall draft pick than a playoff berth but Maye has sparked hope for a brighter future. (
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Carolina Field Hockey Final Four Diary
The UNC field hockey team, after defeating Delaware and Duke in the first two rounds of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, advanced to the Final Four in search of the Tar Heels' 12th NCAA Championship. The squad left campus around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, departed Raleigh via charter plane around 7 p.m. and landed in Ann Arbor, Mich. at 8:30 p.m. (
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UNC Football Hit the Transfer Portal Jackpot
Mack Brown and his staff have been signing fewer high school recruits and more major-college transfers. When the Tar Heels visit Boston College on Saturday, eight of their 22 starters on offense and defense will be transfers. Among UNC’s greatest difference-makers, or the team’s top candidates for postseason honors, half are major-college transfers. (
Chapelboro.com)
Jacob Stallings returns to Colorado Rockies on $2 million deal with option for 2026
Hoping to build on a bounce-back 2024 season, former UNC catcher
Jacob Stallings on Wednesday re-signed with the Colorado Rockies on a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2026. The deal guarantees Stallings $2 million, while the option is worth $2 million and carries a $500,000 buyout. The club hasn't confirmed the value of the deal. (
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Tar Heels in pros: Another Armando Bacot double-double; big games from Ingram, Johnson, White
Armando Bacot produced his fourth double-double in five games. Bacot hit a pair of 3-pointers on Wednesday afternoon after a big nights on Tuesday in the G League from forwards Harrison Ingram, Nassir Little, and Pete Nance, and in the NBA from Brooklyn forward
Cameron Johnson, Chicago guard
Coby White, and San Antonio forward Harrison Barnes. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Tar Heel Women Sweep At NCAA Individual Tennis Championships Wednesday
UNC Women's Tennis standouts went 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles on Wednesday at the NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas. Carson Tanguilig and Theadora Rabman each advanced to Thursday's singles round of 16, while the teams of Tanguilig and Susanna Maltby and Rabman and Tatum Evans moved on to the doubles round of 16. (
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Clouds Brewing opens new location on Franklin Street, replacing Gizmo Brew Works
Clouds Brewing, a Triangle-based brewery, opened a third location on Franklin Street, replacing the space previously occupied by Gizmo Brew Works. On August 14, Gizmo Brew Works announced on social media that it would be transitioning to Clouds Brewing. The announcement said Clouds Brewing is hiring the previous staff at Gizmo Brew Works. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Video: IC Football Recruiting Podcast - Counting Down to UNC's Signing Day
With National Signing Day two weeks away, football recruiting expert Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley from Inside Carolina break down the latest UNC football recruiting news, provide updates on
Isaiah Campbell, Zacari Thomas, and
Jamien Little, and discuss the effect of the transfer portal/NIL in recruiting.
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Mack Brown plans to remain at North Carolina
Throughout the season, there's been continued buzz about this potentially being
Mack Brown's last year at North Carolina. However, it's looking like he doesn't intend on this being his last year. Brown is telling people at UNC, including staff and players, along with recruits, that he plans to remain the Tar Heels' head coach beyond this season, sources report. (
247 Sports)
Jalen Washington grateful to overcome challenges but has ‘more in the tank’
Jalen Washington unleashed plenty of emotions after he took a pass from
Elliot Cadeau and hammered home a powerful dunk in the second half Friday against American. Seeing Washington wave his arms and yell surprised UNC basketball coach
Hubert Davis, but he’s convinced that much more than his highlight-reel slam was behind that reaction. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Carmichael Comments: Pack Your Bags
It was a busy week in Greensboro for UNC Women's Basketball, who visited the Gate City twice and split a pair of games against North Carolina A&T and No. 2 UConn. Now, the Tar Heels turn their attention to the Battle 4 Atlantis, the team's first international trip since 2021. Here are five notes and nuggets about the week that was and what's to come. (
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