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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football.

Bill Belichick on UNC's Early Recruiting Returns, Offseason Goals, Michael Jordan Support

UNC Football Coach Bill Belichick on the Carolina Insider podcast: "We are a national school. This is a national brand. Everybody wants to go to Carolina. We've had tremendous interest from student-athletes nationally. We're everywhere. We're going to recruit North Carolina hard. This is the most important state. But we also want to have a national presence." (Inside Carolina)

Fifteen UNC Football Players Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

Fifteen UNC football players were named to the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team Friday. Tar Heels earning the honor include Beau Atkinson, Aidan Banfield, Will Hardy, Jake Johnson, Garrett Jordan, Caleb LaVallee, Gibson Macrae, Tom Maginness, Luke Masterson, Deems May, Lucas Osada, Jaiden Patterson, Jordan Shipp, Ryan Ward, and Malcom Ziglar. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With UNC Football Coach Bill Belichick

North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick joins Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com in the Carolina Insider podcast studio to discuss his first two months as head coach of the UNC football team, building a staff, recruiting, the transfer portal, and more. (View Video)

T.J. Yates Promoted To Atlanta Falcons Pass Game Coordinator

The Atlanta Falcons have promoted T.J. Yates from quarterbacks coach to pass game coordinator. Yates, a former NFL quarterback, has been in Atlanta since 2021. He started as a passing game specialist and coached receivers in 2022-23 before focusing on quarterbacks last season. Yates was Houston Texans' assistant quarterback coach from 2019-20. (Atlanta Falcons)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Bill Belichick and Scott Forbes Interviews, UNC vs. Syracuse Preview

UNC Basketball is on the road for the fourth time in five games and desperately needs a win Saturday at Syracuse (7:29). Tar Heel head football coach Bill Belichick joins to discuss his first two months on the job (27:58). And Carolina Baseball coach Scott Forbes previews the upcoming season (46:58). (Listen To Podcast)

Video: IC Football Recruiting Podcast - Scouting UNC's Transfer Portal Defensive Line Class

"Building from the inside out" are the most used words in UNC football recruiting these days, and rebuilding the lines has been a priority for Bill Belichick. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley look at the three defensive line transfer portal additions: Melkart Abou-Jaoude, CJ Mims and Pryce Yates and what they bring. (View Video)

Six Former UNC Football Players Invited to NFL Combine

Six former Tar Heel football players have been invited to the 2025 NFL Combine in Indianapolis that runs from February 24 through March 3. It breaks down to two offensive and four defensive players from North Carolina. They are RB Omarion Hampton, DE Kaimon Rucker, TE Bryson Nesbit, DL Jahvaree Ritzie, LB Power Echols, and CB Alijah Huzzie. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

UNC's Plan For Spring Football Dates Not Yet Determined

Although it’s mid-February and some college football programs will start spring practice in a couple of weeks, no dates have been announced yet by UNC. And the program hasn’t solidified when it will hold its 15 practices, either. "We've kind of looked at a spring schedule. A lot of it's going to be determined on recruiting," GM Michael Lombardi said. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Top NFL Insider Says QB Drake Maye Has ‘Mythical Reputation’ With Patriots

Ian Rapoport mentioned the ‘mythical reputation’ Drake Maye earned entering the 2024 NFL Draft last year around this time, further explaining that "Drake Maye in the NFL has a bit of a mythical reputation. He was the guy everybody wanted. Everyone tried to trade up for him. I thought and was being told that the Patriots were considering trade options." (Athlon Sports)

Chansky’s Notebook: The 33rd NFL Team

Mike Lombardi personifies how different UNC Football will be. Mack Brown relished his weekly press conferences. He talked for 30 minutes before he answered every question for the next 30. Lombardi, general manager of the Tar Heels, conducted the first official press conference of the Bill Belichick era and spoke two minutes before asking for questions. (Chapelboro.com)

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