UNC Tar Heels Football
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a weird year for North Carolina football. The Tar Heels lost their starting quarterback in week one, endured a four game losing streak that included a 70–pound beat down by JMU, and saw Coach Mack Brown fired ahead of a season ending loss to rival NC State that dropped them […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s rivalry week in college football, and for North Carolina that means a showdown with NC State. It’s been a tough week for the Tar Heels, who lost to Boston College on Saturday then learned on Tuesday that coach Mack Brown was being fired. No doubt the Heels want to win for […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is rolling. The Tar Heels have won three straight after a 31-24 victory over Wake Forest last week, and look to make it four in a row when they face Boston College on Saturday in Chestnut Hill. Kick-off is set for noon on WBT. UNC (6-4) became bowl eligible last […]
by Sharon Thorsland Finally! North Carolina snapped its four game losing streak last week with a huge win over Virginia. Now the Tar Heels look to keep that momentum going as they travel to Tallahassee to take on Florida State. The idea of going into Doak Campbell Stadium used to strike fear into opposing fan’s […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a rough stretch for North Carolina. The Tar Heels have dropped four straight games to fall to 3-4 on the season. But they had a bye last week to lick their wounds and get ready for another edition of the South’s oldest rivalry – UNC versus Virginia. The Cavaliers are […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s a rough time to be a North Carolina football fan. The Tar Heels got everybody excited with their 3-0 start before imploding and losing three straight, most recently last week to Pitt. So it’s understandable if UNC fans are reverting to their familiar chant of “wait ’til basketball.” The good news […]
by Sharon Thorsland I’m sure there are a lot of North Carolina fans out there right now saying “what is going on with the Tar Heels.” After getting blown out by JMU, the Heels looked like they were back on track against Duke before coughing up a 20-point third quarter lead and losing 21-20. That […]
by Sharon Thorsland Well, it never fails – at some point during the football season I utter the words “wait ’til basketball.” It’s not often I have to do that just four games into the season, but after that utter debacle in Chapel Hill last week when North Carolina got blasted by JMU, here we […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina finds itself in a quarterback conundrum headed into Saturday’s game against James Madison.. After losing original starter Max Johnson to a season ending leg injury, the Tar Heels went with sophomore Conner Harrell then brought in grad student Jacolby Criswell. And now they’re planning to stick with a two-quarterback system, […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina has moved to 2-0 on the season after a win over the Charlotte 49ers. This week the Tar Heels welcome another in-state rival, hosting FCS foe NC Central. The Eagles are 1-1 on the season after a blowout loss to Elon last week. Kick-off is set for 6:00 at Kenan […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina survived its season opener last week, beating Minnesota in a nail biter. But the Tar Heels lost starting quarterback Max Johnson to a season-ending broken leg. So Conner Harrell will make his second career start on Saturday when the Heels take on in-state rival Charlotte for the first time in […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s a new era in Chapel Hill. All-everything quarterback Drake Maye is now in the NFL, and North Carolina is looking for his replacement. They’ll get a good look at potential candidates Thursday night when the Tar Heels travel to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers in the season opener for […]