by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina takes on Notre Dame in a bright and early ACC match-up on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 11:30am in the Dean Dome. The Tar Heels turned in an impressive second half performance in Wednesday’s win over Wake Forest, improving to 10-5 on the year, 2-2 in the conference. It’s been […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina’s brief return to the Top 25 didn’t last long as the Tar Heels dropped a heart breaker to Pitt last week, ending a four game win streak. Now the Heels focus their attention on another ACC opponent in Wake Forest. Tip-off is set for 9pm Wednesday night in Chapel Hill. […]
by Sharon Thorsland The NFC South is up for grabs and the Panthers can take control with a win over the Bucs in Tampa on Sunday. That plus a win next week over the Saints would give them the division title and a playoff berth at Bank of America Stadium for the first time since […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina heads west to take on 15th ranked Oregon in the Holiday Bowl Wednesday night, and the Tar Heels will be without several key players on both sides of the football. Star receiver Josh Downs is headed to the NFL and is sitting this one out, and several others are transferring, […]
by Sharon Thorsland The Panthers close out their regular season home slate with a Christmas Eve match up against the Lions. It’s going to be a cold one, with the kickoff temperature expected to be around 26 degrees! This Lions team is hot though – after a 1-6 start to the season they’ve won six […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a long time since we’ve had a meaningful football game in December at Bank of America Stadium (not including the ACC Championship!), but the Panthers have given us just that. They take on the Steelers on Sunday with their playoff hopes still alive and well. “It’s exciting, it’s exciting,” said […]
by Sharon Thorsland The Panthers travel to one of the toughest environments in the NFL on Sunday, taking on the Seahawks at Lumen Field. Both teams are fighting to stay in playoff contention – the Seahawks are 7-5 on the season coming off a last minute win over the Rams. The Panthers had a bye […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a roller coaster of a season for North Carolina. The #24 Tar Heels started off unranked, then started winning and made it all the way to number 10 in the polls before coming back down to earth after a pair of ugly losses to end the regular season. But the […]
By Sharon Thorsland What goes around, comes around. For the Panthers, that means they’re back to Sam Darnold at quarterback as they take on the 3-7 Denver Broncos on Sunday. Darnold is the third quarterback to start for the team this season, and the hope is he can get their stagnant offense moving. That won’t […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s rivalry week for North Carolina, with the 9-2 Tar Heels welcoming NC State to Kenan Stadium for a Black Friday showdown. The Heels are coming off a horrendous loss to Georgia Tech that took them completely out of the playoff equation. But they’re still in the ACC title game, headed to […]