UNC Tar Heels Football

by Sharon Thorsland It’s time for another edition of the South’s oldest rivalry, this one taking place in Charlottesville. Sure, it might not carry quite the same weight as Auburn-Alabama or Michigan-Ohio State. But the annual meeting between North Carolina and Virginia has produced plenty of drama over the years – 131 years to be […]

by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is cruising on the gridiron, the 21st ranked Tar Heels are 6-1 on the season heading into Saturday night’s game against defending ACC champ Pitt. Kick-off is set for 8:00 on WBT. Pitt is not having nearly the same success as the Heels, the Panthers have lost two of their […]

by Sharon Thorsland   North Carolina and Duke face off on Saturday in a game that has conference implications. No, we’re not talking about basketball (81-77 anyone?). Instead we’ve actually got a football game that matters. The Tar Heels (5-1) and Blue Devils (4-2) are both vying for first place in the Coastal Division. Right […]

UNC faces struggling Miami Team by Sharon Thorsland After an ugly loss to Notre Dame at home in week four, North Carolina is back on track after a blowout win over Virginia Tech last week. That improves to Tar Heels to 4-1 on the season. Next up is a trip to Coral Gables to take […]

  by Sharon Thorsland   Well, North Carolina had its first big test of the season last week and failed miserably, getting hammered by Notre Dame at home. As usual, it was a great lack of defense that plagued the Tar Heels (3-1), who gave up 576 yards of total offense and 45 points in […]

by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina returns to action this Saturday taking on Notre Dame at Kenan Stadium (3:30 on WBT). This is not the matchup people might have predicted when the season started. The Fighting Irish were ranked 5th in the country then but have since gone 1-2 with losses to Ohio State and Marshall […]

  by Sharon Thorsland   It’s been an interesting start to the season for North Carolina.  They won their opener in fairly easy fashion, but then went down to the wire in a shoot-out with App State last week, barely escaping Boone with a wild 63-61 win.  Obviously the offense was outstanding, but the defense […]

    by Sharon Thorsland   We’ve got an in-state showdown in the mountains on Saturday, as North Carolina heads to Boone to take on App State. Kick-off is set for noon. It’s the Tar Heels first ever trip to Kidd Brewer Stadium, and just the third meeting ever between these teams. Thee most recent […]

by Sharon Thorsland   College football is finally here, and it’s the season opener for North Carolina. The Tar Heels take on Florida A&M on Saturday, kick-off is set for 8:15 at Kenan Stadium. After a disappointing 6-7 campaign in 2021, the Heels are looking to get back on track and once again compete for […]

Sports Radio WFNZ host Nick Wilson joins Bo Thompson in studio (mostly) with his takes on the end of the Major League Baseball lockout, a grand jury convened to consider evidence and hear testimony in regard to ten criminal complaints filed against NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson, and the ACC tournament.