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 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 – not […]

by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is 8-1 and ranked 15th in the country. In football, not basketball! The Tar Heels are in the drivers seat in the ACC’s Coastal division after last week’s win over Virginia, and have their sights set on the Championship game in Charlotte. Standing in their way is Wake Forest, who […]

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   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 […]

It’s a big ACC game for North Carolina on Saturday when Florida State comes to Kenan Stadium. Wait, is FSU any good? Not according to their 1-4 record. But records don’t seem to matter to the Tar Heels when it comes to the Seminoles. Remember last year? The Tar Heels were ranked #5 in the […]