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Sports are all about matchups and for North Carolina, Georgia Tech is, and seemingly always has been, a bad matchup. On Saturday, the Heels look to stop two three game slides - this season’s and this series’ as Tech has beaten Mack Brown’s team three straight times going into this one. Interestingly enough, the Jackets beat three ranked Carolina teams in those games but comes in as a four point fa...

Sitting at 3-3 with perhaps the toughest game on the schedule coming up, Mack Brown faces a challenge in righting a ship that continues to slide down a path of no return. With the ACC in flux, North Carolina’s positioning in the next round of conference expansion and the direction of the NIL era up for debate, Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss where the program is heading and...

With North Carolina’s basketball season around the corner and media days in full swing, Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to break down three keys to success for Hubert Davis’s fourth squad. Pace, point guard play and rebounding highlight the discussion as clips from RJ Davis highlight the fast pace approach and the evolution of Ell...

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson,' the crew discusses their first impressions of the UNC Basketball roster. Then, Justin Jackson shared his experience scrimmaging against the Tar Heels this past summer and his thoughts on the newcomers to the North Carolina basketball roster. To close, Justin gives out his prediction for UNC's starting five. To learn more about listener...

UNC held their annual preseason Media Day last week, bringing the official season start ever closer. In addition to Hubert Davis's first public comments about the upcoming year, players were made available to the press to discuss a wide range of topics that will get Tar Heel fans thinking about what this roster could accomplish. The Coast to Coast Podcast delivers a new episode on the heels of Med...

North Carolina lost its third straight game, this time a 34-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Kenan Stadium. Mack Brown’s team played well enough to be in a tie game in the fourth quarter but could not get critical stops late as Eli Holstein and the Panthers won for the first time ever in Chapel Hill. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the loss as the Tar Heels continue to fall after a...

Hubert Davis’s fourth year as North Carolina head coach officially kicked off as Carolina Basketball’s media day was held on Friday. Davis spoke to the media to start the day, followed by player interviews on the Smith Center court with everyone from RJ Davis and James Brown. A 30 minute glimpse of practice highlighted the afternoon and after that viewing concluded, Inside Carolina’s Jeremiah Holl...

Pittsburgh comes to Chapel Hill in search of its first win in Kenan Stadium. On the other sideline, Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels are searching for answers following two straight - and very different - losses. Inside Carolina’s Taylor Vippolis joins Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley for this week’s Game Plan as the trio highlights the challenges the Panthers bring to the matchup and how...

As North Carolina’s 2024 season teeters with consecutive losses to James Madison and Duke, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Noon Dish to discuss what matters when it comes to college football recruiting. Callahan and Ashley break down the factors that go into a prospects decision making and how results in season combine with overall program prestige and coachin...

The Inside Carolina beat crew debut’s Press Coverage - a new show that highlights pressing issues for the Tar Heels week to week during the seasons. This week, it’s Mack Brown’s mantra of ‘Fix It’ when it comes to the problems his North Carolina team faces following two straight losses including last week’s blown 20 point lead to Duke. Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettme analyze UNC's loss at Duke that saw Carolina blow a 20 point second half lead, in which the team looked defeated from the moment that Duke scored. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.co...

North Carolina managed yet another collapse on the field, losing to Duke on Saturday in a manner that continues to pile up the questions with no answers in sight. Leading 17-0 at halftime and 20-0 half way through the third quarter, the Heels could not stop the Blue Devil surge, leaving Mack Brown and his staff facing increasing heat to change the narrative on the field and off. Inside Carolina’s...

Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to share their instant reaction to the breaking news that combo guard Derek Dixon has committed to the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices **Call to Action:**   **Subscribe:** Follow 'I...

Duke and North Carolina was THE game for the two schools for decades - in football. Once the finale every season, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels headed into the offseason with a win or loss stuck in the proverbial craw each year with the football fanbases using those games for days, months and years. Of course, those days are long gone and now, given all that’s transpired since last Saturday, the g...

Days after the historic loss to James Madison, questions still remain around the state of Carolina Football. Even with challenges both institutional and cultural, the product on the field last Saturday can only be defined as unacceptable - a thought shared by everyone in and around the program and well as fans across the gamut. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley on this week’s Next L...

Fresh off of a weekend when UNC hosted the top basketball prospect in the '25 class, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to assess the latest developments in Tar Heel hoops. With a few players' commitments looming and the official start of practice, there was quite a bit to discuss on this episode of the Coast to Coast.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's loss against James Madison that saw the Dukes score 70 points and how embarrassing the showing was for Carolina Football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

James Madison waltzed into Chapel Hill on Saturday and hung 70 on North Carolina, including 53 in the first half. When it was all said and done, the Dukes celebrated on the Kenan Stadium turf before leaving town with a 70-50 win over the Tar Heels. And despite all that, the game itself was not the story on Saturday afternoon, it was the chaos surrounding the program following Mack Brown’s postgame...

Mack Brown’s North Carolina team has approached the end of the runway in the early non-conference portion of the 2024 season as the James Madison Dukes come calling in Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Heels look to go 4-0 with a win, but the competition level will rise and the performance level needs to keep pace to get there heading into ACC play. Inside Carolina’s Game Plan podcast features Jason...

As North Carolina wraps up a three game home stand with Saturday’s contest against James Madison, recruiting visit season is in full swing in Chapel Hill and these early season games have provided Mack Brown and his staff many opportunities to host talented prospects from across the region. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the importance of these home games and how...

Last Saturday against North Carolina Central, Carolina’s defensive line stepped up with a SEVEN play goal line stand. Given the underwhelming performances of that position group over the past several seasons, the moment felt important for this year’s Tar Heel team. The question remains…is Ted Monachino’s DL room legit and can they be the difference maker in Geoff Collins’s first season as North Ca...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against NC Central including a shockingly high amount of penalties, Jacolby Criswell emerging at quarterback, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a...

North Carolina’s win over North Carolina Central did not follow the expected script on Saturday night, but it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish and the 35 point win provided opportunities and insight into how Mack Brown’s team may look going forward. Jacolby Criswell seized his chance against the Eagle and Omarion Hampton remains a given while other areas of concern are working themselves o...

Even with college football schedules signed, sealed and delivered years in advance, Mack Brown’s North Carolina team has benefited from how the 2024 season has shaped up. Injuries, the need for extended playing time for young and inexperienced players and simply time to limit the snaps for critical pieces to success, the North Carolina Central matchup on Saturday is another opportunity to accompli...

In the continuing Next Level series discussing North Carolina’s challenges in the new era of college athletics, Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley delve into the iconic Dean E. Smith Center and how the school can best update and upgrade the aging facility. Barnes and Ashley discuss the Smith Center origins and place on the Chapel Hill campus as well as the recent report highlighting si...