Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

After three years in the Name, Image and Likeness world of collegiate athletics, the University of North Carolina has moved to the umbrella approach and has launched Carolina NIL, an all-sports collective merging Heels4Life and the Secondary Break Club as well as other sport collectives managing the school’s 28 programs. On this edition of Inside Carolina’s Next Level, Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashl...

With the first day of North Carolina’s football training camp in the books, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a quick look at five key takeaways from Monday night’s practice. Staples and Ashley discuss the tempo of practice in a overall sense with a focus on the quarterback competition, the now Ted Monachino defensive line, the secondary and the quality depth being displa...

The Live Period for coaches to see high school prospects is winding down, and Hubert Davis and his staff have been incredibly active. On the most recent episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to analyze recent scholarship offers while also considering what the returning players on UNC's roster can improve upon as the summer winds down.  To learn mo...

Because of its long history of success, trying to put North Carolina Basketball into any confines can be a tough task. IC Contributor Adrian Atkinson takes the spotlight on this special episode of the Coast to Coast podcast, as Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell discuss Atkinson's recent list of UNC's Top 100 Basketball Players.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ht...

The Inside Carolina Roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley is back! With the start of North Carolina’s training camp just days away, the panel takes a look at five pressing questions for Mack Brown’s Tar Heels in a transition year of sorts across the roster. Barnes, Sanders and Staples go in-depth on the trenches, the quarterbacks, the wide receivers and...

Just a few sleeps from the start of fall camp, North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown joined IC's Next Level podcast to discuss the ever-changing landscape of college football, with a specific focus on the Tar Heels. Greg Barnes and Joey Powell talk with Brown about NIL, the changes around NIL for UNC Athletics, and a litany of topics surrounding the imminent season.  To learn more about listener da...

Last season, in his first as North Carolina offensive coordinator, Chip Lindsey was tasked with tweaking an already successful offense, improving the deficiencies and managing sure-fire first round NFL Draft pick Drake Maye. Heading into year two, Lindsey will have plenty of talent at the skill positions, a quarterback competition that will continue in training camp and a work-in-progress offensiv...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by esteemed college football analyst Phil Steele, who authors the authoritative annual preview magazine, to discuss Carolina Football ahead of the 2024 season. 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 A...

With the start of football season looming, Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley are joined by North Carolina's quarterback commit for the 2025 class, Bryce Baker.  Baker highlights his personal recruiting process, his trip to the Elite 11 camp, his role as a recruiter for his class and beyond, and what he does off the football field to stay centered and grow as a young man. All that and...

It all starts up front in the game of football and for North Carolina fans, the defensive line has been a hot point of discussion since Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill prior to the 2019. Enter Ted Monachino as Tar Heel defensive line coach and the latest guest on Inside Carolina’s Next Level with Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley. In the wide ranging interview, Monachino shares his trip from profess...

Quarterback competitions always drum up the most discussion in the offseason. In the first five years of Mack Brown’s return to North Carolina, ‘competitions’ were mentioned on two occasions but in reality, the writing was on the depth chart next to QB1 from the beginning. Heading into 2024, the forecast for the position is a bit blurry as fall camp opens in two weeks. With three players now in th...

The North Carolina staff hit the road this past week as the Summer Evaluation Period opened, hoping to lay eyes on offered prospects and some other players who may become part of the UNC recruiting orbit. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran joined Joey Powell on a new episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast to dive into the latest news, and predict what may come in the next two weeks.  To learn more ab...

North Carolina’s 2025 recruiting class continues to be a hot topic across the fanbase and Don Callahan’s latest Mock Class leads off this week’s Inside Carolina Noon Dish discussion. Callahan offers his take on the prospects the Tar Heels could add as summer rolls on. Callahan and host Tommy Ashley also take a look at the latest offers to prospects in the 2026 class as well as highlight this week’...

Veteran leadership and youthful talent highlight North Carolina’s wide receiver room as coach Lonnie Galloway has a deep and versatile position room ready to take on some of the burden for the Tar Heel offense in 2024. Inside Carolina’s Scouting Overview series continues with expert analyst Jason Staples joining host Tommy Ashley to break down each player, from Gavin Blackwell to J.J. Jones.  Kobe...

Freddie Kitchens enters his second season as North Carolina’s tight end coach and once again, the position room he has to work with is talented and deep. Texas A&M transfer replaces outgoing Kamari Morales and joins returners John Copenhaver and Bryson Nesbit giving Kitchens three starter quality options at tight end and three unique players that could see time on the field - together, at the same...

Tez Walker's last 18 months have been a whirlwind, to put it mildly. After transferring to UNC from Kent State, then having the NCAA steal a third of his season in Chapel Hill, the wideout from Charlotte now finds himself in Baltimore, preparing to catch passes from Lamar Jackson with the Ravens. Walker took a break from his busy summer to join Tommy Ashley and Joey Powell for a brand new episode...

Summer used to be a quieter time for college basketball programs. The current landscape brings all sorts of unofficial visitors, offers, and much more. Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell convene to recap the NBA Draft, the latest scholarship offers by Hubert Davis and the UNC staff, and two unofficial visits by Tar Heel prospects.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy prac...

Omarion Hampton returns as one of the nation’s best running backs - and a virtual security blanket for Chip Lindsey as he looks to build a productive offense around two possible options at quarterback - Max Johnson or Conner Harrell. Coach Larry Porter’s position room is bolstered by Southern California transfer Darwin Barlow and Caleb Hood presents a solid third option with the talent to see oppo...

North Carolina's defensive struggles have been highlighted ad nauseam over the past several years with Mack Brown 2.0 highlighted by high level offensive performance and below par production on the other side of the ball. Enter Geoff Collins, North Carolina's new defensive coordinator, hired by Coach Brown to correct the issues and change the narrative of those on the outside looking in of the UNC...

Heading into the NCAA recruiting dead period, North Carolina hosted official visits, 7-on-7 camps and the annual Showtime Camp with an eye on building out the 2025 class as well as getting a jump on 2026 (and beyond) recruiting. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss two recent commitments, the official visit weekend and Don recaps the sights and sounds from Showtime on this...

North Carolina’s offense will look different in 2024 and while the quarterback battle will have the most interest, the Randy Clements looks to replace four multi-year starters on the offensive line and this group’s success - or failure - will likely determine the trajectory of the season and program. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a detailed look at the players in the...

With the 2025 football recruiting cycle in full swing as 7-on-7 camps and official visits roll through Chapel Hill, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley team up for this week’s Noon Dish podcast. Callahan, live from UNC’s campus covering the scene, highlights the week that was as Mack Brown’s staff hosted three key official visitors last weekend and prepare for another big weekend as th...

When North Carolina's season ended in March, all eyes immediately began tracking roster movement. Recognizing the moving parts involved, the Coast to Coast podcast crew identified Father's Day as a day the dust would likely be settled, thus allowing fans a fuller view with which they could judge the performance of Hubert Davis and his staff. To dole out their own grades about how UNC fared in the...

After two thrilling walk-off wins on Friday in the College World Series, North Carolina and Tennessee faced off with a chance to jump square into the driver’s seat on the way to the championship series next weekend. The Volunteers took advantage of small Tar Heel mistakes winning 6-1 and knocking Carolina into an elimination situation on Tuesday afternoon against ACC foe Florida State. Mike Cavasi...

With day one of the College World Series in the books, Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina’s dramatic win over Virginia and what lies ahead for the Tar Heels. Tennessee matched UNC’s late game heroics to beat Florida State and get to the marquee Sunday night winner’s bracket game while the ‘Noles and Wahoos will play to stay alive in Sunday’s early contest. Nu...