Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

When the NCAA Tournament starts, what better way to break down the games than an All-American National Champion to lead the discussion. The Inside Carolina Postgame show crew of Tommy Ashley and John Bauman are joined by Justin Jackson to break down North Carolina’s 90-62 first round win over Wagner. Jackson details what it takes to win and advance in the tournament and shares his thoughts on play...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's week in the ACC Tournament before turning their full attention to the NCAA Tournament. 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://po...

Losing an ACC series is never good, but all individual losses are not equal. Given how North Carolina bounced back on Sunday after a two very different tough losses, head coach Scott Forbes believes the positive takeaways from the weekend will benefit the Diamond Heels going forward. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for the weekly Inside Carolina This Week in UNC Baseball to talk...

Fresh off of the big national reveal show for the 68-team Men's College Basketball Tournament bracket, the Coast to Coast Podcast crew bring in special guests Tommy Ashley and Greg Barnes to dissect the seedings. The five discuss everything from UNC's draw to potential made-for-TV games and much more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pri...

Basketball games are played inside the lines, for 40 minutes, between two teams. Nothing else matters, not how many games one team played before, not how tired one team might be heading in, nothing. N.C. State proved that on Saturday night, beating North Carolina for their first ACC Tournament championship in 37 years. Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley break down the stunning game and how the Heel...

In this special edition of 'The Postgame', the Inside Carolina trio of host Tommy Ashley, Justin Jackson and John Bauman break down UNC and Pitt's matchup in the ACC Tournament. Justin also takes listener questions, including about whether or not he would ever want to coach and his thoughts on UNC's championship chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://ww...

A strong start in the ACC Tournament is what North Carolina needed and is exactly what they got with an all around beat down of Florida State, 92-67. The Heels dominated the Seminoles on the glass and after a tight start, took a big first half lead and never looked back. The Inside Carolina crew of host Tommy Ashley and Dewey Burke break down the ways and means of the lopsided win and what is next...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, on the Up in the Rafters podcast to discuss UNC sweeping Duke in the regular season with a win at Cameron Indoor before previewing the ACC Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lea...

When North Carolina opens spring practice on March 19th, the questions that have normally pervaded the discussion will include another big aspect of the game. Drake Maye is gone and while Mack Brown’s team returns one of the nation’s best running backs in Omarion Hampton, just how good can this offense be without that ‘generational quarterback’ the Tar Heels have had in Brown’s first five seasons...

Though the Carolina students are on spring break, the Diamond Heels continue to work and improve on an already impressive start. With two midweek games against visiting Rutgers on deck, head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the Diamond Heel success against Pittsburgh and the challenge beyond the two against the Scarlett Knights...

After a regular season finale that saw North Carolina claim the ACC Regular Season outright, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to recap the big night in Durham, as well as a completed conference season. There's plenty to like about the Heels' performance on Saturday, but looking at the conference season as a whole and projecting into the postseason may be even more exciting.  To le...

North Carolina headed to Durham with an 8-0 record against Duke with an ACC regular season title on the line. Make that 9-0 as Cormac Ryan scorched the Cameron Indoor nets on his way to a career high 31 points while Harrison Ingram notched another double double in the 84-79 win over the Blue Devils. Dewey Burke, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley break down the big win, what it means for Hubert...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the Senior Night in Chapel Hill and expanding criteria for the Rafters, before previewing the regular season finale against Duke. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab...

With an ACC outright title on the line in Durham on Saturday night for the Tar Heels, the Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to look ahead to the rivalry game and discuss the week that was for North Carolina. Quotes of the week, All-ACC discussion and questions from the chat fill the eventful show as Smith, Holloway and Rogers s...

In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Notre Dame. He discusses senior night for Armando Bacot, RJ Davis and the rest of the Tar Heel seniors. Then, Justin previews the big matchup up next for the Tar Heels against the Duke Blue Devils. Justin and Producer John Bauman talk through matchups and things to watch in the Tobacco Road rivalry game. To...

Mock Class 1.0 has dropped on the Inside Carolina Tar Pit Premium message board so football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley jump the details and process of Callahan’s first draft predictions for the 2025 class. Big names on and off the list highlight the discussion and an in-depth look at wide receiver and offensive line covers a large portion of the show. Callahan and Ashley...

With 9:41 left in the first half, Notre Dame cut North Carolina’s lead to two, 18-16 on a layup by freshman Markus Burton. A three, a steal and a layup by RJ Davis later, the rout was on as the Tar Heels put on a dominant performance on Senior Night in the Smith Center, winning 84-51and setting up an outright battle in Durham on Saturday night. The Inside Carolina Postgame podcast crew of Taylor V...

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball. The Diamond Heels reeled off five wins in the week concluding with the sweep of Princeton, hitting six home runs and swiping eight stolen bases and secured at least two spots in the pitching rotation moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

In the penultimate week of the regular season, UNC snatched two conference wins from the balance. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the week, look forward to Senior Night on Tuesday and at Duke on Saturday. Additionally, the trio break down Powell's recently-cast USBWA Postseason Ballot.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www...

First half performances can tell the tale in college basketball and for the first 20 minutes on Saturday afternoon, NC State handled North Carolina in every way, leading at the break and looking like the more invested team doing it. But as Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley discuss on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast, the Tar Heels ability to flip the switch and completely shut the Pack down ove...

North Carolina begins the stretch run in the ACC regular season with two home tilts, a rivalry game against NC State on Saturday and Senior Night on Tuesday against Notre Dame. The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for the latest news and notes from the Carolina Basketball beat on this edition of On the Beat. Quotes, stories and moments fr...

In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Miami. He discusses RJ Davis’ legendary performance against the Hurricanes, dropping 42 points to help UNC to the victory. And, Justin discusses a need for more offensive consistency from the rest of the roster. At the end of the show, Justin talks about signing a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. To l...

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami in which RJ Davis scored a Dean Dome record 42 points. 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.c...

Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley host author Ron Smith on this edition of Next Level. Smith's newest book, The Tar Heels, Vol. 2 was released in November and documents the early years of Dean Smith's North Carolina coaching career. Ron shares stories of how this book project became a reality and the painstaking work it took to produce what should be considered as Volume 2 of an unprecedented look at t...

In a special Postgame Edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the Tar Heels' 75-71 home win over Miami. In a game that saw RJ Davis get a UNC Smith Center record 42 points, UNC would need every one of them to hold on for the win.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-polic...