The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why it's time that Dan Morgan start considering some moves at the NFL trade deadline, tells why after last night there's no doubt that Seth Trimble will be a starter for UNC, WD gets fired up for his scary movie marathon in Weekly Positivity, and Bomani Jones joins the show to tell why he thinks things could get ugly between UNC and Mack Brown, sooner rather than l...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why this Carolina Panthers season is a wasted season, voice of the Carolina Hurricanes on Bally Sports, Mike Maniscalco, tells if he thinks the Canes can have the same success as years prior after the Canes seem to be flying under the radar, to start the season, WD goes to the movies to review "Coming to America", and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the sh...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the ACC basketball disrespect starting already, breaks down the reason the Carolina Panthers' are in the position they're in with a historically bad defense, attaches letter grades to the ACC football weekend that was, in Graham's Grades, tells why football in the state of North Carolina still hasn't reached rock bottom, national college basketball writer for The...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers won't get punked by the Atlanta Falcons, UNC head coach, Hubert Davis, joins the show do discuss what his team will look like on the floor without Armando Bacot, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell why there's actually some things you can work with early on with first round pick Tidjane Salaun, voice of the HSFB Gam...

On a Thursday Drive, live from day two of ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, Josh reveals his pick to win the ACC, reacts to Cam Newton joining ESPN's First Take, UNC guard, RJ Davis, joins the show to discuss what "Hubert Davis basketball" looks like, new Louisville head coach, Pat Kelsey, joins the show to reminisce on his time with Skip Prosser at Wake Forest, and Wake Forest head coach, Steve Forbes, jo...

On a Wednesday Drive, live from ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, Josh reacts to Jim Phillips having an adjustment in his thinking about ACC Basketball, Duke head coach, Jon Scheyer, joins the show to tell what has impressed him most about Cooper Flagg, Mark Packer, of ACC Network, joins the show to discuss the "spin" of the narrative around SEZ football after a disastrous weekend and to eat a Dewey's suga...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why it's time to turn the page from football to basketball in the state of North Carolina, sheds light on the one positive spot for the Carolina Panthers, WD goes to the movies to review "Big", breaks down the best options for the Panthers in next year's draft in "Panthers Mock Draft", he and WD give takeaways from their trip to CiCi's Pizza, and Wes Durham, of th...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to Wake Forest beating NC State, explains why there's nothing you can take away from the Panthers loss to the Bears, tells why Hubert Davis basketball will be on full display for UNC, this year, checks on Paul Finebaum after an awful weekend for the SEC, publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to give takeaways from Duke's first sh...

On a Friday Drive, Josh gives his prediction for Panthers-Bears, tells why nobody needs a win more than App State as they head to take on Marshall, gives his NFL picks for the weekend in Best Bets, and voice of the High School Football Game of the Week, Dave Polaski, previews what may end up being one of the better games of the year when East Forsyth takes on Mt. Tabor and gives his immediate reac...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Bucs-Falcons will have major ramifications on the NFC South, tonight, explains why the Baltimore Orioles and the Carolina Hurricanes are practically the same franchise, App State coach, Shawn Clark, joins the show to discuss the impact of Hurricane Helene in Boone, and David Glenn, of NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not Duke's 5-0 is a legit...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells you the storylines you're likely going to hear going into Panthers-Bears and why Panther fans should tune them out, explains why even though Duke hasn't had to play the strongest of teams to get to 5-0, Manny Diaz has done a fantastic job in his first year with the Blue Devils, WD goes to the movies to review "E.T.", Josh tells why something smells fishy ahead of W...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why it's clear Xavier Legette is going to be a star for the Carolina Panthers, reacts to the passing of Pete Rose and tells why he thinks he will ultimately get into the Hall of Fame, WD gets fired up about Sour Altoids in Weekly Positivity, Josh gives his MLB Playoff and World Series predictions, Steve Forbes breaks down his approach to the transfer portal in the la...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why UNC's loss against Duke was worse than the disaster against JMU, tells why Shaq Thompson's latest injury will end his NFL career, gives his take on the debacle of a call at the end of VT-Miami and tells why it wasn't a good look for ACC officiating, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss "autograph strategy" in Unusual Questions.

On a Friday Drive, Josh attempts to make a prediction for Panthers-Bengals, reacts to the App State-Liberty cancellation and what it means for Liberty who's trying to make the CFP, recaps Mack Brown "quitting" and other events of the week in Keep It Simple, breaks down Stanford's "Welcome to the ACC" moment, reveals his NFL picks in Best Bets, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Liberty will be a "fork in the road" game for App State, this weekend, explains why nobody needs a win more than Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys against the Giants, tonight, breaks down his gross college picks in Best Bets, reveals his Top 5 Oakland athletes, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not the Panthers win o...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh revisits the perceptions of bad trades being the reason that the Carolina Panthers are in the situation they're in as an organization, tells why UNC basketball could not have asked for a better schedule than what they got, WD goes to the movies to review "Sleeping with the Enemy", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to react to the ACC baske...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers run game will not be a one-off, and it will actually be getting better, sets the table for the ACC basketball schedule release, tonight, puts the pressure on WD to go on his Costco date, tells why it can be tempting to overreact to what we saw from Jayden Daniels, last night, and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why it's a wrap for Mack Brown at North Carolina, tells why yesterday was a validating win for the Carolina Panthers over the Raiders, writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to tell what the biggest story to come out of the Panthers first win of the season was, Josh breaks down the uncomfortable conversation that UNC AD, Bubba Cunningham, may have...

On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his pick for Panthers-Raiders, breaks down what was a historic loss for App State, tells why it's almost Drake Maye time in New England, gives his NFL picks for the weekend in Best Bets, and he and WD recap Bryce Young's benching, Wake getting blown out by Ole Miss, and other events of the week, in Keep It Simple.

On a Thursday Drive live from Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, Josh tells why the remainder of the 2024 Carolina Panthers season is about evaluating Dave Canales as a coach, explains why App State is the best football team in North Carolina, App State football coach, Shawn Clark, joins the show to react to the win at ECU and set the stage for tonight's matchup against South Alabama, Josh breaks d...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tries to make sense of Wake Forest scheduling a home-and-home with Oregon State after buying out the Ole Miss game, next year, explains why Bryce Young is far from the worst No. 1 overall pick ever, WD talks about where he lives in Weekly Positivity, NASCAR driver ,Austin Cindric, joins the show to look ahead to The Clash coming to Bowman Gray Stadium, next season, and D...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains how Wake Forest can fix their PR nightmare after cancelling their game at Ole Miss, next year, tells why former Carolina Panthers GM, Scott Fitterer, is going to go down as one of the worst draft evaluators we've ever seen, WD goes to the movies to review "Whiplash", and voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, returns to the show to discuss trying to st...

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why it was too soon for the Carolina Panthers to bench Bryce Young, explains why App State is lucky to have a coach like Shawn Clark after their win at ECU, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what it means to be "icy" in a session of Grahammar School, and Josh places one more bet to try and rectify another tough betting week...

On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his pick for Panthers-Chargers, tells how he thinks App State will respond against ECU after being blown at Clemson, reveals his NFL bets for the weekend, voice of the HSFB Game of the Week, Dave Polaski, joins the show to preview East Forsyth-Reagan, Josh reveals the three bench marks if the Panthers hope to beat the Chargers, and Jim Szoke, of the Carolina Panthers...

On Thursday Drive, Josh tells why the Chargers are having an experience that the Panthers wish they were having, reacts to the formation of the "Zombie PAC-12", breaks down Lane Kiffin's history with Wake Forest as Ole Miss comes into Winston Salem, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "Lenovo Center themed" Skips or Plays and to tell why he likes the...