The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why it's way too soon to be calling Bryce Young a bust, reacts to UNC blowing out Syracuse in Tez Walker's first game, writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show to tell the state of the Panther locker room, after falling to 0-5, and whether or not the struggles Bryce Young has experienced are normal, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins t...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why the Carolina Panthers do not regret trading away DJ Moore and Christian McCaffrey, gives his pick for UNC-Syracuse, new UNC transfer, Cormac Ryan, joins the show to tell why he chose to come to the Tar Heels, Josh recaps Duke's loss to Notre Dame and other events of the week, in Keep It Simple, voice of Charlotte FC , Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell...

On a Thursday Drive, live from the Carolina Classic Fair, Josh reacts to Tez Walker being cleared to play for the Tar Heels, reveals his pick in Graham's Gamblin, after two rough weeks, John Johnson, of WXII 12, joins the show to tell whether or not it's too soon to question the Frank Reich hire for the Panthers, Josh listens to useless sound from Panthers coordinators, so useless that it...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers should not trade for a wide receiver, reveals his pick to win the NBA Finals, and it's not the Bucks, head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour, joins the show to tell how being named the preseason favorite to win the Stanley Cup changes things for the Canes, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell why...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why an MLB team won't be coming to North Carolina, despite Tom Dundon saying he wants to head a group that would bring the MLB to the Carolinas, tells why he thinks the Charlotte Hornets will exceed expectations, this season, WD made history in downtown Winston Salem, last night, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to tell whether or not an MLB t...

On a Monday Drive, live from the Carolina Classic Fair, Josh addresses Bryce Young's play in the Panthers' loss to the Vikings, explains why Sam Hartman is getting something at Notre Dame that Wake Forest just couldn't offer him, App State HC, Shawn Clark, joins the show to tell why there's no "hangover effect" with the Mountaineers, and Clara Goodwin of FOX 8 joins the s...

On a Friday Drive, Josh gives his pick for Panthers-Vikings, tells why he thinks Duke-Notre Dame will be one of the better games in college football, Stanford Steve, of ESPN, joins the show to tell why he thinks Mike Elko has had such an impact at Duke, Josh reacts to the Orioles getting to 100 wins and clinching the AL East, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell how his v...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells which Carolina Panther the team might regret signing, gives his picks, after a losing week, in Graham's Gamblin, starts to get a little curious about a Bryce Young conspiracy theory, Trip Durham, of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, joins the show to tell what he expects the scene to look like when College Gameday is at Duke, this weekend, NFL legend, Torry Holt, join...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to UNC's draw in the release of the ACC basketball schedule, explains why the Carolina Panthers' injury problem isn't normal, Duke D-lineman, Ja'Mion Franklin, joins the show to tell what his reaction was when he found out Mike Elko was coming to Duke, with his prior history with Elko, Josh and WD raise morale in the Triad by discussing new fair fo...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells what you should be looking for, from a Big Four perspective, when the ACC basketball schedules drop tonight, NASCAR driver, Chase Briscoe, joins the show to discuss his "Talladega Nights" announcement, WD goes to the movies to tell why he didn't care for "Sleepless in Seattle", and Mike Golic Jr., of the GoJo and Golic Podcast, joins the show...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the job Frank Reich has done as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, as they're off to an 0-3 start, explains how UNC aced their greatest test over the weekend, reacts to Taylor sitting in a box with Travis Kelce's mom at the Chiefs-Bears game, Ryan Day cuts a wrestling promo, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to tell whether or not...

WD fills in for Josh and reacts to the Niners beating the Giants and the success they've managed to have with a revolving door of quarterbacks over the last decade, voice of the High School Football Game of the Week, Dave Polaski, joins the show to tell whether or not he thinks the Jets could sneak into the playoffs with Zach Wilson, host of the ACC Baseball Etc. Podcast, Daron Vaught, joins t...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why, regardless of whether or not Bryce Young play, you shouldn't give up on the Panthers against the Seahawks, gives his college picks for the major games, like Clemson-FSU, this weekend, National Sportscaster of the Year, Ian Eagle, joins the show to break down his viral Travis Kelce "Taylor Swift" call and to react to Bryce Young being ruled out...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains how the Carolina Panthers situation just got worse, discusses what the best outcome to come out of the Clemson-FSU game would be, WD goes to the movies to review "Beverly Hills Cop", publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to break down just how good Mitch Griffis can lead Wake Forest to be, and radio voice of th...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why Bryce Young doesn't deserve a pass for the Panthers loss to the Saints, last night, tells why he thinks Deion Sanders might end up being a one and done at Colorado, reacts to what Derek Carr and some of the Saints had to say about Bryce Young, lifts morale in the Triad with Weekly Positivity, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to discuss...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why tonight is basically a must win game for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down why it's time to take Tar Heel football seriously, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to give predictions for Panthers-Saints and Steelers-Browns, tonight, Josh explains why Lil Wayne is "dad music" and probably doesn't resonate with today's rec...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why he thinks you'll see a different Tar Heel team against Minnesota on Saturday, reacts to the state of the NFC North, after the Minnesota Vikings start their season 0-2, reacts to something possibly going on between Travis Kielce and Taylor Swift, has a bone to pick with the voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, and discusses OG Mortal Combat characters, in Un...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down why App State-ECU is the biggest game North Carolina has to offer, this weekend, and why it should happen more often, explains how Thursday Night Football is like taking cookies out of the oven too soon, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show react to the latest unfortunate series of events with the Carolina Panthers, and 6th Man of the Tar Hee...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh breaks down why the Carolina Panthers just need to try and survive until the bye week, after being hit by the injury bug, yet again, today, discusses why this is just a "avoid disaster week" for the Big Four ACC schools, WD goes to the movies to review "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "N...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to the latest on Jaycee Horn and explains why the Panthers should've seen the warning signs, tells why ACC football just as good as SEC football, right now, maybe even better, reacts to a birthday message from Bryce Young, in Weekly Positivity, and former NFL executive, Michael Lombardi, joins the show to tell how the Jets should proceed, with Aaron Rodgers out...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why there will be two different ways to evaluate Carolina Panthers games, this year, explains how there is absolutely value in playing the App States of the world, grades all the NFL action of the weekend, in a Panther-less Graham's Grades, writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins the show , and App State football coach, Shawn Clark, joins the show, after Ap...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why so many things will have to right for the Panthers to win their opener versus the Falcons, explains why this weekend is a big opportunity for the ACC, voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to react to the Lions upsetting the Chiefs and to discuss opening cards in front of people, in Unusual Questions, and host of the O + G Podcast, Joe Ovies, join...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why he doesn't think tonight's Chiefs-Lions game will live up to the hype, explains why NC State will be the first task of the Sam Hartman revenge tour, reacts to what Mack Brown had to say about the verdict of Tez Walker's appeal to the NCAA, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell how many games he thinks the Carolina Panthers...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tries to set reasonable expectations for the Tez Walker-NCAA situation, gives some positive news surrounding Brian Burns' contract dispute, reveals his predictions for the AFC, WD goes to the movies to review "Varsity Blues", Josh gives his five best movie quarterbacks of all time, and Greg Barnes, of Inside Carolina, joins the show to break down some of th...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses why the story of Duke upsetting Clemson is the fact that Dabo Swinney hasn't evolved, explains one thing we saw from the Tar Heels that we haven't seen since Mack Brown returned to UNC, reveals his NFC predictions, Steve Wiseman, of the News & Observer, joins the show to break down why the AP Top 25 poll shook out the way it did, Josh shares what lott...