The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why despite losing another close game to a ranked opponent, Wake Forest should be encouraged from what they saw from Steve Forbes' group last night, gives three Panthers Benchmarks that would lead to beating the Niners on Monday night, reveals his NFL picks for the weekend in Best Bets, and WD has the latest briefing from Sheriff Grady Judd in Take It To The House...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why beating Duke is personal for Bill Belichick, previews Wake Forest facing yet another ranked opponent in Texas Tech, tonight, Wake Forest DB, Nick Andersen, joins the show ahead of his final home game in Winston Salem, Josh reveals his college football picks that you're going to hate in Best Bets, Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss the ne...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the problems are becoming clearer for UNC basketball, acknowledges he was wrong and admits that the Panthers have a star in Tetairoa McMillan, David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell whether or not it’s a problem that the Tar Heels called a players only meeting five games into the season, Josh is in a bad mood over an Orioles trade, and Da...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to Bryce Young silencing the doubters with the gutsiest performance of his career in the Panthers win over the Falcons, tells why Caleb Wilson may be masking a bigger issue for the Tar Heels, sits down for an exclusive interview with Wake basketball coach, Steve Forbes, attaches letter grades to the ACC football weekend in Graham's Grades, and Wes Durham, of ACC...

On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his prediction for Panthers-Falcons, tries to get a read on Wake-UNC, recaps Panthers special teams coordinator, Tracy Smith's, weekly presser and other items from the week in Keep It Simple, reveals his NFL picks for the weekend in Best Bets, and gives the three Panthers Benchmarks that will lead to a win in Atlanta.

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Sunday is a must win for the Panthers playoff hopes, reacts to NC State's offense looking scary against UNCG last night, makes his college picks for the weekend in Best Bets, Tracy Smith can't stop talking about domes in Panthers coordinator sound, and Wake Forest head coach, Jake Dickert, joins the show to tell why UNC has a "build-a-bear" def...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why something special is going to be happening with Bill Belichick and UNC starting this week, breaks down Wake Forest's heartbreaking finish against Michigan last night, WD talks about Wendy's Chili and friendsgiving in Weekly Positivity, Josh breaks down why Luka Bogavac was the main event in Chapel Hill, last night, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, join...

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why the sky isn't falling for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down a star being born in Caleb Wilson after the win against Kansas, makes the case for Jake Dickert , WD describes Carolina Mic performing on the field at Panthers-Saints, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell if we might see UNC and Bill Belichick make a bowl game as they get...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why he shifted towards UNC when Kansas comes to the Smith Center for the first time, tells why he doesn't think it'll be easy for the Panthers against the Saints on Sunday, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to make a special announcement, and Josh and WD hash out a pretty controversial decision they have to make for the show moving forward.

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why he thinks UNC is on the doorstep of their first ACC win at Syracuse tonight, makes his prediction for Panthers-Packers in what will be Carolina's toughest matchup of the year, puts a "Bill Belichick spin" on recapping the week in Keep It Simple, and voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell, joins the show to preview the UNC basketball season and revea...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the positive news that Bryce Young was back on the Panthers practice field today, breaks down the top storylines ahead of UNC's second exhibition matchup agaianst Winston Salem State, UNCG head coach, Mike Jones, joins the show to tell Will Wade stories and how he'd like to be scheduling games with UNC, Duke, and Wake Forest, WD basically turns Weekly P...

On a Tuesday Drive, live from Bank of America Stadium, Josh tells why Haynes King should be in the running for Heisman and is experiencing some of the "Sam Hartman Effect", sets the table for Charlotte FC's playoff match with New York City FC tonight, Darin Gantt, of Panthers.com, joins the show to put to bed the Rico Dowdle vs. Chuba Hubbard conversation, WD goes to the movies to re...

On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his pick for Panthers-Jets, tells why he thinks Duke will upset Georgia Tech, explains why he thinks the vibes are feeling surprisingly good around UNC football ahead of their game at Cal, tonight, the Prop Queen, Ariel Epstein, joins the show to give some NFL and MLB Playoff picks in Best Bets, WD and Josh recap the sports week in Keep It Simple, and Daron Vaught, of...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why being fun should be the standard for the Charlotte Hornets this year, breaks the latest Pablo Torre headline regarding UNC football and Mike Lombardi, Josh reveals his NFL and college picks for the week in Best Bets, super fan of the show "Dave in Clemmons" joins the show in the aftermath of going on The Price is Right and winning, Josh speaks with Pat...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh breaks down what's at stake when Duke takes on no. 12 Georgia Tech, tells why we're on a crash course to a perfect World Series matchup, Kyle the Amazon Driver gets fired up for the new NASCAR video game in Weekly Positivity, and Wake Forest legend and ACC Network analyst, Dave Clawson, joins the show to discuss Wake's 4-2 start and the Penn State opening.

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Bill Belichick’s tenure in Chapel Hill is “ovah”, explains why this will be one of the most anticipated Hurricane seasons in a while, WD goes to the movies to review “Blood Diamond”, UNC guard, Seth Trimble, joins the show to talk ice cream and his lead role for the Tar Heels this year, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to talk about food textures...

Live from day two of ACC Tipoff, Josh breaks down the latest rumblings that are coming from UNC football about Bill Belichick's status, NC State head coach, Will Wade, joins the show to discuss the strength of the Wolfpack's schedule, Josh breaks down the rumors that are circulating about what to expect about UNC's new international player, Luka Bogavac, new Wake Forest transfers, Nate...

On a Tuesday Drive, live from ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, Josh tells why he thinks Bryce Young hasn't met the bar in 2025, reveals the three storylines to follow in this ACC basketball season, UNC head coach, Hubert Davis, joins the show to tell if he views his job any differently with all the changes in college basketball, Joe Ovies, of the O+G Podcast, joins the show to react to Jim Phillips co...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to Jon Scheyer's new contract extension and how he's done the impossible at Duke, predicts that Xavier Legette is about to have a get right game against the Dolphins, Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss Cal Raleigh vs. Aaron Judge and what movies stay on his mind in Unusual Questions, Josh reveals his picks for the weekend in Best Bets,...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to Jordon Hudson reinserting herself into the national conversation on UNC’s bye week, breaks down the return of some of our favorites in Panthers-Patriots, Cincinnati head coach and former App State head coach, Scott Satterfield, joins the show to remember his friend, Shawn Clark, a caller talks about his college test in Weekly Positivity, and Daron Vaught, of D1...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why for the first time in a while there is real and tangible optimism around the Carolina Panthers, reacts to Will Wade doubling down on his expectations of NC State and even taking another slight jab at the blue bloods not too far away, WD goes to the movies to review Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network tells just what...

On a Monday Drive, Josh remembers former App State coach, Shawn Clark, who sadly passed away last night, tells why Dave Canales deserves a lot of credit for sticking with Ejiro Evero after the Panthers dominated the Falcons yesterday, talks with Jaycee Horn in the Panthers locker room about the noise around Ejiro Evero, and Darin Gantt, from Panthers.com, joins the show to tell if he was surprised...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Panthers-Falcons might be a reminder that the Falcons had the draft the Panthers should have had, tells why Seth Trimble is about to be the new trailblazer of NIL in college sports, reveals ihis college bets for the week in Best Bets, WD endures Panthers coordinator sound, and Wes Durham, of the ACC Network and the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network, joins the show t...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells how Bill Belichick has taken an interesting approach in coaching up Gio Lopez, explains why Manny Diaz may have an edge when Duke takes on NC State, reacts to Steve Smith picking a fight with Carolina Panther fans and the city of Charlotte, WD details attending the Chris Paul speaking event in Weekly Positivity, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why this current Panthers team is not like the 2024 Panthers, reveals the ACC teams that are flying off the radar, WD goes to the movies to review "City Slickers", and voice of the Deacs, Stan Cotten, joins the show to remember Robert Redford and to break down how he watches Dallas Cowboy games which might be a little different.