The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh describes what he expects to see at The Joel, tonight, when Clemson comes in to play Wake Forest, tells why he doesn't think Sean Payton would be worth the trouble as next head coach of the Carolina Panthers, 6th man of the Tar Heels, releases his most difficult ACC basketball ranking, yet, in Critically ACClaimed, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why this is a scary weekend for UNC, Wake, NC State, and Duke, reveals the upset he has for Super Wild Card weekend in the NFL and all of his NFL playoff picks through the Super Bowl, Carolina Panthers writer for The Athletic, Joe Person, joins the show to discuss David Tepper saying he wants to do some things differently in this head coaching search and what that...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why nobody in the ACC is more exciting than Wake Forest, tells who he thinks David Tepper might narrow it down to for the next Carolina Panthers head coach, reveals his picks for NFL Wild Card weekend, in Graham's Gamblin, explains why he thinks Duke had an "identity shift" last night against Pitt, WD goes to the movies and reviews "Heat" and talks about how he w...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reveals the silver lining to UNC's loss at Virginia, last night, explains why Pitt coming to Duke, tonight, is actually a pretty juicy game, gives an update on something that's been going on at the station, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what it means to "spit" in Grahammar School and to play #NotVerbatum with some of Hubert Dav...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh gives his reasoning for Stetson Bennett being the greatest Bulldog of all time, what he expects the Carolina Panthers process to look like in finding a new head coach, predicts what he expects to happen to the Tar Heels as they go to UVA, tonight, NC Sportswriter of the Year, Andrew Carter, joins the show to talk Sam Hartman leaving Wake and what the Tar Heels remind him o...

On a Monday Drive, Josh breaks down whether or not Steve Wilks did enough to get the Carolina Panthers head coaching job, reacts to what we heard from all four in-state ACC basketball coaches on the ACC coaches conference call, grades the Green Bay packers losing to the Lions, last night, in Graham's Grades, moves Pitt up in his ACC basketball rankings, in Critically ACClaimed, and previews t...

The head coach of the Demon Deacons, Steve Forbes, joins the show to talk Wake's win over Louisville and his list of most rewatchable movies.

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why he thinks the Panthers will still play with a high intensity against the Saints, even know they've been eliminated from the playoffs, meditates and enjoys some Weekly Positivity with Kyle The Amazon Driver, goes over whether for not he expects Duke and Wake Forest to bounce back, this weekend, describes the Panthers getting knocked out of the playoffs, Duke get...

On a slammed Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to Wake Forest blowing a great opportunity in Chapel Hill, last night, discusses the Carolina Panther that you should see get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, next year, reveals the three coaches that should be in strong consideration for the Carolina Panthers head coaching job, in Top Cats, WD goes to the movies and reviews "The Dark Knight", a...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh makes his pick as Wake Forest travels to Chapel Hill to take on the Tar Heels, tonight, makes his case for why he thinks Bryce Young will end up in the hands of the Carolina Panthers, on NFL Draft night, reveals his top 5 bold predictions for 2023, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to talk about the year 2008 and see if Josh knows what it means to "pay a hu...

On the first Drive of 2023, Josh tells why he thinks this coming matchup against the Saints is a must-win for Steve Wilks, in order for him to get the Carolina Panthers head coaching job, reacts to what happened to Damar Hamlin in last night's Bills-Bengals game, moves UNC down a few spots in Critically ACClaimed, grades the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers weekend in Graham's Grades, di...

On the last Drive of 2022, Josh reacts to UNC getting beat by Pitt, questions whether or not Dave Doeren has reached his ceiling, at NC State, gives keys for the Panthers in an NFC South defining game against the Bucs, recaps UNC beating Coach K in the Final Four and other events of the sports year in 5 words, in Keep It Simple, Carolina Panthers legend, Jake Delhomme, joins the show to discuss th...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the news that Sam Hartman is likely transferring to Notre Dame, discusses Steve Wilks status as next head coach, after the Panthers beat down of the Lions, explains why he still can't consider the Panthers a playoff team, reveals a new #1 team in Critically ACClaimed, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to test Josh in the Season finale of Grahamma...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to UNC showing some real muscle in a win against Michigan, last night, doubles down on the fact that he thinks the Heels are a Top 10 team in the country, places his bet for Jags-Jets and Panthers-Lions in Graham's Gamblin', voice of USA Baseball and High Point Panther basketball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to go up against Josh in the return of The Movie Game.

John Currie joins the show, following Wake Forest upsetting Duke at the Joel, the other night, and ahead of the Deacs taking on Mizzou in the Gasparilla Bowl, down in Tampa.

Josh and WD take over Triad Today and put on an All-Star show from all of the regular guests from The Drive.  Voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, to decide which regular movie should be turned into a Christmas movie in Unusual Questions, 6th Man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what it means to be "Up" in a session of Grahammar School, Jeremy Markovich, of NC...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains the validation that came from Wake Forest' win over Duke, reacts to the latest sound from Ben McAdoo, WD goes to the movies and reviews Elf, a caller competes with WD in a spelling bee to celebrate National Signing Day, and BDaht joins the show to preview UNC-Michigan and to give Josh a session of Grahammar School.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why he's calling for a Wake upset over Duke, tonight, reacts to Mack Brown's comments about teams tampering to get Drake Maye, explains which situation is better: the Panthers losing some of their final games to get a top 10 pick in the draft , or them winning out and getting into the Playoffs, Conor O'Neill, of Deacons & Devils Illustrated, joi...

On a busy Monday Drive, Josh explains why the Panthers have no business being in the playoff conversation, decides what grade to give both the Colts and Patriots debacles, in Graham's Grades, discusses why UNC's win over Ohio State was Hubert Davis's best coaching game with the Tar Heels, shares Panther locker room sound, after their disappointing loss to the Steelers, and Wake Forest forward, And...

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains why he thinks the Panthers are due a reality check, why the 49ers are not yet Super Bowl contenders, hosts a holiday sing off, Brooke Pryor, of ESPN, joins the show to discuss the quarterback situation the Panthers will face, against the Steelers, and Wes Durham, of ACC Network and the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network, joins the show to discuss his read on t...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to Wake beating App State at the buzzer, last night, gives a bold prediction for 49ers-Seahawks in Graham's Gamblin, reacts what Ben McAdoo calls the Panthers run heavy scheme, WD goes to the movies and reviews "Die Hard", and voice of High Point Panther basketball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss the difference between cereal and soup, in Unusual Ques...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains we he still thinks the Tar Heels are one of the 10 best teams in the country, details the future trade he thinks the Carolina Panthers will make, tries to brighten the Triad with a hump day edition of Weekly Positivity, discusses some of the other head coaching candidates that the Panthers may go with, over Steve Wilks, in Top Cats, basketball analyst for The...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses Steve Wilks calling for Panther fans to pack out Bank of America Stadium, on Sunday against the Steelers, tells the one thing he's intrigued to watch, when the Tar Heels play the Citadel, tonight, reacts to the passing of Mike Leach, 6th Man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to discuss how he's evolved as the Tar Heel arena host and to see if Josh knows wha...

After a slammed sports weekend, Josh explains why the Carolina Panthers head coaching search should be over, reacts to UNC getting their first ACC win and snapping a four game losing streak, hands out "Graham's Grades" for all the NFL events of the weekend, shares sound from a one-on-one with Armando Bacot, after the UNC win, rearranges his ACC basketball rankings, in "Critically ACClaimed",...

On a slam-packed Friday Drive, Josh makes his pick for when the Panthers head to Seattle on Sunday, reacts to what Baker Mayfield did in his first game with the Rams, last night, voice of USA Baseball & High Point Panther basketball, Daron Vaught, joins the show for "Weekly Positivity" and to discuss which MLB trade had the most meaning, and Brian Geisinger, of 247 Sports, joins the show to di...