The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why the Panthers missed out on an opportunity to 1-1 after their loss to the Cardinals, tells why there's an optimistic outlook on UNC football after the 41-6 win against Richmond, attaches letter grades to the college football weekend in Graham's Grades, breaks down Duke's disaster of a loss at Tulane in the "Darian Mensah Bowl", and 6th man...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why he has the Panthers upsetting the Cardinals, tells why it's time for NC State fans to give Dave Doeren some credit, Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to talk about food trucks in Unusual Questions, we finally hear from UNC's newcomers including Kyan Evans telling why he chose the Tar Heels, and Josh tells why this is a concerning football weeken...

On a Thursday Drive, live from Allegacy Stadium, Josh makes his pick for NC State-Wake Forest, tells why he has the Commanders beating the Packers, reacts to the news of a Panthers PR staffer being fired over insensitivity towards the murder of Charlie Kirk yesterday, Wake Forest AD, John Currie, joins the show to speak on Dave Clawson's transition from coach to TV analyst, and David Glenn, of...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells what the silver lining was from the Panthers loss in Jacksonville, gets into what to expect between NC State and new look Wake Forest, WD goes to the movies to review “Boogie Nights”, and former Wake Forest coach and ACC Network analyst, Dave Clawson, joins the show to tell what the transition has been like going from coach to TV analyst and what he’s taken so far fr...

Josh reacts to the Panthers loss in Jacksonville and tells why Bryce Young should share most of the blame, tells why he was shocked at what Bill Belichick said about the Patriots after his first in at UNC, WD and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palazcszuk, help to participate in a Carolina Panthers overreaction draft, and Scott Fowler, of the Charlotte Observer, joins the show to tell just how much tr...

On a Friday Drive, Josh makes his prediction for Panthers-Jaguars as well as a prediction for the Panthers' season, reveals his NFL bets for the weekend, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, tells how much of an overreaction is too much when it comes to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels and what they can do to show improvement against Charlotte.

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels might actually be okay, sets the table for Eagles-Cowboys when the NFL season starts tonight, enjoys "slugs and bugs" in Weekly Positivity, Ejiro Evero tries to win some brownie points with his wife in Panthers Coordinator sound, Josh and WD reveal their NFL survivor picks for Week 1, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh gives the first look at UNC's matchup with Charlotte and tells why how UNC responds to the beat down from TCU will likely define their season, previews Duke's matchup with Illinois and tells why it's one of the better matchups in College Football this weekend, WD goes to the movies to review "An Officer and a Gentleman", and Daron Vaught, of D1 Base...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tries to make sense of why it seems the football world is relishing in what happened to Billy Belichick and the Tar Heels in his debut against TCU, gives the first look at the Carolina Panthers being an underdog on the road in Jacksonville, breaks down everything that was funny from Bill Belichick’s debut against TCU, details why there was a chance that Micah Parsons would...

On a Friday Drive, live from Allegacy Stadium ahead of Wake's home opener, Josh makes his prediction for UNC-TCU and Bill Belichick's debut with the Tar Heels, reacts to NC State making it interesting lsat night against ECU, Tracy Wolfson, of CBS Sports, joins the show to discuss "Live Action" and production meetings with Bill Belichick, Josh tells why Jerry Jones is getting unfa...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why NC State needs to beat ECU more than the other way around, breaks down the first real injury concern for the Carolina Panthers, reveals his first card of bets for Week 1 of the college football season, previews Bille Belichick's opener against TCU, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to break down what success looks like for a stacked w...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the Panthers trading Adam Thielen to the Vikings, reveals his college football National Championship pick, Wake Forest head coach, Jake Dickert, joins the show to set the table for Wake's opener against Kennesaw State, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to tell whether or not he is happy with what the Panthers got back for Adam Thielen,...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to the cuts the Carolina Panthers made including Hunter Renfrow, tells why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement is the American "Royal Wedding", WD goes to the movies to review "This Is The End", and radio voice of the Carolina Panthers, Anish Shroff, joins the show to detail the Panthers roster moves today and what it's like to be...

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why this opening weekend of the college football season is a reminder of the state of North Carolina' priorities, reacts to Jake Dickert naming Wake's starting quarterback, attaches letter grades to Stanford's flop against Hawaii and the rest of the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells why it’s Tim for Dan Morgan to cook for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down how Bill Belichick’s roster at UNC is starting to take shape, Jaycee Horn talks trash to Andy Dalton, in the latest edition of “Panthers Blueprint”, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss MLB expansion and seasonings in Unusual Questions.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why it's time to reset expectations for the 2025 Carolina Panthers, breaks down Dave Clawson's comments that show's he clearly is one of the few people who believe in Bill Belichick at UNC, WD goes to the movies to review "Flight", Josh reveals the evidence that points to Taylor Swift performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and 6th man of the...

On a Friday Drive, Josh previews tomorrow’s Panthers-Texans preseason game, breaks down the return of Armando Bacot, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to express his disgust with the New York Mets, WD reveals the winner of best picture in “The WD’s, and David Glenn, of the NC Sports Network, joins the show to tell why there has been little buzz around NC state football so far.

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reveals the good, bad, and ugly from Panthers-Texans joint practice, WD reveals his best actor award in "The WDs", Josh introduces everyone to a Panthers Super Fan that just wants to figure out what to do with $150K, and Alex Kirshner, of the Split Zone Duo Podcast, joins the show to tell how he thinks Dowell Loggains will fair in season one at App State.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the Bryce Young vs. CJ Stroud conversation is far from settled, reacts to Carolina Hurricanes owner, Tom Dundon, purchasing the Portland Trailblazers, discusses building gates now that Baby Daniel is crawling in Weekly Positivity, WD reveals his Best Supporting Actor award in "The WDs", and App State head coach, Dowell Loggains, shares an incredible s...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why UNC and Bill Belichick's offseason hasn't gone according to plan, explains why it's time for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to get it over with and get engaged, WD goes to the movies to review "Face Off", Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to discuss small snacks in Unusual Questions, and WD reveals the winner for best supporting ac...

On a Monday Drive, Josh tells why you should not overreact to Shedear Sanders' preseason debut in Carolina, reveals the teams atop the first AP Top 25 poll that he thinks can win the College Football Playoff, WD reveals his best actress winner in the first day of "The WDs", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what a "beta" is in a sessio...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh tells why the Carolina Panthers should be pursuing Micah Parsons, breaks down why the Browns quarterback circus might actually make the preseason game against the Panthers watchable on Friday night, WD gets fired up about his water buffalo in Weekly Positivity, goes to the movies to review "Animal House, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts top Cam Young dominating his way to a Wyndham Championship win, tells why he's officially in on Carolina Panthers rookie Jimmy Horn Jr., attaches letter grades to the Speedway Classic and the sports weekend in Graham's Grades, John Dell, of The Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to breaks down the details of Cam Young's win at Sedgefield, and writer fo...

On a Friday Drive live from the Wyndham Championship, Josh tells why one of the most important players on the Carolina Panthers this year will be edge rusher, DJ Wonnum, sets the table for Chase Burns' start in the Speedway Classic between the Braves and Reds, Wyndham Tournament director, Bobby Powell, joins the show to reminisce on the time that Tiger Woods played the Wyndham, and Mayor of Gr...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh breaks down a very predictable start to the Wyndham Championship, gets into the local angles of the NFL Hall of Fame game tonight, analyzes three future Carolina Panther contracts that could be coming, and Daron Vaught, of D1 Baseball, joins the show to make sense of the MLB trade deadline and lunch trades in Unusual Questions.