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Following North Carolina football’s brutal 70-50 Week 4 loss to James Madison, more chaos ensued with head coach Mack Brown. Inside Carolina reported that Brown was emotional and told his team he was stepping down. However, hours later, a source close to the program stated that Brown had no plans of resigning or quitting his […]

North Carolina Football played the James Madison Dukes in Week 4 and the result shocked everyone. The Tar Heels endured their first loss of the season against the Dukes in a 70-50 beatdown on the Tar Heels. North Carolina football head coach Mack Brown didn’t hold back after his team’s loss. “Embarrassing day,” Brown said, […]

After North Carolina football’s starting quarterback Max Johnson suffered a season-ending injury in the regular-season opening 19-17 win against Minnesota football, head coach Mack Brown watched his team continue to win. Quarterback Conner Harrell led North Carolina to a 38-20 victory against UNC Charlotte and a 45-10 blowout win in Week 3 against NC Central. […]

James Madison and North Carolina will face off in a battle between two undefeated teams. James Madison hasn’t had much competition early in the season, but North Carolina already has a win over a Power Four school in Minnesota. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a James Madison-North Carolina prediction […]

The North Carolina football program received some encouraging news about their quarterback, Max Johnson. Following a season-ending knee injury, Johnson underwent surgery the very next day. Since then, there has been no announcement until Johnson’s father posted to X about his son’s recovery on Thursday. The tweet thanked doctors, North Carolina head coach Mack Brown, […]

The North Carolina football program has gotten off to a strong start this season, winning their first two games. While the program’s Class of 2025 recruiting class isn’t locked in yet, the grind doesn’t stop. They’ve already picked up two commitments for the Class of 2026, including a new one that committed to head coach […]

When UNC football quarterback Max Johnson got carted off the field in last Saturday’s opener against Minnesota, it looked like his career might have been finished. However, Johnson’s injury won’t end his career. The graduate student updated the media about his plans, via ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “NEWS: UNC quarterback Max Johnson tells ESPN that he’ll […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Charlotte-North Carolina prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Charlotte-North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels had a turbulent, emotional, disturbing, but ultimately successful Week 1 in their college football season. That’s a mouthful. Let’s unpack what we mean when we say […]

The North Carolina football program lost Drake Maye to the NFL Draft after a magnificent run as the signal-caller in Chapel Hill. In the transfer portal, the Tar Heels landed Max Johnson, a transfer from Texas A&M. Johnson won the QB1 job and was expected to be a big part of the team this season. […]

North Carolina football coach Mack Brown has been around for awhile. He knows that an injury to a key player can deeply affect a football team, but he doesn’t want his squad to get down too much. North Carolina football will break in a new quarterback after the program lost gunslinger Max Johnson for the […]

North Carolina football got hit with some bad news in its first game of the season against Minnesota. The Tar Heels lost quarterback Max Johnson, due to a devastating leg injury. The injury required surgery, and that essentially ended the quarterback’s season. While that is certainly rough news, hold fast North Carolina football fans. Here […]

North Carolina football narrowly escaped Huntington Bank Stadium with a 19-17 win over Minnesota on Thursday night, but they incurred a massive blow on their way to achieving that result. Quarterback Max Johnson suffered a broken leg during the game and is out for the rest of the season, per NBC Sports’ Nicole Auerbach. Johnson’s […]

North Carolina football opened their season with a narrow win over Minnesota on Thursday. But after the game, head coach Mack Brown’s excitement almost cost Minnesota’s PJ Fleck a nasty head bruise. The Tar Heels came away with a 19-17 victory. As both coaches embraced, Brown nearly caught Fleck with a headbutt, via Fox College […]

The Minnesota football team lost to North Carolina football 19-17 in its season opener at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday night in front of 50,805 fans. The game’s ending included a 47-yard field goal attempt from Minnesota football kicker Dragan Kesich that came close but ended up wide right as North Carolina football […]

The North Carolina football program started their season with a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road Thursday night. Mack Brown’s team features former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Max Johnson as their starting signal caller, and Johnson had a solid start in the opening contest. However, the Tar Heels were dealt a tough […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels (0-0) begin their season on the road as they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0). It is time to continue our college football odds series with a North Carolina-Minnesota prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the College Football odds, […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference is undergoing a makeover. The league welcomes some new additions in 2024. Stanford, California and SMU are coming into the fold, as the conference landscape continues to shift. Florida State football ran away with the league in 2023, going 13-0 before losing badly in the Orange Bowl to Georgia. While the […]

Drake Maye recently moved up to the pros, leaving North Carolina football with a huge question mark at the quarterback position. Filling in his shoes won’t be easy. Maye led the Tar Heels to winning records in his two seasons as a starter, and the way he racked up yards made him a highly touted […]

North Carolina football is looking to rise to the top of the ACC this coming year. The Tar Heels had a solid season in 2023, but got embarrassed in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl by West Virginia. Drake Maye is gone, but the Tar Heels have some good weapons ready to take his place. Here are […]

North Carolina football has some things to figure out before the 2024 season. Star quarterback Drake Maye has made his way to the NFL and won’t be returning to the program. While his absence will certainly be felt, that doesn’t mean that North Carolina football won’t be competitive without him. The Tar Heels return players […]

Inching closer to the 2024 college football season, the first of media days began with the Big 12 on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada at Allegiant Stadium. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark left many speculating on the future of the conference. “We are exploring all options. Two years later, you could say we’re still open […]

The most befuddled, discontented conference in all of college football is the ACC. While most of the other conferences in the sport were getting questions asked about quarterback competitions and transfer acquisitions this spring, schools like Clemson and Florida State football were being asked how and when they could dismiss themselves. At least for now, […]

A new era has arrived in the New England Patriots system. Bill Belichick has officially passed on the responsibilities of creating a new dynasty to Jerod Mayo. There were a fair amount of moves so far in the offseason like acquiring Jacoby Brissett. But, none were more important than them acquiring the star out of […]

After standout signal-caller Drake Maye departed to the NFL this spring, North Carolina football had a predicament at the position. At first, it seemed that the Tar Heels would hold a competition between Texas A&M transfer Max Johnson and last season’s backup Connor Harrell. However, the program is bringing back an old friend to join […]

The beginning of the 2024 college football season is underway as spring games are in progress. Spring practices and games offer a glimpse of what’s to come in the ensuing season but don’t fully reveal a team’s composition, leaving a position like starting quarterback undetermined for some teams. This uncertainty could stem from several factors. […]

With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, front offices around the league are doing their due diligence on prospects as they prepare to make some possibly franchise-altering decisions. North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has been one of the most talked about prospects in this draft cycle, as he projects to be selected within the top-three picks. […]

The Washington Commanders have a lot going for them. Though last season was a bitter disappointment finishing with a 4-13 record, the bright side is that they now have the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Add to it a new coaching staff and a series of free agency additions that include the […]

North Carolina football quarterback Drake Maye is expected to be one of the first quarterbacks taken in the 2024 NFL Draft, and because of that, all eyes will be on the Tar Heels QB at the NFL Combine. The NFL Combine is going on until March 4th, and we now know what Maye is planning […]

Drake Maye is expected to go early at the 2024 NFL Draft, but while he waits for his name to get eventually called, he’s busy preparing for life in the pros. He’s even working out with former NFL quarterback and ex-long-time San Diego Chargers/Los Angeles Chargers gunslinger Philip Rivers. North Carolina QB Drake Maye, who […]

A strong endorsement from Rob Gronkowski might just yield the New England Patriots a franchise quarterback. Jerod Mayo is still on the hunt for players to rebuild his team after Bill Belichick’s departure. The 2024 NFL Draft is exactly the perfect time and place to do just that, and one name stands out the most […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football have continued to capture headlines since Coach Prime set up camp in Boulder. Much of this attention is due to Sanders’ magnetizing character, which never goes unnoticed by his team or opponents. With that magnetism comes the ability to attract potential prospects to join his Buffaloes football team, such as […]

Nick Saban’s shocking decision to retire from coaching is continuing to ripple through Alabama football. While the decision to hire former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer was a great one and perhaps the best hire Alabama could make at the time, some of Saban’s recruits are beginning to hit the portal after he decided to […]

It is a ranked on ranked ACC battle as North Carolina visits Clemson. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Clemson prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. North Carolina enters the game sitting at 10-3 on the year. They started 4-0 before falling by two to Villanova. Then, thye would knock […]

The North Carolina football program decided to let go of defensive coordinator Gene Chizik after the season came to an end. Now, Mack Brown and the Tar Heels are in the market for a new play-caller on defense, and one rising candidate is Geoff Collins, the former Georgia Tech and Temple head coach, per John […]

North Carolina football will have a new defensive coordinator in 2024. The team announced on Wednesday following Chizik and head coach Mack Brown’s meeting that the two have reportedly agreed to part ways. Despite the split, Mack Brown had nothing but good things to say about the 62-year-old veteran coach. “Gene Chizik is one of […]

Mack Brown had a hard time fending off the West Virginia football squad in their Mayo Bowl loss. He now has to look forward to the future after only getting eight games and failing to get a College Football Playoff spot. It also seems like some decisions have been made. Particularly, regarding Conner Harrell despite […]

As part of the celebration for his team’s win at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday night, West Virginia football head coach Neal Brown got the honor of getting mayonnaise dumped on him. Mayo = Dumped. 👏 @NealBrown_WVU pic.twitter.com/DdpnbrhKuH — West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) December 28, 2023 That must […]

The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual bowl game that has been played in the state of North Carolina since 2002. It began as the Continental Tire Bowl but became the Meineke Car Care Bowl from 2005 to 2010. From 2011 to 2019, it was the Belk Bowl before moving on to its current sponsorship. […]

North Carolina has lost their last three bowl games, as they face West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Duke’s Mayo Bowl North Carolina-West Virginia prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Duke’s Mayo Bowl began in 2002 as the Continental Tire Bowl. Originally this […]