In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman discuss the UNC-Boston College game. How North Carolina was able to prevail in overtime, and what did Seth Trimble do to bounce back with a strong performance against the Eagles? Justin talks about player accountability for North Carolina and what's missing in that department for this year's team. And, to close, the duo previews UNC's next four games, a defining stretch for the Tar Heels with challenging games against Pitt, Duke and Clemson ahead.

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After another split week that included a one-point loss on the road, and an OT squeaker against a team in the bottom portion of the conference, North Carolina is still working through some of the same challenges that have plagued the squad since November. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan joined Joey Powell to rehash what the week of mixed results means as UNC heads into a difficult stretch of games.

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If being on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament was a motivator for North Carolina, you couldn’t tell on Saturday afternoon after a disinterested 39 minutes of basketball had the Heels on the verge of a devastating defeat to a team 1-7 in the conference. Seth Trimble’s four straight points at the end of regulation and a strong defensive effort in the waning seconds pushed the game into overtime where Carolina prevailed 102-96. Dewey Burke joined host Tommy Ashley to break down the win.

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Joey Powell, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan give their instant reactions to the breaking news that Caleb Wilson will be a Tar Heel.

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For the third time in four years, North Carolina finds itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble before the end of January. The upcoming five game stretch that includes two against Pittsburgh, at Duke and at Clemson will provide the Heels an opportunity to get off the edge, to get on the right side of the bubble and to gain some confidence going forward. The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to take a look into this team’s status heading into the heart of ACC play.

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On Wednesday afternoon, North Carolina football officially announced 21 newcomers - by portal and high school ranks - joining the program with four of the players coming from the University of Washington. Dawgman247’s Scott Eklund joins Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley in this special podcast to discuss the four former Huskies as well as coaches Steve Belichick, UNC’s new defensive coordinator, and Armond Hawkins, Jr.

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Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's loss at Wake Forest. In the episode, Vippolis and Berry discuss how the basketball Carolina is playing is unrecognizable to those of past eras and how the personnel has contributed to that fall off. The duo talks about the trend of UNC about to enter February on the bubble for three of the past four seasons before diving into how expectations have to be changed for this group, but the juxtaposition that comes with lowering expectations at a program as big as Carolina. Finally, they take questions from listeners, including UNC's shot selection and confusing rotation.

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With spring semester classes underway in Chapel Hill, Bill Belichick and his staff continue to build North Carolina’s roster via the transfer portal and the 2025 high school ranks. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the latest additions and what positions remain in need of bodies in order to fill out each position room in the Kenan Football Center. 

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Winston-Salem has never been kind to the North Carolina Tar Heels and Tuesday night was no different as Hubert Davis’s team squandered first half opportunities and fell apart late - again - in losing to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 67-66. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the second straight tournament crushing defeat as opportunities for the ’24-’25 Heels to build a resume fall by the wayside.

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In this special episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson, Luke Maye and Kenny Williams join to talk about things UNC Basketball. First, the trio catches up and shares stories of rooming together in Chapel Hill. Then, Justin recaps the UNC-Stanford game and asks Kenny and Luke for their take on the missing pieces for this North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team. To close, the trio take questions from listeners about their favorite memories from the 2017 national championship season and on the differences between G-League and overseas basketball.

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