Hubert Davis used his lineup exactly as we thought. As the regular season gets under way tonight against Loyola of Maryland, we’re still a week from getting a real feel for how the 2021-22 Tar Heels will look against stiffer competition. Davis started sophomore Dawson Garcia at power-spread forward against Elizabeth City State, and the […]

What were the Panthers thinking with their quarterback moves? The two early NFL games on local TV Sunday had to have viewers and fans scratching their collective heads. On CBS, the Carolina Panthers and their new quarterback Sam Darnold were embarrassed by New England and a defense that not only harassed Darnold into 3 interceptions […]

Here is why Carolina knocks Wake Forest from the ranks of unbeatens. The talk all over town (and probably the state) is how are the Tar Heels favored over the 8-0 and 10th-ranked Demon Deacons? The Vegas line opened at 4.5 but has since gone down to 2.5 because the bookies can’t find enough people […]

Hubert Davis may have the perfect roster to work with. Since he’s become rookie head coach of the Tar Heels, Hubert has talked about “making decisions rather than suggestions.” Heading into Friday night’s exhibition opener against Elizabeth City State in the Smith Center, Davis’ biggest decision will be how much a healthy nine-man rotation with […]

Sports are more important than ever right now. The juxtaposition of Election Night in America and the deciding game of the World Series showed why there may be only one true common denominator left. Atlanta is a blue city that swung elections in red Georgia’s favor in 2020 and ’21. Houston is in the middle […]

Are the transfer portal and NIL making college more like pro football? Mack Brown has had his opportunities to coach in the NFL, but the college Hall of Famer knew where he belonged. Yet the game he has been coaching for more than 40 years is starting to look different. “The NFL plays with 53 […]

Sam Howell has a chance to prove he’s still the All-ACC quarterback. I don’t get it when people say Howell has had a disappointing season. His team certainly has, considering the summer hype, but imagine where the Tar Heels would be without the new all-time UNC leader in passing yards and soon to be in […]

The Carolina Hurricanes were rocking the house. Once the red-shirted stepchild of college football and basketball in the Triangle, the Hurricanes are now the most exciting ticket in town. I go to a Canes game or two every season, usually against the Boston Bruins, and Thursday night was a real show at PNC Arena. The […]

The interior lines will decide who wins in South Bend. Looking at the comparative statistics, Carolina actually has the more impressive running and passing games than 11th-ranked Notre Dame. The Tar Heels rush and throw for more average yards per game than do the Fighting Irish. Keep track of which defense can force the opposing […]

Anson Dorrance has earned a week off and he’ll probably get it. Can you believe the best women’s soccer conference in the country doesn’t let more than six teams play in the ACC tournament? If you look at the standings of haves and have-nots, you can see why. The Tar Heels are sitting in seventh […]