WRAL's Pat Welter spoke with former North Carolina head coach Mack Brown about Drake Maye helping lead the New England Patriots to Super Bowl LX.

Jaylin Jones andBrian Murphy spotlight the North Carolina connections in Super Bowl LX, highlighting local stars like New Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Drake Thomas.

Jones and Murphy dive into the impact these players have had, their journeys from local high schools and colleges, and what their success means for the region.

WRAL’s Mark Bergin, Pat Welter and Jaylin Jones discussed the biggest storylines for the Triangle teams with the filing period for the college football transfer portal about to close on Jan. 16.

NC State will retain quarterback CJ Bailey, and Duke is retaining quarterback Darian Mensah.

The guys discussed running back Hollywood Smothers transferring from NC State to Texas.

They also talked about the impact of replacing UNC offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens with Bobby Petrino.

Also, they analyzed why the Triangle schools and ACC have worse transfer portal classes compared to other Power 4 schools.

WRAL's  Mark Bergin and Pat Welter discuss Saturday's NFL Wild Card game between the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams.

The guys discuss whether the game's outcome will impact the Panthers' decision of whether to pick up Bryce Young's fifth-year option for the 2027 season.

Young and head coach Dave Canales are set to make their NFL playoff debuts.

Bergin and Welter discuss whether Pro Bowl right guard Rob Hunt will play, and whether the Panthers can get their running game going with Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard.

The Panthers are tasked with slowing down Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, along with receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.

WRAL's Brian Murphy and 99.9 The Fan's Tim Donnelly dive into the wild world of college football’s transfer portal, breaking down the latest player movement, the impact of big-money deals and how new rules are shaping teams across the ACC.

They discuss how programs like UNC, NC State, and Duke are navigating roster changes, the growing trend of building veteran teams, and why keeping top quarterbacks is more important than ever.

WRAL's  Mark Bergin and Pat Welter draft the top storylines for the Triangle teams – Duke, UNC and NC State – with ACC play beginning for the 2025-26 college basketball season.

It includes which prospect is better between Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson.

Welter also questions when NC State's "red reckoning" is coming with first-year head coach Will Wade. The Wolfpack defeated one Power Four team in non-conference play in their win over Ole Miss.

The guys also discussed which player will emerge as the third-best in the Triangle among Henri Veesaar, Isaiah Evans, Darrion Williams, Quadir Copeland and Seth Trimble.

Other topics included whether Duke can win a national championship under Jon Scheyer and what UNC's roster looks like now that it is filled with players recruited by Hubert Davis.

WRAL's  Mark Bergin and Pat Welter discuss the 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday premiere of the WRAL documentary "Coaching Carolina: The Belichick Way."

Led by Cristin Severance and Dwayne Myers, the WRAL Documentary Unit exposes the power plays, the personal life scrutiny and the shifting economics that pushed UNC to go all in on football by hiring Bill Belichick.

Bergin and Welter discuss their big takeaways from the documentary and what's next for UNC football in the Belichick era.

WRAL's  Mark Bergin and Pat Welter discussed Duke's matchup against Arizona State in the Sun Bowl.

Duke head coach Manny Diaz led his team to winning the ACC championship. The guys talked about how there wasn't more interest in other schools trying to hire Diaz.

They also discussed whether other schools would have been better suited to play in the College Football Playoff other than James Madison and Tulane.

Bergin also shared why he believes teams should play in bowl games even if they aren't playing in the CFP.

Bergin and Welter also discussed how NC State head coach Dave Doeren will return for his 14th season. The Wolfpack will play the Memphis Tigers in the Gasparilla Bowl.

The college football regular season is over, so let's look back on how things went for the ACC Triangle teams. WRAL sports investigative reporter Brian Murphy talks about Dave Doeren's return, season one under Bill Belichick and Duke's surprise trip to the ACC Championship Game. Plus, Murphy dives into the college football playoff outlook for Duke and the ACC.

Former UNC quarterback Bryn Renner and WRAL's Brian Murphy discuss the end of Bill Belichick's first season in Chapel Hill, what the most important part of the offseason is for UNC, what the program needs to do to improve on 2025's 4-8 record and the type of players that UNC needs to add in the offseason.