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After being declared eligible to play in 2026 earlier this month, Tar Heel fifth-year kicker Rece Verhoff is currently ineligible.His eligibility status flipped on Friday after the Tenth Circuit of the US Court of Appeals granted the NCAA’s stay request in the Wisne vs. NCAA case in the state of Colorado. Now, in order to be deemed eligible, Verhoff and others that were apart of that case will have to head to other states in search of temporary injunctions to get that extra year of eligibility.T

We are officially less than one week away from the Tar Heels opening the season in Ireland against TCU and it is time to do a couple of our favorite preseason prediction articles. We’ll start by giving you our five breakout players for this upcoming season.AnthonyJelani ThurmanThere might not be a player on the roster that has received more positive buzz about them than Thurman this offseason and with that, expectations are growing. While Thurman has caught just 13 passes for 144 yards and a tou

There may be questions about the overall talent about this Tar Heel roster in 2026, but there is no denying that the team has one of the top edge rushers in the country and he is receiving plenty of preseason accolades.After landing on the Bronko Nagurski Award watch list earlier this month, senior edge Melkart Abou Jaoude landed on both the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list and the Top 300 list for the Senior Bowl last week.The Bednarik Award is given out annually by the Maxwell Football Club to

On Monday morning, the Tar Heels officially named their captains for the 2026 season.The group of seven contains senior edge rusher Melkart Abou Jaoude, senior cornerback Kaleb Cost, junior running back Benjamin Hall, senior Isaiah Johnson, graduate center Christo Kelly, graduate linebacker Derek McDonald and junior wide receiver Jordan Shipp.In 646 snaps a year ago, Abou Jaoude tallied 47 total tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks and 42 total quarterback pressures on his way to earning s

There has been much information on Steve Belichick and his situation since it was announced that he was taking a medical leave, but his status for the opener seems to have been determined.According to a report from On3 Sports and Inside Carolina, the Tar Heels second year coordinator is not expected to be on the sideline in Dublin on Saturday as the team takes on TCU. The younger Belichick has been on medical leave from the team since August 6 and there have been no updates as to what his condit

The Tar Heels open the season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland against the TCU Horned Frogs as they look to avenge last year’s blowout loss and get an important 2026 season off to a fast start. Just like last year, it appears that Bill Belichick will not release a depth chart prior to kickoff, so we’re going to take our best shot at predicting what things will look like on game day. Here’s our projected two deep for Saturday’s tilt.OffenseQB# 9 Billy Edwards Jr., Gr.# 8 Miles O’Neill, So.RB# 7 Ben

The Tar Heels begin Year 2 under Bill Belichick on Saturday in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland where they will look to avenge last year’s season opening loss to the TCU Horned Frogs. With a team that is in a much different spot than they were a year ago at this time, there is a budding confidence that the team will at least put together a better showing than they did last year and possibly even pull the upset. Here’s is a look at everything you need to know heading into tomorrow’s game

As first reported by Pete Thamel of ESPN, Tar Heel general manager Michael Lombardi has resigned from his job in the midst of an ongoing internal investigation into him by the school.In a statement that was released by the school, they said “Michael Lombardi has resigned from his position as General Manager of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s football program. The University will continue its ongoing investigation and will consider all appropriate corrective actions responsive t

The Tar Heels kicked the 2026 season off with a bang by picking up the biggest win of the Bill Belichick era in Dublin, Ireland over TCU. This win readjusts the expectations for this season and provides a spark for a program and fanbase that was sorely needed. Here is a look at the stock report after an encouraging start to the 2026 season.⇧Xavier LewisLewis, a former walk-on, was the best player on the field on Saturday. Last year, Lewis was a guy that the team could only play on obvious passin

According to multiple reports, the Tar Heels will not have recruits at Saturday’s home opener in Kenan Stadium against East Tennessee State as part of a penalty for recruiting violations.Anna Adams of TarHeel247 was the first to report the news earlier this morning and it was later confirmed by national analysts from On3 Sports and Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan.A program spokesperson released a statement about the penalty earlier this afternoon. “Last season we self-reported a violation through