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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football.

How UNC Safety Jaiden Patterson Mastered The Art of Blocking Kicks

Jaiden Patterson checks in at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds entering his freshman season. He was ranked the No. 31 player in Georgia for the class of 2024 and the Tar Heels' second-highest-rated football recruit. He enrolled early at UNC and took part in spring practice. Part of what allowed Patterson to excel at blocking kicks was his background in track and field. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Athletics Dominate Duke in the 2023-2024 Cycle

UNC either beat, tied, or split the series with Duke in the following: Field Hockey: UNC won 2-1. Volleyball: UNC won the series in five sets (3-2). Men’s Soccer: UNC won 2-1. Women’s Soccer: Tie. Football: UNC won 47-45 in double-overtime. Wrestling: UNC won 41-9. Men’s Basketball in Chapel Hill: UNC won 93-84. Men’s Basketball in Durham: UNC won 84-79. (Carolina HQ)

Hall of Fame future getting a little more real for Julius Peppers

Julius Peppers admitted Friday he was looking for something else when he uncovered one of the treasures now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: a time-faded Carolina blue folder with a UNC logo, with his basketball number written on the cover. That folder holds Number 45's practice plans for the Tar Heels' trip to the 2000 Final Four. (Carolina Panthers)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Drake Maye, Tez Walker, Ced Gray to NFL; Who's hardest to replace?

Drake Maye, Cedric Gray, and Tez Walker were the three Tar Heels drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft. Five more signed as free agents. Which position will be the hardest, other than Maye, for UNC to replace? Should Maye start right away, or hold the clipboard for awhile? Da'Norris Searcy and Isaac Schade discuss. (View Video)

Steelers linebacker Cole Holcomb still on grueling road to recovery but confident he'll be back

The Steelers have nearly a full complement of their offseason roster on the field for OTAs, but one of those unable to participate in the practice portions is linebacker Cole Holcomb. Still recovering from a gruesome left leg injury on Nov. 2 against the Titans, Holcomb is attacking rehab with a no-nonsense approach. "It’s going great," Holcomb said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Video: IC Football Recruiting Podcast - Big Days Ahead, UNC GM Pat Suddes Interview

Football recruiting analyst Don Callahan joins Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina to break down the latest in UNC football recruiting as high school camps and official visit season arrives. UNC general manager Pat Suddes joins the show to discuss the Tar Heels' transfer portal approach and interesting tales from the recruiting trail. (View Video)

Patriots' plan for Drake Maye: Here's how New England aims to set up rookie QB for success in Year 1

When the New England Patriots said things would be different under head coach Jerod Mayo, they meant it. The Patriots drafted UNC's Drake Maye at No. 3, and how he develops will likely make or break the team's success going forward. He has not yet earned the starting QB job to begin the season and will compete with veteran Jacoby Brissett. (CBS Sports)

Extra Points: The Butcher

Kaimon Rucker noted a number of four- and five-star offensive linemen were set to attend the Nike Football Skills Camp in Charlotte in May 2019, so he signed up, played well, and drew attention from coaches in Carolina blue. "He immediately stood out," Mack Brown says. "He whipped everybody. He was costing people scholarships left and right." (GoHeels.com)

Quarterback Max Johnson discusses what was attractive about UNC's offense

Following spring football practice, UNC transfer quarterback Max Johnson explained what appealed to him about the Tar Heels' offense. "It’s attractive because you’ve got the last however many quarterbacks they put in the league. Drake Maye had an unbelievable span here, Sam Howell, Mitch Trubisky, all those guys had an unbelievable college career." (On3.com)

Tom Brady meets with Drake Maye, shares advice with 2024 NFL draft class

Patriots fans saw their past, present, (and ideally), their future all encapsulated into one photo on Sunday morning. New Patriots QB Drake Maye was in Los Angeles as part of the NFLPA’s Rookie Premiere event, with the No. 3 overall pick and several other top players in the 2024 NFL Draft class later taking part in a sit-down meeting with Tom Brady. (Boston.com)

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