The very fabric of college athletics changed on July 1. That is when the University of North Carolina began paying players, student athletes, for their services.
O'Mari Johnson recently committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels and has easily become a fan favorite prospect for the fans, while he is a fan favorite from the state of Mississippi.
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the winners of the 2024-25 Capital One Cup, awarded to the women's athletics program that totaled the most points in a combination of NCAA Championships and major poll finishes.
According to a national recruiting website, the North Carolina Tar Heels have the 18th best recruiting class in the country for the Class of 2026. They do not believe Bill Belichick is quite finished.
Travis Burgess is a North Carolina commit who currently plays quarterback for the Grayson Rams in the state of Georgia. He was easily one of the biggest deals for Coach Belichick in this recruiting class thus far, and his tape explains why.
The Tar Heels got an addition to their class of 2026. We’re still in the dog days of summer and the leadup to college football season, but the recruiting season never sleeps.
Deron Rippey stands 6-foot-1 in sneakers. In stature to the teams recruiting him, he stands heads about the rest. Rippey, currently ranked as the 17th best prospect in the nation, runs the point like a maestro conducts a symphony.
A media throng will descend assemble in Charlotte for ACC Media Days July 22-24. There will be a celebrity coach present who will be making his first appearance before the national media as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
Angel City FC signed former North Carolina midfielder Evelyn Shores to a contract through 2028. Shores, 20, won a national championship with the Tar Heels in 2024 and represents the U.S.
The official start of Mike Vrabel's tenure as head coach and the ongoing development of second-year quarterback Drake Maye are the main storylines surrounding the New England Patriots heading into training camp.
Eli Rickell is ready to shut down his recruitment. He recently caught up with North Carolina Tar Heels On SI to talk more in depth about his Tar Heels commitment and more.
The North Carolina Tar Heels received another verbal commitment from a top-flight wide receiver on Wednesday as four-star Carnell Warren from Bluffton, S.C.
July has brought change the the athletic department at the University of North Carolina. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham announced he will step down as athletic director in the summer of 2026 and step into an advisory capacity.
UNC basketball won in commanding fashion against NC State on February 25 of this year. The Tar Heels were too much for the Wolfpack to handle as its 54-26 lead heading into halftime was the difference maker (despite the NC State scoring 47 points compared to UNC's 43 in the second half).
Clearly, Belichick's time in the NFL and the six Super Bowls he won as head coach of the New England Patriots were a factor in why Warren decided to go the Tar Heels' way.
The North Carolina Tar Heels have landed many commitments thus far in the 2026 class. One of the players they have landed is Cooper McCutchan. McCutchan is a tight end commit from the state of Ohio, and committed back on May 7th.
Villami Moala has decommitted from the University of Oregon, where he has been committed since October. It should really come as no surprise since he flipped to Oregon after verbally committing to the University of Southern California.
A Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin native, Seth Trimble has built his numbers all the way from his freshman year to this past season as a junior. One campaign to the next, his statistics have but trending upward without any signs of slowing down.
On June 21 former North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye tied the knot to his beautiful middle-school sweetheart, Ann Michael Hudson. They got married in North Carolina and the couple shared photos of the ceremony and the party on social media.
Former Gonzaga High School guard Derek Dixon hails from Washington, D.C. He was named the D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year after this past high school basketball season wherein he averaged 14.1 points and added 2.6 assists.
Xavier Jackson is one of the better players in the North Carolina Tar Heels 2026 recruiting class. He is currently rated as a three-star cornerback according to Rivals .
Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais is one of the better prospects who remains on the recruiting board for the North Carolina Tar Heels. he officially visited the Tar Heels and has been one of the top targets for many schools.
New North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Gio Lopez wants to be the guy who breaks the huddle against TCU the opening week of the season. He is set up to
Former North Carolina Tar Heels forward Harrison Ingram made the most out of his rookie season after being selected in the second-round of the NBA Draft last season.