Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

Heading into the eleventh game of the season, North Carolina’s roller coaster of a season had a bit of promise with two winnable games left and a chance to at least finish year six of Mack Brown 2.0 with some positivity. By 12:30pm on the turf of Boston College’s home field, that thought faded and by the end, any remaining hopes of returning to the usual plateau of Carolina football was gone. The Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley attempt to make sense of the day on Chestnut Hill and what happens next as rivalry week is here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina was sluggish at times, but Elliot Cadeau’s performance and another strong second half performance pushed the Tar Heels to an 87-69 win over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu. Cadeau’s 17 points and four assists to go along with RJ Davis’s team high 18 offset Hawaii’s dominance on the glass as Carolina improves to the 3-1 on the season with a short hop to Maui for a tough three game stretch ahead. Dewey Burke joins host Tommy Ashley for a look at the win and how this team is trending heading forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes has been at the forefront of the issues that the University of North Carolina athletics department has faced in the past and will face in the future and this week’s Next Level podcast highlights the House settlement, scholarship increases and funding, and how the every day fan of the Tar Heels may be impacted as the future of NIL and revenue sharing comes into clearer focus as 2025 approaches.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss all things Carolina Basketball including a preview of the upcoming Maui Invitational. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina travels to Boston College on Saturday looking for a fourth straight win while the Eagles are trying to stay in the hunt for bowl eligibility. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for this week’s Game Plan podcast to discuss how Mack Brown’s team can stay on their winning ways against a tough, physical Boston College team that wants to win in the trenches on both sides of the football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With National Signing Day just two weeks away, Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish with recruiting expert Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley breaks down the latest North Carolina football news from the trail. With updates on Isaiah Campbell, Zacari Thomas and Jamien Little, along with discussions on the portal/NIL influence in recruiting (and food friendly Top Five list), Callahan and Ashley serve up an hour of informative analysis of how Mack Brown and his Tar Heel staff are navigating the last days of the 2025 recruiting cycle.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When preseason tournament fields are set, often several years in advance, it’s a crap shoot on how strong the brackets will be. For the 2024 Maui Invitational, loaded is an understatement. Special show guest Rob Harrington joins Evan Rogers and host Tommy Ashley for this edition of Inside Carolina’s Press Coverage to discuss how North Carolina can navigate a successful tournament showing and leave the Hawaiian islands with momentum as the tough non-conference continues. To close the show, Rogers and Ashley discuss the latest from press row on Mack Brown’s now bowl eligible team with a trip to Boston College this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the 'Shooting It Straight' podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman recap the win over American. Cade Tyson's bounce-back game is discussed, along with RJ's slower than usual shooting start to the season. Then, the crew turns to the Maui Invitational. What is it like to play three games in three days in Hawaii? Justin shares his memories and experiences from winning the tournament in 2016. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against Wake Forest that saw the Tar Heels win their third straight game to improve to 6-4 on the season To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special Live edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to look back at the first three games of the season as UNC preps for a packed schedule in Hawaii starting next weekend.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bowl games are not what they used to be, but for this North Carolina team - given how this season has played out on and off the field - getting to the postseason is a solid accomplishment. On Saturday night, the ‘game Carolina finds a way to lose’ was played and on the shoulders on Omarion Hampton and a couple key defensive plays, the Heels beat Wake Forest 31-24 to move to 6-4 on the season. Inside Carolina’s Day After show features Jason Staples and Buck Sanders joining host Tommy Ashley breaking down all things positive and some things that were not in the rivalry matchup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the second bye week in a month, North Carolina gears up to face Wake Forest on Saturday night in Kenan Stadium in a rivalry that has produced crazy high scoring games in recent history. The Heels look to continue their winning streak while the Deacons want to continue their 3-0 success on the road. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to give you this week’s Game Plan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's close loss in Lawrence to #1 Kansas and all things Carolina basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With three games left in the regular season, Mack Brown’s program is poised to extend its streak of bowl appearances with one more win. Wake Forest and NC State in Kenan Stadium sandwich a trip to Boston College giving the Heels not only an opportunity to get bowl eligible, but a chance to post a nine win season even with the chaos of a four game losing streak. Inside Carolina’s Adam Smith, Evan Rogers, John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley team up for this week’s Press Coverage to discuss the home stretch. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and host John Bauman review UNC's close loss to Kansas. They discuss the difference between the first and second halves for the Tar Heels. And, Justin and John break down UNC's spacing in the new-look offense. Join the show live on YouTube every Monday at 8 p.m. throughout the UNC Basketball season to hear the latest analysis and ask Justin questions in the live chat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC has their first week of real games under their collective belts. Even with split results, there are quite a few storylines already developing with this Tar Heel squad. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell on the latest Coast to Coast Podcast to dig into those themes.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carolina ventured into Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday night and for twenty minutes, looked like they did not belong on the same court as the nation’s number one Jayhawks. But a switch flipped after halftime and for a brief moment late in the game, it looked as though a light blue transformation would happen. In the end, Kansas’s depth, size and experience proved the difference as the Heels head back to Chapel Hill with a 92-89 defeat. Inside Carolina’s Justin Jackson and Tommy Ashley break down the game and how the Heels showed what they can be this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina Game Plan podcast rolls on even as the Tar Heels have a bye this week. Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to answer questions from the IC message boards and the live chat on this edition with all things Carolina Football and the game of golf asked and answered. Barnes and Staples share their insight on Kaimon Rucker and Mack Brown’s sixth season thus far and at the end of the show, Barnes and Staples hand out golf advice and tips from their times on the course. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's start to the new season beating Elon before previewing Carolina's upcoming road matchup with Kansas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina football’s recruiting has taken a hit in recent weeks with three de-commitments though Mack Brown and staff continue working the trail with two new offers and an important official visits scheduled. Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Noon Dish to hit all the updates and break down the situation facing the Tar Heels as signing day is just a few weeks away. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the season underway, North Carolina heads to Kansas with one game under its proverbial belt - a closer than expected home win over Elon. Inside Carolina’s Jeremiah Holloway joins host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Press Coverage to discuss the game and how early roles from Hubert Davis’s fourth team could be defined early, or remain a work in progress until conference season. Carolina travels to Kansas and Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina improved to 1-0 on the season after beating Elon 90-76 in the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night. Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman went live following UNC's first game of the season against Elon. The two recapped the game and answered questions from listeners. Listen for Justin's takes on Cade Tyson's first game as a Tar Heel and his breakdown of the UNC offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win in Tallahassee against Florida State that saw a record-performance from running back Omarion Hampton. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carolina stacked another solid performance on the road, this time taking down Florida State in convincing fashion, 35-11. The win was not unexpected, but how the Heels bullied and contained the Seminoles in all fashions was and finally, Mack Brown has beaten his alma mater. Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join host Tommy Ashley to break it all down on this week’s Day After podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The banality of the offseason is over and North Carolina will play a regular season basketball game on Monday. Additionally, Hubert Davis and his staff picked up a commitment from 2025 guard Isaiah Denis on Saturday when the top-50 prospect announced his pledge to UNC. Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell have the latest episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast covering all of the above.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s trip to Florida State is a reunion of sorts - Mack Brown is a former Seminole of course, but the Heels have been here before. Facing a down FSU team, favored on the road and playing well coming into the match up - all done in the recent past. What has not been accomplished - by any Carolina Mack Brown coached team - is winning that game. Inside Carolina’s Game Plan podcast brings out Greg Barnes and Jason Staples along with host Tommy Ashley to provide the road map for the Tar Heels do stack another good performance on top of last week and finally get a win against the team from Tallahassee. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an offseason of player acquisition that stretched from late March to mid-August, Hubert Davis is back for his fourth season as North Carolina’s head coach. He and his staff are looking to build on a 2023-24 season in which they won an ACC regular season championship, swept arch-rival Duke, and reached the Sweet 16. The Inside Carolina crew discusses all the storylines heading in to 2024-25, gives predictions on UNC’s record and finish, and has fun with some UNC statistics and over/unders as we are less than a week before the start of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina takes a trip on Saturday to face a struggling team that has underachieved and under performed the entire season. The Tar Heels are coming off their best performance of the season on the road at Virginia, and have one thing in mind heading to Tallahassee - do it again. The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to dissect a clip from Mack Brown on the challenges his team has had repeating performances, not only this season but over the past several. Following the football discussion, Ashley has Smith, Holloway and Rogers share their thoughts on Carolina’s basketball prospects as the season starts on Monday against Elon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the 2024 fall season completed, head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley to discuss the process of rebuilding and reshaping a new roster bent on improving on last season’s College World Series trip. Forbes highlights the returning talent from that run and another major influx of players from the transfer portal and the high school ranks. All that and more on This Week in UNC Baseball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and host John Bauman review UNC's big win over Johnson C. Smith. They discuss the play of freshman Ian Jackson, debate how deep UNC's rotation will be and recap the preseason. Join the show live on YouTube every Monday at 8 p.m. throughout the UNC Basketball season to hear the latest analysis and ask Justin questions in the live chat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettme analyze UNC's win at Virginia that saw Carolina play a complete game beating the Cavaliers by a final score of 41-14. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes a team just needs a win. Not for record sake or recognition, but just a win to take the edge off, to ease the noise of a trying time. Carolina’s trip to Virginia - against a team that had been there fore sure - was the necessary elixir. And the dominating fashion of the 41-14 win provides hope and evidence that this team has the ability to be better than the results of the past. Inside Carolina’s Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down the road win and all the contributing factors in this week’s Day After podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s open week was trying, to say the least. Couple the on the field struggles with the passing of Tylee Craft, and the open week also came at a perfect time for the program. Reset, recharge and now head to Virginia for a critical game in Mack Brown’s second tenure in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for this week’s Game Plan show and the trio highlights the key areas to watch in Saturday’s noon kick from Scott Stadium. As a bonus, following the prediction portion of the program, IC’s resident golf pro, Barnes, drops tips for the regular player on the course. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host John Bauman to break down UNC football at just past the mid-way point of the season. Mack Brown repeatedly said that UNC is “close” in his press conference on Monday. What does the crew make of that? And, to close the show, the crew discusses UNC's run defense and hands out midseason awards. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and host John Bauman take listener questions in this mailbag episode. They discuss what its like to shoot in HS vs. in college, the floor and ceiling of this UNC Basketball team, and more. Join the show live on YouTube every Monday at 8 p.m. throughout the Carolina Basketball season to hear the latest analysis and ask Justin questions in the live chat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the last episode of the Coast to Coast, UNC has traveled to Memphis for a televised exhibition game, and one of their prospects in the '25 class has narrowed his list to 4. Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell reunite to dig into all of the latest developments around UNC hoops, in addition to some fun Over/Under projections heading into the season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is only October 15th and it was only an exhibition, but North Carolina and Memphis battled on Tuesday night in the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic with the Tar Heels prevailing 84-76 over the Tigers. Seth Trimble poured in 33 points and Elliot Cadeau tossed in 13 assists to lead the Heels as senior All-Everything R.J. Davis watched in street clothes. Davis missed the action after a hard fall in UNC’s Blue-White scrimmage over the weekend. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley broke down the action in The Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson,' the crew discusses UNC's first scrimmage of the season. Then, Justin Jackson breaks down film from the game, analyzing how Drake Powell needs to attack closeouts this season for the Tar Heels. To close, Justin previews UNC's upcoming game against Memphis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before analyzing the Georgia Tech game, Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer discuss the loss of UNC WR Tylee Craft after a lengthy battle with cancer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina lost a football game and that seemed like an afterthought with the news of Tylee Craft’s passing after a two year battle with cancer. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley break down how the Tar Heels managed to put themselves in position to win in spite of it all, only to have Georgia Tech pull off a huge play at the end to give Mack Brown’s team its fourth straight loss on an emotional Saturday in Chapel Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sports are all about matchups and for North Carolina, Georgia Tech is, and seemingly always has been, a bad matchup. On Saturday, the Heels look to stop two three game slides - this season’s and this series’ as Tech has beaten Mack Brown’s team three straight times going into this one. Interestingly enough, the Jackets beat three ranked Carolina teams in those games but comes in as a four point favorite this time. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down both sides of the ball and predict the outcome of the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sitting at 3-3 with perhaps the toughest game on the schedule coming up, Mack Brown faces a challenge in righting a ship that continues to slide down a path of no return. With the ACC in flux, North Carolina’s positioning in the next round of conference expansion and the direction of the NIL era up for debate, Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss where the program is heading and the importance of turning things around quickly. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With North Carolina’s basketball season around the corner and media days in full swing, Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to break down three keys to success for Hubert Davis’s fourth squad. Pace, point guard play and rebounding highlight the discussion as clips from RJ Davis highlight the fast pace approach and the evolution of Elliot Cadeau while Hubert Davis says replacing Armando Bacot is not a one man job. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson,' the crew discusses their first impressions of the UNC Basketball roster. Then, Justin Jackson shared his experience scrimmaging against the Tar Heels this past summer and his thoughts on the newcomers to the North Carolina basketball roster. To close, Justin gives out his prediction for UNC's starting five. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC held their annual preseason Media Day last week, bringing the official season start ever closer. In addition to Hubert Davis's first public comments about the upcoming year, players were made available to the press to discuss a wide range of topics that will get Tar Heel fans thinking about what this roster could accomplish. The Coast to Coast Podcast delivers a new episode on the heels of Media Day to break down more recruiting and team news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina lost its third straight game, this time a 34-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Kenan Stadium. Mack Brown’s team played well enough to be in a tie game in the fourth quarter but could not get critical stops late as Eli Holstein and the Panthers won for the first time ever in Chapel Hill. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the loss as the Tar Heels continue to fall after a 3-0 start to the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hubert Davis’s fourth year as North Carolina head coach officially kicked off as Carolina Basketball’s media day was held on Friday. Davis spoke to the media to start the day, followed by player interviews on the Smith Center court with everyone from RJ Davis and James Brown. A 30 minute glimpse of practice highlighted the afternoon and after that viewing concluded, Inside Carolina’s Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers joined Tommy Ashley outside the Smith Center to discuss the day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pittsburgh comes to Chapel Hill in search of its first win in Kenan Stadium. On the other sideline, Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels are searching for answers following two straight - and very different - losses. Inside Carolina’s Taylor Vippolis joins Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley for this week’s Game Plan as the trio highlights the challenges the Panthers bring to the matchup and how Carolina can counter and have success on both sides of the ball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As North Carolina’s 2024 season teeters with consecutive losses to James Madison and Duke, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Noon Dish to discuss what matters when it comes to college football recruiting. Callahan and Ashley break down the factors that go into a prospects decision making and how results in season combine with overall program prestige and coaching stability to help shape the process.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina beat crew debut’s Press Coverage - a new show that highlights pressing issues for the Tar Heels week to week during the seasons. This week, it’s Mack Brown’s mantra of ‘Fix It’ when it comes to the problems his North Carolina team faces following two straight losses including last week’s blown 20 point lead to Duke. Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley breaking down three trouble spots that needing fixing ahead of Homecoming Weekend against Pittsburgh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettme analyze UNC's loss at Duke that saw Carolina blow a 20 point second half lead, in which the team looked defeated from the moment that Duke scored. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina managed yet another collapse on the field, losing to Duke on Saturday in a manner that continues to pile up the questions with no answers in sight. Leading 17-0 at halftime and 20-0 half way through the third quarter, the Heels could not stop the Blue Devil surge, leaving Mack Brown and his staff facing increasing heat to change the narrative on the field and off. Inside Carolina’s Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley attempt to make sense of it all. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to share their instant reaction to the breaking news that combo guard Derek Dixon has committed to the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duke and North Carolina was THE game for the two schools for decades - in football. Once the finale every season, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels headed into the offseason with a win or loss stuck in the proverbial craw each year with the football fanbases using those games for days, months and years. Of course, those days are long gone and now, given all that’s transpired since last Saturday, the game itself has not gotten the airplay it needs. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley get together for this week’s Game Plan to break down the x’s and o’s of Saturday’s contest and attempt to put into context what this game means for Mack Brown and the Carolina program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Days after the historic loss to James Madison, questions still remain around the state of Carolina Football. Even with challenges both institutional and cultural, the product on the field last Saturday can only be defined as unacceptable - a thought shared by everyone in and around the program and well as fans across the gamut. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley on this week’s Next Level to offer his take on the past wild 72 hours and where the program stands heading into a rivalry trip to Durham. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off of a weekend when UNC hosted the top basketball prospect in the '25 class, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to assess the latest developments in Tar Heel hoops. With a few players' commitments looming and the official start of practice, there was quite a bit to discuss on this episode of the Coast to Coast.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's loss against James Madison that saw the Dukes score 70 points and how embarrassing the showing was for Carolina Football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Madison waltzed into Chapel Hill on Saturday and hung 70 on North Carolina, including 53 in the first half. When it was all said and done, the Dukes celebrated on the Kenan Stadium turf before leaving town with a 70-50 win over the Tar Heels. And despite all that, the game itself was not the story on Saturday afternoon, it was the chaos surrounding the program following Mack Brown’s postgame address to the team that he was done as head coach — which was then walked back. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley discuss the aftermath of an historic loss for the program and all that remains. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mack Brown’s North Carolina team has approached the end of the runway in the early non-conference portion of the 2024 season as the James Madison Dukes come calling in Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Heels look to go 4-0 with a win, but the competition level will rise and the performance level needs to keep pace to get there heading into ACC play. Inside Carolina’s Game Plan podcast features Jason Staples and Greg Barnes joining host Tommy Ashley and the trio breaks down the matchup, the revolving UNC quarterback position and how the Carolina defense can continue the upward trajectory against a JMU squad coming in at 2-0. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As North Carolina wraps up a three game home stand with Saturday’s contest against James Madison, recruiting visit season is in full swing in Chapel Hill and these early season games have provided Mack Brown and his staff many opportunities to host talented prospects from across the region. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the importance of these home games and how followers of recruiting should gauge a recruit’s interest in the Tar Heels based on the visit schedules. Plus, with the season a month old, an updated top five list of UNC’s toughest opponents remaining in the regular season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last Saturday against North Carolina Central, Carolina’s defensive line stepped up with a SEVEN play goal line stand. Given the underwhelming performances of that position group over the past several seasons, the moment felt important for this year’s Tar Heel team. The question remains…is Ted Monachino’s DL room legit and can they be the difference maker in Geoff Collins’s first season as North Carolina’s defensive coordinator. Inside Carolina’s beat writer crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss that and take viewer questions from the live chat on this editions of On The Beat* Live! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against NC Central including a shockingly high amount of penalties, Jacolby Criswell emerging at quarterback, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s win over North Carolina Central did not follow the expected script on Saturday night, but it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish and the 35 point win provided opportunities and insight into how Mack Brown’s team may look going forward. Jacolby Criswell seized his chance against the Eagle and Omarion Hampton remains a given while other areas of concern are working themselves out. Inside Carolina’s trio of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley get together for The Day After and break down not just UNC’s win, but the potential aftermath heading into week four against James Madison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even with college football schedules signed, sealed and delivered years in advance, Mack Brown’s North Carolina team has benefited from how the 2024 season has shaped up. Injuries, the need for extended playing time for young and inexperienced players and simply time to limit the snaps for critical pieces to success, the North Carolina Central matchup on Saturday is another opportunity to accomplish goals outside of winning. The Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down just how the Tar Heels can improve in a game that should not be close in the end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the continuing Next Level series discussing North Carolina’s challenges in the new era of college athletics, Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley delve into the iconic Dean E. Smith Center and how the school can best update and upgrade the aging facility. Barnes and Ashley discuss the Smith Center origins and place on the Chapel Hill campus as well as the recent report highlighting six options for renovating or potentially moving the Tar Heel baseball home to a new location. (edited)  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since his return in 2019, Mack Brown has spoken countless times on the importance of building depth for his North Carolina team. Through the 2023 season, that talk was just that as Tar Heel player after player has lead or been at the top of the ‘snaps played’ lists in the league and country. Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to assess how Brown’s words have been implemented so far in the 2024 season as the Heels head into another opportunity against N.C. Central on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Classes are nearly one month old, and campus is once again holding home football games for UNC. With that, the constant flow of official visitors to Chapel Hill to take in the Tar Heel Basketball program up close has begun in earnest. The Coast to Coast Podcast crew reconvene as Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the latest in Tar Heel hoops.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against Charlotte including Conner Harrell growing into the game, Jahvaree Ritzie adding to his sack total, injuries starting to pile up, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mack Brown’s constant push for depth in his second tenure at North Carolina continues to reap dividends on the field in 2024 as the Tar Heels reached deep into the roster’s talent pool in the 38-20 win over Charlotte on Saturday. Injuries to key players were felt, but it was that depth of talent that provided a glimpse into what could hold this season together as the physical nature of the sport provides opportunities for playing time. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley discuss that depth and all of the details coming out of Kenan Stadium on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) remains ever difficult to get a firm grasp on the details of the system and the constant changes that have come fast and furious from the NCAA and the courts. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes has been at the forefront tracking the ‘New World of College Athletics’ and he joins host Tommy Ashley on this edition of Next Level to discuss the contract aspect of NIL and how the North Carolina athletics program has embraced, adapted and led on the complex issue. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the North Carolina football schedule was released, the upcoming three weeks were hailed as a time for the Heels to get right and fine tune both sides of the ball after a tough week one game in Minnesota. First up, Charlotte and the 49ers come to Kenan Stadium off a loss to James Madison while UNC faces a new challenge of working Conner Harrell into a comfortable rhythm after Max Johnson was lost for the season last week. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to break it all down on this week’s Game Plan podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s 2024 baseball season ended in Omaha at the College World Series and while the result was not ideal, the experience and journey certainly weighs heavily on this season’s Tar Heels. After a taste of the pinnacle of the sport, head coach Scott Forbes hopes to combine veteran returners, new transfers and young freshman talent into a team that can reach the top and stand alone when the 2025 season is complete. Forbes joins host Tommy Ashley on Inside Carolina’s This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the upcoming fall season and the importance of the next 45 days for Carolina’s hopes in the spring. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the page slowing turning to the 2026 recruiting class across the college football landscape, Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish with Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley discuss perhaps the biggest North Carolina recruiting target in years - Kendre Harrison. Harrison’s recruitment and star studded offer list heads closer to a commitment as the Providence Day School standout narrows his list to six and soon starts the official visit process. Callahan offers his take on the recruitment as well as other prospects for the Heels in the 2026 class. The show closes with this week’s Top Five - Fair Foods. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new season means a new look, not only for Mack Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels but for the weekly Inside Carolina show highlighting news and quotes from the Carolina beat. Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the Tar Heel preparation for Saturday’s matchup with Charlotte in Kenan Stadium as well and highlight noteworthy comments from the week’s press conferences. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's season-opening win at Minnesota that included the Tar Heels overcoming adversity to get back to Chapel Hill with the win. The duo breaks down Noah Burnette's sensational performance, a strong defensive showing, the question mark at the quarterback position and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pretty football it was not. But pretty and winning need not be a mandatory pairing in college football and those two descriptors were - for the majority of the night - not residing in the same galaxy. But in talking Mack Brown’s North Carolina team leading up to the season, winning differently has been a theme. On Inside Carolina’s Day After show, Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the Tar Heels very ‘different’ 19-17 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Huntington Bank Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week one sees the North Carolina Tar Heels open in Minnesota against the Gophers in a critical game for Mack Brown’s program. With the schedule setting up to provide smooth sailing for a time following the opener, Thursday night’s contest will likely set the table for the program, the fanbase and the season. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for the first edition of The Game Plan in which the trio highlights keys to the game on both sides of the ball for the Tar Heels and drops their game predictions to close the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Honorary memberships to Inside Carolina’s 40 Club are few and far between, but if there is anyone that has earned the designation, it’s today’s guest, singer/songwriter/performer of the year and definite Tar Heel, Eric Church. Church takes time from his busy schedule to join hosts Joey Powell and Tommy Ashley for a wide ranging interview. From his origins as a Carolina fan growing up in Granite Falls, North Carolina, to his level of commitment and knowledge of the Tar Heel athletic teams and one of his songs becoming, in Ashley’s opinion, the greatest walkout song ever for UNC Football, Church’s passion for the Heels is tough to doubt and easy to see in this interview. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every game, your pregame listen starts three hours before kickoff, as the InsideCarolina.com crew goes live from Chapel Hill to provide the latest news for UNC football. In this special IC Live Preview show, Joey Poell, Da'Norris Searcy and Evan Rogers show fans what the IC Live crew have in store for the upcoming season and discuss UNC's opening game against Minnesota. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer preview UNC's season opener against Minnesota, and the duo is joined by Bryn Renner, who will be working in the radio booth this year. The group talks about what to expect in the first game against the Golden Gophers, adjusting to things you didn't prepare for from both a player and coaching perspective, and much more in this loaded episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With North Carolina’s 2024 season just a week away, this edition of Inside Carolina’s Next Level features a preview of what the Tar Heels can expect when they head north to Minnesota to face PJ Fleck’s Golden Gophers to open the season. Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley are joined by 24/7’s Ryan Burns of Gopher Illustrated to highlight the key players the Heels will face in week one and what Carolina fans can expect to see on the field on August 29th.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roster management never stops on college campuses even with the season just days away. North Carolina general manager Pat Suddes joins Inside Carolina’s recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley on this week's Noon Dish to discuss the continued evolution of the process the Tar Heels must continue to implement to stay competitive in the talent acquisition game. Suddes highlights what his team does during the season in managing the transfer portal and the increasingly difficult aspect of roster retention given the explosion of money in college athletics.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina roundtable crew is back on Monday for the annual North Carolina football season prediction show! ‘Reigning Champion’ Buck Sanders is joined by Jason Staples, Greg Barnes, Taylor Vippolis and hosts Tommy Ashley and John Bauman to to drop their game-by-game predictions for the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back for another episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sean Moran, Sherrell McMillan, and Joey Powell have quite a bit of new developments to discuss surrounding UNC hoops. The Heels recently added a new player to the current roster, but also have auspices of clarity for their roster beyond this season as multiple prospects have scheduled visits to Chapel Hill for the early Fall.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer to preview this upcoming college football season, including their expected strengths and weaknesses of the 2024 Tar Heel team, how the quarterback position shakes out, potential breakout stars, and much more in a loaded episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell and Sean Moran discuss the breaking news that Carolina has secured a commitment from transfer Tyzhaun Claude. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the 2024 North Carolina football season around the corner, the Inside Carolina Roundtable of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman for the annual over/under prediction show. The panel discusses both sides of the ball for Mack Brown’s team with quarterback play and Omarion Hampton being the focus on offense while new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins’s effect on the production from the defense discussed and highlighted. Over the course of nearly ninety minutes, you’ll get insight on the key numbers that will define success for this year’s Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Batting leadoff for this week’s Noon Dish is the recent commitment of Georgia wide receiver Evan Haynes to Mack Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the addition to Lonnie Galloway’s position room as well as a break down of the ‘stars’ aspect of recruiting in this new era of college football. Ashley and Callahan discuss targets that got away and the importance of developing the commitments the program does get from an on-field perspective. In addition to that commitment, running back Demon June and all-everything prospect Kendra Harrison are discussed before the show closes with this week’s Top Five. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 2 of North Carolina’s training camp provided a glimpse into the progress Mack Brown’s team has made since Inside Carolina’s first day look at the end of July. After observing the first hour of Tuesday’s practice, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley offer their impressions in critical areas as the team prepares for Minnesota in three weeks. Added depth across the roster and physicality highlighted day two in pads as quarterback play and the line of scrimmages were on display.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off of his appearances for the Utah Jazz in the NBA's Summer League, Armando Bacot joins Tommy Ashley and Joey Powell for an episode of The 40 Club. As one of the most decorated Tar Heels to ever hit the hardwood in Chapel Hill, Bacot goes through the highs and lows of his career while bringing his trademarked sense of humor and honesty to the show.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After three years in the Name, Image and Likeness world of collegiate athletics, the University of North Carolina has moved to the umbrella approach and has launched Carolina NIL, an all-sports collective merging Heels4Life and the Secondary Break Club as well as other sport collectives managing the school’s 28 programs. On this edition of Inside Carolina’s Next Level, Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss what Carolina NIL means, how the past three years have led to this formation and how it all affects UNC athletics going forward.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the first day of North Carolina’s football training camp in the books, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a quick look at five key takeaways from Monday night’s practice. Staples and Ashley discuss the tempo of practice in a overall sense with a focus on the quarterback competition, the now Ted Monachino defensive line, the secondary and the quality depth being displayed early and often throughout the 16 period practice.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Live Period for coaches to see high school prospects is winding down, and Hubert Davis and his staff have been incredibly active. On the most recent episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to analyze recent scholarship offers while also considering what the returning players on UNC's roster can improve upon as the summer winds down.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Because of its long history of success, trying to put North Carolina Basketball into any confines can be a tough task. IC Contributor Adrian Atkinson takes the spotlight on this special episode of the Coast to Coast podcast, as Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell discuss Atkinson's recent list of UNC's Top 100 Basketball Players.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina Roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley is back! With the start of North Carolina’s training camp just days away, the panel takes a look at five pressing questions for Mack Brown’s Tar Heels in a transition year of sorts across the roster. Barnes, Sanders and Staples go in-depth on the trenches, the quarterbacks, the wide receivers and the recurring question of how the Heels can avoid the late season collapses of the past three seasons. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just a few sleeps from the start of fall camp, North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown joined IC's Next Level podcast to discuss the ever-changing landscape of college football, with a specific focus on the Tar Heels. Greg Barnes and Joey Powell talk with Brown about NIL, the changes around NIL for UNC Athletics, and a litany of topics surrounding the imminent season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last season, in his first as North Carolina offensive coordinator, Chip Lindsey was tasked with tweaking an already successful offense, improving the deficiencies and managing sure-fire first round NFL Draft pick Drake Maye. Heading into year two, Lindsey will have plenty of talent at the skill positions, a quarterback competition that will continue in training camp and a work-in-progress offensive line with size and potential but little experience as a unit. On this edition of Inside Carolina’s Next Level, Lindsey joins the show to discuss all that and more with Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by esteemed college football analyst Phil Steele, who authors the authoritative annual preview magazine, to discuss Carolina Football ahead of the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the start of football season looming, Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley are joined by North Carolina's quarterback commit for the 2025 class, Bryce Baker.  Baker highlights his personal recruiting process, his trip to the Elite 11 camp, his role as a recruiter for his class and beyond, and what he does off the football field to stay centered and grow as a young man. All that and this week's Top Five on this edition of the Noon Dish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It all starts up front in the game of football and for North Carolina fans, the defensive line has been a hot point of discussion since Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill prior to the 2019. Enter Ted Monachino as Tar Heel defensive line coach and the latest guest on Inside Carolina’s Next Level with Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley. In the wide ranging interview, Monachino shares his trip from professional ranks back to the college game, how that experience has shaped his coaching acumen and the position group and players he is tasked with elevating for the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quarterback competitions always drum up the most discussion in the offseason. In the first five years of Mack Brown’s return to North Carolina, ‘competitions’ were mentioned on two occasions but in reality, the writing was on the depth chart next to QB1 from the beginning. Heading into 2024, the forecast for the position is a bit blurry as fall camp opens in two weeks. With three players now in the running to take the reigns of Chip Lindsey’s offense when the season opens in Minnesota, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to break down those three - Jacolby Criswell, Conner Harrell and Max Johnson - and what each player could bring to the table this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina staff hit the road this past week as the Summer Evaluation Period opened, hoping to lay eyes on offered prospects and some other players who may become part of the UNC recruiting orbit. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran joined Joey Powell on a new episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast to dive into the latest news, and predict what may come in the next two weeks.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s 2025 recruiting class continues to be a hot topic across the fanbase and Don Callahan’s latest Mock Class leads off this week’s Inside Carolina Noon Dish discussion. Callahan offers his take on the prospects the Tar Heels could add as summer rolls on. Callahan and host Tommy Ashley also take a look at the latest offers to prospects in the 2026 class as well as highlight this week’s chat MVP before closing the show with this week’s top five - college mascots.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Veteran leadership and youthful talent highlight North Carolina’s wide receiver room as coach Lonnie Galloway has a deep and versatile position room ready to take on some of the burden for the Tar Heel offense in 2024. Inside Carolina’s Scouting Overview series continues with expert analyst Jason Staples joining host Tommy Ashley to break down each player, from Gavin Blackwell to J.J. Jones.  Kobe Paysour looks to return to action in 2024 while Nate McCollum will need to provide consistent production from the slot. All that and more in this edition - The Wide Receivers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freddie Kitchens enters his second season as North Carolina’s tight end coach and once again, the position room he has to work with is talented and deep. Texas A&M transfer replaces outgoing Kamari Morales and joins returners John Copenhaver and Bryson Nesbit giving Kitchens three starter quality options at tight end and three unique players that could see time on the field - together, at the same time - in 2024. Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for this edition of the summer Scouting Overview series highlighting what each player brings to the table for Mack Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tez Walker's last 18 months have been a whirlwind, to put it mildly. After transferring to UNC from Kent State, then having the NCAA steal a third of his season in Chapel Hill, the wideout from Charlotte now finds himself in Baltimore, preparing to catch passes from Lamar Jackson with the Ravens. Walker took a break from his busy summer to join Tommy Ashley and Joey Powell for a brand new episode of The 40 Club. The three discuss everything from Walker's first experience with football, smack-talk, being humbled, and living a realized dream. While fans may think they know Tez's story, they'll likely come away from this show having gained a new rooting interest in the NFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer used to be a quieter time for college basketball programs. The current landscape brings all sorts of unofficial visitors, offers, and much more. Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell convene to recap the NBA Draft, the latest scholarship offers by Hubert Davis and the UNC staff, and two unofficial visits by Tar Heel prospects.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Omarion Hampton returns as one of the nation’s best running backs - and a virtual security blanket for Chip Lindsey as he looks to build a productive offense around two possible options at quarterback - Max Johnson or Conner Harrell. Coach Larry Porter’s position room is bolstered by Southern California transfer Darwin Barlow and Caleb Hood presents a solid third option with the talent to see opportunity in the backfield provided he can stay healthy over the course of the season. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins Tommy Ashley to break down those three backs and other possible contributors in this edition of the UNC Scouting Overview series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina's defensive struggles have been highlighted ad nauseam over the past several years with Mack Brown 2.0 highlighted by high level offensive performance and below par production on the other side of the ball. Enter Geoff Collins, North Carolina's new defensive coordinator, hired by Coach Brown to correct the issues and change the narrative of those on the outside looking in of the UNC program. Collins joins Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley on this edition of the Next Level podcast to 'talk ball' and find out just what makes the "Minister of Mayhem" tick when comes to an aggressive defensive approach for his teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heading into the NCAA recruiting dead period, North Carolina hosted official visits, 7-on-7 camps and the annual Showtime Camp with an eye on building out the 2025 class as well as getting a jump on 2026 (and beyond) recruiting. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss two recent commitments, the official visit weekend and Don recaps the sights and sounds from Showtime on this edition of the Noon Dish podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s offense will look different in 2024 and while the quarterback battle will have the most interest, the Randy Clements looks to replace four multi-year starters on the offensive line and this group’s success - or failure - will likely determine the trajectory of the season and program. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a detailed look at the players in the mix to start and round out the two-deep in this edition of the UNC Scouting Overview series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the 2025 football recruiting cycle in full swing as 7-on-7 camps and official visits roll through Chapel Hill, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley team up for this week’s Noon Dish podcast. Callahan, live from UNC’s campus covering the scene, highlights the week that was as Mack Brown’s staff hosted three key official visitors last weekend and prepare for another big weekend as the summer heat of June continues. Callahan takes viewer questions and Ashley offers his take on the stature of the program ahead of the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When North Carolina's season ended in March, all eyes immediately began tracking roster movement. Recognizing the moving parts involved, the Coast to Coast podcast crew identified Father's Day as a day the dust would likely be settled, thus allowing fans a fuller view with which they could judge the performance of Hubert Davis and his staff. To dole out their own grades about how UNC fared in the transfer portal portion of roster construction, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran joined Joey Powell to hand out their own grades.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After two thrilling walk-off wins on Friday in the College World Series, North Carolina and Tennessee faced off with a chance to jump square into the driver’s seat on the way to the championship series next weekend. The Volunteers took advantage of small Tar Heel mistakes winning 6-1 and knocking Carolina into an elimination situation on Tuesday afternoon against ACC foe Florida State. Mike Cavasinni joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the loss and the mindset going forward in this edition of the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With day one of the College World Series in the books, Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina’s dramatic win over Virginia and what lies ahead for the Tar Heels. Tennessee matched UNC’s late game heroics to beat Florida State and get to the marquee Sunday night winner’s bracket game while the ‘Noles and Wahoos will play to stay alive in Sunday’s early contest. Nugent offers insight into the sights and sounds around Charles Schwab Field and how the CWS lives up to its motto - ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’ - for fans and media alike. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vance Honeycutt did it again. With North Carolina needing a two out hit in the bottom of the ninth, the junior centerfielder came through with a single to left field that scored Jackson Van De Brake from third, giving the Tar Heels a 3-2 walk off win over Virginia in game one of the College World Series. Former Diamond Heel Mike Cavasinni joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the thrilling win out in Omaha on this edition of Inside Carolina’s Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is a line of scrimmage game. Period. Smoke and mirrors can get you only so far and North Carolina’s interior defensive line has been a weak spot in all but Mack Brown’s first season back in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss his scouting reports on the members of new defensive line coach Ted Monachino’s room. How this unit performs will be a vital key to overall team success in the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

June is official visit season in college football and with the ramped up recruiting timeline for schools across the country, these summer months are key in replenishing the talent pools of those programs. Even with the transfer portal playing a vital role, high school official visits are a major factor in securing the talent needed to compete - and at North Carolina, this month is big for the 2025 class. Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan shares his takeaways from last weekend’s big showing and looks ahead to the rest of the recruiting timeline as Mack Brown and his coaching staff look to fill needs on offense and defense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Scott Forbes’s North Carolina team headed to Omaha this week, Inside Carolina’s Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley talked to a member of the last Tar Heel team to get to the epicenter of college baseball - Zack Gahagan. Gahagan was a member of the 2018 Diamond Heel squad that plowed through North Carolina A&T and Houston to win the Chapel Hill regional and swept Stetson in the super regional. Carolina defeated eventual national champion Oregon State to open the CWS but fell to Mississippi State and those Beavers ending the 44-20 season. Gahagan shares memories from his time at Carolina and of the run to Omaha. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Tar Heels, led by star Vance Honeycutt, punched their ticket to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska with a thrilling two game sweep of the West Virginia Mountaineers. Honeycutt’s back to back home runs - on two consecutive pitches - spanning Friday and Saturday night’s games led the Diamond Heels, while a total team effort from Scott Forbes’s squad closed a magical season in Boshamer Stadium. Matt Poston and Dalton Pence both shut down West Virginia’s offense in critical late moments of both games to help the Heels advance to the school’s first CWS appearance since 2018.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s defense will be a focal point as the 2024 season arrives in late August, especially with the offense facing questions after the departure of two highly effective quarterbacks. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples has produced a series of UNC player scouting reports dropping daily on InsideCarolina.com's premium Tar Pit message board. This episode is an overview of the linebackers and edges from Power to Rucker and the talented pieces in between. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina faces West Virginia in one of eight NCAA Tournament Super Regionals this weekend with a trip to Omaha on the line. The Tar Heels earned their spot with a thrilling regional win over defending national champion LSU while the Mountaineers swept their way out of the Tucson regional, besting Dallas Baptist and Grand Canyon University. Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley discuss what went right for UNC to get to this point, stars of the weekend and keys to success as they battle WVU with a chance to advance to the College World Series next week.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With recruiting in full swing and the summer visit season at a fever pitch, Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley discuss the latest in North Carolina football recruiting on this edition of the Noon Dish. Callahan recaps last weekend's list of visitors and looks ahead to the biggest weekend so far for UNC's 2025 class. All this plus camp discussion and this week's top five. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina's activity in the Transfer Portal has been quite the hot topic for the past few months as the roster continues to take shape for next season. Additionally, the members of the recruiting class of 2024 will arrive at UNC in the coming days. Adam Finkelstein of 247 Sports and CBS Sports joins Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell for a special episode of the Coast to Coast podcast to give some national perspective on UNC's confirmed roster additions.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by New York Jets linebacker Chazz Surratt to talk about his time at UNC including his journey from quarterback to linebacker to the NFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish is back with another episode dedicated the a look behind the scenes in North Carolina football recruiting. Alex Marrs, Director of High School Relations for Mack Brown’s program, joins Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley for a discussion about the importance of June on the college football calendar and how camps are organized and put on for the hundreds of recruits and teams that participate each summer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Diamond Heels host a trio of teams - LSU, Wofford, Long Island - in the NCAA Tournament’s Chapel Hill Regional beginning Friday in Boshamer Stadium. Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley offer their keys for Tar Heel success as Scott Forbes’s team looks to continue the home field success this weekend. Starting pitching, clean defensive efforts and clutch hitting highlight the in-depth discussion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the offseason in full swing for Mack Brown’s North Carolina team, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples opens his scouting report series with the defensive backs. Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a review of the Tar Heel safeties, nickels and corners with a focus on the projected two deep for defensive coordinator Geoff Collins. Staples and Ashley also highlight three newcomers that could play a pivotal role over the course of the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As college landscape continues to rapidly change, the University of North Carolina finds itself with important decisions and plans to make to deal with the financial burdens of competing at the highest level. On this edition of Inside Carolina's Next Level, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the Board of Trustees, their role in handling UNC’s business and if and when all of the parties involved in the process ultimately find common ground and present a unified front. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina received a key commitment from the transfer portal this week, and its second from Nashville. Ven-Allen Lubin, a forward from Vanderbilt, has signalled his intent to play in Chapel Hill next season. Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell convened to discuss this breaking story.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s Inside Carolina Noon Dish, Don Callahan joins Tommy Ashley to break down the latest in North Carolina football recruiting as high school prospects take center stage as camp and official visit season has arrived. UNC general manager Pat Suddes joins the show to discuss the coming days and weeks for the Tar Heels, the portal approach for the Heels and interesting tales from the recruiting trail from his time in college football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a weekend full of AAU action, the UNC Basketball staff returned to Chapel Hill ready to extend scholarship offers to more members of the 2025 class. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to analyze a flurry of offers and the recipients, as well as resetting where things stand with regard to finding help in the post from the transfer portal.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina heads into the ACC Tournament as the number one seed and fresh off a series win at Duke to close the regular season. Head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss getting to this point in a long grinding season and how his team is best prepared for the challenges of postseason baseball. Ashley and Nugent also discuss post season awards as eight Diamond Heels earned All-ACC honors, Vance Honeycutt repeated as the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year and Forbes himself earned ACC Coach of the Year for his managing of the Heels despite injuries to two critical starting pitchers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by MassLive.com's Patriots beat writer Chris Mason to talk about the Patriots drafting Drake Maye after Mason went to Carolina to write a feature on the quarterback. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With North Carolina's final mid-week game of the season against UNC-Wilmington rained out, head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to talk practice routine, preparation ahead of the final regular season weekend and pitching. In addition, Nugent and Ashley dig into Coach Forbes's background and what influences and events shaped the man himself. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by Sherrell D. McMillan, Greg Barnes, and national champion Marcus Ginyard to draft a starting five from Carolina basketball players needing one player from each of the past five decades. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The college transfer portal has closed and while North Carolina’s coaching staff remains diligent in mining that portal for experienced talent, high school recruiting is the focus of this week’s Inside Carolina Noon Dish with expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley. Official visit season ramps up in the coming weeks with the month of June being a hectic time around the Kenan Football Center and the program with the large number of visits from current commits and recruiting targets. Callahan and Ashley discuss that and the arrival of Callahan’s first look at the 2026 recruiting class and the tiers of talent associated with a deep in-state talent pool. This week’s top five, given the summer season is near, top five beaches. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With final exams in session at the University of North Carolina, the Diamond Heels had the weekend off. But as head coach Scott Forbes tells Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements, there is no rest for his coaching staff or the team as preparations for a midweek tilt versus Campbell and the last home ACC series against Louisville are the current focus. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, UNC received official news that RJ Davis was returning to Chapel Hill for his COVID year, while also missing out on one of it's biggest targets in the transfer portal. Fans have experienced quite the roller coaster week, and the Coast to Coast Podcast spends some time resetting what's next for the Tar Heel basketball program as roster construction for next season continues. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host John Bauman reminisce about the season that was at UNC. Each member of the panel discusses their favorite quote, anecdote or moment from the 2023-24 UNC season. The panel also starts the show by discussing some of the recent UNC basketball roster news, including a breakdown of the impact of RJ Davis' return to Chapel Hill for a fifth season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ACC Player of the Year RJ Davis announced he would be returning to North Carolina for his fifth season, ending speculation that the All American guard would make the jump to the professional ranks. The Coast to Coast crew of Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and host Joey Powell break down the decision and what impact it will have on Hubert Davis's team in 2024-25. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a series win and a firm ACC Coastal division lead in hand, North Carolina Diamond Heel head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball with hosts Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent. The Heels picked up two of three wins against the Virginia Tech Hokies over the weekend with pitching dominating the three games and timely hitting carrying Carolina to wins Friday and Saturday. Forbes discusses the solid week from his starters in those wins and goes into detail on how the process of bullpen choices are made over the course of the midweek and weekend games. The show wraps with a lighter discussion quick hitters on the who wins a base running race, uniforms and what goes through the mind of a third base coach in action. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belmont transfer Cade Tyson visited Chapel Hill this weekend, and wouldn't leave without giving his commitment to Hubert Davis. The sniping small forward from Matthews, NC gives the Tar Heels a coveted shooter for next season's roster and Sherrell McMillan joined Joey Powell to discuss it in an Emergency Coast to Coast podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With spring practice in the books, the focus turns to the recruiting trail and Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley get you up to speed on the latest commitment news and what’s ahead as Mack Brown and his coaching staff continue to build the 2025 recruiting class. Also, Callahan and Ashley discuss the three latest high school commitments and the most recent addition from the transfer portal for the Heels. This week's top five to close the show? Top five dog breeds. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina junior Seth Trimble has decided to withdraw his name out of the transfer portal and return to UNC for his junior season. The Inside Carolina Coast to Coast crew of Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell break down what the decision means for Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Basketball team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Diamond Heels open that last homestand of the season on Tuesday night against Gardner-Webb before the Virginia Tech Hokies come to Boshamer for another critical ACC series. Head coach Scott Forbes joins Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley for Inside Carolina’s This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss how the team handles losing a close series to a rival, critical pitching decisions and handling the grind of long season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Tar Heels held their Spring Game on Saturday in Kenan Stadium without the glamour and glitz of a television production, but with a workman like effort for fans to see the progress made ahead of Mack Brown’s sixth season. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley discussed their immediate reactions from the game, from the quarterback battle to the back end of the secondary to the all important line of scrimmage on this edition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Saturday afternoon, Harrison Ingram announced via social media that he was entering the 2024 NBA Draft after one season in Chapel Hill. To discuss the forward's announcement, Sean Moran and Joey Powell dropped an emergency edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host John Bauman to highlight the week’s quotes and stories from the UNC football beat. The panel breaks down the UNC football quarterback battle. They also address who North Carolina should be looking to add in the transfer portal. And, the crew looks also looks ahead to the Tar Heels' spring game in Chapel Hill this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waiting for roster developments during the offseason can seem much like an extended "hurry-up and wait" scenario for fans of the UNC Basketball program. While there's quite a bit of behind-the-scenes activity around the transfer portal, Hubert Davis and his staff still await public decisions from RJ Davis and Harrison Ingram. Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell take a look at what's happening publicly and otherwise around Tar Heel Hoops.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Diamond Heels played dominant baseball this past weekend resulting in a record setting home sweep of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. School records for consecutive home wins (27) and home wins to open a season (23) have the Tar Heels at 29-7 overall, 14-4 atop the ACC’s Coastal division heading into a tough week of play. Head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements to break down the week that was and what’s ahead for his Carolina Baseball team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, Evan Rogers and host John Bauman share their observations and takes from Thursday's open practice. Which position groups are the deepest and the thinnest? And who has stood out so far? The panel discusses and shares other insights from Thursday's practice. Then, in the second half of the show, the On the Beat Live crew talks about the impact of the transfer portal on UNC Basketball. Everyone debates who the best options are for UNC at the center position from the portal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s Noon Dish features North Carolina Football’s Director of Recruiting Alex White. Alex joins Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley to discuss the recruiting process from the school’s side of things and share insight and behind the scene stories of how Mack Brown’s program handles the chaotic nature of high school recruiting and how the new era transfer portal recruiting has changed the game when it comes to timelines and the overall process of getting prospects on campus and ultimately, if all the boxes are checked, committed to North Carolina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the transfer portal world turns, North Carolina guard Seth Trimble is the latest Tar Heels to enter as the Wisconsin native announced he would be leaving Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The Inside Carolina Coast to Coast crew of Joey Powell and Sherrell McMillan break down the decision and how it shapes the next weeks and month for Hubert Davis and the rest of the Carolina Basketball coaching staff's off-season moves to reshape the 2024-25 roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent for his weekly conversation about his Diamond Heels squad. The Heels salvaged the series finale at Virginia running their record to 26-6, 11-4 in the ACC's Coastal division. Carolina travels to Charlotte to face South Carolina on Tuesday night while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish come to Chapel Hill for a three game stand starting Friday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a sweep of Wake Forest in hand, the North Carolina Diamond Heels returned to Chapel Hill to work on the small things according to head coach Scott Forbes and it will be those small details that will carry on to Virginia for another tough road series beginning on Thursday night. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements to talk power, defense, pros and more on Inside Caroilna’s This Week in UNC Baseball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Coast to Coast Podcast crew reunite to discuss an earlier-than-expected finish to the season for the UNC Tar Heels. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to try and figure out what happened against Alabama in the round of 16. Then they turn their eyes toward the season as a whole, looking back at what this team was able to accomplish in the past six months.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's heartbreaking loss to Alabama in the Sweet 16. He discusses RJ Davis' poor shooting night, what happened down the closing minutes of the game and how Alabama was able to prevail. And, Justin walks through Hubert Davis' lineup decisions in the second half, including the decision to play Paxson Wojcik more in the second half over others on UNC's roster. To close, Justin reflects on UNC's 2023-24 season overall. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The West Region's number one seed North Carolina had their season come to an end in Los Angeles on Thursday night as four seeded Alabama used a career night from Grant Nelson to win 89-87 and advance to the Elite Eight against Clemson. Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley join up on the Inside Carolina Postgame show to make sense of the abrupt end to the season and what’s next for Hubert Davis’s team as Armando Bacot and Cormac Ryan’s college careers come to an end. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first segment, with spring practice in high gear, Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down five key takeaways from the past two weeks as Mack Brown 2.0 enters its sixth year for the North Carolina program. OL, DL, QB, DB and the overall energy level around practice are all topics of conversation in this special edition. In the second half of the show, Jason and Tommy are on location at North Carolina's Pro Day on Thursday, March 28th their takeaways from the day of drills. With all 32 NFL teams represented and numerous others in attendance, the big three Tar Heels - Drake Maye, Devontez Walker and Cedric Gray - were joined by teammates and former Heels in an effort to move up on draft boards and impress scouts and one day earn a coveted NFL roster spot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Mack Brown’s North Carolina team in the midst of spring practice, the football recruiting visit season ramps up as potential recruits and targets crisscross the state, region and country visiting schools to move their recruiting process along as their time in high school dwindles. In Chapel Hill, the program building never stops and Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley update the latest news on the recruiting front on this week’s Noon Dish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC advancing to the Sweet 16 after beating Michigan State before previewing the upcoming matchup with Alabama. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC Basketball picked up two wins in the NCAA tournament in Charlotte last weekend, advancing them to Los Angeles to play Alabama. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the wins over Wagner and Michigan State, while trying to get a read on what challenges Alabama may pose to the Tar Heels.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming off a sweep of ACC foe Georgia Tech, the North Carolina Tar Heels sit at 21-4 overall and a perfect 19-0 in Boshamer Stadium as March winds down. Head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball to talk the how's and why's of the early season success, how the Heels prepare for each opponent and how he and his team handle the success and failures in the game of baseball. The Heels face North Carolina A&T on Tuesday before heading west to Winston Salem for a big time series with the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To win in the NCAA Tournament, a team cannot simply rely on their star, on in North Carolina’s case, their big two - RJ Davis and Armando Bacot. Simply put, other guys must step up in key moments throughout each game in order to advance to the next round. Harrison Ingram, Seth Trimble and the rest of the Tar Heel bench stepped up and showed out as the Heels survived an early punch from Michigan State, winning 85-69 to move on to Los Angeles and the Sweet 16. Dewey Burke and Tommy break down the total team win on the Inside Carolina Postgame show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the NCAA Tournament starts, what better way to break down the games than an All-American National Champion to lead the discussion. The Inside Carolina Postgame show crew of Tommy Ashley and John Bauman are joined by Justin Jackson to break down North Carolina’s 90-62 first round win over Wagner. Jackson details what it takes to win and advance in the tournament and shares his thoughts on players that need to step up for the Heels to make a deep run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's week in the ACC Tournament before turning their full attention to the NCAA Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Losing an ACC series is never good, but all individual losses are not equal. Given how North Carolina bounced back on Sunday after a two very different tough losses, head coach Scott Forbes believes the positive takeaways from the weekend will benefit the Diamond Heels going forward. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for the weekly Inside Carolina This Week in UNC Baseball to talk wins, losses and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off of the big national reveal show for the 68-team Men's College Basketball Tournament bracket, the Coast to Coast Podcast crew bring in special guests Tommy Ashley and Greg Barnes to dissect the seedings. The five discuss everything from UNC's draw to potential made-for-TV games and much more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball games are played inside the lines, for 40 minutes, between two teams. Nothing else matters, not how many games one team played before, not how tired one team might be heading in, nothing. N.C. State proved that on Saturday night, beating North Carolina for their first ACC Tournament championship in 37 years. Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley break down the stunning game and how the Heels managed to lose a game nearly everyone not wearing red assumed they’d win in the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special edition of 'The Postgame', the Inside Carolina trio of host Tommy Ashley, Justin Jackson and John Bauman break down UNC and Pitt's matchup in the ACC Tournament. Justin also takes listener questions, including about whether or not he would ever want to coach and his thoughts on UNC's championship chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strong start in the ACC Tournament is what North Carolina needed and is exactly what they got with an all around beat down of Florida State, 92-67. The Heels dominated the Seminoles on the glass and after a tight start, took a big first half lead and never looked back. The Inside Carolina crew of host Tommy Ashley and Dewey Burke break down the ways and means of the lopsided win and what is next for Hubert Davis’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, on the Up in the Rafters podcast to discuss UNC sweeping Duke in the regular season with a win at Cameron Indoor before previewing the ACC Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When North Carolina opens spring practice on March 19th, the questions that have normally pervaded the discussion will include another big aspect of the game. Drake Maye is gone and while Mack Brown’s team returns one of the nation’s best running backs in Omarion Hampton, just how good can this offense be without that ‘generational quarterback’ the Tar Heels have had in Brown’s first five seasons back in Chapel Hill? Yes, the defense still faces questions and will new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins make a difference in year one? The Inside Carolina roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Greg Barnes, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley attempt to address those outlooks and much more on this special football edition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Though the Carolina students are on spring break, the Diamond Heels continue to work and improve on an already impressive start. With two midweek games against visiting Rutgers on deck, head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the Diamond Heel success against Pittsburgh and the challenge beyond the two against the Scarlett Knights - a trip south to face the Miami Hurricanes for yet another tough ACC series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a regular season finale that saw North Carolina claim the ACC Regular Season outright, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to recap the big night in Durham, as well as a completed conference season. There's plenty to like about the Heels' performance on Saturday, but looking at the conference season as a whole and projecting into the postseason may be even more exciting.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina headed to Durham with an 8-0 record against Duke with an ACC regular season title on the line. Make that 9-0 as Cormac Ryan scorched the Cameron Indoor nets on his way to a career high 31 points while Harrison Ingram notched another double double in the 84-79 win over the Blue Devils. Dewey Burke, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley break down the big win, what it means for Hubert Davis and the program and the tournament road ahead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the Senior Night in Chapel Hill and expanding criteria for the Rafters, before previewing the regular season finale against Duke. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With an ACC outright title on the line in Durham on Saturday night for the Tar Heels, the Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to look ahead to the rivalry game and discuss the week that was for North Carolina. Quotes of the week, All-ACC discussion and questions from the chat fill the eventful show as Smith, Holloway and Rogers share their views from the beat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Notre Dame. He discusses senior night for Armando Bacot, RJ Davis and the rest of the Tar Heel seniors. Then, Justin previews the big matchup up next for the Tar Heels against the Duke Blue Devils. Justin and Producer John Bauman talk through matchups and things to watch in the Tobacco Road rivalry game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mock Class 1.0 has dropped on the Inside Carolina Tar Pit Premium message board so football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley jump the details and process of Callahan’s first draft predictions for the 2025 class. Big names on and off the list highlight the discussion and an in-depth look at wide receiver and offensive line covers a large portion of the show. Callahan and Ashley round out this episode with this week’s Top Five list. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 9:41 left in the first half, Notre Dame cut North Carolina’s lead to two, 18-16 on a layup by freshman Markus Burton. A three, a steal and a layup by RJ Davis later, the rout was on as the Tar Heels put on a dominant performance on Senior Night in the Smith Center, winning 84-51and setting up an outright battle in Durham on Saturday night. The Inside Carolina Postgame podcast crew of Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to break down the final home game of the regular season in Chapel Hill and what the rest of the way looks like with one game remaining before tournament time. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball. The Diamond Heels reeled off five wins in the week concluding with the sweep of Princeton, hitting six home runs and swiping eight stolen bases and secured at least two spots in the pitching rotation moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the penultimate week of the regular season, UNC snatched two conference wins from the balance. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the week, look forward to Senior Night on Tuesday and at Duke on Saturday. Additionally, the trio break down Powell's recently-cast USBWA Postseason Ballot.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First half performances can tell the tale in college basketball and for the first 20 minutes on Saturday afternoon, NC State handled North Carolina in every way, leading at the break and looking like the more invested team doing it. But as Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley discuss on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast, the Tar Heels ability to flip the switch and completely shut the Pack down over the final stanza was the difference as the visitors once against head back to Raleigh holding a defeat, 79-70. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina begins the stretch run in the ACC regular season with two home tilts, a rivalry game against NC State on Saturday and Senior Night on Tuesday against Notre Dame. The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for the latest news and notes from the Carolina Basketball beat on this edition of On the Beat. Quotes, stories and moments from the week's beat covering Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Miami. He discusses RJ Davis’ legendary performance against the Hurricanes, dropping 42 points to help UNC to the victory. And, Justin discusses a need for more offensive consistency from the rest of the roster. At the end of the show, Justin talks about signing a 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami in which RJ Davis scored a Dean Dome record 42 points. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley host author Ron Smith on this edition of Next Level. Smith's newest book, The Tar Heels, Vol. 2 was released in November and documents the early years of Dean Smith's North Carolina coaching career. Ron shares stories of how this book project became a reality and the painstaking work it took to produce what should be considered as Volume 2 of an unprecedented look at the North Carolina Basketball program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a special Postgame Edition of the Coast to Coast Podcast, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the Tar Heels' 75-71 home win over Miami. In a game that saw RJ Davis get a UNC Smith Center record 42 points, UNC would need every one of them to hold on for the win.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Early season baseball games are all about the feeling out process for a coaching staff and roster and playing in high intensity, high leverage games aids in speeding up the process and progress of a team. North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the positives and the work that remains following the showcase series against East Carolina. The Diamond Heels face VCU and Longwood midweek before the Princeton Tigers come calling in Boshamer Stadium for a three game series beginning on Friday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cormac Ryan never lacked confidence and in Saturday’s performance at Virginia, his confident stroke paid big dividends for North Carolina as the Tar Heels used that hot shooting and a suffocating team defense to beat the Cavaliers, 54-44. Inside Carolina’s Postgame podcast features Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley breaking down the how and why it all happened and what the Heels have left on the ACC schedule to make the goal of a conference regular season championship a reality. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Judgement Day' in the Atlantic Coast Conference arrives on Saturday as the league's top four teams all face off in the a day that could decide conference tournament double byes and NCAA tournament bids in a conference aiming for some positive national pub in late February. The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman to talk the Virginia matchup along with quotes and anecdotes from the week in Carolina basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss the impact of UNC getting a chance to reset with no midweek game before previewing the matchup in Charlottesville against Virginia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest edition of Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish features a look at the college football recruiting landscape as special guest and national college football recruiting expert Tom Lemming joins the show. Lemming, Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss stories from recruiting years past and look ahead at the headliner of North Carolina’s 2025 class, quarterback Bryce Baker. Lemming shares his thoughts on Baker and takes listeners on a trip down to the beginnings of how he began covering football recruiting 45 years ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With North Carolina’s Spring practice just a month away, expert analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for a breakdown of Mack Brown’s incoming transfer class. With his in-depth scouting reports complete, Staples highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the eight players that will be additions to the 2024 Tar Heels. Segments on the four offensive linemen (Blaske, Sampson, Leftwich, Greenberg), safety (Harris), running back (Barlow), tight end J. Johnson) and quarterback Max Johnson highlight the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina set modern day records at the plate in the weekend sweep of the Wagner Seahawks scoring 46 runs in the three game series, the most on opening weekend since 1899. Diamond Heel head coach Scott Forbes joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss his team's success and what they can improve on heading into a midweek tilt against Elon and a heated rivalry series with East Carolina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week brings another mixed bag, but the UNC Tar Heels got the win they needed prior to getting a week of. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to analyze where Carolina falls in some conference stats, and to look toward the final five games of the regular season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Virginia Tech knew it would have trouble in the paint against North Carolina. Harrison Ingram, with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the first half, and Armando Bacot, 25 points and 12 rebounds for the game, made sure those pregame worries became a reality, as the Tar Heels wore down the Hokies 96-81 in the Smith Center. Dewey Burke and Tommy Ashley break down the 15-point win while digging into the details of Bacot’s big game and what the future holds for a Carolina team trying to win its first ACC regular season crown since 2019. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join special guest host Joey Powell to highlight the week’s quotes and stories from the UNC Basketball beat. The crew looks at some of the transfers on last year's team and looks ahead to the Tar Heels' matchup against Virginia Tech at home this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's road loss to Syracuse on Tuesday night. He discusses whether or not UNC peaked at the wrong time in the season, as the Tar Heels have now lost three of their last five games. At the end of the show, Justin talks through his approach as a player when it came to closing out the ACC season and shooting for a regular season championship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rinse and repeat performance by the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night allowed the Syracuse Orange to control the game throughout and ultimately led to a court storming win in the upstate, 86-76. RJ Davis led four Tar Heels in double figures but it was Orange guards Judah Mintz and JJ Starling along with forward Chris Bell that repeated cut up the UNC defense on the way to the victory. Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley for the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast breaking down the night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win against Miami before looking ahead to the matchup versus Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina Head Coach Scott Forbes has his team primed and ready and despite losing potential Friday starter and captain Jake Knapp for the year, the Heels are loaded with arms looking to make noise on the college baseball scene. With depth and experience across the board, Forbes will rely on those freshman arms early as Wagner comes to Boshamer Stadium this weekend to open the 2024 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week of ACC play produced another mixed bag of results for the UNC basketball team for the Coast to Coast crew to discuss. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to give some insight from the past week, and key storylines moving forward -- plus some recruiting updates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facing yet another team in desperation mode, and not begin too far from it themselves, North Carolina found a way to win in Miami, 75-72. RJ Davis and Elliot Cadeau combined fro 44 points to offset the big nights from Hurricanes Nigel Pack and Torched Omier with Armando Bacons 15 rebounds leading the way on the boards. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down the game and how the Heels managed to get out of South Florida with a much needed bounce back win. (edited)  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's tough loss to Clemson on Tuesday night. He discusses Armando's improved play over the last three games and breaks down the impact of not having Seth Trimble on the court. And, Justin discusses whether or not he thinks this loss was a hangover game following the huge, emotional win against Duke. At the end of the show, Justin reviews what a regular home game day is like as a UNC basketball player. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's home loss against Clemson and then previews the upcoming game with Miami. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s basketball win over Duke last weekend was important in more ways than one for UNC and Mack Brown’s football Heels took full advantage of the atmosphere and outcome on a big recruiting weekend for his team. Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish with Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley discusses the aftermath and the importance of having a focused group of players in town for the biggest rivalry game in college sports.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's 80-76 loss the Clemson on Tuesday night. The Tigers started hot, leading the Tar Heels by as many as 16 points before a closing seven point run iced the game after UNC tied the score at 70. Vippolis and Ashley discuss what went right for the home team - not much - and how Clemson was able to consistently hold the Heels at bay in the win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss UNC's 2022-23 Athletics Financial Report and the ramifications of the numbers for the Tar Heels in the changing landscape of college sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a week that saw UNC lose their first game in the month of January, only to follow it up with a resounding dispatch of rival Duke, the Coast to Coast Podcast has much to discuss. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to look at the team's performance from both games to make sense of what lies ahead.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC takes the first leg of the rivalry this season, beating Duke at the Smith Center 93-84. Joey Powell subs in for Tommy Ashley, and Dewey Burke brings the perspective in this postgame podcast.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tales from the Inside Carolina beat highlight this episode of On The Beat as North Carolina and Duke prepare for the biggest rivalry in college sports on Saturday night in the Smith Center. Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to highlight the week’s quotes and stories and look ahead to the Tar Heels and Blue Devils in what should be an interesting matchup with veterans and freshmen alike, playing huge roles in Volume One of this Tobacco Road tussle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win streak coming to an end at Georgia Tech, before previewing a top-10 matchup with Duke coming to town. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's road loss to Georgia Tech on Tuesday night. He discusses how North Carolina let the game slip away, comments on Armando's impact over the last few weeks and discusses the learning moments that freshman guard Elliot Cadeau experienced. Listen to learn why Justin isn't concerned after last night's loss. At the end of the show, Justin previews the UNC-Duke game, including which matchups specifically stand out to him. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dewey Burke, Greg Barnes and host Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina’s one point loss to Georgia Tech on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast. RJ Davis’s attempt to save the Heels from the upset was knocked awry at the end, though the senior guard’s 28 points were nearly enough to stave off the loss despite an horrific shooting performance from the rest of the team. An uncharacteristic poor free throw shooting night sealed the visitor’s fate in Atlanta. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After another road win in conference play, UNC finds themselves atop the ACC with some clear distance to second place. Sean Moran, Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell hosted a rare live version of the Coast to Coast podcast to dive into another gritty Tar Heel performance, continued evolution of this team's identity, and much more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winning in Tallahassee is no easy feat and Saturday afternoon’s contest between North Carolina and Florida State checked all of the boxes for a heavyweight fight throughout the 40 minutes. In the end, it was the Tar Heels that settled in and backed down a tough and talkative charge from the Seminoles, winning 75-68 to improve to 9-0 in the ACC. The Inside Carolina crew of Joey Powell, John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley discuss all the details in The Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hubert Davis’s team has shown the ability to grind out wins when necessary and a trip to Florida State on Saturday means another example of that will likely need to make an appearance for North Carolina to continue the roll that’s put them out in front of the ACC race. The Inside Carolina On the Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for their weekly quotes, stories and tales from the beat as they follow the Heels to Florida State this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Jackson is joined by special guest Brice Johnson! The two former UNC teammates discussed what Brice is up to and shared memories from playing together in Chapel Hill. In 2016, Brice scored 39 points against FSU to help the Tar Heels to a big road win. They discuss that legendary performance and Justin's funny experience trying to impress someone in the stands that game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the ACC finally dropping the 2024 league football schedule, the Inside Carolina roundtable crew gets together to offer early reaction to North Carolina’s slate. The Tar Heels hit the road in week one with a trip to Minnesota but have five of the next seven in Kenan Stadium with a chance to stack early wins before the road toughens after the first open date. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to dig into the details of the coming season with a look at what Mack Brown and his program need to accomplish in 2024 to get the narrative trending upward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As North Carolina Football continues to adapt to recruiting in the NIL and transfer portal new world era, UNC general manager Pat Suddes joins Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Noon Dish. Suddes breaks down the challenges of acquiring talent with NIL and the transfer portal in full effect, and how Mack Brown’s staff has adapted to compete on the highest level of the sport. Callahan also discusses his Weekly Scoop and this week’s Top Five closes the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC rolling in conference play with their latest win against Wake Forest before previewing a rematch with Florida State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina rolls on and RJ Davis continues to stack impressive performances together, this time with a 23 point second half on the way to a career high 36 in the Tar Heel win over Wake Forest. The Coast to Coast crew of Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell break down the 21 point win highlighting the individual performances and yet another lockdown defensive effort from the Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing is easy on the road in the ACC and the trip to Boston College defines that truth in every sense of the word. North Carolina’s 76-66 win over the Eagles was a sloppy version of the game with 46 whistles and 55 free throws over the course of 40 minutes, but in the end, the Heels continued their winning ways to move to 7-0 in the conference. Taylor Vippolis joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the disjointed game and highlight how many ways this team has found to win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's 'On The Beat' crew of Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman to talk all things UNC basketball. The crew discusses North Carolina's victory over Louisville on Wednesday night in Chapel Hill and look ahead to this weekend's matchup against BC. The beat writers debate UNC's progress so far this season and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's win over Louisville on Wednesday night. He discusses how Louisville climbed back into the game, North Carolina's strong finish in the second half and discusses Jae'Lyn Withers breakout performance. Producer John Bauman and Justin also debate who UNC's best five is. Justin also shares stories of what it is like to play against your old team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Winning pretty is easy. Winning pretty when the outcome of the game is decided early is not, and for the North Carolina Tar Heels on Wednesday night, a fast start provided the margin of victory late as Hubert Davis’s squad notched their sixth ACC win, 86-70 over Louisville. Host Tommy Ashley is joined by Sherrell McMillan on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast to break down the win and how the Heels continue to grind out wins in the conference. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to talk all things Carolina Basketball including the buy-in from this team to play elite defense, players making improvements, lineup flexibility and much more To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While the college football season is over on the field, the real activity never stops. UNC hired a new Defensive Coordinator and DL Coach, and have welcomed new transfers and early enrollees into the program. Simultaneously, the UNC Football NIL Collective, Heels 4 Life announced the launch of an aggressive fundraising campaign today called "Hold the Line". Executive Director of Heels 4 Life Graham Boone joined Joey Powell for a special podcast to discuss why this campaign was needed and how IC subscribers can help ensure on-field success in the future.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Coast to Coast podcast reconvenes after a UNC rivalry road win and a return to the friendly confines of the Smith Center. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to take a look at a two-win week in Chapel Hill, and to update some recruiting news around the program.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell and Bobby Frasor break down UNC's blowout win against Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After UNC's big win over NC State on Wednesday night, the Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host John Bauman on Thursday evening to talk all things UNC Basketball. The crew shares a best quote, best moment or anecdote from Raleigh last night and then debates who is UNC's best five? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's important victory over NC State. He discusses North Carolina's ability to finish out games strongly, shares perspective on Harrison Ingram's rebounding and effort plays and discusses UNC's strong defense as of late. Justin also shares stories of playing N.C. State as a UNC basketball player, including some stories of the iconic 107-56 win over the Wolfpack in 2017. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The road trip gauntlet ended in Raleigh on Wednesday night and it was North Carolina that continued the grind in winning fashion, this time holding North Carolina State to 27 percent shooting while doing just enough on the offensive end to win comfortably, 67-54. The Inside Carolina Postgame podcast features Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley as they break down the key contributors to the Tar Heel win and how this Hubert Davis team can still get better as they head to back to the Smith Center to face Syracuse on Saturday afternoon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Signing Days, Dead Periods, portal commitments and high school all-star games all in the span of a month keeps those in charge of recruiting coverage on their toes 24/7, 365 days a year. On this week’s Noon Dish, Inside Carolina football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley are joined by 247Sports' Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins to recap the high school football All-American Bowl, the Under Armor All Star game and the Shrine Bowl and discuss Tar Heel commitment performances at all three.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s road tests continue this week with NC State on Wednesday night and after taking the first two of three away from home to start 2024, the Tar Heels are relying on a heavy dose of maturity and experience in these early ACC battles. Joel Berry joins Taylor Vippolis for the Inside Carolina Up In The Rafters podcast to highlight how winning games on the road is tough and important in not only the conference race but for tournament chances in March. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off a holiday hiatus, the Coast to Coast Podcast trio of Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell reunite to dissect the four game winning streak that the UNC Basketball squad has put together. Not only have the wins been much needed, they've been fairly convincing, varied in their style, and a collective display of contributions from multiple players. Ahead of the next step on the road at NC State this week, the guys analyze what has made this team tick in recent weeks.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They say defense travels and for North Carolina on Saturday afternoon, it was their defensive pressure along with another solid game on the boards that propelled the Heels to the 65-55 win. Clemson managed only 35 percent from the field and Carolina held the Tigers scoreless over the last 5:02 of the game while icing the tough road win at the foul line. The Inside Carolina pairing of Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley break down the tough ACC road win and look ahead to the big one in Raleigh next week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's start to the new year beating Pitt on the road before previewing Carolina's upcoming matchup with Clemson. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Mack Brown makes staff changes, the moves to fill vacancies comes quickly and on Friday, former Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins was officially announced as North Carolina’s new defensive coordinator. Collins, with previous stints as DC at Mississippi State and Florida, takes over for Gene Chizik and will bring a vastly different approach to that side of the ball for the Heels. The Inside Carolina crew of Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the hire and break down what Collins brings to Chapel Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covering the Tar Heels is a 24/7 job with news from across the North Carolina campus flowing every waking moment. The Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to talk all things Hubert Davis and his 10-3 team fresh off a win in the first of three tough ACC games to open 2024. With Clemson ahead on Saturday, the beat writers discuss how this team appears different and what has to happen to have success against a strong Tiger team looking to bounce back from a loss to Miami. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson discusses UNC's big road win against Pitt. He discusses Cormac Ryan's shooting woes, RJ Davis' consistency as a scorer and the role of bench players like Jalen Washington and Seth Trimble. At the end of the show, Justin shares stories of road trips as a UNC basketball player and what it is like to play in a hostile road environment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In keeping with a familiar timeline for coaching changes, Mack Brown announced major defensive changes on Wednesday with defensive coordinator Gene Chizik and defensive line coach Tim Cross being relieved of their duties with the Tar Heels. Analyst Ted Monachino will step into Cross’s vacated position while a search for a new defensive coordinator is on going. The Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley is joined by Buck Sanders for reaction to the changes and a look ahead to what’s next for Mack Brown’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's road win over Pittsburgh on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give all of their takeaways after UNC loses to West Virginia 30-10. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson takes questions from you, the listeners! Check out this special edition of the show where Justin touches on a bunch of different topics, like what he's learned from being traded in the NBA to who should have won Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2017. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 2023 in the books, North Carolina’s game against West Virginia was a microcosm of the season with some highlights and far too many self-inflicted mistakes that doomed the Tar Heels in the 30-10 loss to the Mountaineers. The Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join host Tommy Ashley for the Inside Carolina Day After podcast to dissect the loss and how all three phases of the game played a role. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina duo of Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to preview the Tar Heels and Mountaineers in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Wednesday at 5:30pm. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Christmas just days away, Hubert Davis’s Tar Heels secured perhaps one of their biggest wins this season, beating Oklahoma in Charlotte during the second annual Jumpman Invitational. Mack Brown’s team wrapped National Signing Day on Wednesday with a solid class and a strong statement from the head man on a rival down I-40 East. The Inside Carolina On The Beat crew of Jeremiah Holloway and Adam Smith join producer John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley to discuss all things Carolina in a hectic week of action around both programs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dewey Burke and Tommy Ashley joined Justin Jackson and John Bauman of the 'Shooting It Straight' podcast for a live breakdown of North Carolina's win over Oklahoma in Charlotte on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The Tar Heels defeated Oklahoma to advance to 8-3 on the year. Dewey and Justin discussed UNC's pace of play, bench usage and looked ahead to conference play. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down Carolina’s 2024 recruiting class with a mega five-hour show packed with insight on each signee, analysis of the class, the program and all things North Carolina football.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's loss against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic and then preview the Jumpman Invitational against Oklahoma. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell brings in Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran to pay tribute to Eric Montross, then discuss the current news for the UNC Basketball program To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina fought all game to catch up to Kentucky’s athleticism and size and finally took a one point lead with 5:15 left, 72-71. From there, the Wildcat freshman made plays to stave off another elite RJ Davis effort, winning 87-83 in the nightcap of the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. Dewey Burke joined host Tommy Ashley to break down the details of how the Heels came up short, falling to 7-3 on the season ahead of a Jordan Classic matchup with Oklahoma on Wednesday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina faces critical games in both football and basketball over the next two weeks with the ‘new era’ of Mack Brown’s team facing West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl and Hubert Davis’s 7-2 team facing Kentucky and Oklahoma on neutral courts in resume building opportunities. The Inside Carolina On the Beat crew of Jeremiah Holloway, Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss what the Tar Heels need to accomplish across both sports in the next two weeks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Jackson is joined by special guest Kenny Williams. The two former UNC teammates discussed life in the pros and how it compares to Williams' time playing overseas. Then, they discuss this year's UNC team and the impacts of the transfer portal on college basketball. At the very end of the podcast, Jackson and Williams trade stories about playing against Kentucky multiple times. Both players participated in the famous game in which Luke Maye hit a late jumper to lift North Carolina to the Final Four. They discuss that game and Jackson's experience playing against Kentucky's famous 2014-15 team that went 38-1. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the early signing period just a week away and the transfer portal in full swing, college football coaches across the country are literally working the trail and the phone lines 24/7. To catch everyone up on the latest news on North Carolina football recruiting, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for this week’s Noon Dish. Callahan and Ashley discuss next week’s signing day for high school recruits and go in depth on the latest news from the portal as Mack Brown’s team looks to bolster a roster thin in certain key areas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's loss against UConn and then preview the CBS Sports Classic against Kentucky. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Tar Heels enjoy their longest break (ten days) of the season, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to assess where the team is thus far. Smack dab in-between tilts between defending champ UConn and blue-blooded Kentucky, Hubert Davis's team has plenty of positives to grow on and some other game facets to work on before the conference season blows in.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Heels in the middle of a ten day exam break, Inside Carolina’s On the Beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley for a newly formatted show highlighting the sights and sounds from the North Carolina basketball beat. Nine games into Hubert Davis’s third season, the beat team provides their favorite quotes, moments and stories from the season so far. Highlighting the new format, Ashley provides this week’s debate topic - UNC team MVP so far - while Smith, Holloway and Rogers present their choice and arguments supporting those picks. Head to the InsideCarolina.com message boards to pick the winner! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson discussed UNC's tough loss to UConn. Against the Huskies, Cormac Ryan had six points in 24 minutes of action, including going 0-6 from three-point land. What can Ryan do to get back on track? And, is Jackson ready to call Harrison Ingram the best player on this UNC team? Jackson also discusses his thoughts on UNC's bench play and what he thinks is missing from that group. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina played tough on Tuesday night, but Cam Spencer and the UConn Huskies were too much down the stretch in winning the second game of the Jimmy V Classic, 87-79. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley join up for The Postgame podcast to break down the Tar Heel defeat and where Hubert Davis's team is ahead of a ten day exam break. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's wins against Tennessee in the SEC/ACC Challenge and opening ACC play with a comeback against Florida State, before previewing the Jimmy V Classic versus UConn. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tar Heels chalked up two wins over the past week, with vastly different performances and in doing so, found two new ways to win. On the latest Coast to Coast Podcast, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to dig into the two wins and how they bode for the remaining 3/4 of the season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina looked a step slow in the first half against the visiting Florida State Seminoles, but full court pressure and intensity led to a 22-0 run midway through the second half as the Tar Heels pulled out a 78-70 win to open the ACC season for both teams. Dewey Burke and Tommy Ashley break down everything from the heated matchup in the Smith Center on the Inside Carolina Postgame show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beisner joins the Coast to Coast Podcast duo of Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell to explain what the Secondary Break Club is, UNC's visions for it, and how he anticipates the Collective helping the program. Coming from two decades of work at Kentucky, Beisner details his past, his understanding of Carolina's place within college hoops, and his ideas for the future.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of "Shooting It Straight," Justin Jackson discussed UNC's statement win over Tennessee. Harrison Ingram, who Jackson called UNC's 'X-Factor' earlier in the year, had 20 points and four made three-pointers during the win. Jackson breaks down UNC's fast start and discusses what allowed Tennessee to get back in the game in the second half. At the end of the show, Jackson takes listener questions and looks ahead to UNC's first conference game of the season against Florida State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With portal season already in full swing, Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley get together for Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish to discuss the chaotic times for college football and how Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels are approaching the month of December. As portal entries rise and portal commitments have become a vital part of roster management, Callahan details the Tar Heel approach and how retention and evaluation play a big part of the process. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a blazing first half that saw North Carolina make easy work of Tennessee's number one ranked (in the nation) defense, Hubert Davis's team held to finally beat a Dalton Knecht led Volunteer team, 100-92. Inside Carolina's Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley discuss the key points of the game and how this Carolina team continues to grow together in the early season on The Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After splitting two tough matchups in the Bahamas, North Carolina comes home to a tougher road with Tennessee coming to the Smith Center on Wednesday night. Follow that physical contest up with Florida State, Connecticut, Kentucky and Oklahoma and you have perhaps the toughest stretch of games for the Heels in recent memory. The Inside Carolina On the Beat crew of Jeremiah Holloway, Adam Smith, producer John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley break it all down and take the second half of the show to discuss where Mack Brown’s team stands after a brutal rivalry loss in Raleigh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's third place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis that included a win over Northern Iowa, an overtime loss to Villanova, and a bounce back win against a ranked Arkansas team, before Berry previews how Carolina battles up against Tennessee for this week's ACC/SEC Challenge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give all of their takeaways after UNC loses to NC State 39-20. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s 2023 regular season came to a resounding end in Raleigh with a 39-20 blowout loss to NC State. The Wolfpack worked the Tar Heels on both sides of the ball from the opening series and Mack Brown’s team had no plan, answer or response the entire night. The Inside Carolina Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley gets together to attempt to make sense of the night and the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley break down the Tar Heels' win over the Razorbacks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Shooting It Straight crew of Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman break down North Carolina's Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal loss against Villanova. The Wildcats overcame the 14th-ranked Tar Heels 83-81 in overtime at Imperial Arena in the tournament semifinals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina's 2023 started hot but has cooled significantly in the last five weeks. With a big rivalry test on the road against NC State this weekend, the Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to break down this important game for Mack Brown and the Tar Heels as they look to get back on track heading into bowl season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina's first half was not one to remember as the Heels could not make shots on one end, and allowed Northern Iowa to hit 60 percent of their field goals on the way to a 41-35 halftime lead. But an energized group of Tar Heels came out of the locker room with a 32-6 run before closing out the Panthers 91-69 in the first quarterfinal of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Harrison Ingram led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Greg Barnes and Joey Powell break it all down on the Inside Carolina Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's win over UC-Riverside before previewing UNC against a great field in the Battle 4 Atlantis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give all of their takeaways after UNC loses to Clemson 31-20. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina came out of the gate on fire, rolling up and down the field against the vaunted Clemson defense. But two gut punches, in the form of uncharacteristic Omarion Hampton fumbles, allowed the Tigers to slowing but surely take over the football game and ultimately keep the Heels at arm's length in the 31-20 win. Inside Carolina's Buck Sanders and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to break it all down on the Day After podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNC Baseball head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss North Carolina's recently wrapped fall baseball season. With 14 new arms and multiple talented transfers joining the roster, Forbes and staff spent the six weeks evaluating and building a plan for the 2024 season. Competitive depth combined with veteran leadership and youthful talent has the Tar Heels in place to make significant strides on the national landscape when the season rolls around in February. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson discusses UNC's win over Lehigh and shares his thoughts on how the team has performed so far this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Opportunity awaits Mack Brown’s North Carolina team on Saturday at Clemson and with Drake Maye, Omarion Hampton and a wealth of talent on the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels have the means to win what would be the biggest in recent football history in Chapel Hill. The Inside Carolina Game Plan crew of Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to break down what has to happen for the Heels to beat the Tigers in Death Valley. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 2 games in the books for the 2023-24 Tar Heels, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran reconvene with host Joey Powell to break down how UNC basketball has looked thus far through 80 minutes of play. The panel discuss the good, the bad, and everything in-between. The show wraps with a recap of new signee Ian Jackson's dynamic performance against Prolific Prep, and Sherrell's insight into '25 offered prospect, Koa Peat's recent visit to Chapel Hill.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina On the Beat crew discusses the week's press availabilities for North Carolina ahead on the Tar Heel trip to Clemson to face the Tigers in Death Valley on Saturday afternoon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss all things North Carolina Basketball from the first two games and share his observations from watching this team closely. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give their takeaways after UNC wins a thriller in double OT 47-45 against Duke in the Battle of the Victory Bell. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina's first two games have presented opportunities, not only to improve, but also to see what areas need particular focused attention and Sunday's second ever matchup with Lehigh was a tale of how consistent effort and execution matter even in against an overmatched opponent. John Bauman and Tommy Ashley break down Carolina's 21 point win in Inside Carolina's Postgame podcast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina beat Duke on Saturday night in a typical wild rivalry kind of way. The Inside Carolina Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and host Tommy Ashley dig into the ways and means of the Tar Heel 47-45 double overtime win with a focus on how the process has become an issue in Chapel Hill and how that has a solid 8-2 start to the season viewed so differently by so many people across the fanbase. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you are fan of old school football, Duke Football will bring that to Kenan Stadium and the North Carolina defense will be on the clock to step up in the rivalry game on Saturday night. Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley on the Inside Carolina Game Plan podcast to break down the preparation and plan for the Tar Heels against the Devils in what should be a tough, physical game in the trenches. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson discussed UNC's first win over the season over Radford. Jackson describes UNC's identity of playing through Armando Bacot and shares some of his first impressions of UNC's newcomers. To wrap the show, Jackson discusses his first game as a Tar Heel back in 2014. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan are joined by 247Sports national basketball analyst Travis Branham to discuss UNC's three commitments that are set to sign this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina OTB crew of Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join producer John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley ahead of a big week for Mack Brown's Tar Heels as Duke comes calling in Kenan Stadium in a big rivalry contest. The crew also discusses the start of Hubert Davis's third season as the Heels beat Radford in the season opener on Monday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dewey Burke joins host Tommy Ashley for the first edition of The Postgame podcast for North Carolina's 2023-24 basketball season. Burke and Ashley break down UNC's 16 point win as Armando Bacot led this Heels with 25 points and 13 rebounds. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give their takeaways after UNC beats up on Campbell 59-7 and looks ahead to the remaining three games on the schedule. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With two tough and inexplicable losses still weighing on the program psyche, the Campbell Camels were the perfect elixer for Mack Brown’s North Carolina team and after a sluggish start, the Heels ran away from the visitors and checked all the necessary boxes ahead of the season’s stretch run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to break down how the Tar Heels season has gone off the rails in the past two weeks and how Mack Brown's team can make Saturday's contest against Campbell the first step to getting back on track. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of 'Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson,' Justin Jackson and John Bauman review UNC's first exhibition game and discuss expectations for the upcoming UNC Basketball season. Then, at the end, Jackson describes the Carolina Mile and how he approached things differently as an upperclassman vs. as a freshman. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran provide their takeaways from UNC's exhibition game and then look ahead to what to reasonably expect from the 2023-24 Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer give their takeaways after another disappointing performance from UNC Football, losing once again as a double digit favorite To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buck Sanders and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the catastrophic performance by North Carolina's defense in the loss to Georgia Tech. It is the third straight time a ranked UNC team has lost to the Yellow Jackets. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia Tech is a better team than Virginia. With that said, the North Carolina Tar Heels head to Atlanta in need of a bounce back performance, in all three phases of the game and it will not be easy on Saturday night. The Game Plan crew of Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and host Tommy Ashley break down the details of how Mack Brown’s team can get back on track and stay in the ACC Championship game race. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With high school football seasons wrapping up and the playoffs ahead, Inside Carolina football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for the latest updates on Tar Heel recruiting and what’s next on the trail. With a potential new commitment looming, Callahan catches listeners up on how senior season’s have gone for current UNC commits and wraps the show with this week’s Top Five. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s loss that weekend has the fanbase on edge, but Tar Heel coaches and players appear focused on the task ahead, a trip to Atlanta to face the always troublesome Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Inside Carolina On the Beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman for a lively discussion of how the Heels bounce back, or bounce out of contention for a spot in the ACC Championship game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer try to make sense of UNC's loss against Virginia, that saw the Tar Heels lose as a 23.5 point favorite and where the team goes from here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dealing with success has been a struggle for North Carolina Football over the years. Saturday’s loss to Virginia was yet another inexplicable game that saw a top ten Tar Heel team show up without focus or intent, losing a game it had no business losing - on paper. The Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and host Tommy Ashley break down the result and what’s ahead for Mack Brown’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley get together for the Game Plan podcast to break down North Carolina's rivalry matchup against Virginia. UNC looks to go 7-0 on the season against a struggling Wahoo team and the Tar Heels need to stay focused and business against the visitors. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a chill sets in the Chapel Hill air, basketball season is upon us. The latest episode of the Coast to Coast Podcast with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell brings you the most recent Tar Heel hoops news.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mack Brown’s North Carolina team is halfway through the 2023 regular season and the despite the perfect 6-0 record, the Heels have plenty to work on and improve before playing their best game. The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host/producer John Bauman to discuss everything that lies ahead for this team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's win against Miami that moved the team to 6-0, beating the U for the fifth consecutive season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buck Sanders and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to break down North Carolina's convincing win over the visiting Miami Hurricanes, 41-31, on Inside Carolina'sDay After live show. The Tar Heels needed a validating win to enter the national conversation and a strong third quarter on both sides of the ball answered whatever doubts there were about Mack Brown's team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Primetime ABC showcase games have not come around in Chapel Hill too many times in recent years, but Saturday night’s North Carolina vs Miami tilt puts Mack Brown’s Tar Heel program squarely center stage on the college football landscape. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the key players and matchups to watch for North Carolina, with national relevance at stake. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

InsidetheU.com's Chris Stock joins Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley on Inside Carolina's Next Level podcast to break down the big primetime Saturday night game - North Carolina vs. Miami. Stock shares his insight and knowledge of a Hurricane team coming off a devastating loss while the Tar Heels are riding high at 5-0 following a 40-7 rout of Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s 5-0 start on the season has gotten the Tar Heels in good position with players in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes and with Miami coming to town in primetime on Saturday night, this weekend is shaping up to be a big deal in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley on this week’s Noon Dish to discuss the impact of the fast start, the national recognition and the big meeting between the Canes and Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman for a check in on the latest around North Carolina Football and the Tar Heels' matchup with Miami on Saturday night. The 7:30 pm game in Kenan Stadium is a 'stair step' game for the Heels while the the Hurricanes look to rebound from a brutal last second loss to Georgia Tech last weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's win against Syracuse that moved the team to 5-0 and preview the upcoming game against Miami. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's complete 40-7 win over Syracuse in Kenan Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The UNC offense run over the 'Cuse defense, but it was the Tar Heel defense that won the day with an impressive effort across the board against Garrett Shrader and the Orange offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join host Tommy Ashley on location at the Smith Center from UNC's Basketball Media Day. The Inside Carolina trio share their takeaways from the interviews and practice session they attended. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally whole four games into the season in the receiver room, North Carolina faces Syracuse in Kenan Stadium, and there is little doubt, the focus will be on the final piece of the puzzle for Drake Maye and the offense, Tez Walker. The Game Plan crew of Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and host Tommy Ashley break down Walker’s impact on the UNC offense and take a look at what challenges Mack Brown’s team faces on both sides of the ball against the 4-1 Orange. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the NCAA ruling that Tez Walker will be immediately eligibility to play for North Carolina starting this weekend against Syracuse. Barnes breaks down the process that eventually led to Walker being eligible after numerous failed attempts to persuade the NCAA to grant the Kent State transfer's waiver. After that, IC's Joey Powell is joined by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein to discuss the State of North Carolina's role in all of this. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special edition of The Players' Lounge, a partnership between Inside Carolina and Heels4Life, host Joey Powell is joined by four members of the Carolina Football team that exemplify what it means to be a student athlete. Elijah Green, Willie Lampkin, Jacolbe Cowan, and Russell Tabor take time out of their incredibly full calendars to let fans in on what their lives look like, and why academics are so important to them. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell get you up to speed on the most recent Tar Heel recruiting news, specifically surrounding Caleb Wilson, Jasper Johnson, and Boogie Fland. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join producer John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley to look ahead to North Carolina's matchup against Syracuse in Kenan Stadium on Satuday at 3:30pmon ESPN. The Inside Carolina OTB crew talks 'Cuse defense, UNC's prep work during the open date and how the game will affect the league standings going forward in a wide open race to the ACC Championship game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC four games into the 2023 season recapping their biggest takeaways off the bye week and into a game week back at home against Syracuse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as there is no offseason at Inside Carolina, a North Carolina bye week cannot keep the Day After crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley away as the trio gets together to talk about the Tar Heel 4-0 start and what lies ahead for Mack Brown’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cover 3 Podcast host Chip Patterson joins Inside Carolina's Next Level to talk with hosts Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley on a wide range of topics including North Carolina Football's 4-0 start, how the Heels match up with the conference 'heavy weights' and how the ACC race will shake out as the season rolls on. Patterson and Barnes also shares thoughts on how ACC expansion continues to be in the conversation with the latest noise from Clemson and FSU on that front. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for latest in Tar Heel recruiting.  Callahan provides an update on recent 2025 commitment Trey Blue and also breaks down the latest 2024 offer to Georgia native defensive lineman Leroy Jackson. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Tar Heels ease into a much needed bye week, the On the Beat crew of Jeremiah Holloway, Evan Rogers and Adam Smith join host Tommy Ashley to dig into North Carolina’s 4-0 start in Mack Brown’s fifth season in 2.0 and the first 4-0 since 1997. The flip side of the show has the crew discussing the newly released ACC Basketball schedule as Hubert Davis’ Heels now know what they’ll face as the revamped roster looks to bounce back from a disappointing last season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's 41-24 win at Pittsburgh with their biggest takeaways including how Drake Maye makes it look effortless, Alijah Huzzie's dominance, being legit ACC Title Contenders four weeks in and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and host Tommy Ashley discuss North Carolina's 41-24 win over Pittsburgh in the ACC opener for both teams. The Heels move to 4-0 on the season with a bye week ahead to rest and work on improving the problem areas for a team winning games in different ways each week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a big opportunity for the North Carolina Tar Heels less than 48 hours away, the Inside Carolina Game Plan crew of Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and host Tommy Ashley roll out a familiar formula as the Pittsburgh Panthers stand in the way of North Carolina’s first 4-0 start since 1997. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With practice about to begin for the UNC basketball squad, the Coast to Coast trio of Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell wrap up their series of individual player previews. Grad transfers Paxson Wojcik and Cormac Ryan should give the Tar Heels some needed experienced shooting from the perimeter. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join producer John Bauman and host Tommy Ashley for a break down of the week’s press conference words from Mack Brown, Cedric Gray, Drake Maye and JJ Jones. The primetime 8:00 P.M. ACC opener for the Tar Heels and Panthers will be televised by ACC Network. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's 31-13 win over Minnesota with their biggest takeaways including Nate McCollum's big day, winning on third down, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's 31-13 win over Minnesota. Drake Maye and Nate McCollum led the way with the defense making critical plays on third down to stymie the Gophers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As North Carolina heads into week three of the college football season, Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the latest news in Tar Heel recruiting - including a commitment from class of 2025 edge rusher Kamden Laudenslager. Callahan breaks down Laudenslager's recruitment and what the 6-3, 215-pound Owing Mills, Md. product brings to the table for Mack Brown's team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's cross conference matchup with Minnesota on Saturday afternoon in Kenan Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, Tommy Ashley and John Bauman discusss the latest in the Tez Walker saga as well as the latest news from North Carolina's coach and player press conferences ahead of the Tar Heels Saturday afternoon tilt against Minnesota. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's 40-34 win over App State in double overtime with their biggest takeaways including how schematic issues are plaguing the Tar Heels, troubles offensively without a go-to receiver, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join host Tommy Ashley to break down North Carolina's overtime win against Appalachian State. Led by Omarion Hampton's 234 yards, the Heels managed to do just enough in the end to hold off the Mountaineers in Kenan Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of the NCAA's decision on Tez Walker's eligibility and North Carolina's preparation for this weekend's Appalachian State game in Kenan Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to begin previewing the upcoming basketball season by taking a look at the Juniors and Seniors. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s defense came out on fire against the Gamecocks on Saturday night. Did Gene Chizik’s crew set the tone for the season going forward? Inside Carolina beat writers Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway join John Bauman and Tommy Ashley to discuss that tone setting performance, putting the numbers into perspective and looking ahead to Saturday’s game against Appalachian State in Kenan Stadium. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer break down UNC's 31-17 win over South Carolina with their biggest takeaways including how UNC addressed their biggest questions, the defense's turnaround, the potential of this offense with Tez Walker and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join Tommy Ashley to break down Carolina's convincing 31-17 win over the Gamecocks in Charlotte. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first Game Plan of 2023 brings together Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and host Tommy Ashley for an in-depth discussion of Saturday night’s critical opener for North Carolina as the Heels face rival South Carolina in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium at 7:30pm on ABC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This annual show gathers the Inside Carolina crew of host Tommy Ashley, producer John Bauman, Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and Taylor Vippolis together for a lively discussion of expectations and game by game predictions for Mack Brown’s 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels. Then, stick around for the first episode of the season of Next Level, as Greg Barnes and Ashley welcome in stats guru Brian Fremeau to discuss the numbers that will matter most this fall.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don Callahan joins Tommy Ashley to discuss how UNC’s Class of 2024 commitments have fared thus far in their senior seasons. Callahan breaks down each player’s early season performances as well as contrasting the production against the potential and expectations of each. And with each week of Noon Dish, a new Top Five list closes the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and fellow Carolina football letterman Jeff Schoettmer debut their new podcast as they preview both the 2023 football season for the Tar Heels and look ahead to the Week 1 matchup the team has against South Carolina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Smith Jeremiah Holloway and Producer John Bauman are joined by debuting intern Evan Rogers to share what they learned from Mack Brown and the coordinators' press conferences. Then, the crew discusses the big picture for the North Carolina football program under Brown. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Carolina team will be making their picks in various UNC Football Over/ Under categories. Listen to hear whether Amari Gainer will go over or under 4.5 sacks or if Drake Maye will go over or under seven rush TDs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell preview the freshmen and sophomores as we creep toward the official start of practice. Listen as well for the latest updates about the UNC Basketball program and recruiting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the North Carolina Tar Heels and high school teams preparing for the start of their respective seasons, the world of college football recruiting has slowed in the dog days of August. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss one remaining commitment announcement and a recent decommitment from the Heels 2025 class along with a look ahead to the recruiting trail for 2024. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Mack Brown's weekly training camp update held on Tuesday, Inside Carolina's Adam Smith and Jeremiah Holloway unpack everything from the press conference from the Tez Walker situation to moves up and down the depth chart for the North Carolina football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the never ending saga that is conference realignment in college athletics churning out news by the hour, the Inside Carolina roundtable crew gets together to discuss UNC’s place in the new world order of realignment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina governor Roy Cooper joins a special edition of the Inside Carolina podcast to discuss his involvement in the Tez Walker eligibility case and why he wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker. Cooper also discusses the impact of conference realignment on North Carolina and the role of government in the Name, Image and Likeness realm. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off of the biggest NIL fundraiser at UNC to date, Heels4Life Executive Director Graham Boone joins Joey Powell to discuss the latest with Carolina Football's collective. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley break down the latest recruiting news for Mack Brown and the Tar Heels with the 2024 class wrapping up.  With one position need still in play, Callahan discusses what the Heels will be searching for early in the high school football season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the first day in pads in the books for North Carolina, Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for observations and analysis of day six of the Tar Heel football training camp. Beat writer Adam Smith joins Ashley to open the show with a discussion of the Devontez Walker ruling from the NCAA denying the Kent State transfers immediate eligibility, a ruling which UNC has appealed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the basketball recruiting calendar turns over and the summer season winds down, the Coast to Coast Podcast rolls on and brings in a special guest for the topics at hand. 247 Sports' National Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein, joins Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and host Joey Powell. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down day one of North Carolina's 2023 football training camp with position by position analysis and thoughts on the new members of Mack Brown's coaching staff. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Junior JJ Jones joins Inside Carolina’s Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley for the preseason’s last edition of The Players’ Lounge to talk about his path to football, to Chapel Hill and to the field for the 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Players Lounge is sponsored by Heels4Life, the official NIL collective of Tar Heel Football. Head to Heels4Life.org to learn about their subscriptions where you can have access to exclusive player content, memorabilia, and VIP experiences. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley are joined by special guest 2025 defensive line recruit Gus Ritchey. The jumbo athlete plays tight end and defensive end at Pittsboro (N.C.) Northwood High and is ranked among the state's Top 10 prospects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tommy Ashley is joined by an all-star crew of Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes and Taylor Vippolis to kick off coverage of Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels 2023 season as training camp opens on August 2nd in Chapel Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the finale of this summer's series of scouting reports, Inside Carolina's football expert Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down the UNC quarterbacks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley look ahead to four star wide receiver Alex Taylor's announcement on July 29th. Callahan and Ashley also preview UNC's preferred walk-ons for 2023 and look at the beginnings of the 2025 class. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In what may be the most in-depth and honest conversation of the series, this edition of the Players' Lounge features Tar Heel running back Elijah Green. Taylor Vippolis and Joey Powell ask the questions, but it's the Georgia native Green that takes Tar Heel fans on one amazing ride over the course of this discussion.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing the summer series of scouting reports, Inside Carolina's football expert Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley take a look at the wide receiver group. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell link up to discuss the quickly-ending AAU season and coach Hubert Davis's summer press conference last week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley talk recent UNC football commitments and what announcements in the coming weeks will shape North Carolina's 2024 class. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this edition of The Players’ Lounge, junior defensive back DeAndre Boykins joins Tommy Ashley and Taylor Vippolis for a look into the Concord, North Carolina native’s journey to Chapel Hill and how he has progressed on and off the football field as a Tar Heel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis answers fan-submitted questions ahead of the upcoming UNC football season, including predictions on breakout players, what defensive improvement would look like, a succession plan for after Mack Brown, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Continuing the summer series of scouting reports, Inside Carolina's football expert Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley take a look at the tight end position. With new coach Freddie Kitchens inheriting a stacked and diverse room, this group of three players looks to build off a successful and productive 2022 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Don Callahan, John Bauman and Tommy Ashley discuss four star Jordan Shipp's commitment to UNC on Sunday with special guest appearances from Shipp and Providence Day School head coach Chad Grier. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell is joined by Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran to recap the UNC recruiting news of note from the 2023 Peach Jam and discuss the reassess Carolina's offseason additions to the roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the recruiting dead period at head, Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley dig into the grind that is July on the recruiting trail. With Jalon Thompson recently becoming the 23rd member of Mack Brown’s 2024 class, Callahan and Ashley discuss upcoming commitment announcements as well as how the recruiting timeline continues to speed up. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Coastal Carolina and now North Carolina offensive lineman Willie Lampkin shares his story of overcoming adversity to becoming a factor in the Tar Heel trenches in 2023.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley provide an in-depth preview into the 2023 Tar Heel running backs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Maye joins Joey Powell and Tommy Ashley to discuss his time at Carolina, what it is like having his sons follow in his footsteps to UNC, and how important Chapel Hill is to the Maye family. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to give their instant reaction on the news that WVU transfer James Okonkwo will be joining the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss more of the 2024 recruiting cycle news. Mack Brown prefers to have his class locked in by the end summer and with the latest run of commitments and more announcements ahead, things appear to be going as planned. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina wide receiver Nate McCollum shares the story of his journey from dual sport high school star in the Atlanta area to a productive career as a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket and now an expected starter and key contributor in a vaunted UNC offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey Powell talks with Tyler Haddad, founder of Triple Threat Hoops in Dover, NJ, and longtime coach and personal trainer of UNC freshman guard, Elliot Cadeau. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley provide an in-depth preview into the 2023 Tar Heel offensive line. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley break down the latest news for North Carolina football recruiting. Callahan details the remaining 2024 targets and the most recent commitments for Mack Brown and the Tar Heels. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of the Players' Lounge brought to you by Heels4Life, UNC Edge Rusher Des Evans joins Joey Powell in a proverbial barcalounger to open up about a wide array of topics from football to recruiting, music to graphic design.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Vippolis and Tommy Ashley examine the key Carolina Football questions of this offseason, starting with how the additions of new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey and offensive line coach Randy Clement will impact the offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join host Jon Seiglie to catch up on the latest UNC basketball recruiting news from this weekend's events, discuss the 2023 NBA draft, and look ahead to the upcoming recruiting opportunities. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myles Murphy is the featured guest on the Sixth Installment of The Players' Lounge, Inside Carolina’s collaboration with Heels4Life. The big D-Lineman gets candid about everything from recruitment to life off the field, and everything in-between. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley provide an in-depth preview into the 2023 Tar Heel defensive tackles. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina (36-24) wrapped its 2023 back on June 4th with a 6-5 extra innings loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Terre Haute, Indiana NCAA Regional. Since that loss, "things have been wide open" according to head coach Scott Forbes, with roster management both in high school recruiting and transfer portal additions and losses. Forbes joined host Tommy Ashley for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss those topics and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina football recruiting expert Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss the latest UNC commitments and the impact that North Carolina's big official visit weekends have on solidifying the 2024 class. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina safety Will Hardy joins the fifth installment of The Players’ Lounge, Inside Carolina’s collaboration with Heels4Life.org, to allow fans an inside look at growing up in a football family, joining the long lineage of those before him in playing the sport on a Division 1 level and what it means to be a part of the North Carolina Football program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley provide an in-depth preview into the 2023 Tar Heel edge rushers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran and Joey Powell are back with the latest updates for UNC basketball. Per usual, the group dives into the most recent updates on players arriving to campus and much more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the summer recruiting scene in overdrive, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and host Tommy Ashley discuss all things North Carolina football recruiting, commitments, and the Noon Dish Top 5 list of the week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley provide an in-depth preview into the 2023 Tar Heel linebackers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amari Gainer joins The Players’ Lounge, in the fourth episode of Inside Carolina’s collaborative effort with Heels4Life.org in a way North Carolina fans can get to know the Florida State transfer both on the field and away from the grind of college football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices