NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NEWS

UNC QB Race Approaching Countdown Mode for Season Opener It’s a two-man battle between Max Johnson and Conner Harrell at the moment, and the competition won’t stop when the games get started.

AUGUST 13 • 247SPORTS.COM

Browns Rookie Michael Hall Jr. Arrested After Domestic Dispute On Tuesday, Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. was arrested following a domestic dispute on Monday night. The team re...

AUGUST 13 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Browns Rookie Michael Hall Jr. Arrested After Domestic Dispute On Tuesday, Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. was arrested following a domestic dispute on Monday night. The team re...

AUGUST 13 • THESTATE.COM

UNC's Randy Clements Returns to Coaching After Health Scare The offensive line coach landed in the hospital as the Tar Heels began training camp, after a digestive tract infection worsened and spread.

AUGUST 13 • 247SPORTS.COM

UNC Practice Notes, Video Interviews from Monday Here’s our visit with Randy Clements, Stick Lane, Howard Sampson and Kaleb Cost, after the Tar Heels finished their 12th practice of trainin...

AUGUST 12 • 247SPORTS.COM

North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance bids goodbye after 21 titles

Anson Dorrance’s unmatched success in college athletics began in an era when he was coaching two soccer teams at North Carolina

AUGUST 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

North Carolina coach Mack Brown still in search of a starting quarterback for opener Max Johnson, Conner Harrell, Jacolby Criswell are ‘on call every day’ to show what they can do to lead the team, Brown says.

AUGUST 12 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Preseason Injury to Amare Campbell Hits UNC on Defense The linebacker has been sidelined by a broken hand, but sources say he isn’t expected to miss the Tar Heels’ season opener on Aug. 29.

AUGUST 11 • 247SPORTS.COM

2024 North Carolina football predictions: Ranked No. 46 by RJ Young

Find out where FOX Sports' RJ Young ranks the North Carolina Tar Heels in his ultimate 134 college football ranking.

AUGUST 11

Jacolby Criswell - Making case to be Week 1 starter Criswell is making a case to be North Carolina's quarterback to begin their 2024 season, Evan Rogers of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact North Carolina's football program must decide on a starting quarterback to use when the team begins its 2024 season at Minnesota on Aug. 29. The contenders include Criswell, Max Johnson and Conner Harrell. Criswell re-enrolled at North Carolina after Arkansas' 2023 season, which has proven to be the senior's best thus far.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Conner Harrell - In QB competition Harrell is making a case to be the Tar Heels' quarterback to begin their 2024 season, Evan Rogers of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Harrell is among three quarterbacks, the other two being Max Johnson and Jacolby Criswell, to be North Carolina's quarterback for Week 1 on Aug. 29. Unlike either Johnson or Criswell, Harrell has recent experience playing under UNC's head coach Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Max Johnson - Making case for QB1 position Johnson is making a case to be the Tar Heels' primary quarterback to begin their 2024 season, Evan Rogers of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Johnson, Conner Harrell and Jacolby Criswell are making a case to be the Tar Heels' quarterback when they begin their 2024 season at Minnesota on Aug. 29. Compared to Harrell and Criswell, Johnson has a lot of experience, which includes at least 2,000 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns for both LSU and Texas A&M.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Anson Dorrance retires as North Carolina women's soccer coach after NCAA-record 21 national titles

Anson Dorrance, whose 21 NCAA championships are the most by a head coach in any Division I sport in college history, is retiring after 45 seasons directing the women’s soccer progr...

AUGUST 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Darwin Barlow Finds Sunshine at UNC Through 'Dark Places' Football feels fun again with the Tar Heels for the transfer running back, whose warmth can disguise the stormy segments of his long college...

AUGUST 9 • 247SPORTS.COM

UNC Practice Notes, Video Interviews from Wednesday Here’s our visit with Charlton Warren, Will Hardy, Kevin Hester Jr. and Austin Blaske, after the Tar Heels finished their eighth training ca...

AUGUST 7 • 247SPORTS.COM

Julien Randolph - Participates in Tuesday practice Randolph (lower body) participated in North Carolina's team practice Tuesday, Adam Smith of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Now that Randolph is healthy, perhaps he can finally begin his collegiate career, which was expected to commence during 2023 before a lower-body injury prematurely took him out of action. Currently, Randolph is expected to challenge Jake Johnson to be North Carolina's third tight end behind Bryson Nesbit and John Copenhaver.

AUGUST 7 • ROTOWIRE

Geoff Collins Q&A: Training Camp Update on UNC Defense Here’s what the first-year defensive coordinator said Tuesday, after the Tar Heels’ seventh practice session of training camp.

AUGUST 6 • 247SPORTS.COM

UNC Football Practice Notes, Video Interviews from Saturday Our visit with Amare Campbell, Beau Atkinson, Nate McCollum and Darwin Barlow after the Tar Heels finished their fifth training camp practic...

AUGUST 3 • 247SPORTS.COM

The Tar Heels faded in past 2 years with QB Drake Maye. Now they must fix that issue without him

North Carolina faces two significant hurdles in the sixth season of Mack Brown's second coaching stint in Chapel Hill

AUGUST 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNC football's JJ Jones says Tar Heels to play with 'chip' on their shoulders The Tar Heels have been picked to finish eighth in the ACC in the preseason football poll, giving UNC players added motivation.

AUGUST 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Omarion Hampton, Willie Lampkin Named To Preseason All-ACC Team The conference released its preseason awards Thursday evening, voted on by the media.

AUGUST 1 • 247SPORTS.COM

NC State, North Carolina football each land two players on preseason all-ACC first team Miami QB Cam Ward is the preseason ACC player of the year. The Wolfpack is represented by KC Concepcion and Aydan White, while UNC’s Omarion...

AUGUST 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

John Copenhaver Ready For Brace-Free 2024 Season The fifth-year tight end dealt with hand, shoulder and foot injuries on the right side of his body last year.

AUGUST 1 • 247SPORTS.COM

Wednesday Night Practice Notes & Video Interviews J.J. Jones, Alijah Huzzie, Desmond Evans and John Copenhaver spoke with reporters after training camp practice No. 3.

AUGUST 1 • 247SPORTS.COM

John Copenhaver - Practicing in full Copenhaver (lower body) has returned to North Carolina's practice field in full capacity, Inside Carolina reports.

Impact Copenhaver missed the Tar Heels' bowl game and spring practice period with his lowery body injury, but he's finally a full go as fall camp begins. The tight end is coming off his best season yet in which he recorded 18 catches for 279 yards and four touchdowns. He figures to crack North Carolina's two-deep at tight end with the season rolls around.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE