NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS NEWS

PICK SIX: Ex-Tennessee players head list of impact transfers

The transfer portal was particularly active during the most recent offseason

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Howell, No. 10 Tar Heels face hype as ACC division favorite

Tenth-ranked North Carolina faces big expectations in Year 3 of Mack Brown's second stint coaching the Tar Heels

AUGUST 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sam Howell's NFL comps, top worries in football and hoops, and Hubert Davis' recruiting acumen: North Carolina mailbag Brendan Marks answers subscribers' questions on the Tar Heels football and basketball teams' outlook

AUGUST 16, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Here's how UNC tight end Garrett Walston hopes to expand his role in passing game Tar Heels super senior tight end Garrett Walston is hopeful that a new routine has helped hone his skills at tight end enough to be noticed...

AUGUST 8, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Sam Howell and his successor, the RB rotation and a beefed-up defensive line: 10 thoughts on North Carolina's first practice Expectations are sky high for the Tar Heels after their Orange Bowl season

AUGUST 5, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

UNC quarterback Sam Howell talks about the team's maturity heading into the 2021 football season University of North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell talks with reporters via Zoom following the Tar Heels first football practice of the sea...

AUGUST 5, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

UNC's Mack Brown: 'You'd better have a great first practice' University of North Carolina football coach Mack Brown talks with the Tar Heels' first practices of the 2021 season, the competition for pla...

AUGUST 5, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

All eyes on Sam Howell and all ears on Mack Brown as UNC starts a season it hopes ends loudly “This season is probably a little different,” UNC quarterback Sam Howell said. “People are saying a lot of things.”

AUGUST 5, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

4 things to watch as the UNC Tar Heels begin fall football practice Thursday North Carolina players reported on Wednesday and will take the field on Thursday for arguably its most-anticipated fall football camp in a d...

AUGUST 5, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

2021 Heisman Trophy watch list: Sam Howell, Spencer Rattler lead top contenders Nine of the top 10 vote-getters for last year's Heisman Trophy were selected in the NFL draft in April, including seven first-round selectio...

AUGUST 2, 2021 • NFL.COM

Is Sam Howell better than Trevor Lawrence? ESPN makes the case UNC's QB could be ESPN stat graphic starts debate on social media

JULY 28, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

UNC's Howell, Clemson headline preseason all-ACC team

North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell is the preseason pick to be Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year while six-time reigning champion Clemson headlines the all-ACC team w...

JULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Matt Fortuna: UNC QB Sam Howell is the runaway ACC preseason... - The Athletic UNC QB Sam Howell is the runaway ACC preseason player of the year. Clemson leads preseason All-ACC picks with eight, six on defense. 1. Howe...

JULY 27, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Tigers again: Clemson is favorite for 7th straight ACC title

Clemson is the preseason favorite to win a seventh straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship

JULY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

VIDEO: Summer discussion on Hurricanes and Tar Heels Watch a discussion about the Miami Hurricanes and North Carolina Tar Heels prior to the start of preseason practices.

JULY 23, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Transfer Expectations: WR Ray Rose Breaking down what ECU is getting in Ray Rose from North Carolina.

JULY 22, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Howell, King headline ACC's wealth of returning QB talent

North Carolina's Sam Howell is a Heisman Trophy candidate and the headliner of the Atlantic Coast Conference's class of experienced returning quarterbacks

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New ACC commissioner wants Notre Dame as football member

New Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips made it clear he wants Notre Dame to join the conference as a full-time football member

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watch: Former FSU player, current UNC coach Mack Brown talks Bobby Bowden The former Seminole and current head coach of the Tar Heels discussed Bowden’s legacy after news broke that he is baffling a terminal condit...

JULY 21, 2021 • TALLAHASSEE.COM

In the Heisman race, the Tar Heels will let Sam Howell's play speak for itself North Carolina’s decision not to actively push Sam Howell for the Heisman says a lot about him — and the team’s expectations.

JULY 20, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

In the Heisman race, the Tar Heels will let Sam Howell's play speak for itself North Carolina’s decision not to actively push Sam Howell for the Heisman says a lot about him — and the team’s expectations.

JULY 20, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

New DB coach Chris Collins extends new offers in Georgia Kentucky has offered Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab cornerback Austin Ausberry (6-foot-1, 185), Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage 2...

JULY 18, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Staples: Mack Brown isn't worried anymore. He's 'a better coach' and doing what he loves to do At North Carolina, Brown isn't sweating the small stuff. He's focused on winning. “So many coaches are miserable right now,” he said.

JULY 14, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mack Brown leaning on trust in challenging offseason for future of UNC football Tar Heels coach concerned with amount of scholarships available for Class of ’22

JULY 8, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

D.J. Jones - Scores in spring game Jones (lower body) has returned to the field, scoring a rushing touchdown in North Carolina's spring game.

Impact The running back suffered his injury late last season and was forced to miss their bowl game. Now a sophomore, he had five carries and racked up 13 yards and a score in the spring game. With the departures of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams for the NFL, Jones will have an opportunity to get more involved in the offense this season.

JULY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE