Inside Carolina: Kickoff Rule Change

This week, join the hosts of “On The Heels” for a discussion about the narrow victory against the Wake Forest football team, a look forward to Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech, and a moment to acknowledge the tragedy out of Virginia.

Three take-aways from Carolina’s pleasing 41-10 win over Virginia Tech. The Hokies (along with Commonwealth cousin Virginia) may be the worst team in the ACC, a shadow of what they used to be. The ACC Coastal Division and the mythical “State Championship” are still out there for the Tar Heels to win. Drake Maye has […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its plans for fall sports on Wednesday, which includes changes like largely conference-only matches and shorter schedules. Football will move to an 11-game schedule, which includes 10 conference games and one out-of-conference game. In addition, Notre Dame will play a 10-game conference schedule and will be eligible to play in […]

The Tar Heels had their first open practice under coach Mack Brown, and this edition of “Inside Carolina” goes over the outlook from the ground with Ross Martin’s in-person account of what the future UNC football squad is shaping up to be in the coming season.

The start of signing and real recruitment came quickly for Mack Brown, who relatively recently was announced as the head coach of UNC football for next season. The first round of early recruiting commitments happened this week, and it seems that Brown and his staff so far were successful in scrambling to put together a […]

With the two most recent hires for the Tar Heels under Mack Brown, Jay Bateman and Phil Longo at the positions of defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator respectively, today’s edition of “Inside Carolina” discusses their unique styles of coaching and gameplay that will be blending together on the field next year.

The season so far has been rough for the Tar Heels, and today’s “Inside Carolina” talks about a silver lining for UNC. While offensively struggling, the Carolina defense has proven to be a promising part of the squad, thanks to the efforts of key players and some excellent coaching.

Since the football season has now officially begun, today’s “Inside Carolina” talks through just how August is a “dead period” in terms of recruiting. High school players and college teams alike are focusing on the seasons ahead of them, and the rules regarding contact from college recruiters have changed now that the season has started […]

As summer workouts wind down and football season is less than two months away, today’s Inside Carolina discusses preparations currently underway by the UNC football team, and how the Tar Heels can best ready themselves for another season in the ACC.

With everyone talking about other takeaways and controversial comments from Media Day, one important alteration to college football is flying somewhat under the radar: a change to the rules regarding kickoff returns work. Today’s Inside Carolina has details on this rule change, and what it means.