David Glenn

Just 11 months after hosting the 2024 U.S. Open in Pinehurst, the Old North State is welcoming the golf world to the 2025 PGA Championship this week in Charlotte, and two former UNC standouts are part of the star-studded field.

Last spring, North Carolina baseball coach Scott Forbes posted by far his best season as the successor to legendary UNC leader Mike Fox, with a first-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a thrilling trip to the College World Series.

Last April, when record-setting North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye became the #3 overall selection in the National Football League draft, the estimated American television audience consisted of more than 12 million people.

Beginning with the 2025-26 season, for the first time in history, some projected first-round draft picks will be able to make as much money as college athletes than they would make as first-year professionals

For decades, while the Southeastern Conference often set the standard in college football, the Atlantic Coast Conference served that function in men’s basketball. No more.

For most of the past half-century, at the end of March in any given year, a college basketball coach would have a pretty clear picture of his roster for the following season.

This unique approach to the Big Bracket blends art and science. It leaves plenty of room, within its boundaries, for you to exercise your personal prognostication freedom. While far from perfect, it has a proven track record.