Holding Court: UNC Football Takes Big Swing With Belichick
The University of North Carolina, which has been playing football since 1888, has never paid its head football coach at the top end of the college market. Until now.
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David Glenn
Holding Court: UNC’s Recent Wins Provide Breathing Room
Last season, when only five of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s then-15 teams played in the NCAA Tournament, there shouldn’t have been much mystery about who got into the Big Dance and why.
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Holding Court: UNC Struggling Without Productive Post Presence
If you’re a long-time North Carolina basketball fan, and you can’t remember the last time the Tar Heels lacked a highly productive post presence, a faulty memory is not the culprit.
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Holding Court: UNC’s Unhelpful Internal Power Struggle
North Carolina’s football coaching search could end at any moment. Regardless of the Tar Heels’ ultimate choice, it likely will take years to determine the wisdom of their selection.
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Holding Court: UNC Football Program Still Seeking Elusive ‘Next Level’
There are seven Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs in the state of North Carolina. Four of them, including UNC, fired their head coach this season.
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Holding Court: While Brown Should Be Celebrated, His UNC Future Had Become Alarming
When looking back, it’s easy to conclude that Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown deserved more time as the leader of North Carolina’s football program.
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Holding Court: UNC Hit the Transfer Portal Jackpot
When North Carolina football coach Mack Brown built the Tar Heels into a top-10 program in the 1990s, he did so almost entirely by recruiting the high school ranks with aplomb. In recent years, during his second tenure at Carolina, he has had to take a much different approach.
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Holding Court: UNC Football’s Preseason Goals Remain Mostly Within Reach
Finish. Beat State. Win a bowl game. Those three goals were among the highest priorities of North Carolina coach Mack Brown back in August.
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Holding Court: Hubert Davis Reflects on His Connection to His Coach
The 2024-25 North Carolina basketball season, which officially opened Monday night with the Tar Heels’ 90-76 victory over Elon at the Dean E. Smith Center, eventually will overlap with the 10-year anniversary of Smith’s death.
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Holding Court: 1 Player Can Change UNC’s Entire Defense
In North Carolina’s two most dominating defensive performances of the season, Kaimon Rucker was among those leading the way. In the Tar Heels’ three most embarrassing defensive collapses of the season, Rucker either barely played or didn’t play at all.
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