UNC Football Archives - Page 171 of 234

Mitchell Trubisky Breaks Chicago Bears’ Rookie Passing Record

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 26, 2017 | Professional, UNC Sports

Former UNC standout quarterback Mitchell Trubisky–who was selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 2 overall pick in last June’s NFL Draft–set the all-time rookie passing record for his new team during...

NCAA Grants UNC Player Extra Year After Criminal Case Ends

Posted by Associated Press | Dec 21, 2017 | UNC

The NCAA has granted additional eligibility for a North Carolina player who missed most of the 2016 season amid charges of sexual battery and assault on a female student. Those misdemeanor charges were dismissed and attorney...

UNC Football Officially Adds 14 Recruits on National Signing Day

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

National Signing Day has come and gone for the UNC football team, as head coach Larry Fedora received signed letters of intent from 14 incoming recruits for the Class of 2018 early Wednesday morning. The star of the class is...

UNC Quarterback Logan Byrd Announces He Will Transfer

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 13, 2017 | UNC Sports

UNC redshirt freshman quarterback Logan Byrd announced Wednesday on Twitter that he intends to transfer. A 6-foot-3-inch native of Kathleen, Georgia, Byrd spent this past season as UNC’s fourth-string quarterback after...

Pro Football Focus Places MJ Stewart on First Team All-ACC Defense

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

Pro Football Focus–a site that analyzes and grades both college and NFL players–released its All-Conference teams on Tuesday, with UNC cornerback MJ Stewart taking a spot on the All-ACC First Team Defense. Stewart...

Anthony Ratliff-Williams Named to AP All-ACC Football Second Team

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 5, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

It may not have been the season Tar Heel football fans had hoped for in 2017, but one silver lining was the emergence of sophomore wide receiver Anthony Ratliff-Williams. The Associated Press released its annual All-ACC teams on...

MJ Stewart Accepts Invite to Play in Senior Bowl

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 4, 2017 | National, UNC Sports

UNC senior cornerback MJ Stewart has accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 Reese’s Senior Bowl, it was announced on Monday. Stewart is the Tar Heels’ all-time career leader with 41 pass breakups during his time...

Anthony Ratliff-Williams Only UNC Football Player Selected to All-ACC Teams, Two Tar Heels Named Honorable Mention

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 27, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

A disappointing 3-9 season for the UNC football team saw the Tar Heels finish with their worst record since 2006, the final year under former head coach John Bunting. With injuries and inexperience turning many positions on the...

Chansky’s Notebook: Nightmare Season Over

Posted by Art Chansky | Nov 27, 2017 | Sports

Perhaps the longest fall in Carolina football history has come to a merciful end. The Tar Heels have had bad seasons before, most of them to begin what turned out to successful coaching reigns of Bill Dooley and Mack Brown or...

Hines Helps NC State Run Past UNC in Tar Heel Football Season Finale

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

Looking to end the season on a high note with an upset victory on the road against a bitter rival, the UNC football team simply could not find a way to stop Nyheim Hines—who ran for a career-high 196 yards and two touchdowns on...

UNC Football

On Air Now: 97.9 FM