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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Add Punter from the Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

For the second time today, the Tar Heels have dipped into the transfer portal, this time for what might be their punter this year. According to multiple sources, the Tar Heels have landed Eastern Illinois transfer punter Jake Horvath. He will have two years of eligibility remaining. Horvath started every game for Eastern Illinois each of the last two seasons. In 2023, as a freshman, he averaged 38.1 yards per punt on 55 punts with four of his kicks going 50 or more yards.
Heel Tough Blog: Two More Kickers Enter The Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

The Tar Heels portal entries just continue to pile in here on Wednesday night and one position that has been hit hard today has been placekicker. The day started with Lucas Osada declaring his intentions this afternoon to enter and has since been followed by two more scholarship guys entering their names as well. The most significant of those two is junior Liam Boyd, who is back in the portal after transferring from Clemson a couple of years ago.
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Lose Former 4✮ DL to Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

The Tar Heels just continue to lose guys to the portal and they have now lost their first interior defensive lineman to the spring portal. According to multiple reports, the Tar Heels have lost sophomore defensive tackle Joel Starlings to the transfer portal following the official opening of the portal earlier today. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at the school that he eventually lands at.
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Officially Lose Two WR With Starting Experience to Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

The Tar Heels defections to the transfer portal just keep rolling in and earlier this afternoon, the team lost two receivers with starting experience to the portal. It started with multiple reports that wide receiver Gavin Blackwell, who was reportedly entering the transfer portal back in December but never did, is officially entering his name into the transfer portal. He will have one year of eligibility remaining wherever he eventually lands.
Heel Tough Blog: Member of QB Battle Enters the Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

For the second time in the last 24 hours, the Tar Heels have received news of a significant entry into the transfer portal. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, sophomore quarterback Ryan Browne, who transferred to the Tar Heels back in December, is re-entering his name into the transfer portal after competing for the starting quarterback job in spring camp for the team. Browne will have three years of eligibility remaining wherever he ends up landing.
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Losing Promising Young Kicker/Punter to Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

The opening day of the spring portal has been a crazy one for the Tar Heels as they have lost five more scholarship players and added one. The most recent of the departures comes in the special teams room with a guy that was competing for the starting kicker job this spring. As he revealed via his social media on Wednesday afternoon, the Tar Heels are losing kicker/punter Lucas Osada to the transfer portal after the completion of spring practice over the weekend.
Heel Tough Blog: Second EDGE Enters the Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

For the second time in the last two days the Tar Heels have lost an edge rusher to the transfer portal. As first reported by Inside Carolina, the Tar Heels are officially losing junior edge rusher Mali Hamrick to the transfer portal after he sat out all of spring practice. He will have two years of eligibility wherever he ends up continuing his career. Hamrick spent the last three years in Chapel Hill and played in just 16 games with the majority of his snaps coming in his first season.
Heel Tough Blog: Pair of Brothers Joining Those Entering the Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

The spring portal is officially open and the entries are flowing in for the Tar Heels. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, the Tar Heels have lost both Cade and Crews Law to the transfer portal. Cade will have two years of eligibility remaining while Crews will have four years left. Cade played in 24 games over the last two seasons with the Tar Heels, playing the majority of his snaps on special teams.
Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Missouri Transfer LB

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

While the Tar Heels lost two linebackers to the portal earlier this afternoon, the team has made an addition to the linebacker room that should be able to produce for the team this season. According to multiple reports, Missouri transfer linebacker Mikai Gbayor has committed to the Tar Heels after entering the transfer portal late Wednesday, after transferring to the Tigers from Nebraska earlier this offseason. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Heel Tough Blog: Former 5✮ OT Entering Portal

1 week ago | heeltoughblog.com | Anthony Pagnotta

After two portal entries last night, the team has lost a former high school star along the offensive line to the transfer portal. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, junior offensive guard Zach Rice is entering the spring portal after concluding spring camp with the team on Saturday. Rice, who was a 5✮ offensive tackle prospect coming out of the high school ranks, will have two years of eligibility remaining.