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tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
Drake Maye didn't begin his rookie NFL season as the New England Patriots' starter, but ended his rookie season as a clear-cut franchise quarterback. New England continued to struggle in the post Tom-Brady era during its 2024-2025 campaign: missing the playoffs for a third-straight season, plus finishing 4-13 and in the AFC East cellar for a second-straight year. Jacoby Brissett was largely ineffective in five weeks as the Pats starter, forcing Jerod Mayo to start his rookie from UNC.
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tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
The North Carolina Tar Heels will sport almost an entirely new starting lineup for their 2025-2026 college basketball season, but a much-improved roster overall. UNC started to shape its roster when Caleb Wilson announced his commitment in January, choosing North Carolina over Kentucky.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
With Drake Powell declaring for the NBA Draft, the North Carolina Tar Heels are in major need of a small forward for their 2025-2026 campaign. UNC could play West Virginia transfer Jonathan Powell at the three, but he's a shooting guard. North Carolina looked at the likes of Andrej Stojakovic, but he chose Illinois. The Tar Heels struggled to find height in the 2024 college basketball offseason, whereas they're struggling to find a small forward in the 2025 offseason.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
Despite the countless defensive struggles UNC endures on the football field, there's typically one group that's a rare strength: linebacker. North Carolina enjoyed the likes of Cedric Gray, now a member of the Tennessee Titans, leading the linebacking cops in 2023. The Tar Heels enjoyed a deeper linebacking corps in 2024, anchored by the likes of Power Echols and Amare Campbell, but neither will return to Chapel Hill in 2025.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
With all the offseason moves in Chapel Hill, your North Carolina Tar Heels have plenty of hype and anticipation ahead of their upcoming basketball season. UNC aced the transfer portal, highlighted by landing commitments from 7-foot center Henri Veesaar and projected starting point guard Kyan Evans. North Carolina struggled in the 2024 transfer portal, bring in Ven-Allen Lubin, Ty Claude and Cade Tyson, but Lubin was the only portal addition who contributed significant minutes.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
It's truly amazing the amount of gravitational pull Bill Belichick has on football players. The North Carolina Tar Heels have numerous holes to address on their roster, but Belichick is landing commitments from guys left and right. No commitment is more impactful than South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez, whom UNC paid a hefty NIL sum to be its starting quarterback in 2025. North Carolina revamped its entire defensive line – minus a couple reserves – while beefing up its offensive line.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Zack Pearson
Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels football program continue to address a need with their offense for the 2025 season. On Wednesday, the Tar Heels earned a commitment from one of the top tight ends in the transfer portal with the commitment of Shamar Easter. Per Chris Hummer, Easter has officially signed with the Tar Heels giving them a new weapon at the position. And it's a big one. The 6-foot-5, 228-pound Easter was the second-best tight end in the 247Sports' transfer portal rankings.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Zack Pearson
The UNC basketball program is still attempting to finalize its roster for the 2025-26 season as they lost a lot of production from last year's team. Going into this offseason, it was an important one for Hubert Davis and his staff as they have to find a way to get things turned around. They will welcome in a three-man recruiting class that is ranked in the top 10 overall, plus have landed some transfers as well. But even so, one publication isn't very high on the Tar Heels going into next season.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
As the UNC baseball team wraps up the regular season portion of its 2025 schedule, the race for a top seed in NCAA Regionals heats up. North Carolina, currently third in a loaded ACC, welcomed in-state rival Campbell University to Boshamer Stadium on Tuesday night. The Camels are in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for a second-consecutive year, but still posed a solid challenge to the Diamond Heels.
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1 week ago | 
tarheelswire.usatoday.com | Aidan Jensen
Despite hiring 8-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick to be their next head football coach, the North Carolina Tar Heels still need to prove themselves on the football field. UNC finished its 2024 campaign 6-7, making a bowl game for the sixth-consecutive season, but was overwhelmed by UConn during a 27-14 defeat. North Carolina played virtually all reserves, highlighted by Michael Merdinger – who already entered his name in the transfer portal – playing quarterback.