Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to the discuss the impact of North Carolina’s freshman Derek Dixon taking over the point guard role for the Tar Heels. Barnes and Ashley highlight the positives Dixon brings to the court for Hubert Davis’ team and also the works in progress that need to be ironed out as the Heels go deeper into ACC play.

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North Carolina men’s lacrosse charts in at #6 in the Inside Lacrosse preseason poll following a 2025 season where the Heels claimed a share of the ACC regular season title. Head coach Joe Breschi joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley in a wide-ranging conversation about the ’26 season and his time at Carolina over the years including the special 2016 National Championship team.

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Inside Carolina’s recruiting expert Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley talk with current Clayton High head coach Scott Chadwick on this edition of Noon Dish. Chadwick coached former Tar Heel turned Super Bowl quarterback Drake Maye in high school at Myers Park and Chadwick shares stories from Maye’s high school days as a Mustang. Chadwick describes first seeing Maye play as a freshman and the evolution of the quarterback through his high school career, UNC career and now as an NFL star.

Chadwick also discusses the current day to day events of being a high school coach in the new era of college athletics as well as 2027 standout A.K. Crumel, a defensive back Bill Belichick and staff are pursuing on the recruiting trail.

0:00 – Show begins
0:34 – Don’s days to rest
1:09 – Discussing the show guest
2:48 – Recruiting update – 40 man again?
7:00 – Hit rate on offers
10:13 – Scott Chadwick joins
10:43 – Knowing Drake Maye
13:16 – When did you know?
16:27 – Basketball legends
19:20 – Football greatness possible?
22:54 – Surprised?
24:55 – Coaching AK Crumel
26:37 – HS coach perspective on recruiting landscape
29:47 – The portal vs hs recruits debate
35:16 – Don and Tommy wrap up

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Inside Carolina’s expert football analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for the third edition of Scouting UNC’s Portal Signees and takes a first look at tight ends Jordan Washington and Jelani Thurman, running back Kaleb Jackson, offensive lineman Shaq McRoy and defensive back Ade Willie. Staples discusses the skills, talent and production these portal picks will bring to Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2026.

0:00 – Show begins
0:54 – Jordan Washington, TE, Texas
8:24 – Jelani Thurman, TE, Ohio State
17:01 – Kaleb Jackson, RB, LSU
27:23 – Shaq McRoy, OL, Arkansas
32:33 – High school ranking comments
35:19 – Ade Willie, DB, Michigan State

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

Inside Carolina’s expert football analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for the third edition of Scouting UNC’s Portal Signees and takes a first look at tight ends Jordan Washington and Jelani Thurman, running back Kaleb Jackson, offensive lineman Shaq McRoy and defensive back Ade Willie. Staples discusses the skills, talent and production these portal picks will bring to Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2026.

0:00 – Show begins
0:54 – Jordan Washington, TE, Texas
8:24 – Jelani Thurman, TE, Ohio State
17:01 – Kaleb Jackson, RB, LSU
27:23 – Shaq McRoy, OL, Arkansas
32:33 – High school ranking comments
35:19 – Ade Willie, DB, Michigan State

Visit the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community: http://www.InsideCarolina.com

Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

Inside Carolina’s senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to take an early look at North Carolina’s 2026 football schedule released by the ACC on Monday night. As Barnes points out, Bill Belichick and the Heels will face a daunting test beginning with TCU in Ireland in Week 0 and while two early byes soften the overseas travel toll, nine game in nine weeks to end the season present the toughest run for Carolina Football since the 2010 season.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis meets with the media on the weekly ACC Zoom PC – January 26, 2026.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the impact of North Carolina’s win at Virginia both on the metrics and the season’s narrative. With the win, UNC has positioned itself back in the national discussion but still has work to do to improve consistency over the next six weeks and, as Barnes points out, improve the metrics for post-season seeding purposes.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

After a brutal west coast swing that saw UNC drop their third of four games, the Tar Heels returned to the friendly confines of Eastern Standard Time. Picking up an expected win at home against an outmatched Notre Dame team shook off some of the bad feelings that surrounded the program. However, it was the major come-from-behind win on the road against a high-caliber UVa squad that showed that this squad may still have a say in the Conference. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to assess just how much of a turnaround the past week may mean.

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Caleb Wilson spoke with reporters following his 20-point outing against Virginia. Hear what the star freshman had to say here.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”