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The Daily Tar Heel
dailytarheel.com > 479267 > sports > sports-football-preview-receiver-preview-2026

Jordan Shipp, transfer receivers look to bring UNC passing game back to life

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (385+ words) UNC football’s passing game struggled to find consistency in 2025. With Bobby Petrino taking over as offensive coordinator, he will look to revitalize a North Carolina passing attack that averaged just 183.9 yards per game last season, 109th in FBS. Entering the year,…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479512 > sports > sports-football-preview-kenan-ranking-2026

The top events in Kenan Stadium from the last 10 decades

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (902+ words) Here are some of the top events from each decade of Kenan’s 100 years of history. The stadium’s name was recontextualized in 2018 to honor Kenan Jr. instead of his parents because of William R. Kenan Sr.’s reported involvement in the…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479263 > sports > four-veterans-look-to-anchor-unc-footballs-offensive-line

Four veterans look to anchor UNC football’s offensive line

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (509+ words) After the Tar Heels fielded the second-least productive offense in the ACC in 2025, averaging just 19.3 points per game, offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino was tasked with giving North Carolina a fresh start behind the ball. Petrino is stepping into his first…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479390 > sports > hes-not-going-to-be-sliding-and-taking-knees-billy-edward-jr-s-journey-to-become-uncs-starting-quarterback

‘He’s not going to be sliding and taking knees’: Billy Edward Jr.’s’ journey to become UNC’s starting quarterback

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (810+ words) As a baby-faced, freckled and scrawny eighth grader, it takes a certain level of confidence to go up to your future football coach and introduce yourself. It takes even more to tell him that you are going to be a…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479317 > sports > sports-football-preview-quarterback-preview-2026

Starter Billy Edwards Jr., Miles O’Neill lead quarterback room

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (515+ words) Head coach Bill Belichick officially announced Friday that graduate transfer Billy Edwards Jr. would start UNC’s opener against TCU in Dublin, Ireland on Aug. 29. Entering Belichick’s second season at UNC, one of the program’s biggest mounting questions was who would…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479392 > sports > always-a-bright-star-christo-kellys-shining-character-is-contagious

‘Always a bright star’: Christo Kelly’s shining character is contagious

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (796+ words) Christo Kelly brings a unique accolade to UNC football’s season opener in Dublin, Ireland: The 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive lineman is the winner of an Irish step dancing competition. Kelly won the competition at halftime of a Holy Cross women’s basketball…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479454 > sports > sports-football-preview-defensive-line-preview-2026

Returning players bring All-Star talent to defensive line

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (378+ words) UNC’s defensive line and linebackers bring a mix of returning talent, new faces and questions about how this group will perform in its second season under head coach Bill Belichick. The loss of three key linemen and linebackers from last…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479513 > sports > dth-sports-editors-predict-the-2026-football-season

DTH sports editors predict the 2026 football season

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (613+ words) Last year’s sports editors were optimistic about Bill Belichick’s potential in his first year as UNC’s head coach (10-2, really?). One year later, we’re just as clueless about how this season will go. So, here are our 2026 UNC football predictions: Bill…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479373 > sports > the-unc-football-first-years-and-transfers-likely-to-make-an-impact-this-season

The UNC football first-years and transfers likely to make an impact this season

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (539+ words) After a 4-8 campaign in his inaugural season at the collegiate level, head coach Bill Belichick enters year two at North Carolina with 19 incoming transfers and 40 first-year players joining the program. Headlining the 2026 recruiting class are first-year quarterback Travis Burgess and…...

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dailytarheel.com > 479467 > sports > sports-football-schedule-preview-aug-2026

Previewing UNC football’s 2026 schedule

10+ hour, 42+ min ago   (478+ words) UNC will be tested early, with a trip abroad for the season opener and a dangerous four-week stretch of three conference away games and a home matchup against powerhouse Notre Dame in the first half of the season. The Tar…...