January 2010
4 tags
“The Blue-White Game is an excellent opportunity to showcase our football program...”
– Butch Davis - - Head Coach of the UNC Tar Heels on TarHeelBlue.com
6 tags
Tar Heels Blue White Spring Football Game April...
The University of North Carolina will hold its Blue-White Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 10 at 3 p.m., and for the first time in school history, the game will be televised nationally by ESPN from 3pm to 5pm. Admission to the Blue-White Game is free.
ESPN currently reaches over 99 million households.
ESPN getting the Tar Heel football hype started →
With 19 starters returning from last year’s 8-5 team, including almost everyone on a defense that was one of the nation’s best, North Carolina projects to be among the ACC’s Coastal Division…
North Carolina Football Team Report →
The Tar Heels will welcome back QB T.J. Yates and will have a much more experienced receiving corps for him to throw to in 2010. Yates, however, looks to have competition from redshirt freshman Bryn…
Greg Little TD among Life's 2009 sports photos of... →
Greg Little of the North Carolina Tar Heels dives over Florida State Seminole defenders for a first quarter touchdown at Kenan Stadium in North Carolina, but the Seminoles eventually triumphed,…
Blue-White Spring Football Game To Be Televised By... →
Free Signing Day Live! Set For Feb. 3 at 10 a.m.
Tickets Now On Sale For LSU Game | Purchase Now!
2010 Signing Day Live! Video Preview - January Enrollees
Football Blog: Cam Thomas…
Spring FB Game To Be Televised By ESPN →
North Carolina will hold its Blue-White Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 10 at 3 p.m., and for the first time in school history, the game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Admission to the…
UNC's Withers makes it official: He's staying →
There’s no need for UNC fans (or recruits) to panic. Defensive coordinator Everett Withers is staying at North Carolina, despite preliminary conversations with Tennessee about possibly taking the…
ACC football stadium rankings →
There are some schools in the ACC where “game day traffic” consists of breaking for the students walking to the library. There are others where you can’t escape the smell of burgers grilling on your…
Tennessee considering UNC defensive coordinator... →
Tennessee is now going after UNC defensive coordinator Everett Withers, according to SEC blogger Chris Low. Low says that it’s unlikely anything would happen until after signing day, and that Withers…
Everett Withers happy at UNC →
I just caught up with UNC defensive coordinator Everett Withers and asked him about whether or not he had any interest in becoming Tennessee’s next defensive coordinator. “I’m the happiest I’ve ever…
Football's Zach Brown helps track team win →
Fresh off the blocks in his first 60-meter dash, North Carolina’s Zach Brown was hoping to make his transition from outside linebacker on the football team to sprinter a smooth one. And then he…
UNC-LSU football tickets now on sale →
I know we haven’t even reached the midway point in the ACC basketball season yet, but considering the way things are going for North Carolina right now, it may not be too early for Tar Heels fans to…
Tickets Now On Sale For Carolina vs. LSU In 2010... →
Purchase UNC vs. LSU Tickets Now!Tickets for the University of North Carolina’s football game vs. LSU in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Saturday, Sept. 4 in Atlanta, are now on sale at…
ACC generates $29M in football bowl revenue →
The ACC came away from college football’s postseason with more than just a disappointing 3-4 record – ACC teams also brought back $28.85 million in bowl game revenue. About $7.8 million of that money…
11 tags
Jeff Saturday & Colts return to the Super Bowl!
North Carolina Tar Heel Jeff Saturday, the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl Center for the Indianapolis Colts will return to the Super Bowl this season after the Colts defeated the NY Jets 30-17 in the AFC Championship Game.
Jeff Saturday has been voted into four NFL Pro Bowls (2005, 2006, 2007, & 2009), two time NFL All-Pro First Team (2005 & 2007), two time NFL All-Pro Second Team (2006 & 2009),...
4 tags
WatchJeff Saturday 2009 NFL Pro Bowl Center of the Indianapolis Colts.
Multiple Tar Heels ranked among top returning NFL... →
Robert Quinn, Marvin Austin, and Bruce Carter and more top the lists of top returning NFL prospects among their respective positions.
Signing Day Live! Set For Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. →
2010 UNC Football Camps
2010 UNC Football Coaches Clinic
College football’s national signing day is Wednesday, Feb. 3, and once again, TarHeelBlue.com is your home for “Signing Day Live!,” an…
Ex-NC State coach Amato has cancer →
Former Florida State assistant and NC State head coach Chuck Amato has confirmed that he will undergo treatment due to a cancerous spot located on his tonsil, Florida State announced on Wednesday….
BC Linebacker Herzlich Back After Cancer Recovery →
Mark Herzlich roamed the dome-covered football field at Boston College’s Alumni Stadium, sharing with his teammates the techniques and wisdom that had him destined for NFL stardom before a cancer…
Ruffin McNeill named ECU coach →
East Carolina University chose someone from its past to lead the school into its football future. A week-long search by the university for a new head football coach ended Thursday with the hiring of…
John Shoop, Part V: Grinding Forward →
The news wasn’t all bad for the 2009 UNC offense. The running back tandem of Shaun Draughn and Ryan Houston combined for an improvement from the year before. The UNC running game went from 122.6…
Tar Heel football faithful flopping down big bucks... →
While UNC has long been known as a basketball school, Tar Heel fans are showing that they’re also willing to pony up big money to see the football team play in a renovated Kenan Stadium that features…
ESPN Gives High Marks to UNC Defenders →
The UNC football team’s defense looks to be a dangerous unit in 2010, and the national press is taking notice. ESPN NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. has ranked three Tar Heels atop their position among…
ACC's football programs of the decade →
11. North Carolina – The Tar Heels have made strides under Butch Davis with back-to-back bowl wins and eight-win seasons, but overall this is a program that has had only four winning seasons in the…
John Shoop, Part IV: Learning Curve →
One of the concerns for North Carolina in 2010 will be the wide receivers. Outside of Greg Little, who had 62 catches for 724 yards, the young group of wideouts had its struggles this past season….
John Shoop, Part III: Fitting the Mold →
“I think anybody coming from high school to college has huge adjustments, Braden (Hanson) will tell you the same thing,” John Shoop said. “He was in the shotgun and in the spread, and the biggest…
ACC's top 10 football players of the decade →
2. Julius Peppers, DL, North Carolina — He won the 2001 Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman, and the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation’s top overall defensive player. He led the nation with…
John Shoop, Part II: Bouncing Back →
Following the loss to Virginia, the Tar Heels scrapped the “Wildcat,” and there was some belief among fans that the offense underwent a simplification process. Contrary to that belief, the Tar Heels…
UNC nips N.C. State on football TV ratings →
NC State’s football team may have beaten UNC on the gridiron last season, but the Tar Heels won the battle over the airwaves. Telecasts of UNC football games averaged a 7.8 rating in the 2009…
John Shoop, Part I: No Excuses →
It is clearly the goal of every offense to improve from season to season, particularly in the beginning years of a new coaching regime. As a coach begins to put his players in place and mesh them…
Three Duke football players arrested on gun... →
Three Duke University football players have been charged with felony possession and discharge of a weapon after early-morning gunshots were fired Sunday near a residence hall on the school’s East…
5 tags
7 tags
North Carolina among Top 25 favorites for next... →
It’s about nine months away from the start of the college football season. I already can’t wait for UNC and LSU in Atlanta. And probably that will be an opening day match-up of two ranked teams. Andy…
Cutcliffe staying at Duke →
Coach David Cutcliffe is staying at Duke, school sports information director Art Chase said this morning. Cutcliffe had been pursued by Tennessee for its head coaching job. Chase said Cutcliffe will…
David Cutcliffe remains at Duke →
Duke finally has a big win in football. On Friday, David Cutcliffe announced he will remain with the Blue Devils, a stunning move in which Cutcliffe turned down interest from SEC power Tennessee….
Improved passing efficiency a priority at UNC →
Before you officially trade in your No. 13 jersey for the No. 2 sported by UNC fan favorite Bryn Renner (a redshirt rookie who has yet to take a snap and is playing baseball this spring), remember…
Jamal Womble not done yet; Bryn Renner to play... →
Former UNC running back Jamal Womble, a highly touted player who reportedly was going to transfer because of academic issues, could eventually be back at UNC, offensive coordinator John Shoop said on…
South Florida Hires Skip Holtz →
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz has accepted an offer to be South Florida’s next football coach, FanHouse has learned. Holtz, 45, led the Pirates to a second straight Conference USA title this season…
Sources: Vols' search turns to Cutcliffe →
Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton continued to work toward having a coach in place by this weekend, and one of the candidates the Vols are zeroing in on now is Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who…
UNC football players coming and going →
Five players have left the North Carolina football program and four freshmen have enrolled early, a team spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Running back Jamal Womble, linebacker Hawatha Bell, tight end…
Four Freshman Join Football Team →
North Carolina head coach Butch Davis welcomed four freshmen student-athletes to the Tar Heel football program this week, including cornerback D.J. Bunn, tight end Sean Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman…
Georgia Tech hit by early NFL departures →
Cold reality: Johnson just lost three of his four best players a year early. If you don’t think that will leave a mark on a program, consider the one in Athens. Georgia saw off three NFL early…
All-ACC bowl team →
DL: E.J. Wilson, North Carolina: He forced two first-half fumbles and posted five on the season after registering just one over his first three years at Carolina. He finished with five tackles and…
Five Carolina football players to leave the... →
Offseason attrition is part of college football, and at North Carolina, this offseason is no different. Five players from the 2009 Tar Heel football team will not be on the roster in 2010, a…
Coastal Division up for grabs in 2010 →
With Monday’s news that Georgia Tech juniors Jonathan Dwyer, Morgan Burnett and Derrick Morgan have decided to leave school early to enter the NFL draft, consider the ACC’s Coastal Division…
Four No Longer with Football Team →
Hawatha Bell, Rashad Mason, Jamal Womble and Randy White are no longer part of North Carolina’s football team, a UNC official confirmed Monday morning. Bell, a sophomore linebacker from Charlotte,…
Alan Pelc Out for Spring →
Alan Pelc had surgery on his shoulder and will miss all of spring practice, a UNC official confirmed to Inside Carolina Sunday morning. Pelc, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound senior from Houston, tore his…