The Postgame: Unbelievable Ending Sinks UNC

Inside Carolina football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for this week's Noon Dish. With the transfer portal officially closed for college football, what's next for the North Carolina Tar Heels as the coaching staff continue to fill roster spots. Callahan takes questions from the Tar Pit Premium message boards about a host of topics including what areas of need have been and still need to be addressed, scholarship numbers, in-state high school recruiting and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The North Carolina Diamond Heels notched their sixth straight ACC series wins with the 6-0 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday. Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley this week to discuss his team's dominant pitching and an offense continuing to search for consistent success. With no series this weekend due to exams, Forbes and Ashley discuss the pitching plan and how his staff plans to keep his team honed in on the program goals including securing a hosting position in the NCAA Tournament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina freshman Drake Powell announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft on Wednesday afternoon confirming what many that follow the Tar Heel program believed would ultimately happen. Inside Carolina’s Sherrell McMillan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss Powell’s decision to make the jump after one season in Chapel Hill. McMillan and Ashley also discuss what’s next for Hubert Davis and the Heels as the 2025-26 roster construction continues to take place. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina's football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for a rundown of the latest North Carolina recruiting and how Bill Belichick and staff continue to navigate the transfer portal. The Heels continue to add skill position players but with the defections of Amare Campbell and Beau Atkinson as well as the limited depth along the interior defensive line, there is work to be done to shore up the defensive front seven. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With defections to the portal already thinning North Carolina’s linebacker room, the news that starter Amare Campbell has hit the portal has placed a premium on transfer portal work to rebuild the position. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss Campbell’s decision to enter the portal for a second time and how a recent commitment (Mikai GBayor) and a big time target (Andrew Simpson) can potentially help ease the loss of a solid piece of the defensive depth chart. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina’s trip to Blackburg to face Virginia Tech never lacks for excitement on the baseball diamond and this past weekend’s event added to the lore that is Tar Heel/Hokie baseball these days. Sunday’s win moved the Heels into fifth place in the league standings and closer the the important double bye in the ACC Tournament. Head coach Scott Forbes discussed the series, the chaos that ensured at the end of Saturday’s game and the importance of staying focused and getting a big series win on the road with Inside Carolina’s Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley on Monday morning.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As rapidly as the season ended and transfer portal opened, players came and went around North Carolina basketball, and now the activity has subsided for a brief period. The Portal will close for new entrants on April 22, and North Carolina will continue to wait and see what Drake Powell's plans for the future are. Taking advantage of the brief lull in activity around the UNC roster, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan joined Joey Powell to answer plenty of burning questions from Inside Carolina subscribers.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for this emergency show to react to the breaking news that UNC has gotten a commitment from South Alabama transfer quarterback Gio Lopez. Why did Bill Belichick seek out another quarterback? What does this portal addition mean for the Tar Heels' young quarterback room? Staples tackles those questions and more, including scouting Lopez and analyzing a potential comparison to a recent elite signal caller in Chapel Hill. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the chaotic times for North Carolina Football as the spring transfer portal window is now open. Callahan and Ashley discuss Beau Atkinson’s decision to enter the portal as well as others from UNC and also go in-depth on the ‘shopping list’ of needs that Bill Belichick and staff seek from the players becoming available. The portal closes on April 25th.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Carolina analyst Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to react to the significant Carolina Football news as standout edge rusher Beau Atkinson announced on the eve of the opening of the portal that he plans to transfer out of UNC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices