NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS

Area athletes put pen to paper on Early National Signing Day

On Wednesday, nearly a dozen area student athletes signed their National Letter of Intent for the early signing period.

Liberty Christian Academy’s Zach Rice commits to North Carolina

In front of a packed gym at Liberty Christian Academy, senior tackle Zach Rice placed his grandmother’s hand over one of the five hats in front of him.

Howell, Chandler, Downs help No. 21 UNC beat Virginia 59-39

Sam Howell threw five touchdown passes and ran for a career-best 112 yards as No. 21 North Carolina took over after halftime to beat Virginia 59-39 on Saturday night.

Clemson picked to repeat in ACC Media Poll

Clemson, North Carolina chosen as Divisional winners in ACC Football by conference media.

'They certainly are dangerous’: Virginia Tech prepares for UNC after Khalil Herbert’s record Saturday

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 2-0 Tarheels are led by sophomore quarterback Sam Howell, and are partly powered by a strong-run game. But when he gets on special teams, the film speaks for itself. “VT is really known for special teams and it’s something we take pride in,” Herbert said. We’re just correcting those mistakes from all areas of special teams and taking it this week to get better.”Herbert is certainly a Heisman Trophy contender, but he’s taking it one week at a time. “I’m not too worried about it right now, just trying to focus it on UNC,” he said.