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After a big season a year ago in Chapel Hill, Melkart Abou Jaoude has landed himself on the preseason Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list.

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Heel Tough Blog: Melkart Abou Jaoude Lands on Bronco Nagurski Trophy Watch List With the start of the college football season less than a month away, certain award committees are starting to release their watch lists for this upcoming season. Among those doing so this week is the Bronco Nagurski Trophy committee, who named a Tar Heel edge rusher on their list on Tuesday.Followi...

In this edition of the podcast, Anthony and Josh close out this year's position previews by looking at the special team's unit for this season and telling you what they expect from the group.

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Heel Tough Blog- Ep. 697: 2026 Position Previews- ST In this edition of the podcast, Anthony and Josh close out this yea...

The Tar Heels continue their search to fill the final roster spot for 2026 an, according to multiple reports, the team has a new target in the form of a former Villanova big man.

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Expressing Interest in Villanova Transfer The quest to add a big man to the roster for the 2026-27 season hit an extra gear late last week, when a Colorado judge granted eligibility to student-athletes who had graduated after the 2026 academic year came to a close. That ruling came in response to the NCAA adopting the 5 for 5 model, allowin...

In this edition of the podcast, Anthony and Josh dive into what the team's defensive backfield will look like this season.

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Heel Tough Blog- Ep. 695: 2026 Position Previews- DB In this edition of the podcast, Anthony and Josh discuss the lack o...

We close out our 2026 Position Previews with a look at this year’s special teams unit. We talk about each player in the room and give you our projected depth chart.

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Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Position Previews- ST With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We close out our look at the 2026 roster by di...

ICYMI, we close out our look at the defensive side of the football for the Tar Heels this season with a deep dive into the defensive back room. We tell who will be the significant contributors this year and give you our projected depth chart.

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Heel Tough Blog: 2026 Position Previews- DB With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We shut down our look at the defensive side of...

According to TarHeel247, the UNC Basketball program has made contact with a former All-Summit League big man after a judge granted an extra year of eligibility to student-athletes who were seniors in 2026 in response to the new 5 for 5 model

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Heel Tough Blog: UNC Makes Contact With All-Summit League Big Man On Friday night, Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, from Colorado, issued a preliminary injunction, paving the way for student-athletes who were seniors in the 2026 academic year to be eligible for another season, after the NCAA adopted the new five-for-five model earlier this summer. While this ruling is....