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Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss his process for his annual player scouting reports and the duo discusses the defensive back room in this episode. Superlatives include the room Alpha, this year's breakout player, which Tar Heel is on the clock to prove it on the field and which young player will make an impact on the field this season. Finally, Staples compares the talent and coaching for the Tar Heels to other DB rooms across the conference. 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 spring transfer portal has been anything but slow for Bill Belichick and North Carolina as recent linebacker additions - led by Boise State transfer Andrew Simpson - have helped fill the needs of that position room.  Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to scout Simpson, FSU transfer Timir Hickman-Collins and Oklahoma State transfer Jonathan Agumadu and discuss what each will bring to the table this season 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

Bill Belichick and his coaching staff have addressed critical needs in the spring portal window and adhered to their ‘build from the inside out' approach.  Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to scout the three recent offensive line additions - Jordan Hall, Jakai Moore and Will O'Steen - and how the three will impact the OL room on the practice field and once the season starts.  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

Bill Belichick and staff recently landed three defensive lineman to continue to bolster that side of the trench and adhere to their mantra since they've arrived in Chapel Hill - build from the inside out.  Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss and analyze the most recent three - Joseph Mupoyi, Isaiah Johnson and D'Antre Robinson.  Staples also offers his opinion on the ‘portal trade' aspect of the last three weeks comparing what the Tar Heels lost to the spring portal to the aforementioned gains. 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

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 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

Spring football is complete at North Carolina with the Tar Heels wrapping the first chapter of the Bill Belichick era with the Practice Like a Pro event in Kenan Stadium on Saturday night. Billed as a peek into how the Heels will prepare day to day and week to week when the 2025 season rolls around in four month, fans had the opportunity to see their team run throw drills, situational football and a short overtime ‘like' scrimmage between the offense and defense. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joined host Tommy Ashley to break down the night. 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 concludes spring practice with a Practice Like a Pro event in Kenan Stadium on Saturday, April 12th. Fans, media and other interested people can personally witness Bill Belichick and staff at work shaping this new era of UNC Football. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins Tommy Ashley to discuss what information has come out of the spring so far and what to expect and look for in Saturday's open practice.   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 freshman quarterback Bryce Baker took advantage of a rare opportunity on Monday in a UNC Pro Day role - throwing to his former Tar Heel teammates looking to impress 31 NFL scouts ahead of April's draft. Baker's progression will be key to Bill Belichick's first season at Carolina as will the continued improvement in the trenches. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley for an update on those two positions and insight into how the daily practices are being handled in this new era of college football 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

With spring break complete, UNC's spring football practice has heated back up on the fields of the Koman facility where Bill Belichick and staff are continuing the process of rebuilding the Carolina program. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley check in with the latest information on how that process is going as well as discuss the newest commitment - Penn State transfer Smith Vilbert. 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

Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down what they saw at UNC Football's media availability on Tuesday. Head coach Bill Belichick held his first press conference ahead of the practice and following the question and answer session, Inside Carolina was able to observe the early portions of UNC's second practice of the spring. 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 new era of North Carolina Football opens on Tuesday as Bill Belichick, his staff and players kick of spring practice in Chapel Hill. What are the expectations around the program? What will these March and April practices show about the new direction of the program - the 33rd NFL team as general manager Michael Lombardi has said? Inside Carolina's Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for a roundtable discussion of all things  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

Bill Belichick and staff have a plan and the talent portion of the plan is based on building from the inside out. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss the portal class additions on the offensive line. From Christo Kelly to Mile McVay and the three solid players in between, Staples offers his takes on the floor and ceiling of each player and how they make the Tar Heels better in the trenches. 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 Jason Staples joins host Tommy Ashley to breakdown his scouting reports on Bill Belichick's portal additions at the defensive skill positions. Four defensive backs and a linebacker make up a group of versatile prospects giving North Carolina's defensive coordinator Steven Belichick options at multiple positions. Staples highlights the highs and lows of each player along with the potential raising of the floor for the entire defense and special teams. 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

'Building from the inside out' are the most used words in North Carolina football recruiting over the past sixty days and rebuilding the lines has been a priority in the transfer portal for Bill Belichick and staff. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley take a look at the three defensive line additions - Melkart Abou-Jaoude, CJ Mims and Pryce Yates - and discuss what they bring into a young Tar Heel DL room in need of experience and production.  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 Inside Carolina roundtable crew breaks down the North Carolina's 2025 football schedule is it dropped on the ACC Network Monday night. The Heels open on Labor Day in Kenan Stadium, face Clemson in the ACC opener on October 4th and close the season with Wake Forest, Duke and NC State. Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and Don Callahan joined host Tommy Ashley for a wide ranging discussion of the league schedule, big recruiting weekends 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

On Wednesday afternoon, North Carolina football officially announced 21 newcomers - by portal and high school ranks - joining the program with four of the players coming from the University of Washington. Dawgman247's Scott Eklund joins Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley in this special podcast to discuss the four former Huskies as well as coaches Steve Belichick, UNC's new defensive coordinator, and Armond Hawkins, Jr. 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

Another week, another show discussing North Carolina's portal haul and coaching hires under the new era of Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina's analyst Jason Staples and recruiting expert Don Callahan join host Tommy Ashley to share their thoughts on the potential impacts of incoming transfers, coaching hires and how things will continue to shake out as the ‘off-season' rolls on. Is a lack of a full staff a problem on the recruiting trail? Is there a difference maker from this portal haul? All these questions answered and more on this edition. 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

A month into Bill Belichick's tenure as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels and the pieces of the puzzle are coming together - some publicly known and some not - in the new era of college football in Chapel Hill. The Inside Carolina roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of staff hirings, talent acquisition and the approach of Belichick and his team thus far. Thoughts on the staff not fully fleshed out? Thoughts on who the Heels are plucking from the portal? The crew has all that and more in this edition. 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 end of the 2024 season - and of the Mack Brown era - came to a painful end as the UConn Huskies dominated a depleted North Carolina team, 27-14, in the Fenway Bowl. An ‘audition game' of sorts for many on the Tar Heel roster highlighted areas of both concern and potential as the Bill Belichick rebuild has officially begun in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina's Buck Sanders and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for a look back and most importantly for the Carolina fanbase, a look ahead to what the future holds. 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 Boston for the Wasabi Fenway Bowl is more than just a chance to close the 2024 season on a high note. For returning Tar Heels, Saturday's matchup presents a unique audition setting with the Bill Belichick era set to begin once the final seconds tick off in Fenway Park. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and Joey Powell join host Tommy Ashley for a breakdown of not only the game at hand against the UConn Huskies, but many of the angles and facets of how the last three weeks have played a role in what UNC fans could see throughout the contest. 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

Bill Belichick hit the ground running at North Carolina and as he and GM Michael Lombardi continue to mine the transfer portal for talent, the Inside Carolina crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley convene a roundtable to discuss where things stand for the Tar Heel program roughly three weeks into the new coach/new approach era. Recruiting expert Don Callahan joins the show for an update on the talent acquisition side of things and the panel discusses that and the recent news that Steven Belichick will take over as defensive coordinator for his father once the Washington Huskies have completed their bowl responsibilities this season. 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

Round one of the whirlwind around North Carolina football ended on Thursday afternoon with the introductory press conference for new head coach Bill Belichick, held in the Blue Zone overlooking Kenan Stadium. Inside Carolina's team, along with a packed house of media from around the state and country and other notables, was in attendance and this edition of the show with Joey Powell, Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Evan Rogers and host Tommy Ashley hits on the highlights and key takeaways from the day. 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 Inside Carolina roundtable crew convenes to discuss the effect that Bill Belichick's hiring will have on North Carolina football. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis, Greg Barnes, Jeff Schoettmer and host Tommy Ashley go in-depth on the new era of college football in Chapel Hill and how Belichick's impact has dispelled the notion that UNC would never go 'all in'. 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 coaching search for North Carolina is officially over and the Tar Heels have landed a whale. Six time Super Bowl Champion coach Bill Belichick has been named as the new head coach in Chapel Hill and to say that the hire has produced shockwaves across the college football - and sports - world is an understatement. The Inside Carolina crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for immediate reaction to the hire. 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

JR opened up the second hour of the show by discussing if the Jalen Hurts-AJ Brown drama will derail their season before having a conversation with Inside Carolina's Jason Staples on if Bill Belichick will be UNC's next head coach. JR wraps up the hour by taking calls on Belichick's future.

It was a long season in Tallahassee and it's finally come to an in. What happened there and are new coordinators Gus Malzahn and Tony White going to be able to help fix it. Jason Staples joins the Fishcast to break down the new hires and the season that was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If one game could sum up the Mack Brown 2.0 era, Saturday night in Kenan Stadium would be it. North Carolina scored late to take an improbable lead and simply could not seal the deal in the end. UNC's defense, playing without its best player after a questionable hit knocked Kaimon Rucker out of the game in the second quarter, gave up points on all six of State's second half drives including the game winner negating Omarion Hampton's 263 yards of total offense (185 on the ground). Brown's tenure comes to a close with the Heels limping to a 6-6 record with a low level bowl game to be determined. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley break down the game and what lies ahead for the program. 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

Mack Brown's 16 years at North Carolina come to an end on Saturday as his Tar Heels host NC State in Kenan Stadium. The intriguing matchup of two teams with plenty to play for despite mediocre results in 2024 has the Pack battling to continue their season and the Heels looking to send out the winningest coach in program history on a winning note. The Inside Carolina Game Plan with Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley highlights the tumultuous week around Brown's firing and the preparation for a rivalry game that will be a battle of pride on Saturday. 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

We talk with Jason Staples from Inside Carolina about NC State's next opponent, North Carolina!

In this special Inside Carolina podcast, Tommy Ashley leads a roundtable discussion with Buck Sanders, Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Don Callahan and Taylor Vippolis to discuss the future of North Carolina football. On Tuesday, Inside Carolina reported that Mack Brown will not coach UNC beyond the 2024 season. The roundtable debates who the best coach for the program will be moving forward and takes questions from listeners about the impact to recruiting and most important qualities for the next leader of the program. As a bonus, Tuesday's Quick Reaction show from the noon hour with Buck, Jason, Taylor and Tommy is tacked to the end of the roundtable discussion. 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

Heading into the eleventh game of the season, North Carolina's roller coaster of a season had a bit of promise with two winnable games left and a chance to at least finish year six of Mack Brown 2.0 with some positivity. By 12:30pm on the turf of Boston College's home field, that thought faded and by the end, any remaining hopes of returning to the usual plateau of Carolina football was gone. The Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley attempt to make sense of the day on Chestnut Hill and what happens next as rivalry week is here. 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 travels to Boston College on Saturday looking for a fourth straight win while the Eagles are trying to stay in the hunt for bowl eligibility. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for this week's Game Plan podcast to discuss how Mack Brown's team can stay on their winning ways against a tough, physical Boston College team that wants to win in the trenches on both sides of the football. 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

Bowl games are not what they used to be, but for this North Carolina team - given how this season has played out on and off the field - getting to the postseason is a solid accomplishment. On Saturday night, the ‘game Carolina finds a way to lose' was played and on the shoulders on Omarion Hampton and a couple key defensive plays, the Heels beat Wake Forest 31-24 to move to 6-4 on the season. Inside Carolina's Day After show features Jason Staples and Buck Sanders joining host Tommy Ashley breaking down all things positive and some things that were not in the rivalry matchup. 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

After the second bye week in a month, North Carolina gears up to face Wake Forest on Saturday night in Kenan Stadium in a rivalry that has produced crazy high scoring games in recent history. The Heels look to continue their winning streak while the Deacons want to continue their 3-0 success on the road. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to give you this week's Game Plan. 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 Inside Carolina Game Plan podcast rolls on even as the Tar Heels have a bye this week. Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to answer questions from the IC message boards and the live chat on this edition with all things Carolina Football and the game of golf asked and answered. Barnes and Staples share their insight on Kaimon Rucker and Mack Brown's sixth season thus far and at the end of the show, Barnes and Staples hand out golf advice and tips from their times on the course. 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

Carolina stacked another solid performance on the road, this time taking down Florida State in convincing fashion, 35-11. The win was not unexpected, but how the Heels bullied and contained the Seminoles in all fashions was and finally, Mack Brown has beaten his alma mater. Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join host Tommy Ashley to break it all down on this week's Day After podcast. 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 Florida State is a reunion of sorts - Mack Brown is a former Seminole of course, but the Heels have been here before. Facing a down FSU team, favored on the road and playing well coming into the match up - all done in the recent past. What has not been accomplished - by any Carolina Mack Brown coached team - is winning that game. Inside Carolina's Game Plan podcast brings out Greg Barnes and Jason Staples along with host Tommy Ashley to provide the road map for the Tar Heels do stack another good performance on top of last week and finally get a win against the team from Tallahassee. 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

Sometimes a team just needs a win. Not for record sake or recognition, but just a win to take the edge off, to ease the noise of a trying time. Carolina's trip to Virginia - against a team that had been there fore sure - was the necessary elixir. And the dominating fashion of the 41-14 win provides hope and evidence that this team has the ability to be better than the results of the past. Inside Carolina's Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down the road win and all the contributing factors in this week's Day After podcast. 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 open week was trying, to say the least. Couple the on the field struggles with the passing of Tylee Craft, and the open week also came at a perfect time for the program. Reset, recharge and now head to Virginia for a critical game in Mack Brown's second tenure in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for this week's Game Plan show and the trio highlights the key areas to watch in Saturday's noon kick from Scott Stadium. As a bonus, following the prediction portion of the program, IC's resident golf pro, Barnes, drops tips for the regular player on the course. 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 lost a football game and that seemed like an afterthought with the news of Tylee Craft's passing after a two year battle with cancer. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley break down how the Tar Heels managed to put themselves in position to win in spite of it all, only to have Georgia Tech pull off a huge play at the end to give Mack Brown's team its fourth straight loss on an emotional Saturday 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

Sports are all about matchups and for North Carolina, Georgia Tech is, and seemingly always has been, a bad matchup. On Saturday, the Heels look to stop two three game slides - this season's and this series' as Tech has beaten Mack Brown's team three straight times going into this one. Interestingly enough, the Jackets beat three ranked Carolina teams in those games but comes in as a four point favorite this time. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down both sides of the ball and predict the outcome of the game. 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 lost its third straight game, this time a 34-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Kenan Stadium. Mack Brown's team played well enough to be in a tie game in the fourth quarter but could not get critical stops late as Eli Holstein and the Panthers won for the first time ever in Chapel Hill. Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the loss as the Tar Heels continue to fall after a 3-0 start to the season. 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

Pittsburgh comes to Chapel Hill in search of its first win in Kenan Stadium. On the other sideline, Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels are searching for answers following two straight - and very different - losses. Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis joins Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley for this week's Game Plan as the trio highlights the challenges the Panthers bring to the matchup and how Carolina can counter and have success on both sides of the ball. 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 managed yet another collapse on the field, losing to Duke on Saturday in a manner that continues to pile up the questions with no answers in sight. Leading 17-0 at halftime and 20-0 half way through the third quarter, the Heels could not stop the Blue Devil surge, leaving Mack Brown and his staff facing increasing heat to change the narrative on the field and off. Inside Carolina's Day After crew of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley attempt to make sense of it all. 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

Duke and North Carolina was THE game for the two schools for decades - in football. Once the finale every season, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels headed into the offseason with a win or loss stuck in the proverbial craw each year with the football fanbases using those games for days, months and years. Of course, those days are long gone and now, given all that's transpired since last Saturday, the game itself has not gotten the airplay it needs. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley get together for this week's Game Plan to break down the x's and o's of Saturday's contest and attempt to put into context what this game means for Mack Brown and the Carolina program. 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

James Madison waltzed into Chapel Hill on Saturday and hung 70 on North Carolina, including 53 in the first half. When it was all said and done, the Dukes celebrated on the Kenan Stadium turf before leaving town with a 70-50 win over the Tar Heels. And despite all that, the game itself was not the story on Saturday afternoon, it was the chaos surrounding the program following Mack Brown's postgame address to the team that he was done as head coach — which was then walked back. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley discuss the aftermath of an historic loss for the program and all that remains. 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

Mack Brown's North Carolina team has approached the end of the runway in the early non-conference portion of the 2024 season as the James Madison Dukes come calling in Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Heels look to go 4-0 with a win, but the competition level will rise and the performance level needs to keep pace to get there heading into ACC play. Inside Carolina's Game Plan podcast features Jason Staples and Greg Barnes joining host Tommy Ashley and the trio breaks down the matchup, the revolving UNC quarterback position and how the Carolina defense can continue the upward trajectory against a JMU squad coming in at 2-0. 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 win over North Carolina Central did not follow the expected script on Saturday night, but it's not how you start, it's how you finish and the 35 point win provided opportunities and insight into how Mack Brown's team may look going forward. Jacolby Criswell seized his chance against the Eagle and Omarion Hampton remains a given while other areas of concern are working themselves out. Inside Carolina's trio of Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley get together for The Day After and break down not just UNC's win, but the potential aftermath heading into week four against James Madison. 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