Here's how the Tar Heels graded out in the loss to the Hurricanes.

UNC linebacker Derek McDonald showed out against his former team on Saturday, totaling a career-high 16 tackles and earning an ACC honor on Monday.

UNC linebacker Derek McDonald faced his former team on Saturday night in Kenan Stadium. McDonald talks the Tar Heels' inability to stop Syracuse late.

Hopefully featuring less lacrosse?

A much-improved defense has the UNC football team off to a 3-2 start. This starting defensive trio finds itself amongst the ACC's best.

The UNC football team delivered a massive, 15-10 upset of TCU on Saturday. Two Tar Heels earned weekly ACC honors as a result.

Rising stars Xavier Lewis and Melkart Abou Jaoude anchored a relentless defensive front in Dublin, stifling TCU to secure a gritty season-opening victory for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

UNC's 2026 football season officially starts this Saturday. Meet this year's captains.

The former Syracuse linebacker expects to be a major part of the Tar Heels' rebuilt defense.