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Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

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The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current UNC sports topics, from game previews and instant postgame analysis, to recruiting breakdowns. IC’s stable of writers, insiders and analysts -- plus special guests -- comprise each program.
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Special: 2024 Spring Game Instant Reactions

The North Carolina Tar Heels held their Spring Game on Saturday in Kenan Stadium without the glamour and glitz of a television production, but with a workman like effort for fans to see the progress made ahead of Mack Brown’s sixth season. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley discussed their immediate reactions from the game, from the quarterback battle to the back end of the secondary to the all important line of scrimmage on this edition. To learn more about listener data and our p...

Apr 20, 202427 min

Coast to Coast: Harrison Ingram to the NBA

On Saturday afternoon, Harrison Ingram announced via social media that he was entering the 2024 NBA Draft after one season in Chapel Hill. To discuss the forward's announcement, Sean Moran and Joey Powell dropped an emergency edition of the Coast to Coast 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

Apr 20, 202418 min

On The Beat: UNC Football Spring Game Preview

In this episode of On The Beat, Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host John Bauman to highlight the week’s quotes and stories from the UNC football beat. The panel breaks down the UNC football quarterback battle. They also address who North Carolina should be looking to add in the transfer portal. And, the crew looks also looks ahead to the Tar Heels' spring game in Chapel Hill this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...

Apr 19, 20241 hr 9 min

Coast to Coast: As the Portal Turns

Waiting for roster developments during the offseason can seem much like an extended "hurry-up and wait" scenario for fans of the UNC Basketball program. While there's quite a bit of behind-the-scenes activity around the transfer portal, Hubert Davis and his staff still await public decisions from RJ Davis and Harrison Ingram. Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell take a look at what's happening publicly and otherwise around Tar Heel Hoops. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices ...

Apr 16, 202441 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Near Perfect Weekend, Rivalries Ahead

The North Carolina Diamond Heels played dominant baseball this past weekend resulting in a record setting home sweep of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. School records for consecutive home wins (27) and home wins to open a season (23) have the Tar Heels at 29-7 overall, 14-4 atop the ACC’s Coastal division heading into a tough week of play. Head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements to break down the week that was and what’s ahead for his Carolina Baseball team....

Apr 15, 202427 min

On The Beat: Youth on Display as UNC's Spring Rolls Along

The Inside Carolina beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, Evan Rogers and host John Bauman share their observations and takes from Thursday's open practice. Which position groups are the deepest and the thinnest? And who has stood out so far? The panel discusses and shares other insights from Thursday's practice. Then, in the second half of the show, the On the Beat Live crew talks about the impact of the transfer portal on UNC Basketball. Everyone debates who the best options are for UNC ...

Apr 12, 20241 hr 23 min

Noon Dish: Behind the Recruiting Scenes w UNC's Alex White

This week’s Noon Dish features North Carolina Football’s Director of Recruiting Alex White. Alex joins Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley to discuss the recruiting process from the school’s side of things and share insight and behind the scene stories of how Mack Brown’s program handles the chaotic nature of high school recruiting and how the new era transfer portal recruiting has changed the game when it comes to timelines and the overall process of getting prospects on campus and ...

Apr 10, 202456 min

Reaction: Seth Trimble Enters Portal, What's Next for UNC?

As the transfer portal world turns, North Carolina guard Seth Trimble is the latest Tar Heels to enter as the Wisconsin native announced he would be leaving Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The Inside Carolina Coast to Coast crew of Joey Powell and Sherrell McMillan break down the decision and how it shapes the next weeks and month for Hubert Davis and the rest of the Carolina Basketball coaching staff's off-season moves to reshape the 2024-25 roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pra...

Apr 10, 202432 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Big City Showdown, Irish on Tap

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent for his weekly conversation about his Diamond Heels squad. The Heels salvaged the series finale at Virginia running their record to 26-6, 11-4 in the ACC's Coastal division. Carolina travels to Charlotte to face South Carolina on Tuesday night while the Notre Dame Fighting Irish come to Chapel Hill for a three game stand starting Friday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices v...

Apr 08, 202438 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Big Sweep of Wake Forest, Road Trip to Virginia Ahead

With a sweep of Wake Forest in hand, the North Carolina Diamond Heels returned to Chapel Hill to work on the small things according to head coach Scott Forbes and it will be those small details that will carry on to Virginia for another tough road series beginning on Thursday night. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements to talk power, defense, pros and more on Inside Caroilna’s This Week in UNC Baseball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.a...

Apr 01, 202429 min

Coast to Coast: Season Postmortem & What's Next

The Coast to Coast Podcast crew reunite to discuss an earlier-than-expected finish to the season for the UNC Tar Heels. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to try and figure out what happened against Alabama in the round of 16. Then they turn their eyes toward the season as a whole, looking back at what this team was able to accomplish in the past six months. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

Apr 01, 20241 hr 20 min

Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson: Season Ends in LA

In this episode of 'Shooting It Straight', Justin Jackson breaks down UNC's heartbreaking loss to Alabama in the Sweet 16. He discusses RJ Davis' poor shooting night, what happened down the closing minutes of the game and how Alabama was able to prevail. And, Justin walks through Hubert Davis' lineup decisions in the second half, including the decision to play Paxson Wojcik more in the second half over others on UNC's roster. To close, Justin reflects on UNC's 2023-24 season overall. To learn mo...

Mar 29, 202448 min

The Postgame: Tar Heels Can't Overcome Nelson, Alabama, Exit NCAA Tournament

The West Region's number one seed North Carolina had their season come to an end in Los Angeles on Thursday night as four seeded Alabama used a career night from Grant Nelson to win 89-87 and advance to the Elite Eight against Clemson. Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley join up on the Inside Carolina Postgame show to make sense of the abrupt end to the season and what’s next for Hubert Davis’s team as Armando Bacot and Cormac Ryan’s college careers come to an end. To learn more about listener da...

Mar 29, 202428 min

Football Special: Spring Practice and Pro Day Takeaways

In the first segment, with spring practice in high gear, Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley break down five key takeaways from the past two weeks as Mack Brown 2.0 enters its sixth year for the North Carolina program. OL, DL, QB, DB and the overall energy level around practice are all topics of conversation in this special edition. In the second half of the show, Jason and Tommy are on location at North Carolina's Pro Day on Thursday, March 28th their takeaways from the day of...

Mar 28, 20241 hr 9 min

Noon Dish: Visit Season Ramping Up

With Mack Brown’s North Carolina team in the midst of spring practice, the football recruiting visit season ramps up as potential recruits and targets crisscross the state, region and country visiting schools to move their recruiting process along as their time in high school dwindles. In Chapel Hill, the program building never stops and Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley update the latest news on the recruiting front on this week’s Noon Dish. To learn more about listener data and o...

Mar 27, 20241 hr 3 min

Up in the Rafters: Carolina Advances to Second Weekend

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC advancing to the Sweet 16 after beating Michigan State before previewing the upcoming matchup with Alabama. 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

Mar 26, 202439 min

Coast to Coast: Heels Marching On

UNC Basketball picked up two wins in the NCAA tournament in Charlotte last weekend, advancing them to Los Angeles to play Alabama. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look back at the wins over Wagner and Michigan State, while trying to get a read on what challenges Alabama may pose to the Tar Heels. 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/adchoi...

Mar 26, 20241 hr 18 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Daily Improvement as Season Progresses

Coming off a sweep of ACC foe Georgia Tech, the North Carolina Tar Heels sit at 21-4 overall and a perfect 19-0 in Boshamer Stadium as March winds down. Head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for Inside Carolina's This Week in UNC Baseball to talk the how's and why's of the early season success, how the Heels prepare for each opponent and how he and his team handle the success and failures in the game of baseball. The Heels face North Carolina A&T on Tuesday befor...

Mar 25, 202432 min

The Postgame: Total Team Win Sends Heels to LA

To win in the NCAA Tournament, a team cannot simply rely on their star, on in North Carolina’s case, their big two - RJ Davis and Armando Bacot. Simply put, other guys must step up in key moments throughout each game in order to advance to the next round. Harrison Ingram, Seth Trimble and the rest of the Tar Heel bench stepped up and showed out as the Heels survived an early punch from Michigan State, winning 85-69 to move on to Los Angeles and the Sweet 16. Dewey Burke and Tommy break down the ...

Mar 24, 202426 min

The Postgame: Business Handled, Tar Heels Advance

When the NCAA Tournament starts, what better way to break down the games than an All-American National Champion to lead the discussion. The Inside Carolina Postgame show crew of Tommy Ashley and John Bauman are joined by Justin Jackson to break down North Carolina’s 90-62 first round win over Wagner. Jackson details what it takes to win and advance in the tournament and shares his thoughts on players that need to step up for the Heels to make a deep run. To learn more about listener data and our...

Mar 21, 202436 min

Up in the Rafters: Time to Dance In the NCAA Tournament

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to discuss UNC's week in the ACC Tournament before turning their full attention to 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

Mar 19, 202437 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Lessons From The Road

Losing an ACC series is never good, but all individual losses are not equal. Given how North Carolina bounced back on Sunday after a two very different tough losses, head coach Scott Forbes believes the positive takeaways from the weekend will benefit the Diamond Heels going forward. Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for the weekly Inside Carolina This Week in UNC Baseball to talk wins, losses and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https...

Mar 18, 202425 min

Coast to Coast: Bracket Roundtable Discussion

Fresh off of the big national reveal show for the 68-team Men's College Basketball Tournament bracket, the Coast to Coast Podcast crew bring in special guests Tommy Ashley and Greg Barnes to dissect the seedings. The five discuss everything from UNC's draw to potential made-for-TV games and much 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

Mar 18, 20241 hr 7 min

The Postgame: State Tougher Than Heels, Takes Title

Basketball games are played inside the lines, for 40 minutes, between two teams. Nothing else matters, not how many games one team played before, not how tired one team might be heading in, nothing. N.C. State proved that on Saturday night, beating North Carolina for their first ACC Tournament championship in 37 years. Dewey Burke and host Tommy Ashley break down the stunning game and how the Heels managed to lose a game nearly everyone not wearing red assumed they’d win in the Inside Carolina P...

Mar 17, 202419 min

The Postgame: Tar Heels Grind Out Win Over Pitt

In this special edition of 'The Postgame', the Inside Carolina trio of host Tommy Ashley, Justin Jackson and John Bauman break down UNC and Pitt's matchup in the ACC Tournament. Justin also takes listener questions, including about whether or not he would ever want to coach and his thoughts on UNC's championship chances. 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/ad...

Mar 16, 202451 min

The Postgame: Heels Bow Up, Blow Out FSU

A strong start in the ACC Tournament is what North Carolina needed and is exactly what they got with an all around beat down of Florida State, 92-67. The Heels dominated the Seminoles on the glass and after a tight start, took a big first half lead and never looked back. The Inside Carolina crew of host Tommy Ashley and Dewey Burke break down the ways and means of the lopsided win and what is next for Hubert Davis’s team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:/...

Mar 14, 202423 min

Up In The Rafters: Previewing UNC's Tournament

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, on the Up in the Rafters podcast to discuss UNC sweeping Duke in the regular season with a win at Cameron Indoor before previewing the ACC 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

Mar 13, 202433 min

Football Roundtable: UNC Turning Page to Spring Ball

When North Carolina opens spring practice on March 19th, the questions that have normally pervaded the discussion will include another big aspect of the game. Drake Maye is gone and while Mack Brown’s team returns one of the nation’s best running backs in Omarion Hampton, just how good can this offense be without that ‘generational quarterback’ the Tar Heels have had in Brown’s first five seasons back in Chapel Hill? Yes, the defense still faces questions and will new defensive coordinator Geoff...

Mar 12, 20241 hr 2 min

This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes: Team United Ahead of Trip South

Though the Carolina students are on spring break, the Diamond Heels continue to work and improve on an already impressive start. With two midweek games against visiting Rutgers on deck, head coach Scott Forbes joins hosts Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements for This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the Diamond Heel success against Pittsburgh and the challenge beyond the two against the Scarlett Knights - a trip south to face the Miami Hurricanes for yet another tough ACC series. To learn more about li...

Mar 11, 202428 min

Coast to Coast: Regular Season Reign

After a regular season finale that saw North Carolina claim the ACC Regular Season outright, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to recap the big night in Durham, as well as a completed conference season. There's plenty to like about the Heels' performance on Saturday, but looking at the conference season as a whole and projecting into the postseason may be even more exciting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-polic...

Mar 11, 20241 hr 16 min
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