Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

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.

Episodes

November 2, 2025 30 mins
After a crashdown against Ole Miss, the UNC basketball program sought to rebuild itself immediately after exiting the NCAA Tournament. Months of roster assembly, practice, scrimmages, and two exhibitions are now in the past and the 2025-2026 edition of Carolina hoops tips off in earnest Monday night. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan join Joey Powell to bid adieu to the offseason and preseason, give a recruiting and roster update, a...
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"Touch 'Em All: My Life and Career at Sports Illustrated" is Keith's memoir, which is not about a single legendary athlete or championship team. It's about an accomplished writer and editor who chronicled legendary athletes and championship teams for more than three decades. Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley spoke with Keith about his journeys, the stories and memories that shaped his illustrious career as a witness to those icons. ...
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November 1, 2025 56 mins
North Carolina has struggled the finish the job the past two weeks. On Friday night in Syracuse, the Tar Heels completed the task at hand, dominating Fran Brown's team, 27-10 with their first complete and complementary performance of the season. Inside Carolina's Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join Tommy Ashley to discuss the win and how Bill Belichick and the Heels finally put it all together on Halloween night in the JMA Dome. Th...
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October 30, 2025 52 mins
North Carolina’s trip to Syracuse provides another legitimate opportunity for Bill Belichick’s team to get a win and show signs of that proof of concept Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes have discussed since the season began. Staples and Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for a breakdown of the way the Tar Heels can have success against the Orange and how the two teams matchup on both sides of the ball in Friday night’s ti...
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North Carolina started sluggish and relied heavily on freshman phenom Caleb Wilson to hold Winston-Salem State at arms length early. The Heels kicked things into overdrive after the break, blowing out the Rams in the final 20 minutes to win 95-53. Wilson's 23 points and ten rebounds led the Heels while Jarin Stevenson contributed 11 including two three pointers. Inside Carolina analyst Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to break ...
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Former Tar Heel linebacker Jeff Schoettmer and wide receiver Taylor Vippolis talk all things Carolina football following Carolina dropping to 2-5 and 0-4 in conference play. Schoettmer highlights players that have popped on film in recent weeks, while Vippolis argues it's hard to evaluate this team in its entirety with how poorly it appears they evaluated the quarterback position. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wid...
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With North Carolina's 2025-26 season just days way, the Inside Carolina crew of Rob Harrington, Greg Barnes and Jeremiah Holloway join Tommy Ashley and John Bauman for a comprehensive Over/Under show. The crew picks everything from three point percentages to rebounds to the regular season win totals in this episode with a focus on the potential numbers behind the results on the court in Hubert Davis's fifth season at the helm of th...
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October 27, 2025 59 mins
Leading Inside Carolina analyst Rob Harrington and former Tar Heel legend Justin Jackson join Tommy Ashley for the debut of a new Inside Carolina podcast that's all about ball - The Basketball Show. Episode One features Jackson and Harrington discussing the strengths, weaknesses and other areas of the team as they prepare for the season opener on Monday night and a huge non-conference matchup against Kansas on Friday, November 7th....
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North Carolina finally got to experience playing against someone other than themselves last week, returning from Salt Lake City with a two point defeat at the hands of BYU. They face Winston-Salem State in an exhibition and open the season in the Smith Center against Central Arkansas before Kansas comes calling on November 7th. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell as usual, but they welcome in Evan Rogers to have some ...
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October 26, 2025 56 mins
Saturday’s game against Virginia highlighted progress for Bill Belichick’s team, but the wins remain elusive as the Cavaliers did just enough in overtime to steal a 17-16 win in Kenan Stadium. A critical mistake early and a goal line plan at the end sealed North Carolina’s fate for the second straight week as the Heels fall to 2-5 and 0-3 in the ACC. Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join Tommy Ashley to break it all down. The I...
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October 25, 2025 22 mins
North Carolina’s revamped roster headed west to face a top-ten BYU team featuring the nations top freshman in AJ Dybantsa. The Heels, on the strength of their own stellar freshman performance - Caleb Wilson’s 22 points and ten rebounds led UNC - came up two points short in the Delta Center on Friday night, 78-76. Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the night’s action and how this exhibition sheds light on what to expect in...
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UNC faces a hot Virginia team in Kenan Stadium on Saturday looking to build on the small positives from last week’s loss at Cal. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley to breakdown the ways the Tar Heels can make noise against the Cavaliers and continue the small steps of improvement needed as they cross the midpoint of the season. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current...
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North Carolina’s home date with Virginia provides another opportunity for Bill Belichick and staff to work the recruiting side of the program as coaching changes across the country have new official visitors heading to Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan outlines the weekend and 2026 commit Trashawn Ruffin joins Callahan and host Tommy Ashley to discuss his recruitment and mindset as he prepares f...
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Third-year North Carolina head coach Rob Koll joins Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley to preview the 2025-26 UNC Wrestling season. Koll highlights his journey back to UNC after winning the 1988 individual national championship and coaching Cornell and Stanford for three decades before Carolina came calling. UNC begins the season with a Blue/White scrimmage on October 25th ahead of the regular season start at the Salem (Va.) Southeas...
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The Tar Heels returned to the hardwood in Cherokee this past weekend, again in search of chemistry and identity as the season nears. After a second public intrasquad scrimmage, they now turns to playing a different group, even if just in an exhibition. The consensus #1 recruit in this year's freshman class AJ Dybantsa and his BYU teammates await the Tar Heels on Friday. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell per usual, w...
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October 18, 2025 21 mins
North Carolina headed to the western part of the state for a autograph session and scrimmage held in Cherokee. Hubert Davis’s team showcased a new look offense and outside shooting on Saturday afternoon in front of a packed house. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to highlight his thoughts and takeaways on the action as the Tar Heels ramp up to scrimmage BYU on Friday night. The Inside Carolina Podcast network fe...
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October 18, 2025 46 mins
Two North Carolina bookend fumbles told the story of the California 21-18 win over the Tar Heels, the last coming as UNC’s Nathan Leacock was poised to score the potential game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Buck Sanders join Tommy Ashley to dissect the loss - highlighting the definite positives and critiquing the continuing issues Bill Belichick’s team has while searching for a P4...
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Inside Carolina's coverage from North Carolina's 3-1 win over NC State at the Battle of the DBAP to close the fall baseball season for the Tar Heels. The first segment of this podcast is Inside the Lines with Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley followed by head coach Scott Forbes postgame press conference, both from the field in Durham. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current UNC sports topics, from game p...
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Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley for a preview of North Carolina's trip to face California. After a tumultuous open week at home, Bill Belichick's Heels look to find a win out west and bring some positivity to the program. Barnes and Staples break down both sides of the ball highlighting angles of attack for Carolina's offense and defense and what needs to happen to see the success and improvement the coachin...
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Inside Carolina's Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley discuss the latest in North Carolina football recruiting including a 2027 decommitment from in-state running back Amir Brown. Callahan and Ashley break down the approach to high school recruiting and the challenges and changes Bill Belichick and his coaching staff have continued to work on during their first 10 months in Chapel Hill. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wid...
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