Inside Carolina Podcast

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against NC Central including a shockingly high amount of penalties, Jacolby Criswell emerging at quarterback, 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

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

Even with college football schedules signed, sealed and delivered years in advance, Mack Brown’s North Carolina team has benefited from how the 2024 season has shaped up. Injuries, the need for extended playing time for young and inexperienced players and simply time to limit the snaps for critical pieces to success, the North Carolina Central matchup on Saturday is another opportunity to accomplish goals outside of winning. The Inside Carolina crew of Jason Staples, Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley break down just how the Tar Heels can improve in a game that should not be close in the end. 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

In the continuing Next Level series discussing North Carolina’s challenges in the new era of college athletics, Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley delve into the iconic Dean E. Smith Center and how the school can best update and upgrade the aging facility. Barnes and Ashley discuss the Smith Center origins and place on the Chapel Hill campus as well as the recent report highlighting six options for renovating or potentially moving the Tar Heel baseball home to a new location. (edited)  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

Since his return in 2019, Mack Brown has spoken countless times on the importance of building depth for his North Carolina team. Through the 2023 season, that talk was just that as Tar Heel player after player has lead or been at the top of the ‘snaps played’ lists in the league and country. Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to assess how Brown’s words have been implemented so far in the 2024 season as the Heels head into another opportunity against N.C. Central 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

Classes are nearly one month old, and campus is once again holding home football games for UNC. With that, the constant flow of official visitors to Chapel Hill to take in the Tar Heel Basketball program up close has begun in earnest. The Coast to Coast Podcast crew reconvene as Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to break down the latest in Tar Heel hoops.  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 Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's win against Charlotte including Conner Harrell growing into the game, Jahvaree Ritzie adding to his sack total, injuries starting to pile up, 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

Mack Brown’s constant push for depth in his second tenure at North Carolina continues to reap dividends on the field in 2024 as the Tar Heels reached deep into the roster’s talent pool in the 38-20 win over Charlotte on Saturday. Injuries to key players were felt, but it was that depth of talent that provided a glimpse into what could hold this season together as the physical nature of the sport provides opportunities for playing time. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples, Buck Sanders and Tommy Ashley discuss that depth and all of the details coming out of Kenan Stadium 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

The evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) remains ever difficult to get a firm grasp on the details of the system and the constant changes that have come fast and furious from the NCAA and the courts. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes has been at the forefront tracking the ‘New World of College Athletics’ and he joins host Tommy Ashley on this edition of Next Level to discuss the contract aspect of NIL and how the North Carolina athletics program has embraced, adapted and led on the complex issue. 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

Since the North Carolina football schedule was released, the upcoming three weeks were hailed as a time for the Heels to get right and fine tune both sides of the ball after a tough week one game in Minnesota. First up, Charlotte and the 49ers come to Kenan Stadium off a loss to James Madison while UNC faces a new challenge of working Conner Harrell into a comfortable rhythm after Max Johnson was lost for the season last week. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to break it all down on this week’s Game Plan 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 2024 baseball season ended in Omaha at the College World Series and while the result was not ideal, the experience and journey certainly weighs heavily on this season’s Tar Heels. After a taste of the pinnacle of the sport, head coach Scott Forbes hopes to combine veteran returners, new transfers and young freshman talent into a team that can reach the top and stand alone when the 2025 season is complete. Forbes joins host Tommy Ashley on Inside Carolina’s This Week in UNC Baseball to discuss the upcoming fall season and the importance of the next 45 days for Carolina’s hopes in 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

With the page slowing turning to the 2026 recruiting class across the college football landscape, Inside Carolina’s Noon Dish with Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley discuss perhaps the biggest North Carolina recruiting target in years - Kendre Harrison. Harrison’s recruitment and star studded offer list heads closer to a commitment as the Providence Day School standout narrows his list to six and soon starts the official visit process. Callahan offers his take on the recruitment as well as other prospects for the Heels in the 2026 class. The show closes with this week’s Top Five - Fair Foods. 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 new season means a new look, not only for Mack Brown’s North Carolina Tar Heels but for the weekly Inside Carolina show highlighting news and quotes from the Carolina beat. Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the Tar Heel preparation for Saturday’s matchup with Charlotte in Kenan Stadium as well and highlight noteworthy comments from the week’s press conferences. 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 Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer analyze UNC's season-opening win at Minnesota that included the Tar Heels overcoming adversity to get back to Chapel Hill with the win. The duo breaks down Noah Burnette's sensational performance, a strong defensive showing, the question mark at the quarterback position 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

Pretty football it was not. But pretty and winning need not be a mandatory pairing in college football and those two descriptors were - for the majority of the night - not residing in the same galaxy. But in talking Mack Brown’s North Carolina team leading up to the season, winning differently has been a theme. On Inside Carolina’s Day After show, Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Tommy Ashley break down the Tar Heels very ‘different’ 19-17 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Huntington Bank Stadium. 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

Week one sees the North Carolina Tar Heels open in Minnesota against the Gophers in a critical game for Mack Brown’s program. With the schedule setting up to provide smooth sailing for a time following the opener, Thursday night’s contest will likely set the table for the program, the fanbase and the season. Inside Carolina’s Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for the first edition of The Game Plan in which the trio highlights keys to the game on both sides of the ball for the Tar Heels and drops their game predictions to close the show. 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

Honorary memberships to Inside Carolina’s 40 Club are few and far between, but if there is anyone that has earned the designation, it’s today’s guest, singer/songwriter/performer of the year and definite Tar Heel, Eric Church. Church takes time from his busy schedule to join hosts Joey Powell and Tommy Ashley for a wide ranging interview. From his origins as a Carolina fan growing up in Granite Falls, North Carolina, to his level of commitment and knowledge of the Tar Heel athletic teams and one of his songs becoming, in Ashley’s opinion, the greatest walkout song ever for UNC Football, Church’s passion for the Heels is tough to doubt and easy to see in this interview. 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

Every game, your pregame listen starts three hours before kickoff, as the InsideCarolina.com crew goes live from Chapel Hill to provide the latest news for UNC football. In this special IC Live Preview show, Joey Poell, Da'Norris Searcy and Evan Rogers show fans what the IC Live crew have in store for the upcoming season and discuss UNC's opening game against Minnesota. 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 Taylor Vippolis and former Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer preview UNC's season opener against Minnesota, and the duo is joined by Bryn Renner, who will be working in the radio booth this year. The group talks about what to expect in the first game against the Golden Gophers, adjusting to things you didn't prepare for from both a player and coaching perspective, and much more in this loaded episode. 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 North Carolina’s 2024 season just a week away, this edition of Inside Carolina’s Next Level features a preview of what the Tar Heels can expect when they head north to Minnesota to face PJ Fleck’s Golden Gophers to open the season. Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley are joined by 24/7’s Ryan Burns of Gopher Illustrated to highlight the key players the Heels will face in week one and what Carolina fans can expect to see on the field on August 29th.  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