The North Carolina Tar Heels and Cal Golden Bears meet Friday at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.

In fact, the Tar Heels were a goal-line fumble away from taking a lead with less than four minutes to play in the fourth quarter. On second-and-8 from Cal's 13-yard line, quarterback Gio Lopez hit wide receiver Nathan Leacock on a crossing route.

The North Carolina Tar Heels showed progress against the California Golden Bears, but got the same losing result in their ACC road opener.

After some reported uncertainty about coach Bill Belichick ’s future at North Carolina, the school recently confirmed his commitment. Friday’s game against California will be the Tar Heels’ first game since then in what’s been a rocky start to the legendary coach’s college tenure, to say the least.

Head coach Bill Belichick and the football team have gone way off track from the preseason expectations national media had placed on them. All of the hype has f

Here is a look at the first ACC availability report for UNC football vs. Cal, including the status of quarterback Gio Lopez and cornerback Thad Dixon.

When North Carolina hired the legendary former NFL coach, they knew that the expectations would be through the roof.

Armond Hawkins, UNC cornerbacks coach, was suspended for violating NCAA rules related to extra benefits tied to providing players extra sideline passes for family members. And the investigation into his actions is continuing.

On this episode of the Tar Heels Insider Podcast, beat writer Grant Chachere talks about the differences in how people viewed Carolina going into the 2025 footb