Inside Carolina Podcast

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. 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 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 at the center position from the portal. 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

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 ultimately, if all the boxes are checked, committed to North Carolina. 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

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 practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 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 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 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 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 drills. With all 32 NFL teams represented and numerous others in attendance, the big three Tar Heels - Drake Maye, Devontez Walker and Cedric Gray - were joined by teammates and former Heels in an effort to move up on draft boards and impress scouts and one day earn a coveted NFL roster spot. 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 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 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 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

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/adchoices

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 before heading west to Winston Salem for a big time series with the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. 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

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 total team win on the Inside Carolina Postgame 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

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 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 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

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://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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 Postgame 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