Kalshi Tabs Bill Belichick Among Coaches Most Likely to Be Fired Bill Belichick is among the favorites of coaches to be fired this season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 4
Forde-Yard Dash: 10 College Football Teams Whose Flaws Are Impossible to Hide The pretenders are running out of places to hide, with Texas A&M, USC and Arkansas among the teams facing harsh reality checks as power-conference competition intensifies. Sports Illustrated · Sep 21
North Carolina’s Investigation Is Over. Bill Belichick’s On-Field Problems Aren’t. A day after UNC closed the investigation that led to the ouster of general manager Michael Lombardi and defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, the Tar Heels suffered an ugly loss at Clemson. Sports Illustrated · Sep 20
Pat Forde: The Bill Belichick College Experiment Isn’t Done Yet North Carolina entered the season with plenty of questions, but a gritty upset of TCU suddenly has the second-year coach’s tenure looking far more promising. Sports Illustrated · Aug 29
What’s Next for North Carolina After Tommy Lloyd Agreed to Arizona Contract Extension The Tar Heels still have two high-profile coaching candidates to consider along with a host of proven winners. Sports Illustrated · Apr 3
Ten North Carolina Men’s Basketball Coaching Candidates After Hubert Davis’s Departure This has a case to be the best job in college hoops, so the Tar Heels will swing big with some well-known names and established coaches. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
With Hubert Davis Out, North Carolina Must Finally Move Beyond the Dean Smith Tree After 65 years of continuity and five Dean Disciples, the Tar Heels will start a new era with a host of A-list outside candidates from which to choose. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25
Men’s Basketball Bracket Watch: Big Ten Is Epicenter of Bubble Discussion The Mountain West is trending toward being a one-bid league despite strong wins, while Duke moves into the No. 1 overall seed spot after beating Michigan. Sports Illustrated · Feb 24
North Carolina Has Bigger Problems Than Hubert Davis, and It Might Save His Job The Tar Heels men’s basketball team is dealing with injuries to star players, while the school has administration chaos to deal with before deciding on the head coach’s future. Sports Illustrated · Feb 18
Men’s Basketball Bracket Watch: Three New Teams Enter, Top Seed Check After Losses Arizona dropped its first game of the season on Monday, but remains the No. 1 overall seed because of its body of work, while North Carolina and Kentucky are rising. Sports Illustrated · Feb 10
Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame Snub Is a Wake-Up Call for His North Carolina Tenure The gold jacket will come, but the more urgent question is whether the Tar Heels coach can adapt to the realities of modern college football. Sports Illustrated · Jan 28
Caleb Wilson Ignites North Carolina Basketball in Statement Win: ‘We’re Here’ The freshman forward’s energy and edge set the tone as the Tar Heels showed early season promise against Kansas. Sports Illustrated · Nov 8, 2025
Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 21 North Carolina Hubert Davis faces a defining season with a rebuilt roster, new centerpiece in Henri Veesaar and top recruit Caleb Wilson tasked with sparking a Tar Heels turnaround. Sports Illustrated · Oct 3, 2025
Chad Powers creator on comedy inspirations, larger-than-life heroes and the chances of Disney+ renewing the series I sat down with Chad Powers co-creator Michael Waldron to talk about his next big Disney+ and Hulu show. TechRadar · Sep 30, 2025
Sports Illustrated · Sep 2, 2025 Tar Heels’ Bill Belichick Experiment Opens With Blowout Loss to TCU The Super Bowl–winning coach’s North Carolina debut began with promise but quickly unraveled and exposed the steep rebuild ahead.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 25, 2025 Bill Belichick Mania Takes Over ACC Media Days As UNC Tenure Begins Much remains unknown about the Tar Heels’ on-field product, but Chapel Bill’s presence loomed large over the proceedings in Charlotte on Thursday.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2025 North Carolina’s Season Ends in Fitting Fashion The Tar Heels followed a familiar script in a disappointing season that culminated with a first-round NCAA tournament exit.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2025 What Bracket Experts Are Saying About North Carolina's NCAA Tournament Chances Will the Tar Heels be dancing in March Madness after a tough loss to Duke?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2025 North Carolina’s Latest Crushing Hoops Loss Is Moment of Reckoning The Tar Heels hired a big-name football coach in the offseason, as the blueblood hoops program is mired in middling results.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 9, 2025 North Carolina Fails to Take Control vs. Duke in Season of Squandered Chances The Tar Heels likely need to win the ACC tournament to earn a bid into the NCAA tournament after middling in a historically weak league with no signature wins.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 7, 2025 Nine Must-Watch Bubble Games to Close Men’s College Basketball Regular Season The final weekend before the bulk of conference tournaments begin is here, giving teams on the cusp of securing their NCAA at-large bid one final game to put their best foot forward.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 3, 2025 Forde Minutes: How to Improve College Basketball and Small-Conference Tournament Guide With two weeks until Selection Sunday, the race for NCAA tournament bids heats up as conference tournaments begin in earnest this week.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 4, 2025 Men’s College Basketball Coaching Hot Seat Watch Examining the big names who likely won’t see another season and those who may depart on their own terms.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2025 Forde Minutes: Evaluating Coaching Performances Around Men’s College Basketball From alums taking over their alma maters to home runs in the last hiring cycle to the heated Hurley brothers, coaches have been newsmakers this season. Here's what's gone well—and what hasn't.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 30, 2025 Men’s Bracket Watch: SEC Bubble Teams Fighting for Conference Wins Plus, North Carolina’s path to the NCAA tournament narrows with the first of two rivalry games against Duke looming on Saturday.