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North Carolina's rebounding woes early in the 2026-27 have been well-documented and well-discussed since the first exhibition game against Southern California. On Tuesday night in the Smith Center, Wyoming's ability to dominate the glass in the first half set off alarms on every level of the Tar Heels following, leading head coach Michael Malone to call his team 'soft' and 'question their manhood' during halftime.

UNC responded and won the game, but as Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss in today's Daily, it is a problem that Malone and his coaching staff must correct as more talented and athletic teams appear on the schedule starting with Georgia on Friday night.

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Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's 76-63 win over the Wyoming Cowboys in the Smith Center on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels started slow again, leading by only two at the break, but came out with more intensity on the glass and on the offensive end, extending the lead to 18, 71-53, with 3:19 left before winning by 13.
Terrence Brown and Isaiah Denis led five Heels in double figures while Sayon Keita finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, six blocks and three steals on the night. Freshman Maximo Adams continued his impressive start tallying 13 and nine in his 25 minutes of action. Carolina moves to 3-0 on the season with Georgia coming to the Smith Center on Friday night.

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North Carolina enters 2027 with a formidable mix of returning talent and fresh faces up and down the line up. For assistant coach Jesse Wierzbicki, this fall has been another opportunity to help shape the potential of the new Diamond Heel offense into a potent group when the season starts in mid-February. Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Spencer Haskell spoke to 'Wierz' about his method and approach to coaching, the Walters State to Carolina pipeline, a talented freshman comparison and his take on the great centerfield debate.

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With Wyoming coming to the Smith Center on Tuesday night, North Carolina's basketball will being the process of ramping up the competition on the court. Michael Malone's first team faces a Cowboy team looking to lasso the Heels on their long journey while the Heels continue to blend the new faces and talents into a consistent group early in the season. Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the matchup, the uniqueness of these two teams meeting on the basketball court and how things do not get any easier for the Tar Heels beyond Tuesday night.



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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to talk Carolina Football and the possibilities ahead for Bill Belichick's team beginning with Louisville in Kenan Stadium on Saturday night. Can the Heels finish the regular season with surging momentum and push into the offseason will the fanbase fully engaged for 2027? Is the NC State finale still the most important piece to the 2026 season for 'success' as the Heels enter November? Barnes and Ashley preview how the Cardinals, Wahoos and Wolfpack are a precursor for potential in year three of the Belichick era and the new 24 team college football playoff.



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