Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

North Carolina's past trips to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech have been adventurous over the years. The Yellow Jackets have given UNC fits across the sports down in Georgia and while the 2026 Tar Heels are - on paper - a much better team that Damon Stoudamire's group, winning is never a given down there.

Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to preview this weekend's game and the IC pair discusses the keys and the need for Hubert Davis and his team to get the win on Saturday.  

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Since returning to Chapel Hill, head coach Megan Smith Lyon has pushed UNC softball to its highest heights in nearly a decade. The third year coach joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley to discuss coming home, putting her stamp on the program and the potential for her 2026 season team to pass the marks the Heels reached last season in the tough ACC.  

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Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to dissect North Carolina's improved three-point shooting during the month of January. With Henri Veesaar leading the way percentage-wise, the Tar Heels have found a rhythm across the board from outside and as Barnes points out, the offensive improvement is clear. The question that remains is the rise sustainable and how better can the offense work with the improvements.  

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to the discuss the impact of North Carolina's freshman Derek Dixon taking over the point guard role for the Tar Heels. Barnes and Ashley highlight the positives Dixon brings to the court for Hubert Davis' team and also the works in progress that need to be ironed out as the Heels go deeper into ACC play.  

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North Carolina men's lacrosse charts in at #6 in the Inside Lacrosse preseason poll following a 2025 season where the Heels claimed a share of the ACC regular season title. Head coach Joe Breschi joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley in a wide-ranging conversation about the '26 season and his time at Carolina over the years including the special 2016 National Championship team.  

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