What is the outlook for rising sophomore receiver Mazeo Bennett in 2025? As a true freshman, the Greenville native led all South Carolina receivers in receptions. People may be sleeping on him. Also, is there now more hope for hoops after the Gamecocks played No. 2 Auburn off of their feet at Colonial Life Arena? Plus, the transfer portal is windin…

North Carolina held serve twice this past week, notching wins at home against SMU and on the road at NC State. Ian Jackson continued his torrid scoring pace, Seth Trimble returned to the lineup, and Jalen Washington's presence as a rim-protector became a major point of discussion. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to look at these a…

Saturday's matinee in Raleigh may not have been the most aesthetically pleasing contests, but it was a rivalry game that showcased tons of intensity if nothing else. Jalen Washington played one of his best games in a Tar Heel uniform and blocked a running attempt to win the game by NC State in the waning seconds to give North Carolina a 63-61 win. …

South Carolina signed a second defensive tackle from the transfer portal on Saturday (1-11-2025) as Bowling Green's Davonte Miles signed with the Gamecocks over Mississippi State. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Miles has a high athletic upside and a chance to get into the rotation next season according to JC Shurburtt who breaks down the pick-up and gives…

In a move that flew below the radar until it happened, South Carolina added to its 2025 transfer portal class at linebacker when Alabama backer Justin Okoronkwo, who hails from Munich, Germany, signed with the Gamecocks on Friday, January 10, 2025. JC Shurburtt of Inside the Gamecocks and TheBigSpur.com talks about what the 6-foot-3, 228-pounder br…

John Strickland joins for Talkin' Ball, and they get into everything from the bowl game, Sellers, officiating, and more. John gives his thoughts on next year's O-Line and looks at the players expected to be available. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad…

Before Raphael Esparza joins to talk some numbers, the guys talk about the shifting power in college sports with NIL. Raphael is back to give his thoughts on the playoffs, and what he thinks about the game against OSU and Texas. They talk college football and NFL with the wild card weekend kicking off. To learn more about listener data and our priv…

The guys talk the breaking commitment from in LB Justin Okoronkwo. They get into some transfer portal talk and wrap looking at the playoffs. 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…

A month into Bill Belichick’s tenure as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels and the pieces of the puzzle are coming together - some publicly known and some not - in the new era of college football in Chapel Hill. The Inside Carolina roundtable crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of staf…

Derek Scott joins the guys to break down the men's basketball team. They cover it all as the team finds themselves in an early hole in the SEC. JC gives us his special chili recipe. 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://podcastchoic…

Hale McGranahan continues into the second hour to talk recruiting. they take a look a the offensive line, and some of the early names from 26' & 27'. The guys wrap talking the remaining QB's in the CFB Playoffs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic…

Hale McGranahan joins the guys to take a look at the latest on the recruiting trail with the latest commits and targets for the Gamecocks. 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 break down UNC's win against SMU, including Ian Jackson and Drake Powell's strong performances and the court opening up for RJ Davis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://…

Matt and the guys open things up with some hoops talk, and Stephen Garcia joins for Talkin Ball. We get Stephen's thoughts on the game, the coaches, and Nick Emmanwori from a player's perspective. They talk some playoffs and quarterbacks with some Tailgate Talks info mixed in. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https…

Matt and the guys open things with some more Citrus Bowl talk taking a focus on the special teams, and dive into the calls and results. They move on to the discussion of the newest Gamecocks commit, Rahsul Faison. they discuss the need and the great play of the transfer portal and recruiting in the new era of college football. To learn more about l…

Matt Anderson from Late Night Gamecock Show co-hosts today, and he and the guys get into some basketball talk with the Gamecocks set to take on Alabama at the CLA tonight. Brad Crawford from 247 joins The Show. They cover it all from his experience at the Rose Bowl to the Citrus Bowl and all the surrounding narratives. To learn more about listener …

With classes starting on the campus of North Carolina and the transfer portal visits still taking place across the country, Inside Carolina’s recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley for a discussion of how relationships, speed dating and portal chaos shape the landscape as all of the pieces continue to come together for Bill Belichic…

South Carolina is moving toward wrapping up its transfer portal efforts for the first open window. JC Shurburtt breaks down two specific names to keep an eye on during the stretch run on an Inside the Gamecocks special. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your …

North Carolina’s size disadvantage against the visiting SMU Mustangs was proven null and void early and often as the Tar Heels locked up the visitors on the defensive end for most of the night and flashed enough on the offensive end to cruise to the 82-67 win in the Smith Center. The trio of RJ Davis, Ian Jackson and Drake Powell combined for 61 po…

JC Shurburtt breaks down South Carolina landing center Boaz Stanley (Troy) through the transfer portal and dives deep into the Gamecocks' offensive line outlook for the 2025 season in an Inside the Gamecocks special. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad …

South Carolina could not go into the 2025 season with just three running backs and it turns out they are not going to. The Gamecocks got a commitment from Utah State running back Rahsul Faison following a Monday and Tuesday visit. JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur.com breaks down the commitment and the Carolina running back situation for 2025 in this Insi…

Mike and the guys dive into some playoff chat with the final four team set to kick this week. Mike offers his thoughts on the setup, and the guys bat around ideas on how to improve the format and process. The guys wrap with some hoops talk with four big time games at the CLA from Wednesday to Sunday for both basketball teams. To learn more about li…

It's a full Power Hour with Mike Morgan for the lunch hour. He and guys dive into some SEC and college football talk, and take a look at the coaching landscape keying in on some surprising new names and faces around college football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mo…

Tuesday brings us Alex Jones from the Big Spur for his thoughts on the the football and basketball teams. He was in attendance for the Citrus Bowl, and gives his thoughts on the game and surrounding drama. They talk some on the recruiting end of things and dive into basketball ahead of the men's team getting a couple of big time opportunities at th…

JC gives some recruiting updates and thoughts to open the hour, and the guys shift gears back to basketball with Mike fresh off the call in Starkville. They get into the team a bit, and take a look at the bigger scope of the full conference as it has emerged as the premier league in men's basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privac…

Pat DiMarco joins the guys and Mike for his season finale of Talkin Ball for the season. He gives his bowl game thoughts on everything from the game play and calling to the extra curricular activities that arose from the game. Mike and the guys continue the football talk to end the hour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices v…

The guys open the New Year with some talk on the Citrus Bowl before John Whittle joins the conversation. They talk all the drama surrounding the game in Orlando, and dig into some of the individual efforts on the field. They wrap the hour with some thoughts on the tough outing to open conference play for the men's basketball team To learn more abou…

In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman discuss UNC's win over Notre Dame. Ian Jackson has been on a tear recently - does that mean that he deserves a spot in the starting lineup moving forward, even when Seth comes back? Justin answers that question and does a film breakdown from the Notr…

2025 opened with two conference road matchups for North Carolina, and though the game play and effort may not have been up to the team's own standards, late game heroics from Elliot Cadeau helped UNC earn a win at Notre Dame after the Tar Heels delivered a clunker at Louisville earlier in the week. Seth Trimble's absence and continued offensive str…

Elliot Cadeau’s season has not gone as planned for the sophomore but in five seconds on Saturday afternoon, his ‘and 1’ game winning three was a major confidence boost and perhaps saved North Carolina’s season in the process. Cadeau’s heroics and and Ian Jackson’s 27 points were just enough for the Tar Heels to escape South Bend with a 74-73 win ov…

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's loss at Louisville, as Carolina falls to 8-6 on the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad…

If North Carolina fans expected the 2025 portion of this season to be any different than the end of last year’s part, the Tar Heel collapse over the final five minutes in Louisville provided a stark and bleak look at where this team is heading without a major course correction. The Heels clawed back to trail 70-69, but freshman Drake Powell fouled …

In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman recap UNC's performance in non-conference play as that portion of the season comes to a close. What were some of the biggest lessons that were learned about this North Carolina men's basketball team during a tough non-conference slate? They also disc…

South Carolina goes for 10 wins in the Citrus Bowl at 3 p.m. Tuesday (12-31-2024) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur.com and Matt Anderson of the Late Night Gamecock Show take you through the key stats, matchups, trends and news leading up to the final game of 2024 for Carolina, plus score predictions. To learn mor…

North Carolina spent the week away from campus since the last episode of the show, but had one last out-of-conference tuneup in the Smith Center on Sunday against Campbell University. Playing without an injured Seth Trimble, North Carolina relied on an aggressive performance from Elliot Cadeau and offensive outbursts by RJ Davis and Ian Jackson to …

The end of the 2024 season - and of the Mack Brown era - came to a painful end as the UConn Huskies dominated a depleted North Carolina team, 27-14, in the Fenway Bowl. An ‘audition game’ of sorts for many on the Tar Heel roster highlighted areas of both concern and potential as the Bill Belichick rebuild has officially begun in Chapel Hill. Inside…

North Carolina’s trip to Boston for the Wasabi Fenway Bowl is more than just a chance to close the 2024 season on a high note. For returning Tar Heels, Saturday’s matchup presents a unique audition setting with the Bill Belichick era set to begin once the final seconds tick off in Fenway Park. Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes, Jason Staples and Joey P…

Bill Belichick hit the ground running at North Carolina and as he and GM Michael Lombardi continue to mine the transfer portal for talent, the Inside Carolina crew of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and host Tommy Ashley convene a roundtable to discuss where things stand for the Tar Heel program roughly three weeks into the new coach/n…

Shooting It Straight with Justin Jackson is back! The Tar Heel legend returns for another season of Carolina Basketball analysis, but now it's a live show every week. In this special episode, Theo Pinson joins the show. Justin and Theo will discuss all things UNC basketball, including breaking down North Carolina's win over UCLA and looking ahead t…

After a grueling schedule thus far produced more losses than the Tar Heels would like, UNC basketball found themselves in a volatile week before the 12 Days of Christmas had even begun. After a valiant effort against Florida that resulted in another tough loss, North Carolina did salvage a win of consequence over UCLA with another comeback. Ian Jac…

With perhaps the season on the line in Madison Square Garden, North Carolina finally found a way to finish on top in the end, getting a much needed win, 76-74, over UCLA. The Tar Heels needed all of Ian Jackson’s 24 points and late free throws by RJ Davis to complete the type of comeback that had failed over and over before Saturday. Inside Carolin…

Mike Nd JC missed the hoops talk coming off the big win against Clemson, and they give their takes on the game and the individual performances that provided the wing. They shift the talk to the loaded SEC in hoops this season, and attempt to gauge which SEC is the worst in the best conference in the game this season To learn more about listener dat…

Mike Morgan joins the conversation covering the incoming portal moves, and offers some insight into the TE addition, Jordan Dingle, from Kentucky. They continue to talk the transfer portal, and what type of players can be found while looking at the currently lined up visitors to Carolina. You know it's around lunchtime when the guys dive into some …

The guys have some fun Christmas talk to open The Show before diving headlong into the transfer portal news. JC gets into the breakdowns of the incoming players, and offers some thoughts on the outstanding needs for the roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abo…

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's loss to Florida in the Jumpman Invitational as Carolina falls to 6-5 on the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy …

JB and Phil continue the hoops talk, and dive into the football coaching situation with the entire staff receiving new/updated contracts coming off an extremely positive football season. They discuss the attention grabbing from the game and the bigger picture exposure that the Gamecocks have enjoyed this fall season on the court as well as the fiel…

Matt Anderson joins the guys in the first hour to break down the big Palmetto Series win against the Tigers at the CLA. They get into some individual performances from CMB and Myles Stute, and cover everything from the team beginning to gel, the raucous environment, and the potential gravity of the big non-con signature win for this year's team. To…

A month ago, North Carolina football recruiting was floundering. Days ahead of National Signing Day, the Heels lost nearly every top commit and the outlook was dire. Then along came Bill Belichick and a re-affirmation by Bryce Baker and thus a massive U-turn for UNC on the recruiting trail - especially in the transfer portal. Inside Carolina’s Don …

Another poor first half, another loss for North Carolina has the 90-84 margin mirrored so many of the Tar Heels’ first ten games of the season thus far. Inside Carolina’s Sherrell McMillan and Tommy Ashley break down the loss and discuss the common themes that Hubert Davis’s team continue to put on tape against strong competition. RJ Davis and Ian …

Voice of the Gamecocks, Derek Scott, drops by to talk some basketball. Clemson is in town, they break down the importance of the big opportunity in front of them to grab a signature win in the non-conference and sweep their ACC foes before entering league play. Matchups and keys, they pick it all apart. Time to close The Show with more portal insig…