Tar Heels Tidbits: Roy visits recruit, Mitch Trubisky’s new coach and more

The latest Tar Heels Tidbits has info on a recruit Roy Williams visited, Mitch Trubisky and much, much more

It was a week to forget for the North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball program.

They lost both of their road games at Florida State and Virginia, dropping their record to 1-2 on the Atlantic Coast Conference season. But there’s still a lot of basketball to be played and UNC managed to get back on track Tuesday night.

The Tar Heels improved to 2-2 in conference play after a big night from Luke Maye.

That is the top story going into our Wednesday Tar Heels Tidbits as you can get the latest on UNC athletics news.

Check it out:

Basketball

• UNC’s two-straight losses on the road dropped them in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.
• The Tar Heels really struggled at Virginia. They made just eight two-pointers in their loss to the Cavaliers. That’s the fewest under Roy Williams.
• Here’s our latest ACC Basketball Power Rankings.
• With UNC and Duke’s losses on Saturday, the two teams are a combined 0-4 on the road in the ACC this season.
• UNC rebounded with a big win over Boston College at home. You can read our recap here.
• Luke Maye had a career night, finishing with 32 points and 18 rebounds.
• With Maye’s performance, he made some history:

• Wayne Ellington hits the game-winner to lead Miami past Toronto.
• UNC now prepares for a trip to Notre Dame on Saturday, hoping to move to 3-2 in conference play.

Football

• Former UNC quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will have a new head coach in 2018. The Bears officially hired Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their head coach.
• Julius Peppers and the Carolina Panthers were eliminated from the 2018 NFL Playoffs with a loss to New Orleans. It could be the last time we see Peppers play in the NFL but as of now he’s “undecided” on retirement.
• We recapped how former UNC players did in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs.
• Former UNC head coach Mack Brown will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
• Some current UNC football news: Big renovations are coming to Kenan Memorial Stadium.
• The Tar Heels officially announced the hiring of Tommy Thigpen to the football staff.

Recruiting

• Roy Williams was back on the recruiting trail last week. He visited class of 2019 recruit Precious Achiuwa on Sunday as Adam Zagoria reported.
• Williams first showed interest in Achiuwa back in September of 2017 as the recruit confirmed to Keeping It Heel that the head coach made a visit.
• Jordyn Adams played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl over the weekend. Here’s a highlight of five-star QB Trevor Lawrence completing a pass to Adams who broke free from the defender:

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• Adam Friedman wrote on UNC target William Barnes, who also played in the Army All-American Bowl.