Noon Dish: Filling Out UNC’s Roster

With spring semester classes underway in Chapel Hill, Bill Belichick and his staff continue to build North Carolina’s roster via the transfer portal and the 2025 high school ranks. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the latest additions and detail what positions remain in need of bodies in order to fill out each room in the Kenan Football Center.

The show rundown (timestamps are from the YouTube version)
0:00 – Stream begins
0:23 – Show begins
2:40 – Preview show chat MVP
5:00 – New QB addition
9:36 – California additions
13:00 – Another kicker brought in
16:02 – More specialists and in need of a punter
25:07 – Viewer question: Cali commits?
30:00 – The future of ball and class
33:33 – The ’25 class now vs. then
35:23 – The Belichick boost and how long that lasts
40:56 – Mining the in-state talent in the 2026 class?
43:04 – New coach bump
46:10 – What is still needed?

50:21 – Top Five additions
57:29 – Not yet done with ‘25

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Inside Carolina produces an unprecedented lineup of regular programming dedicated to Tar Heel sports, available in both audio and video (live!) formats all within a single channel, featuring the top experts. Here’s the lineup, which is complemented by special roundtables, featured interviews, reaction episodes, and more throughout the year:

* The Day After (football) with Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Schoett & Vipp (football) with Jeff Schoettmer and Taylor Vippolis
* The Game Plan (football) with Greg Barnes, Jason Staples, Tommy Ashley
* Noon Dish (football recruiting) with Don Callahan, Tommy Ashley
* Coast to Coast (basketball & recruiting) with Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, Joey Powell
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* Press Coverage (football/basketball) with Adam Smith, Jeremiah Holloway, Evan Rogers, Tommy Ashley
* Shooting it Straight (basketball) with Justin Jackson & John Bauman
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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