Coast to Coast: Scrimmage Reactions & Bryson Howard Watch

UNC opened it’s 2025-26 season in an unofficial capacity on Saturday, with the Blue-White scrimmage in front of a live Smith Center audience. New players, different skillsets, and untested chemistry were among the myriad of themes on display. Former Tar Heel Justin Jackson joins Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell to extract meaning from Saturday’s showing, and McMillan gives the latest update on top recruiting target Bryson Howard.

Show Rundown (time stamps are from YouTube version):
0:00 – Open
3:29 – Recruiting update
8:59 – Justin Jackson’s experience this summer
11:56 – Biggest “Wow” from the Blue/White
14:12 – Bogavać’s first display
20:36 – How to rate a scrimmage
23:51 – Kyan Evans on the ball
31:11 – Veesaar as a difference maker
39:18 – Consistency with this roster and former Carolina systems
43:20 – Positions better or worse
45:24 – What the staff can lean on

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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
* Hoops Show (basketball) with Justin Jackson & Rob Harrington
* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
* The Postgame (basketball) with Dewey Burke, Tommy Ashley
* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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