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Carolina Insider: MBB Updates, Spring FB, Youssef Shamel, Jason Kosmicki
April 14, 2026 | General, Fencing
Get the latest men's basketball and football updates, visit with national champion fencer Youssef Shamel and get to know MIchael Malone via an interview with Denver Nuggets play-by-play announcer Jason Kosmicki on the latest Carolina Insider podcast hosted by Jones Angell and Adam Lucas.
Episode highlights:
• It is portal season, which means things are uncertain for all college basketball teams...including Carolina (4:25) (to the point the roster changed twice while we were recording the show)
• Spring FB is underway as the Tar Heels look for big improvement in year two under Bill Belichick (15:19)
• Denver Nuggets play-by-play man Jason Kosmicki joins to discuss Michael Malone's tenure in Denver (32:31)
• Fencing national champion Youssef Shamel joins (43:52)
• Plus: postcard floodgates are open (1:30:10), a VERY familiar HCYJT (1:49:27), Zoox (1:58:25) and we preview the upcoming #RoadHouseChallenge (2:07:46)
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Episode highlights:
• It is portal season, which means things are uncertain for all college basketball teams...including Carolina (4:25) (to the point the roster changed twice while we were recording the show)
• Spring FB is underway as the Tar Heels look for big improvement in year two under Bill Belichick (15:19)
• Denver Nuggets play-by-play man Jason Kosmicki joins to discuss Michael Malone's tenure in Denver (32:31)
• Fencing national champion Youssef Shamel joins (43:52)
• Plus: postcard floodgates are open (1:30:10), a VERY familiar HCYJT (1:49:27), Zoox (1:58:25) and we preview the upcoming #RoadHouseChallenge (2:07:46)
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