- - 'What a suck up': Jay Bilas clowns Duke alum Jay Williams for Tar Heel chant

John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORKFebruary 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM

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Someone is going to need to check in on Jay Williams after Saturday's edition of "College GameDay" after the heart attack he just gave Duke basketball fans.

Why? Well, the former Blue Devils point guard started a Tar Heels chant during Saturday's pregame show inside Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina ahead of Saturday night's top-15 ranked men's college basketball matchup between the Tobacco Road rivals.

"I just want to witness this for one second because I usually never do this," Williams said before starting the chant while next to former Duke center Jay Bilas.

Jay Williams does the Tar Heel chant 😭Duke fans turn away. pic.twitter.com/UYcC0m3UQp

— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) February 7, 2026

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Bilas, perhaps speaking on behalf of former Duke players, was rather blunt with his response.

"What a suck up," Bilas said.

The Blue Devils head into Saturday's top-15 matchup looking for their fourth consecutive win over the Tar Heels, after sweeping the regular season series and picking up a win over UNC in the ACC Tournament semifinals last season.

Led by star freshman Cameron Boozer, Duke ranks No. 3 in the NET rankings with a 9-1 Quad 1 record, which is the second most Quad 1 wins — an important statistical used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee — in the country, only behind top-ranked Arizona.

The Tar Heels, led by their star freshman Caleb Wilson, find themselves ranked in the top 30 of the NET Rankings at No. 27. A win for Hubert Davis' squad would be a significant one, as it would give them just their fifth Quad 1 win of the season.

UNC and Duke are slated for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip-off on Saturday in Chapel Hill.

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