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Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heel Land Third Commitment of Day in Form of 3✮ WR
@tn1_ant- Instagram The Tar Heels are one of the hottest teams on the 2027 recruiting trail after a huge Sunday of commitments. After landing 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth and 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers, the Tar Heels have now added a commitment from one of their top wide receiver targets in the class as of this evening. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ WR Anthony Williams committed to the Tar Heels on Sunday evening following an official visit to campus last weekend.

Anthony Pagnotta
3 hours ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Second Commitment of Day Along the Defensive Front
@d1brayk- Instagram After entering the day with zero commitments ranked inside the top 500 according to the Rivals Industry Rankings, the Tar Heels have landed two in one day. The most recent one comes in the form of a 4✮ edge rusher, the first 4✮ prospect that the team has landed in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2027 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth. Booth’s commitment comes as he concluded his offic

Anthony Pagnotta
5 hours ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land 2027 3✮ DL
@Rivals.IG- Instagram The Tar Heels needed a commitment along the defensive line in this 2027 class and on Sunday, they were able to land one in the form of their first top 500 prospect in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from 2027 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers following his visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. He chooses the Tar Heels over offers from NC State and UCF, the other two schools that he

Anthony Pagnotta
9 hours ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Add Commitment from 2027 3✮ OT
@hudson.ingalsbe- Instagram For the fourth consecutive day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2027 class, this time in the form of one of the recent official visitors at the offensive tackle position. As he announced via social media on Thursday morning, 2027 3✮ OT Hudson Ingalsbe has committed to UNC over Kansas State, Virginia and and Florida State amongst others. His commitment comes after he officially visited Chapel Hill back on the weekend on May 29th. His r

Anthony Pagnotta
3 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ LB Commits to UNC
@theaaronwil1ams- Instagram For a third straight day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2027 class, making them one of the hottest teams on the trail right now. On Wednesday morning, it was 2027 3✮ LB Aaron Williams who revealed to Inside Carolina that he was committing to the Tar Heels. He chooses the Tar Heels over offers from Mississippi State, Utah and Colorado amongst others. His commitment comes after he officially visited Chapel Hill this past weekend and t

Anthony Pagnotta
4 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Add Third 3✮ IOL to 2027 Haul
@NealRoberts_58- Twitter The Tar Heels added a second commitment to the 2027 class on Tuesday evening, this time in the form of another 3✮ interior offensive linemen. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ IOL Neal Roberts has committed to the Tar Heels over offers from South Florida, Georgia State and Appalachian State. The commitment comes after Roberts took an official visit to Chapel Hill back on the weekend of May 29th and was impressed by what he

Anthony Pagnotta
5 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ QB Commits to UNC
@noahspinks_- Instagram The Tar Heels have been searching hard for their quarterback commit in the 2027 class and on Monday they found their guy. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ QB Noah Spinks has committed to UNC following an official visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend. He commits to the Tar Heels over Utah, the school that he officially visited last weekend. Spinks, the No. 1434 overall prospect and No. 96 quarterback in the 2027 class acc

Anthony Pagnotta
6 days ago2 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 3✮ LB Commit Reaffirms Commitment
@tasheem.butler- Instagram After losing one of their top commitments in the 2027 class earlier this week, one of the Tar Heels main priorities for this weekend was to secure the commitment of linebacker commit Tasheem Butler. It seems they have done just that. According to a report from Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ LB Tasheem Butler has reaffirmed his commitment to UNC as he reached the conclusion of his visit to Chapel Hill. He told the site that he will not be taking his remain

Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 72 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels 2027 3✮ S Commit Flips to Maryland
@chuck7roberts- Instagram On a day where the Tar Heels picked up a sizable commitment in the 2027 class, they have now lost a significant member of that class to a flip. As first reported by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, 2027 3✮ S Chuck Roberts has flipped his commitment from UNC to Maryland. His flip comes in the midst of an official visit with the Terrapins which began on Friday. Roberts had been committed to the Tar Heels since December. Roberts, the No. 580 overall prospect a

Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 52 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land 3✮ IOL from Ga.
@ballout79_- Instagram The Tar Heels had a chance to add a significant commitment in the 2027 class on Friday afternoon and did just that in the form of one of their top offensive line targets. As he announced via a live stream on his Instagram from his high school earlier today, 2027 3✮ IOL Shavezz Dixon has committed to UNC over offers from Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia and Pittsburgh. The commitment comes a week before his scheduled official visit to Chapel Hill. D

Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 52 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Official Visit Weekend Preview- June 5th
After hosting a big weekend of official visitors last weekend, the Tar Heels are set to host what might be an even more important group this weekend. Here’s a look at the ten 2027 prospects that are expected to be on campus the next few days. Committed 3✮ LB Tasheem Butler- Glassboro (Glassboro, NJ) Butler has been committed since March 28th, but the Tar Heels are going to be looking to hold on to that commitment when he takes this visit. Maryland (May 28th), UCF (June 12th)

Anthony Pagnotta
Jun 54 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Official Visit Weekend Preview- May 29th
Today is arrival day for the first group of official visitors in the 2027 class that will be on campus this summer. With that, we’re here to prepare you for the weekend with a look at where the Tar Heels stand with each guy who will be on campus. Committed 3✮ S Chuck Roberts- IMG Academy (Mission Hills, CA): May 29th [COMMITTED TO UNC] Roberts committed to the Tar Heels back in December and remains firmly committed to the team. He does not have any official visits scheduled e

Anthony Pagnotta
May 295 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Taron Dickens No Longer Planning to Attend UNC
Western Carolina Athletics The quarterback battle for the Tar Heels is one of the big storylines of the offseason and on Friday morning, there was some important news surrounding it that became public. As first reported by Inside Carolina, Western Carolina quarterback transfer Taron Dickens will no longer attend UNC this fall and will re-enter the transfer portal. This move follows some rumors around his academic eligibility with the school that surfaced earlier in the offsea

Anthony Pagnotta
May 292 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- S
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To

Anthony Pagnotta
May 272 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- CB
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To

Anthony Pagnotta
May 262 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- LB
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To

Anthony Pagnotta
May 253 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- DL
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To

Anthony Pagnotta
May 232 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Home-and-Home With South Carolina Canceled
Streeter Lecka- Getty Images On Friday afternoon, the Tar Heels released some important scheduling news about a future home-and-home matchup. In a release from the program earlier this afternoon, it was announced that the upcoming home-and-home series with the South Carolina Gamecocks has been canceled. The two teams were set to meet in Columbia in 2028 and Chapel Hill in 2029. According to reports from Noah Weiskopf of TarHeel247 and Shelby Swanson of the News & Observer, th

Anthony Pagnotta
May 221 min read


Heel Tough Blog: 2027 Official Visit Schedules- EDGE
Official visits are set to resume for the 2027 class at the end of month, as the Tar Heels look to convince some important targets that they should be a part of what will be a smaller class this year for the program after the massive class the group brought in last cycle. To get you prepared, we’re taking a look at the prospects that have scheduled official visits with the program by position groups and updating you on where their recruitments stand heading into the month. To

Anthony Pagnotta
May 212 min read


Heel Tough Blog: Two Players Step Away Following Spring Practice
Gregory Fisher- Getty Images The Tar Heels concluded spring practice last month and we now have news that two players who participated during the month of practices have stepped away from the program. According to Inside Carolina, wide receiver Shanard Clower and cornerback Ty Adams are no longer with the program following the end of spring practice. Clower, who was preparing for his sophomore season with the program, is coming off a true freshman season where he played 83 of

Anthony Pagnotta
May 192 min read
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