Recruiting: UNC getting early start on '09 football class

Posted Feb 19, 2008

Twelve of the 19 football prospects signed earlier this month by UNC didn’t decide to join the Tar Heels until the final month of the recruiting process. UNC is apparently switching its approach in pursuing the Class of 2009. Less than two weeks after the national signing day for 2008, head coach Butch Davis and his staff have already secured oral commitments from seven high school players who have yet to finish their junior year. (Fayetteville Observer)

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