UNC Football Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.

UNC Football flips Penn State commit, Northern Ireland kicker Adam McCann-Gibbs

Flips happen even with an ocean divide. Following an official visit and taking time to think things over, punter/place kicker Adam McCann-Gibbs flipped his commitment from Penn State to UNC. The recruit from Newry, Northern Ireland, had been committed to Penn State since June. "I'm flipping my commitment to the University of North Carolina," Gibbs said. (TarHeel247)

THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Feast Week, Football 'Flip Season,' Dylan Mingo Trims List

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re enjoying some well-earned down time with friends, food, family, and Tar Heel sports. This weekend, we’ve got men’s and women’s basketball playing big games in the tropics, Football keeps flipping recruits and now heads to Raleigh for a tough night game, 5-star Dylan Mingo trimmed his list, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

WR Kymistrii Young flips commitment from Purdue to North Carolina

Kymistrii Young is a three-star wide receiver from Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota, Fla., who committed to Purdue early in June. That commitment remained firm until recently. Over the past month, another program has worked its way firmly into the picture — North Carolina. The Tar Heels offered Young on Oct. 15, and that’s when everything started to shift. (On3.com)

Cornerback Julian Peterson Commits To UNC Football Over Clemson

It will be a reunion for Atco (N.J.) Winslow cornerback Julian Peterson at North Carolina. Peterson became the third former Penn State commit to join the Tar Heels' 2026 football recruiting class, a decision he announced Wednesday. UNC already added commitments from cornerback Jaziel Hart and athlete David Davis. Both were former Penn State commits. (247 Sports)

JuCo Offensive Lineman Jonah Rodriguez Commits to UNC Football

San Diego Southwestern JC offensive lineman Jonah Rodriguez committed to North Carolina on Tuesday and broke down why he chose the Tar Heels. North Carolina offered Rodriguez in October and he took an official visit earlier this month. The big lineman took a mid-west visit to Colorado last week but decided over the weekend for the Tar Heels. (On3.com)

Linebacker Jordan Avinger Commits To UNC Football

Three-star linebacker Jordan Avinger committed to UNC Football over West Virginia, on Tuesday. The decision comes just days after Avinger — a 6-foot-2, 225-pound recruit from Orangeburg-Wilkinson (S.C.) High — wrapped up an official visit to Chapel Hill. He took an official trip to Morgantown earlier this month. "[The UNC official visit] changed my perspective." (Inside Carolina)

THT Newsletter: Thanksgiving Basketball In Florida, Reese Brantmeier Wins A Natty, Football Falters

UNC Basketball is heading to the Fort Myers Tip-Off, Reese Brantmeier is a tennis national champion, Tar Heel Football came up short against Duke, basketball 5-stars Maximo Adams and Kate Harpring are the newest Tar Heels, Women's Soccer advances, Women's Basketball dominates, there was Field Hockey heartbreak, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

UNC Football Recruit Weekend Scoreboard: 3 more UNC commits win state titles

Three more UNC football commits won state titles over the weekend, and a fourth could join them. Crew Davis, David Green, and Jakob Weatherspoon will arrive in Chapel Hill with state title rings. Meanwhile, Zion Smith and his DeMatha Catholic squad will play for a championship Sunday. Here are results and stats from UNC Football commits in action this weekend. (Inside Carolina)

Video: IC Football Recruiting Podcast - UNC Roster Status Check

With two games remaining in UNC Football's 2025 regular season, Inside Carolina’s Don Callahan and Tommy Ashley run through the offensive side of the ball, position by position, with a look at players with remaining eligibility, high school commits at each position, and potential transfer portal needs. (View Video)

THT Newsletter: Basketball Block Party, Maximo Commits, Mingo Visits, Field Hockey to Final Four

It was another big weekend in Carolina Athletics. UNC Basketball threw a block party, Hubert Davis landed a commitment from Maximo Adams and an official visit from Dylan Mingo, UNC Field Hockey beat Duke to advance to the Final Four, Football fell at Wake Forest but flipped a 4-star cornerback, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

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