Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio Cooks up Offer to Recruit Transfer Matthew Mayer to UNC

Posted May 12, 2022
You would expect basketball star Armando Bacot to recruit for North Carolina. And it wasn't surprising to see former Tar Heel linebacker and country music star Chase Rice also recruit for UNC. But now, celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, the host of Bravo's hit reality cooking show Top Chef, has chimed in. The target? Baylor transfer forward Matthew Mayer. (Inside Carolina)

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