UNC, State get 2 football commitments

Posted Dec 2, 2008
North Carolina and N.C. State have each added two commitments to their 2009 football recruiting classes, with UNC landing one of the state's top high-school seniors. Hawatha Bell, a 6-1, 230-pound linebacker from Matthews and Butler High School, is headed to Chapel Hill. He will be joined by Prizell Brown, a 6-4, 255-pound tight end from Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas. UNC built its class to 22 players and N.C. State grew to 15. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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