UNC Kicker Rece Verhoff Ineligible After New Court Ruling

Posted Aug 21, 2026
Sixteen days after North Carolina added kicker Rece Verhoff back to the program, following the class action temporary injunction in Colorado granting the class of 2022 players a fifth year of eligibility, the Tenth Circuit court granted the NCAA's stay request on Friday, meaning Verhoff is currently ineligible. UNC had no comment on Friday's announcement. (TarHeel247)

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