UNC football signs 25 in highly-rated class

Posted Feb 2, 2011
UNC coach Butch Davis stood in front of the podium this afternoon with a look of satisfaction on his face. "Today was a very good day," Davis said at his news conference to announce the Tar Heels' 2011 class on national signing day. Rivals.com has ranked UNC's class No. 3 in the ACC. The Tar Heels signed 10 players on offense, 14 on defense and kicker/punter Miller Snyder of Charlotte. The Tar Heels got a big signing day commitment from McKeesport (Pa.) defensive tackle Delvon Simmons, who's rated the No. 80 player in the class by rivals.com. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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