Elijah Hood says goodbye to Fighting Irish and hello to Tar Heels

Posted Oct 9, 2014
Elijah Hood, the five-star recruit, and No. 1 player in the state out of Charlotte Catholic, originally committed to Notre Dame in lieu of reigning national champion Florida State, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and a slew of other programs. Now, the 6-foot, 220-pound freshman running back is in Chapel Hill after he decommitted from the Fighting Irish and later deemed himself a Tar Heel. (Daily Tar Heel)

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