Video: Larry Fedora goes full Ric Flair when 2017 four-star Jake Lawler commits to UNC

Posted Feb 4, 2016
North Carolina Tar Heels coach Larry Fedora is on the recruiting trail and recently spent some time with Jake Lawler, a Class of 2017 four-star defensive end who currently attends South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte. In a video posted to Lawler’s Twitter, Lawler himself verbally commits to UNC in saying “I want to be a Tar Heel,” and Fedora’s reaction says it all. (Campus Sports)

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