2017 Kicker Noah Ruggles Commits to UNC

Posted Jan 29, 2017
North Carolina has added a kicker to its 2017 football recruiting class. Before concluding his official visit, Noah Ruggles verbally committed to the Tar Heels. A couple of days prior to arriving in Chapel Hill for his official visit, UNC offered Ruggles, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound kicker from Lutz (Fla.) Steinbrenner. Vanderbilt had also offered. He officially visited Nashville last weekend. (Inside Carolina)

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