Two-time national wrestling champ Mason Phillips commits to UNC over Ohio State

Posted Oct 19, 2017
Mason Phillips, who will wrestle in the 149-pound weight class in college, said he received interest from Ohio State, Oregon State and Nebraska, and took visits to Columbus and Corvallis, but he simply fell in love with North Carolina. “I went to North Carolina on a visit a couple weeks ago, and just loved it. I wasn’t really interested in going anywhere else after that.” (The Daily Herald)

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