UNC Football Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.
Inside the UNC Football Roster: Numbers Game
If all 39 of the Tar Heels'
class of 2026 football commitments were to sign with North Carolina during this week’s Early Signing Period, which is not expected, the UNC coaching staff would need an additional 15 players to transfer out to make room for them. And that doesn’t take into account the players that UNC will sign out of the Transfer Portal. (
Inside Carolina)
THT Newsletter: Historic Triple-Double, UNC Basketball Heads To Kentucky, Football Falls In Raleigh
Indya Nivar recorded the second triple-double in UNC Women’s Basketball history with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10(!) steals,
Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina goes out with a whimper as transfer portal season begins, Carolina Basketball heads to Kentucky, and Volleyball is going dancing for the second year in a row. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC Football Recruit Weekend Scoreboard: More State Titles On The Line For Tar Heel Commits
No additional state championships have been claimed by
UNC football commits so far this weekend, but four have a chance the next four days. Teammates
Nyqir Helton and
Julian Peterson play for a title Sunday, as will
CJ Sadler. Viliami Moala will compete for a championship Wednesday. Here are the results from UNC recruits in action this weekend. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football flips Penn State commit, Northern Ireland kicker Adam McCann-Gibbs
Flips happen even with an ocean divide. Following an official visit and taking time to think things over, punter/place kicker
Adam McCann-Gibbs flipped his commitment from Penn State to UNC. The recruit from Newry, Northern Ireland, had been committed to Penn State since June. "I'm flipping my commitment to the University of North Carolina," Gibbs said. (
TarHeel247)
THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Feast Week, Football 'Flip Season,' Dylan Mingo Trims List
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re enjoying some well-earned down time with friends, food, family, and Tar Heel sports. This weekend, we’ve got men’s and women’s basketball playing big games in the tropics, Football keeps flipping recruits and now heads to Raleigh for a tough night game, 5-star
Dylan Mingo trimmed his list, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
WR Kymistrii Young flips commitment from Purdue to North Carolina
Kymistrii Young is a three-star wide receiver from Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota, Fla., who committed to Purdue early in June. That commitment remained firm until recently. Over the past month, another program has worked its way firmly into the picture — North Carolina. The Tar Heels offered Young on Oct. 15, and that’s when everything started to shift. (
On3.com)
Cornerback Julian Peterson Commits To UNC Football Over Clemson
It will be a reunion for Atco (N.J.) Winslow cornerback
Julian Peterson at North Carolina. Peterson became the third former Penn State commit to join the Tar Heels' 2026 football recruiting class, a decision he announced Wednesday. UNC already added commitments from cornerback
Jaziel Hart and athlete
David Davis. Both were former Penn State commits. (
247 Sports)
JuCo Offensive Lineman Jonah Rodriguez Commits to UNC Football
San Diego Southwestern JC offensive lineman
Jonah Rodriguez committed to North Carolina on Tuesday and broke down why he chose the Tar Heels. North Carolina offered Rodriguez in October and he took an official visit earlier this month. The big lineman took a mid-west visit to Colorado last week but decided over the weekend for the Tar Heels. (
On3.com)
Linebacker Jordan Avinger Commits To UNC Football
Three-star linebacker
Jordan Avinger committed to UNC Football over West Virginia, on Tuesday. The decision comes just days after Avinger — a 6-foot-2, 225-pound recruit from Orangeburg-Wilkinson (S.C.) High — wrapped up an official visit to Chapel Hill. He took an official trip to Morgantown earlier this month. "[The UNC official visit] changed my perspective." (
Inside Carolina)
THT Newsletter: Thanksgiving Basketball In Florida, Reese Brantmeier Wins A Natty, Football Falters
UNC Basketball is heading to the Fort Myers Tip-Off,
Reese Brantmeier is a tennis national champion, Tar Heel Football came up short against Duke, basketball 5-stars
Maximo Adams and
Kate Harpring are the newest Tar Heels, Women's Soccer advances, Women's Basketball dominates, there was Field Hockey heartbreak, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)