Examining UNC's Slow Start to the 2023 Football Recruiting Class

Posted Apr 29, 2022
The commitment timeline for football recruits in the class of 2023 has shifted because they can now take visits to schools in a post-pandemic world with no COVID-related restrictions. Additionally, for UNC, there is just less talent in North Carolina and the Tidewater area of Virginia, two areas the Tar Heels mined successfully in the last two recruiting cycles. (Inside Carolina)

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