A significant jump in North Carolina's recruiting rankings on scout.com shows just how important Monday's news was for the Tar Heels' 2010 class.
Scout.com had the Tar Heels' class ranked No. 48 in the nation at the end of last week. After Roanoke Rapids defensive end Kareem Martin and Crest High athlete Reggie Wilkins committed to North Carolina early this week, North Carolina jumped to No. 42.
"Yesterday was huge for them in the state of North Carolina," scout.com regional analyst Miller Safrit said today.
Wilkins' commitment was doubly beneficial to the Tar Heels because they wrestled him away from rival N.C. State - at least for the moment. Wilkins committed to North Carolina in September, changed his mind and picked N.C. State in December, and said he's changed his mind again now.
And with South Columbus tight end Ethan Farmer expected to pick between North Carolina and Clemson some time before signing day on Feb. 3, the Tar Heels have a chance to finish fast inside the state after a slow start.
Ken Tysiac
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Coffee is for closers
Hey Ken, Markeith Ambles' profile picture on facebook has him wearing a Carolina hat...you think he's gonna end up a Tar Heel??
His rivals pic has him wearing a Tenn hat so.......
If they sign Farmer and Ambles would they crack the top 25?
There are 4 players starting in the Super Bowl for the Colts that were college walk-ons--Jeff Saturday is an all pro! Mike Iupati (Idaho), maybe the top offensive lineman in the country, was a 2 star recruit with one scholarship offer (Arizona). There are just too many recruits out there to take the rankings too seriously.
Sounds like someone is getting a little worried......
Butch Davis tells kids whatever they want to hear...it's a powerful closing technique. As in "I will make you the next (insert name of player he coached against before getting fired by the Browns)." Just take Quinton Coples "It's all about getting paid. The UNC coaches promised to make that happen."
And that is different from any other program in the entirety of Div I how???????
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