In his first year of his second stint, North Carolina head coach Mack Brown has his team bowl eligible at 6-6 following their big win over N.C. State on Saturday night. It’s a big accomplishment for the Tar Heels after their struggles the past two seasons.
While UNC was celebrating reaching a bowl game for the first time since 2016, Brown was back on the recruiting trail.
The head coach went to visit the top target left on UNC’s recruiting board for the 2020 class just a few weeks ahead of the Early Signing Period. Brown was out to see five-star outside linebacker Trenton Simpson:
Simpson originally committed to Auburn in the Summer over North Carolina before decommitting just a few months ago.