Commitment season tiers: How college football programs fared on the recruiting trail

One of Bill Belichick's first acts as UNC's head football coach was a grand tour of the state's top high school programs. Eighteen months later, the Tar Heels reach late July without a single in-state pledge among their 17 commitments in the 2027 recruiting class . North Carolina's complete lack of presence with a talented in-state class in 2027 is striking.