TarHeelBlue Signing Day Roster

Well, we got one of the two players I mentioned in my Signing Day Preview.  Montario Hardesty decided to ride the bench in Knoxville rather than star in Kenan Stadium.  We'll see what happens.  I know this kind of thing happens all the time, but I don't have to like it.  Jordan Hemby stayed with his initial feeling and will wear Carolina blue this fall.

So there is some disappointment, as the coaching staff didn't really nail down some of the big names that were still out there coming into the day, but there has to be excitement as well.  We've got some great players that want to be Tar Heels, and I think that's very important to remember.  Be sure to check out the bios listed on the link above.

Richie Rich and Barrington Edwards (transfer) add some new faces to plug into the backfield, and I think we'll see some great competition this spring.  I don't know too much about Garrett White (LB), but I'm glad he wanted to be on the Hill. 

The spring game is tentatively scheduled for early April, so we'll be able to tell you about returning players and the early entrants then.

Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll offer a preview of the depth chart at each position.  As always, it's a great day to be a Tar Heel!

Today, thousands of high school senior football players will fax their letters-of-intent to college coaches all around the country.  John Bunting hopes to receive two key letters, from Montario Hardesty and Jordan Hemby.

What did you say?  You thought they already committed to North Carolina?  So did I.  In fact, both players verballed several weeks ago.  But in both cases, coaches from other schools swooped in and tried to win their heart.

Philip Fulmer at Tennessee refused to accept Hardesty's North Carolina committment, and has been hounding the kid ever since.  In the case of Hemby, it's Urban Meyer and Florida.  Both players have announcements scheduled for late this morning.  The football Tar Heels have not had much luck with press conferences (see Toney Baker, Jonathan Hannah, and Derek Nicholson).

I don't think it's a stretch to say the Tar Heels need these two players more than the other program.  They are from the state of North Carolina, and John Bunting needs to keep the stud in-state players in their home state.

Here's hoping...