Bill Belichick, UNC football lose key 4-star commit and it's not an April Fools' Day joke
The Tar Heels have another blue-chip cut ties.
Bill Belichick, UNC football lose key 4-star commit and it's not an April Fools' Day joke originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bill Belichick and UNC lost another blue-chip recruit before the 2026 season.
Marquis Bryant, a four-star cornerback and the No. 188 player on Rivals' big board, announced his decommitment on Wednesday . This news sets Belichick and his staff back in the 2027 recruiting class.
Bryant was the highest-ranked commit for the Tar Heels and the only one from inside the state of North Carolina. “My recruitment is 100% open,” Bryant told Rivals . Among the 35 offers Bryant currently has on the table is a mix of ACC and SEC schools, including Auburn, Duke, Georgia and Ole Miss.
However, Tennessee is one team to watch in this situation. Bryant has a history with multiple visits to Knoxville and the Vols have been high on his list. More: Indiana's Curt Cignetti secures another job amid massive extension “(Tennessee's) staff showed me around and where I would fit into the new defense,” Bryant told Rivals.