UConn defensive lineman Pryce Yates is becoming a member of trainer Invoice Belichick’s switch portal magnificence at North Carolina, a couple of shops reported.
Yates entered the switch portal after incomes defensive MVP honors within the Huskies’ 27-14 victory towards the Tar Heels within the Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28. He had a sack and 3 tackles for loss towards his long run teammates.
The 6-foot-4, 265-pound redshirt junior from San Antonio completed the 2024 season with 21 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and three.5 sacks in seven video games.
North Carolina has picked up commitments from no less than 13 transfers because it employed Belichick final month to switch Mack Brown.
UConn trainer Jim Mora voiced his displeasure with different groups “tampering” together with his avid gamers simply ahead of Yates put his identify within the portal on Dec. 30.
“A easy word to the colleges and coaches that experience blatantly damaged @NCAAFootball regulations by way of tampering with our avid gamers within the final 24 hours,” Mora wrote on X. “We do know who you’re, we can pursue all avenues to carry you responsible. We’re excited that we now have constructed a program the place coaches must cheat to overcome us and we can offer protection to that program. Suppose laborious ahead of you tamper with our avid gamers.”
–Box Stage Media
