Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels are balancing getting ready for their bowl game and recruiting through the transfer portal. The Tar Heels have seen their fair share of departures to the portal but have also added two key players including quarterback Max Johnson.
And they have their eyes on a few other big players as well, including a Duke running back.
Per Brad Crawford of 247Sports, the Tar Heels are one of the teams that have reached out to transfer running back Jordan Waters. The running back has heard from a handful of teams including UNC, USC, NC State, South Carolina, Memphis, Indiana and more:
Duke transfer RB Jordan Waters tells @247Sports the following schools have been in touch this week.
No visits scheduled just yet:
South Carolina
NC State
UNC
Memphis
Indiana
Tulane
TCU
USCWaters managed 883 yards from scrimmage, 12 TDs this season. pic.twitter.com/zxWNaWBfbv
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) December 14, 2023
Waters is coming off another impressive campaign in 2023, rushing for 883 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was Duke’s featured back and decided to enter the transfer portal following the season.
North Carolina is expected to return the ACC’s leading rusher in Omarion Hampton but did lose a few players at the position. There’s room to add to that backfield and having two of the top running backs in the ACC would be huge for the Tar Heels.
However, Waters’ new recruitment is just beginning and there is a long ways to go before he picks his new home.
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