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UNC recruiting target broke another backboard during high school season

Kendre Harrison is a two-sport star that is being recruited by North Carolina.

Both the North Carolina Tar Heels’ basketball and football programs are in pursuit of in-state recruit Kendre Harrison.

The Reidsville, North Carolina native is drawing attention on both the basketball court and football field as his recruitment is starting to pick up as the months go on. Harrison has drawn some comparisons to a former North Carolina two-sport standout in Julius Peppers and has expressed interest in playing football plus at least a year of basketball at the program he picks.

And his legacy continues to grow even more this Summer.

In a social media post from SLAM, Harrison reportedly has shattered two backboards in three months. We wrote on the first one a few months back but the video shows him breaking another one and getting basketball banned at his school:

The Tar Heels’ football program was the first to offer Harrison and the basketball program joined them in offering him back in June. With UNC having Peppers in their back pocket in terms of recruitment, things should be looking up for them.

However, he’s drawing the attention of lot of big programs on the football side of things, making this recruitment an interesting one to follow.  And let’s hope that the Tar Heels can eventually come out on top and land this prized in-state recruit.

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2026 five-star tight end includes Vols in top 10

2026 five-star tight end includes Tennessee in top 10 schools.

2026 five-star tight end Kendre Harrison named Tennessee as one of his top 10 schools.

Harrison’s top 10 schools are: Tennessee, Miami, Oregon, North Carolina, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, Texas and Notre Dame.

The 6-foot-7, 243 pound tight end prospect is from Reidsville High School in Reidsville, North Carolina.

Harrison is ranked as the No. 6 overall prospect in the class of 2026. He ranks as the No. 1 tight end and No. 2 player in North Carolina, according to 247Sports.

Harrison is a two-sport athlete, rating as a four-star power forward in basketball.

The Vols offered a scholarship to Harrison on Jan. 23 2023. The tight end has unofficially visited Tennessee three times.

Notre Dame football makes top-10 for 2026 5-star tight end Kendre Harrison

The Irish could be adding an elite tight end for their 2026 class

Notre Dame football has long been viewed as [autotag]Tight End U[/autotag], and it could be getting stronger in the coming years.

In the 2025 class, the Irish have 4-star James Flanigan committed and probably won’t add another one. The 2026 class is shaping up to be another impressive group and Notre Dame has been hard at work to do exactly that.

One of those recruits is North Carolina tight end [autotag]Kendre Harrison[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 7-inch and 243-pound prospect narrowed his list to ten schools, with the Irish making the cut. The nations No. 6 overall prospect and top tight end according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings is clearly one of the best in the country.

It won’t be easy for Notre Dame to win this recruiting battle, but as of right now, the Irish are squarely in the mix for Harrison.

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Penn State could get football and basketball player with No. 1 2026 tight end

Could Penn State land a coveted two-sport athlete in 2026?

Penn State is transitioning into the official visit portion of their calendar as they need a strong close to secure one of the best classes in the 2025 cycle.

Because of that, the majority of attention will be on the top targets still on [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] and his coaching staff’s board as they currently sit with just 13 commits.

There are plenty of positions that need to be filled in this class, but that’s not stopping them from putting attention and resources into the 2026 recruiting class.

One player who is already a standout is [autotag]Kendre Harrison[/autotag].

The no. 1 rated tight end in his cycle is a 6-foot-7, 245-pounder from North Carolina who is a five-star in 247Sports’ composite rankings. Listed as the sixth-best player in the class, his recruitment has already gone national.

There is one interesting thing that comes with the recruitment of Harrison, however.

He wants to play football and basketball in college.

The coveted recruit told Anna Adams of 247Sports that he plans on playing at least one year of college basketball but will use his scholarship towards the football numbers as that will take precedent over everything else (subscription required).

As a North Carolina native, he’s taken tons of visits to that campus and has been in communication with both their football and basketball programs. Harrison has also spoken with former Tar Heel great, Julius Peppers, about the decision to play both sports at the collegiate level.

According to the tight end recruit, it doesn’t matter if the basketball program of the college he commits to is good or not as he just wants to make sure he laces up sneakers on the hardcourt at some point.

Penn State jumped onto his radar after he was impressed with their White Out.

Harrison also has a connection to the Nittany Lions as his brother’s friend is cousins with former tight end [autotag]Brenton Strange[/autotag] of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It’s unknown if head basketball coach [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag] has been in contact with the multisport star yet, but this would certainly be an opportunity for Rhoades and Franklin to work together and get something done.

This will certainly be an interesting recruitment process as there are more things to navigate beyond the football aspect of things.

2026 North Carolina tight end prospect includes Vols in top 15

2026 North Carolina tight end prospect includes Tennessee football in top 15 schools.

2026 tight end prospect Kendre Harrison announced his top 15 schools.

Tennessee, Oregon, Florida, Penn State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Auburn, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, LSU, USC, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame are Harrison’s top 15 schools.

The 6-foot-7, 235-pound four-star tight end prospect is from Reidsville High School in Reidsville, North Carolina. Harrison also plays power forward in basketball.

The Vols are one of eight Southeastern Conference schools to offer Harrison a scholarship.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to Harrison on Jan. 27, 2023. Duke was the first school to offer Harrison a scholarship on Nov. 26, 2022.

The Vols have seven commitments in its 2025 recruiting class: Quarterback George MacIntyre, defensive lineman Ethan Utley, tight end Jack Van Dorseiaer, cornerback Dylan Lewis, running back Justin Baker, wide receiver Joakim Dodson and cornerback Tyler Redmond.

Watch: 5-star football recruit Kendre Harrison shatters the backboard in his high school game

Kendre Harrison destroyed a rim on Tuesday night.

While playing basketball on Tuesday night, Kendre Harrison brought the house down. He did so by first bringing the rim down.

Harrison, a five-star football recruit, ripped down the rim and shattered the backboard in a basketball game for Reidsville (Reidsville, North Carolina). For one of the nation’s top football recruits, it was certainly a surreal moment.

In the 247Sports Composite, Harrison is a five-star and is ranked as the seventh-best prospect in the nation. He is also the nation’s top-ranked athlete prospect.

On Tuesday night, Harrison drove to the rim with authority and using the full power of his 6-foot-7, 235-pound frame. There was nothing added or special about the dunk, no hanging on the rim. Just sheer power.

He had ripped down the rim before, but this time it was different. Everything came down with it.

“Kinda last year,” Harrison told USA TODAY High School Sports on Wednesday. “But this was my first time breaking the backboard with it.”

The game got called with Reidville up 63-43 over Morehead (Eden, North Carolina).

 

“Every time I dunk I’m trying to rip it down,” Harrison said before diving into his emotions after the dunk.

“Crazy, it was unbelievable after I did it. I got up and walked to the student section and we got lit.”

In terms of his football recruitment, Harrison said that North Carolina, Penn State, Florida State and Tennessee are showing him the most interest right now.

Michigan football dips into N.C. again to offer elite 2026 athlete

This dude is insanely talented. #GoBlue

Michigan football is really working overtime in one of the states it has had recent success in.

In the 2024 recruiting cycle, the Wolverines have pulled in two elite prospects from Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day: five-star quarterback Jadyn Davis and four-star wide receiver Channing Goodwin. The in-roads made there have launched the maize and blue into seeking more players from the Eastern Seaboard of the southern United States.

The Wolverines are looking ahead to 2025 and 2026 while still working 2024. That’s becoming increasingly evident as Michigan football made an offer on Monday to 2026 Reidsville (N.C.) athlete Kendre Harrison, who already has a number of elite offers to his name.

Coming in at 6 feet, 8 inches and 230 pounds, Harrison plays both tight end and defensive end at the high school level. Having just finished his freshman season, Harrison has 15 reported offers, including Alabama, Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Tennessee.

Harrison is also a dual-sport athlete; he plays basketball in high school.

Check out his highlights below:

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Georgia football offers lengthy TE Kendre Harrison

Big North Carolina tight end recruit Kendre Harrison visited the UGA spring game and ended up with a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs

The Georgia football spring game is always a big draw for fans and recruits. The 2023 edition of G-Day was no exception.

Unranked tight end recruit Kendre Harrison received a scholarship offer from Georgia tight ends coach Todd Hartley when he attended the Georgia spring game on April 15.

Harrison is a member of the class of 2026. He met former Georgia tight end Darnell Washington, who was celebrating winning back-to-back national championships, on his visit to Athens, Georgia.

It was a memorable day for Harrison, who plays high school football for Reidsville High School in Reidsville, North Carolina. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound recruit is primarily considered a tight end, but also plays defensive end. Could he be the next great tight end at Georgia?

Georgia tight ends coach Todd Hartley has done an elite job of recruiting the tight ends position. Hartley is one of the top recruiters in the country.

Harrison is also a talented basketball recruit. He has a scholarship offer from Texas A&M.

Harrison announced his football scholarship offer from Georgia via Twitter:

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