Ties to the Tar Heel state proved too strong for Ryan Switzer.
The ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect visited the campus last weekend and announced he committed to North Carolina over Florida State, Penn State and Washington during a morning press conference from his school.
“I was just simply ready and felt at ease with my school,” Switzer stated via text message to ESPN. “The fact that I have family in North Carolina, I felt comfortable with the coaches and that I could have an immediate impact.”
The ESPNU 150 Watch List prospect visited the campus last weekend and announced he committed to North Carolina over Florida State, Penn State and Washington during a morning press conference from his school.
“I was just simply ready and felt at ease with my school,” Switzer stated via text message to ESPN. “The fact that I have family in North Carolina, I felt comfortable with the coaches and that I could have an immediate impact.”
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The East Region consists of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Programs from all over the country consider the East Region fertile recruiting territory and it's not uncommon for kids to sign with teams from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC.