Evans embraces UNC commitment in first official Chapel Hill visit

  • UNC head coach Mack Brown (left) poses for a photo with Gatewood’s Evan Bennett (right) at Kenan Memorial Stadium over the weekend. CONTRIBUTED
    UNC head coach Mack Brown (left) poses for a photo with Gatewood’s Evan Bennett (right) at Kenan Memorial Stadium over the weekend. CONTRIBUTED
  • Bennett (left) with Tarheels’ defensive backs coach Tommy Thipgen (right), who was his main contact at UNC during the recruitment process. CONTRIBUTED
    Bennett (left) with Tarheels’ defensive backs coach Tommy Thipgen (right), who was his main contact at UNC during the recruitment process. CONTRIBUTED
    Gatewood football linebacker, running back and wide receiver Evan Bennett ended his football recruitment earlier this year when he committed to play collegiately at the University of North Carolina. Since his initial trip to the Tarheels’ campus in January, Bennett and his family have returned to Chapel Hill five more times. His most recent trip to UNC this past weekend was consider...

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