MENTOR, Ohio - Mentor junior wide receiver Brandon Fritts made an oral commitment to North Carolina on Monday, pledging to reunite with quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who graduated from Mentor and enrolled at UNC in January. Fritts (6-foot-4, 215) visited UNC two weeks ago with his father, Bob, and said he found "a perfect fit.'' He was recruited to play...
MENTOR, Ohio - Mentor junior wide receiver Brandon Fritts made an oral commitment to North Carolina on Monday, pledging to reunite with quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who graduated from Mentor and enrolled at UNC in January.
Fritts (6-foot-4, 215) visited UNC two weeks ago with his father, Bob, and said he found "a perfect fit.'' He was recruited to play a tight end/wideout hybrid in the Tar Heels' spread offense.
Fritts also had offers from Minnesota, Akron, Ohio University, Bowling Green and Toledo. He decided not to wait for more offers. He made unofficial visits to Michigan State, Notre Dame, Pitt and West Virginia.
Fritts said Trubisky did not have undue influence on him, and he laughed at the notion of a Mentor-to-UNC pipeline beginning.
"I thought it was the perfect place for me. It's a beautiful campus. Their offense is a spread offense like us, and I think I fit perfectly.
"(Trubisky) really didn't influence my decision too much to come. He supported me all the way and he was being a good friend, not putting too much pressure on me and answering my questions.''
Fritts distinguished himself last fall as a physical, agile receiver who made tough catches in big situations. During the regular season, he caught 42 passes for 759 yards (18.1-yard average) and 10 touchdowns. He is rated three stars by Rivals.com and Scout.com.
Fritts also was a starting forward on Mentor's state champion basketball team this winter, and he is the brother of 2012 Ohio Mr. Basketball Justin Fritts.
He is undecided on a major.