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UNC Football: Tar Heels land Clemson transfer

The North Carolina Tar Heels football team received some big news on Saturday morning that should help the future of the program.

On Saturday, former four-star defensive back Kyler McMichael announced he was transferring from Clemson to North Carolina. The 6-foot-1, 201-pound cornerback didn’t spend long in the NCAA’s transfer portal, making his decision just hours after entering the portal.

McMichael made the announcement on Twitter:

The transfer is a big one for the Tar Heels as he was not only a four-star recruit in the 2018 class but he was ranked as the No. 8 defensive back and the No.