... linebacker Travis Hughes committed to North Carolina on Saturday over Clemson, Maryland and Virginia Tech. 

Coaches from all four teams visited Hughes at his home in Virginia Beach throughout the week in a last-dtich effort to sell their programs, but in hindsight the Tar Heels might have had this one in the bag before then. 

"Overall I just felt so good at Carolina. When I came up to campus and talked to coaches, I bonded with the players and everything. I just fell in love with Carolina,"Hughes said. "It was real tough for me to make my decision. It speaks a lot to the bond I built with coach Davis and the staff."

Hughes ranks out as Bleacher Report - College Football