The pillaging of the Penn State Nittany Lions’ 2026 recruiting class continues in the wake of the firing of James Franklin. The latest news is that Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels have gotten in on the action.
David Davis is a four-star cornerback from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He’s a recruit right in Penn State’s backyard, so his commitment to the Nittany Lions in March 2025 made sense. Davis held on to the commitment after Franklin was fired, but not for long. He started looking around, and that led to some movement. North Carolina offered him on Oct. 14 and then West Virginia followed suit on Oct. 24.
The four-star officially visited with both the Mountaineers and Tar Heels, but it was the official visit to Chapel Hill that caused him to end up breaking it off with Penn State. He was at North Carolina to watch the Tar Heels beat Stanford.
“UNC had a killer weekend, especially their defense,” Davis told InsideCarolina.com after the visit. “They’re definitely moving up on my list.”
His decommitment and flip were announced on Thursday, so it didn’t take all to long for the vibes from that visit to lead to action.
