'09 SC CB Taylor Sowell (Duke Verbal)

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'09 SC CB Taylor Sowell

Cornerback
Spartanburg (SC) Dorman

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 185 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Class: 2009 (High School)

Dorman's Sowell commits to UNC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg, S.C.

Earlier this week, Sowell became the first local football player from the class of 2009 to verbally commit to a college. He chose the Tar Heels over West Virginia and Georgia Tech.

"I've been a North Carolina fan all my life. I knew when they offered that I'd go there," he said. "I loved the light blue, the big campus and the good education system."

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6/18

From the UNC site. 7-on-7 Video.

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7/31

From the UNC site. North Carolina has decided to pull Sowell's offer and will no longer recruit Sowell. It is a result of Sowell receiving interest from other schools, backing off his contact with UNC and looking at other schools. He holds offers from Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia and West Virginia.


What an odd update...

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Something is stirring within the Duke football program. When a player chooses the Blue Devils over scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and West Virginia, it's obvious Duke is heading in the right direction. Rivals.com reported that Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman DB Taylor Sowell committed to the Blue Devils, just about a month after he decommitted from North Carolina.

The 5-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback is rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.

"I called (Duke assistant) coach (Derek) Jones around three or four-ish and told them I wanted to commit," Sowell told Rivals.com. "I told him that me and my dad loved the visit and I 100 percent wanted to be at Duke. He was really excited to hear the news. He had Coach Cutcliffe call me and he was excited to have me joining the group, too."