NLI ALERT: Russell Bodine, Offensive Lineman

The 10th-ranked center in this year's class has sent in his NLI. Russell Bodine makes it official as he becomes a Tar Heel at 8:43 this morning.

Bodine has great size for an interior lineman, standing at 6'4 and weighing a svelte 280 pounds. With all that size and potential, he had a lot of interest from around the country, but committed to Carolina very early on in the process in June of 2009. Why so early?

“Honestly, I was just ready for the whole recruiting process to be over,” Bodine said. “… I never felt anything was going to change my mind about North Carolina. It’s a well rounded school – an up-and-coming football program, great academics, and a beautiful campus.”

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That is 11 NLIs and the final offensive lineman that had committed to UNC prior to today, and that offensive line class is one of the best in the country. Hopefully the rest of the class will be as impressive when the day is all said and done.