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From a Tar Heel Blog:

Quote:Early indications were that the Ohio native, ranked 7th among pro-style passers by 247 in the 2015 class, had a list of Nebraska, LSU, Florida, Cincinnati, and Ohio (as he hails from Athens, OH). He has since visited Cincinnati and LSU. Cincinnati, of course, is coached by former Ohio State staffer Luke Fickell, who was instrumental in bringing him to Columbus. LSU is LSU, in perpetual quarterbacking purgatory.

As recently as last night, Burrow was thought to be choosing between the Bearcats and the Tigers, but it appears the Heels are jumping into the mix after all.

There’s a lot to unpack here.

One, Carolina emerged from nowhere to get the visit for Burrow. The Heels’ connections probably helped: #2 overall draft pick Mitch Trubisky, like Burrow, is an Ohio native so Burrow likely knows his story. Antonio Williams, who transferred from Ohio State to UNC last month, was backfield mates with Burrow on the third team in Columbus for two years.

Two, Carolina is the final visit. There hasn’t been any solid information regarding Burrow’s trips to Cincinnati and LSU, so Carolina’s late emergence could indicate that he’s doing his due diligence...or that he came away underwhelmed enough at both institutions to expand his list.

Three, Larry Fedora and staff’s interest may indicate how they feel about the quarterback situation after the spring. Burrow’s presence would effectively end Nathan Elliott’s tenure as an on-field quarterback for the Heels, as both are redshirt juniors. Chazz Surratt would be a senior when Burrow exhausts his eligibility. Unlike the Brandon Harris situation last year, where the Heels were left scrambling after the (let’s call it) unexpected departures of Caleb Henderson and Trubisky, the Heels are not looking for experience behind center— if they’re looking to add a QB, they’re looking for talent.

Assuming the Heels don’t have another crippling injury crisis on their hands this year, quarterback is the biggest question mark heading into the season. Again, unlike Harris, Burrow would not be learning a completely unique system— Ohio State runs a more run-centric, but nonetheless similarly-constructed, version of the spread. It’s based, like Carolina’s, on changing tempo, run-pass option, and quick decisions from the pocket. The inevitable (and unfair) Harris comparison doesn’t hold water, as Harris was stuck in Cam Cameron’s hilariously 1990’s under center, two-tight, power-I/play action offense.

Chapel Hill Joe?

I don't blame him for doing his "due diligence" but at the same time, no one is going to just hand him the starting job. He's going to have to compete and grasp the offense to become the starter wherever he ends up. Of course, he could drop down to the MAC, Fun Belt or CUSA. I agree with Bruce - his fallback is probably Natti but he's checking out a few P5 programs to compare.