{"id":315245,"date":"2025-11-26T18:18:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315245\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:18:07","slug":"wr-kymistrii-young-flips-his-commitment-from-purdue-to-north-carolina-i-know-where-i-want-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315245\/","title":{"rendered":"WR Kymistrii Young flips his commitment from Purdue to North Carolina: ‘I know where I want to be’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kymistrii Young<\/a> is a three-star wide receiver from Cardinal Mooney<\/a> in Sarasota, Fla., who committed to Purdue<\/a> early in June. That commitment remained firm until recently. Over the past month, another program has worked its way firmly into the picture \u2014 North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels offered Young on Oct. 15, and that\u2019s when everything started to shift.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the offer, we\u2019ve been talking a lot \u2014 almost every day,\u201d Young told Rivals. \u201cThey kept telling me they wanted me on campus, and eventually I gave in. I wanted to go check it out for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young made the trip to Chapel Hill this past weekend, and the visit turned into far more than he expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt surprised me. I didn\u2019t know what to expect, but everything impressed me. I saw the Duke<\/a> game, which was a close one, and the atmosphere was great. The school has so much potential. I could see that. I just had a feeling it could be special. It all added up for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know where I want to be. I made my decision on Monday and have flipped my commitment to North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n

The people in Chapel Hill played a big role in Young\u2019s decision<\/p>\n

For Young, the Tar Heels\u2019 appeal starts with the people inside the building.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo. 1 is the coaching staff,\u201d he said about his commitment. \u201cThe relationships with the coaches and the players all happened so fast and so easily. The academics are really good, and the staff gives off that small-town vibe. It is just a good overall feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young said the time he spent around other recruits also played a major factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vibe in Chapel Hill was great. I spent a lot of time with the other recruits and bonded quickly. The staff was awesome, and I really like the offense as well. The people made a difference for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belichick and company made an impression<\/p>\n

One of the most impactful moments of the visit came when Young sat down one-on-one with Bill Belichick<\/a> for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a really good connection,\u201d Young said. \u201cHe talked about the receivers he\u2019s coached and produced over the years. He told me he likes my film and that he can see me playing inside or outside. He\u2019s straight up \u2014 he doesn\u2019t lie. He\u2019s genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young also spent extensive time with receivers coach Garrick McGee<\/a>, who has both NFL an college experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sat down for two hours on the visit. He coached Justin Jefferson, and he coached in the NFL. He\u2019s one of the best coaches I\u2019ve talked to. He asked me great questions. He\u2019s all about details, and I pay attention to that. It was a really good experience with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pedigree on the staff stood out to Young in a major way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat staff has so much experience. Most of them have coached in the NFL. You can\u2019t ignore that. Those guys coached at where I want to go, so I believe in them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kymistrii Young is a three-star wide receiver from Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota, Fla., who committed to Purdue early…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[162140,622,399,162141,398,396,397,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-315245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-cardinal-mooney-cougars-sarasota","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kymistrii-young-26-cardinal-mooney","12":"tag-ncaa","13":"tag-ncaa-football","14":"tag-ncaafootball","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}