{"id":400197,"date":"2026-01-11T01:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T01:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/400197\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T01:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T01:22:07","slug":"clemson-transfer-ol-rowan-byrne-signs-with-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/400197\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson transfer OL Rowan Byrne signs with North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/tiger-illustrated\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clemson<\/a> transfer OL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/rowan-byrne-155649\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rowan Byrne<\/a> has signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/north-carolina-tar-heels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Carolina<\/a>, On3\u2019s Pete Nakos reports.<\/p>\n<p>Byrne played just two snaps in just one game (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/furman-paladins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Furman<\/a>) across his redshirt season in 2025. Prior to enrolling at\u00a0Clemson,\u00a0Byrne was ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 633 overall player in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/rankings\/industry-player\/football\/2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 class<\/a>, according to the On3 Consensus. He was the No. 53 OL in his class and the No. 2 overall player from the state of New York, hailing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/high-school\/iona-preparatory-school-new-rochelle-ny-24248\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iona Preparatory School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Byrne joins a North Carolina program that finished with a 4-8 (2-6) record in its first season under legendary former New England Patriots head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/bill-belichick-132037\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Belichick<\/a>. Heading into year two of the Belichick era, the Tar Heels brought on former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/hawg-beat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/cardinal-sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louisville<\/a> head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/coach\/bobby-petrino-132670\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Petrino<\/a> as their new offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fortunate to add an elite coaching talent in Bobby to our staff,\u201d Belichick said <a href=\"https:\/\/goheels.com\/news\/2026\/1\/9\/petrino-named-offensive-coordinator-for-carolina-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via a press release<\/a>. \u201cHe brings an extensive background and a proven record of success on offense at every level of football. Bobby has consistently built great offenses everywhere he has been, and we look forward to having him work with our program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s Transfer Portal Additions<\/p>\n<p>Rowan Byrne\u00a0is the 12th\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/transfer-portal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Transfer Portal<\/a>\u00a0addition for\u00a0North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3\u2019s Transfer Portal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/transfer-portal\/wire\/football\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wire<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/transferportal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TransferPortal\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clemson transfer OL Rowan Byrne has signed with North Carolina, On3\u2019s Pete Nakos reports. 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