[North Carolina Tar Heels News]

Roswell’s Ebele Okakpu spent the final weekend of June touring the campuses of North Carolina and Clemson.

The Tar Heels edged the Tigers in making a more favorable impression on the running back.

“It all went pretty good,” Okakpu said Sunday evening. “I like both of them. But North Carolina was probably the top one. It was really nice.”

Okakpu has scholarship offers from Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Miami, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Georgia made an offer to the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Okakpu last month.

“They’re still a possibility,” Okakpu said. “I liked them before and have visited them before a couple of times. But they’re not ahead of the other schools. They’re all about the same.”

“I’m just going to weigh all the schools and see how I like them and try to make a decision before the season starts.”

After some prodding, Okakpu finally hinted that the Tar Heels are the slight favorites to gain his commitment.

“A front-runner? Probably North Carolina,” he said.

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