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PI EXCLUSIVE: 4-Star TE Gus Ritchey Breaks Down His Commitment to NC State

This past Saturday, 4-Star 2025 Tight End Gus Ritchey flipped his verbal commitment from UNC to NC State. I caught up with Ritchey to get his take.

Less than two weeks after verbally committing to UNC, Ritchey made the tough decision of flipping his commitment to run with the Wolfpack.

“I’ve been developing a great relationship with Coach Goebbel and Quint Cottingham (Assistant Director of Player Personnel) for a couple years and once I met Coach Doeren and Anae, it strengthened even more,” said Ritchey. “When I went to UNC, I loved it and was really excited about my commitment, but I just kept thinking about State.