Within an hour of learning of Mack Brown’s firing as UNC’s head football coach, one of his most important in-state commitments had his pledge rescinded.

Rolesville High School junior Zavion Griffin-Haynes shared on social media that he is no longer committed and asked, “Where is home?”

Griffin-Haynes is a 6-foot-1 edge rusher in the class of 2026. He weighs 220 pounds. He originally committed to North Carolina in September.

During his recruitment, Griffin-Haynes reported offers from (in order) Miami (OH), App State, South Carolina, Troy, Auburn, Charlotte, UCLA, NC State, Penn State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina , Duke, Illinois, Florida State, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Florida A&M, Ole Miss, Missouri, Michigan State and Purdue.

He is a consensus four-star prospect among the four major recruiting services. Griffin-Haynes is ranked as the No. 135 junior prospect in the country by On3.

Rolesville has enjoyed an 11-1 overall season and prepares to travel to Richmond in the third round. According to Rolesville’s MaxPreps, Griffin-Haynes has posted 37 total tackles and nine tackles for a loss in eight games played.