North Carolina freshman defensive end Brandon Willis, who enrolled in January and has been practicing with the Heels, is transferring to UCLA, his father says, in order to be closer to him. Right.

I hope this doesn’t mean that Willis suspects the investigation going on at UNC might end up in some serious sanctions. But regardless, I’m not buying that as the reason.

I understand that Willis’ mother died in 2009 and I understand that his father lost his job and found one in California and I understand family is important and they want to be together.

But the fact is that Willis’ mother had died long before he decided to change his mind about attending Tennessee and come to Carolina. The fact is that Willis’ father was working in Brunswick, Ga. when Brandon Willis decided to come to Carolina. So, the fact is they wouldn’t have been together anyway.

Gary Willis said he wasn’t going to take the job on the West Coast if it meant leaving his son. However, it takes six and a half hours to drive from Brunswick, Ga. to Chapel Hill which is the same amount of time it takes to fly from Los Angeles to RDU Airport. Further, flying from Brunswick, Ga. to RDU necessitates a connection in Atlanta and the flight takes four and a half hours.

So, why was it previously ok for the father to be in Brunswick and the son in Chapel Hill but