Irish247 has confirmed that a North Carolina visit is occurring very soon for former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire.

As we reported last week, North Carolina is a major player for this former Fighting Irish football player, despite reports saying he was looking at other programs. We reported that a visit with the Tar Heels staff was in the works and now it looks like that trip is finalized. We're now told that a visit to Chapel Hill will occur this week, according to a one source.

Zaire is expected to arrive on Friday and stay throughout the weekend.

As we previously reported, we believe this is a two-team battle between North Carolina and Pittsburgh. With the Tar Heels, the hangup at this point is seeing what quarterback Mitch Trubisky decides to do. If he returns to Chapel Hill, we’re told Zaire will not end up at North Carolina. However, it’s believed that the Heels would be the favorite if Trubisky forgoes his remaining eligibility and leaves for the NFL Draft. With Zaire visiting this week, it furthers our thought that Trubisky's playing days in Chapel Hill are done. However, again, nothing is finalized on that front.

Maybe the most interesting fact behind all of this is that Notre Dame actually plays North Carolina this season on Oct. 7, 2017 in Chapel Hill. However, Notre Dame didn't restrict Zaire's transfer to any schools.

While at Notre Dame, Zaire threw for 816 yards, six touchdowns and zero interceptions, while completing 59.2 percent of his passes. He has added 324 rushing yards and two scores on the ground. He will leave South Bend with a 3-0 record as a starter.

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