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UNC to Introduce Butch Davis Monday

Nov 22, 2006 – 11:41 AM
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James Conklin

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North Carolina football coach John Bunting coaches his final game for UNC Saturday as the Tar Heels travel to Durham to face the Duke Blue Devils.

It will be an intense rivalry between two ACC cellar dwellers. But, win or lose, John Bunting's coaching career at UNC will come to an end once the clock strikes 0:00.

And although this chapter in UNC football will come to a close, the program will continue to move forward as Butch Davis will be announced as the new head coach for UNC just 48 hours later.

UNC will hold a press conference on Monday at 3:00 PM to formally introduce Butch Davis as North Carolina's new head football coach.

With this hiring comes a renewed hope for the UNC team and its followers, but it won't be without its challenges. Davis has been out of the college game for several years and will be far removed from the fertile recruiting grounds of Florida where he assembled the roster that won Miami's Larry Coker a national championship.

Davis must also assemble a top-notch staff capable of restoring confidence to the returning players, retain current verbal commitments, and upgrade the level of incoming talent on an annual basis. Oh, and then there are always the X's and O's of football to consider.

It's no easy job, to be sure. But if anyone seems capable of the challenge, it's Butch Davis.
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