CFN: 2009 North Carolina Preview

Posted Jul 20, 2009
Can you hear the power tools and incessant hammering? With Butch Davis as the architect, North Carolina is building something interesting in Chapel Hill. In two seasons, he and his staff have guided the Tar Heels back to the postseason, creating a rare football buzz on Tobacco Road. At the core of the revival has been recruiting. Davis and his assistants, most notably John Blake, have put together back-to-back star-studded classes. (Inside Carolina)

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