Everett Withers, Tar Heels try to make the best of a bad situation

Posted Jul 30, 2011
Everett Withers always figured he’d be a college football head coach someday. Just not like this. But since somebody had to step in and fill the void left at North Carolina by the abrupt firing of Butch Davis just a week before the start of fall camp, the long-time assistant figured that now was as good a time as any to make the move. (Wilmington Star News)

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