Tar Heels hope drama is restricted to field

Posted Aug 5, 2011
As the Tar Heels open fall practice today, the question morphs into: "What will be?" Over the past nine days, UNC officials have fired head coach Butch Davis, tabbed former defensive coordinator Everett Withers as interim head coach, promoted former linebackers coach Art Kaufman to defensive coordinator, and announced that athletic director Dick Baddour will resign as soon as a replacement is hired. (Charlotte Observer)

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