Coaches' words heat up UNC-N.C. State rivalry

Posted Nov 4, 2011
Finally, somebody threw some gasoline on the N.C. State-North Carolina football rivalry. Just when it looked like another ho-hum week leading up to Saturday's annual showdown, UNC interim coach Everett Withers stepped up Wednesday to fan the rivalry flames. Withers used a Raleigh radio station in N.C. State's backyard as the forum to make questionable comments about academics and Wolfpack football. (Fayetteville Observer)

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