Butch Davis "truly saddened"

Posted Mar 12, 2012
In a statement released this evening, former UNC coach Butch Davis said he was “truly saddened this matter has affected so many innocent people.” Davis also pointed out that he was not named in any of the violations and that he cooperated fully with the investigation. The University of North Carolina’s football team has been banned from competing in the postseason in 2012, the NCAA announced on Monday. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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