Heels coach pays tribute to Spurrier

Posted Oct 9, 2007

North Carolina coach Butch Davis admits he's copied Steve Spurrier. When Davis coached at Miami, his staff studied film of Spurrier's Florida team against Florida State. Davis said he'd steal some of Spurrier's strategies when it was Miami's turn to play Florida State. "He's clearly one of the best offensive coaches that have coached in college football," Davis said. (Charlotte Observer)

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