Butch Davis Bringing Carolina Back

Posted Sep 7, 2007

When Butch Davis was hired on Nov. 13, one of his most important recruiting calls may have been to Nebraska coach Bill Callahan. Husker assistant John Blake, who played for Davis in high school in Arkansas and served as head coach at Oklahoma, has built a reputation as one of the nation's top recruiters. With Callahan's permission, Davis lured Blake to North Carolina for his whirlwind recruiting tour with immediate success. (CSTV)

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