Expectations run high at UNC, N.C. State

Posted Aug 30, 2007

Four men make their debuts Saturday as head coaches at ACC schools, but most of the in-state attention will be focused on Butch Davis at UNC and Tom O’Brien at N.C. State. With Davis’ success at Miami and O’Brien’s impressive work at Boston College, fans of UNC and N.C. State have high expectations. The league’s other two new guys will be head coaches for the first time — Jeff Jagodzinski at Boston College and Randy Shannon at Miami. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

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