Admission standards under Butch Davis no different than Bunting

Posted Feb 15, 2007

Athletics director Dick Baddour on Wednesday would not comment specifically about the case of Burlington receiver Dwight Jones, a highly-ranked recruit who signed with UNC. The (Columbia, S.C.) State reported that Clemson's Athletic Advisory Review Committee had turned down athletes who signed with other Division I schools, including Jones. Baddour said Carolina's standards for admission are the same under new coach Butch Davis as they were under former coach John Bunting. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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