Fedora "very comfortable" with hiring of friend Tim Beckman

Posted Aug 25, 2016
For Larry Fedora, it was personal.The North Carolina football coach and former Illinois coach Tim Beckman were offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively, for Oklahoma State in 2007. Now, the two are reunited, as Beckman joins UNC as a volunteer assistant for the 2016 season.Beckman was fired from Illinois in August 2015, when an internal investigation claimed he mistreated some of his players. (Daily Tar Heel)

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