Butch Davis' 44 years of coaching has him ready for toughest challenge of career

Posted May 31, 2017
Butch Davis undertakes the biggest challenge of his 44-year coaching career: Helping Florida International achieve college football relevancy. Besides his NFL resume, Davis proudly points to his college history of producing 35 first-round draft choices, another 90 that played in the NFL and an 85 percent graduation rate in 10 seasons at Miami and North Carolina. (Sporting News)

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