Photo Credit: John Amis, Associated Press
This class is what we would like a recruiting class to look like in future years to come.
The first couple years you have to recruit on need. There are voids in the roster, you need speed or skill players or you are short at a position. In this particular recruiting class we signed a player at every position, with the exception of quarterback.
— on the quarterback position —
We felt comfortable with the guys that we had on our team.
We respected the idea that kids who play quarterback want to look into the future. Not only do they want to know whom they are going to play with, they also want to know what their opportunities are to get a chance. … Coach (John) Shoop and I felt that in the Carolina’s there are some of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country. We felt like this would be an appropriate time to skip the quarterback position.
Tar Heel Coach Butch Davis on National Signing Day
The Blue-White Game is an excellent opportunity to showcase our football program and we are thrilled ESPN has chosen to telecast our contest.
In addition to the returning upperclassmen, the game also will feature several young players who will make a significant impact this season. This will be the first glimpse at the 2010 Tar Heels and I encourage all Carolina fans to pack Kenan Stadium on April 10. Your participation, energy and enthusiasm continues to make a significant impact on our success.
Butch Davis - - Head Coach of the UNC Tar Heels on TarHeelBlue.com
Our program is excited for the opportunity to play in back-to-back bowl games and make a return trip to Charlotte.
Will Webb and the staff of the Meineke Car Care Bowl do an outstanding job with the game and the activities leading up to the bowl.
Our players are excited to continue their season and play so close to home. We had tremendous fan support at the game in 2008 and we will need that again this year against an outstanding Pittsburgh team.
Tar Heel Head Coach Butch Davis
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Davis Featured On "Football Saturdays in the South"
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Raycom Sports’ Emmy Award-winning summer television series, “Havoline Football Saturdays in the South,” continues with a focus on four head coaches. This is the fourth of six one-hour episodes, syndicated in 60 markets throughout the greater southeast and Atlantic coast.
The fourth show features host Tim Brando sitting down with North Carolina head coach Butch Davis for a one-on-one interview. Talking about his coaching career from high school to college and the NFL, Davis offers a candid look at lessons he has learned along the way. Also hear how his battle with cancer was not his first experience facing the disease.
This show will air on WXLV on Saturday, August 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the Greensboro area and on WTVD on Saturday, August 15 at 3:00 p.m. in the Raleigh/Durham area.
For a complete listing of local affiliates and airtimes, please visit RaycomSports.com.
Raycom Sports is a leading independent sports marketing, event management and production firm. Raycom is the television rightsholder of ACC men’s basketball and syndicated football telecasts. In addition, the company owns and operates the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte.
Raycom Sports’ parent company Raycom Media, located in Montgomery, AL, owns and operates 44 television stations covering over 12 percent of the United States across 18 states.
