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UNC looking for coach 'who can pull this team together'

CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina administrators planned this afternoon to interview an un-named number of football staff members for the Tar Heels' interim head football coachin position. Athletic director Dick Baddour – who said he will step down from his position as soon as a new AD is found – said he hopes to have a decision about who will replace Butch Davis wrapped up today or early tomorrow.
 
Practice starts August 5.
 
“These are unusual times, so we want someone who can pull this team together, that this team responds to, that this team respects, that the coaching staff respects, that has tremendous value for the institution, that recognizes the difficulty of this situation, and can be a strong enough leader to take us through it,’’ Baddour said.

Smarter Heels would have finished 11-2

For the second straight game, both losses, Butch Davis said his team did not play smart.

For Davis' part, he took the blame for the Tar Heels' mental errors in Saturday's 19-17 loss to Pittsburgh but apologies don't win games and at some point, and sooner than later with a $2 million price tag involved, those mistakes need to be corrected, not just acknowledged.

Davis stands by Shoop

An 0-2 start in the ACC has North Carolina looking for answers, especially on offense. The Tar Heels have scored 10 points and rushed for 56 yards in the two losses.

UNC coach Butch Davis was steadfast in his support of offensive coordinator John Shoop, who has been with Davis all three seasons in Chapel Hill, after the Georgia Tech loss and again on Monday.

John Shoop Q&A, Part II

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina offensive coordinator John Shoops answered questions from three news organizations on Tuesday about the loss of quarterback T.J. Yates, and how back-ups Mike Paulus and Camerson Sexton will respond. The following is Part Two of the interview; Part One can be found here.

Still no decision on UNC QB

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Butch Davis indicated Tuesday that he still hasn’t made a decision about whether redshirt freshman Mike Paulus or junior Cameron Sexton will start at Miami on Saturday.

“I’ll tell you when I know,’’ he said after practice.

John Shoop Q&A, Part I

CHAPEL HILL — A day after North Carolina lost quarterback T.J. Yates for at least six weeks because of a fractured ankle, offensive coordinator John Shoop answered questions from three news organizations about losing the starting quarterback, the competition between the backups Mike Paulus and Cameron Sexton, and whether the offense might change against Miami.

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