Julius Nyang’oro, whose name has surfaced in connection with three different aspects of the investigation into the UNC football program, has resigned as chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies, effective… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86, in an interview Thursday with The News & Observer, said he had learned about two months ago that then-head football coach Butch Davis had offered Davis’ son, Drew, a football scholarship without consulting… read more
Dear Carolina Colleagues and Students: My decision last week to ask head football coach Butch Davis to step down was difficult. I think it was the right decision, and I wanted to let you know why I made that call. Throughout the NCAA… read more
On the day after Butch Davis was dismissed as head football coach, Athletics Director Dick Baddour ’66 said he will step down as soon as his successor can be found. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 told a news conference on July 28 that… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 announced late July 27 that Butch Davis has been dismissed as Carolina’s head football coach. Davis was informed by Thorp and Director of Athletics Dick Baddour ’66 of the decision. The University issued a… read more
Last fall, the University vigorously appealed to the NCAA its decision to rule Michael McAdoo permanently ineligible to play football at UNC. The appeal was denied. On July 13, UNC sat at the defense table alongside the NCAA in Superior Court in… read more
Michael McAdoo sat out the entire 2010 football season as part of the NCAA investigation into the UNC program. He was “permanently ineligible” to continue playing by the NCAA for academic misconduct; the University appealed the decision, but the… read more
The news that emerged in July 2010 — that the NCAA was investigating two football players for possible improper contacts with sports agents — and then in late August — that UNC had learned of possible academic misconduct within the program —… read more
The University has released phone records and records of parking tickets sought by media outlets as part of the investigation of the football program after the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled against UNC’s desires to keep the records private. UNC… read more
The University has received a formal notice of inquiry from the NCAA pertaining to the investigation of its football program, a little less than a year after the probe began. But a notice of allegations — which could be the next step in the… read more