UNC football boosters considering lawsuit

Posted Aug 8, 2011
A group of North Carolina football supporters who agreed to help fund Kenan Stadium’s “Blue Zone” project wants more information about why head coach Butch Davis was fired – and may explore legal action depending on the answers they receive. The request asks for correspondence between Holden Thorp and more than a dozen people dating back to June 1, 2010. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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