DeCock: Butch Davis, Marvin Austin survived UNC’s NCAA troubles

Posted Mar 12, 2012
As the NCAA issued its final judgment on the Tar Heels on Monday, Butch Davis is back in the NFL. Athletic director Dick Baddour retired into the sunset. Marvin Austin won a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants. Robert Quinn, a first-round pick of the St. Louis Rams, had five sacks as a rookie. And Greg Little was second among rookies with 62 catches for the Cleveland Browns. (Charlotte Observer)

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