Butch Davis fired

Ronnie Bass · Jul 27, 2011

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North Carolina football coach Butch Davis was fired Wednesday, the school announced.

made by chancellor Holden Thorp. Allegations related to academic impropriety were the biggest factor, according to a source.

"To restore confidence in the University of North Carolina and our football program, it's time to make a change," Thorp said in a statement. "What started as a purely athletic issue has begun to chip away at this university's reputation. I have been deliberate in my approach to understanding this situation fully, and I have worked to be fair to everyone involved. However, I have lost confidence in our ability to come through this without harming the way people think of this institution. Our academic integrity is paramount and we must work diligently to protect it. The only way to move forward and put this behind us is to make a change."

The school scheduled a news conference Thursday morning to discuss the dismissal.
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