Lots of questions are swirling about the firing of UNC head football coach Butch Davis. The key issue for me is whether the university will owe Davis millions. From WPTF News:
In addition to naming an interim coach, UNC officials will be asked specifically why Davis was let go. UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp said in a statement the dismissal was not related to the NCAA investigation into the football program that began in July 2010. If so, then Davis could be owed millions of dollars.
Davis’ contract runs until 2015. He could be owed $590,000 per year and walk away with $2.3 million if his dismissal, as Thorp stated Wednesday, is not tied to an NCAA or ACC violation. Davis’ contract states he can be terminated for cause – which would nullify a buyout – if he or an assistant coach on his staff break major NCAA or ACC rules or should have reasonably known about a violation.
