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CORRECTION
A fact box in the Sports section Thursday had the incorrect record for Texas Christian football coach Gary Patterson. He is 46-20 as a head coach.
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If North Carolina does have to hire a new football coach, these 10 individuals meet some key criteria.
They have clean NCAA records, Division I-A head coaching experience and likely would be within Carolina's financial reach.
In alphabetical order:
Butch Davis, NFL broadcaster. Was 51-20 as the head coach at Miami from 1995-2000.
Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt head coach. Former Clemson defensive back and longtime head coach at Furman, Johnson is 72-73 overall in college, including 14-39 at Vanderbilt.
Paul Johnson, Navy head coach. A 1979 graduate of Western Carolina, Johnson is 33-23 at Navy and 95-33 overall as a head coach at Georgia Southern and Navy.
Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa head coach. The son of a coach and 1988 West Texas graduate is 26-18 as a head coach, all at Tulsa.
Mike Leach, Texas Tech head coach. He has a law degree from Pepperdine and is 52-31 in seven seasons at Texas Tech.
Steve Logan, offensive coordinator in NFL Europe for Rhein Fire. Logan went 69-58 with five bowl appearances in 11 seasons at East Carolina.
Gary Patterson, Texas Christian head coach. Patterson is 44-30 in six seasons at TCU.
Bobby Petrino, Louisville head coach. A native of Helena, Mont., Petrino is 35-8 in four seasons at Louisville.
Greg Schiano, Rutgers head coach. A native of Wyckoff, N.J., Schiano is 25-39 in six seasons with the Scarlet Knights, including 6-0 this season.
Tyrone Willingham, Washington head coach. A Kinston native, he was 44-36-1 in seven seasons at Stanford and 21-15 in three seasons at Notre Dame. Washington is 4-3 this season after going 2-9 in Willingham's first season.
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