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UNC Records Reveal Improper Contacts With Two Players

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Posted By: Chipper10 06-17-2011 , 03:15 PM	#1

Former North Carolina assistant coach John Blake was in communication with UNC football players Marvin Austin and Cam Thomas during their trip to a training facility in California before the 2009 season. Cellphone records obtained following a court ruling in a lawsuit filed against the university by The (Raleigh) News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer and other news organizations also show that Blake, head coach Butch Davis' top recruiter for three and a half years, used a university-paid number to contact (phone calls or texts) numbers associated with NFL agent Gary Wichard and Davis during the players' visit. In addition, the phone records show that Blake contacted numbers linked to Austin and Wichard during the NCAA investigators' initial visit to campus last July. Although it is unclear whether Blake knew the players were training in California with former North Carolina teammate Kentwan Balmer, the phone records indicate that Blake and Austin were in contact while Austin was there. If Blake or anyone else at UNC had learned the players were with Balmer in California, it would have been necessary to have North Carolina's compliance office investigate whether the trip was permissible before the 2009 season.

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06-17-2011, 03:22 PM

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I'm starting to wonder if this is a UNC issue or a Butch Davis issue.

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06-17-2011, 03:30 PM

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I am sure the fans are thinking the same thing, Mush. Before Alabama hired Saban, there was talks of going after Butch Davis, at least on radio stations here. I was glad we didn't, and if this is a Butch issue, I am really glad we didn't.

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