CHAPEL HILL
The question reverberated throughout College Football Twitter and the punditsphere on Wednesday: Why has Larry Fedora brought in Tim Beckman as a volunteer assistant?
Fedora is the North Carolina coach who is entering his fifth season with great expectations. The Tar Heels are coming off of their best season in nearly 20 years, and Fedora believes the best is ahead.
Beckman, meanwhile, is the former Illinois head coach whom the school fired after a university-commissioned investigation found he mistreated injured players. His tenure there ended in disgrace.
So what gives?