Paul Johnson, a Tar Heel?
News & Observer college football reporter J.P. Giglio offered this tantalizing nugget in today's column : After the 2006 season, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson was a candidate for the vacant coaching jobs at both UNC and N.C. State. Of course, the reason neither Triangle school jumped at Johnson, in the way UNC did at [Butch] Davis, is because of his option offense. It's different, it's practically antiquated and, depending on the recruiting target, it's unattractive. There's also the matter of it not working when opponents are given time to prepare for it. Johnson is 0-4 against teams coming off an open date, including two bowl losses when the opponent had a month to get ready. But in the other 23 games, Johnson has 20 wins and an ACC title, which is something neither State nor UNC has won in 30 years. I've been fascinated by Johnson's success at Tech, and wonder if he can keep it up. As Giglio suggests, it can be difficult to lure recru...