Two days after agreeing in principle to become the next head coach at North Carolina, Larry Fedora has officially become the next head coach at North Carolina.
In a release, UNC announced the hiring of Fedora, pending final Board of Trustees approval at a 9 a.m. meeting Friday. That meeting’s expected to consist of nothing more than multiple rubber stamps hitting Fedora’s new contract simultaneously.
A press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET Friday to officially introduce Fedora.
“We identified and spoke to a number of highly qualified coaches and the person whom we believe is the best to lead the Carolina football program forward is Larry Fedora,” UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, who is making his first major hire since becoming AD earlier this year, said in a statement. “We share great expectations for the potential of Carolina football and we are excited that he has agreed to be our next head coach.
“Larry has a strong record both as the head coach at Southern Miss and for 18 years as a college assistant coach. Throughout his career his teams have been known for their exciting and highly productive offenses and aggressive defenses.”
Fedora leaves Southern Miss after four years as head coach of the program, a tenure that included a 33-19 record and a Conference USA championship game win over previously-unbeaten Houston last weekend.
