Former rivals join forces to revive ETSU football program

ETSU head coach Carl Torbush (above) talks with his team during the team's first official practice Monday.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Editor's Note: The following excerpt is from an Associated Press story released nationally earlier today.

By STEVE MEGARGEE

The Associated Press

Long-time friends and former Atlantic Coast Conference rivals Carl Torbush and Mike O'Cain say they savor the opportunity to work together in relaunching a program on a smaller scale at East Tennessee State.

They spent a lot of the 1990s trying to beat the other while both were in North Carolina.

Torbush was the Tar Heels' head coach from 1998-2000; O'Cain coached the Wolfpack from 1993-99. When O'Cain was fired at North Carolina State, he joined Torbush's staff at North Carolina for a year. Now they're back together, reviving the Football Championship Subdivision program at ETSU.

Editor's Note: The following excerpt is from an Associated Press story released nationally earlier today.

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