9th Annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview (21 images)

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  • Coaches and hosts at the head table at listen to Don Shea at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview. Photo by Al Drago.

  • A "Blues Brother" comes up to the head table to present a custom jersey to Don Shea at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Helmets await to be auctioned off at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview. The helmets sold as follows: Duke $2000, ECU $1100, UNC $1000, NCCU $1000 (bought by Duke coach David Cutcliffe), and NCSU $800. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Coaches and hosts sit at the head table during the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview. From left to right, North Carolina Central coach Henry Frazier III, Bill Dooley, Eastern Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill, University of North Carolina coach Butch Davis, Duke coach David Cutcliffe, Tobacco Road owner Brian Amra, North Carolina State coach Tom O'Brien, and Don Shea. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Duke coach David Cutcliffe speaks as University of North Carolina coach Butch Davis and Tobacco Road owner Brian Amra look on. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Bill Dooley speaks at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • NCSU coach Tom O'Brien and Don Shea share a laugh at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Don Shea speaks at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • NCSU coach Tom O'Brien faces some uncertainty this season as Mike Glennon steps in for the departed Russell Wilson. However at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview, he jokes with the other coaches as Don Shea is all smiles behind him. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Duke coach David Cutcliffe is hoping an experienced quarterback Sean Renfree, plus improved speed and strength all over the field, will give the Blue Devils their first winning season since 1994.

  • UNC coach Butch Davis is hoping for some more calm this season after the turmoil that the NCAA investigation caused last year's team. Photo by Al Drago.

  • ECU coach Ruffin McNeill is looking svelte after off-season bariatric surgery at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Henry Frazier is in his first season as NCCU head coach at the same time the Eagles are moving up from NCAA Division II to Division I FCS. Photo by Al Drago.

  • ECU coach Ruffin McNeill, UNC coach Butch Davis, and Duke coach David Cutcliffe are all smiles at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • UNC coach Butch Davis and Duke coach David Cutcliffe converse after the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • UNC coach Butch Davis signs a helmet after the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • ECU coach Ruffin McNeil signs a helmet after the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Eleanor Black, 9, of Wilmington, smiles with an autographed helmet her grandparents won for her at the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • Duke coach David Cutcliffe smiles with NCCU coach Henry Frazier after winning the auction on a personalized NCCU helmet. Photo by Al Drago.

  • UNC coach Butch Davis shares a laugh with Bill Dooley after the 9th annual Bill Dooley Pigskin Preview on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Photo by Al Drago.

  • In his first public comments since UNC received its notice of allegations from the NCAA in June, North Carolina football coach Butch Davis said that he will release records of the business calls he made on his personal cell phone in response to a media public records request.