North Carolina Football Association (NCFA)

Some notes on the league's three new head coaches:Asheville's offense improved from ninth to eighth, to fifth and to fourth in Charles Machu's three seasons as Joe Maryland's offensive coordinator. Machu takes over as head coach with the Wilson Tobs -- and brings in former Tourists Mel Jaeger and Darrin Cavinaugh as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively.Gavin Rucker, the former Burlington Bee wide receiver who coached the team's offense each of the last two seasons, is the new head coach in Durham. Local fans will recognize his coordinators, former Bulls Jeff Martichulski and Benny Ellis.Former Wilson coach Tom Smythe is, ironically, reunited with Marcus Musson, the quarterback he jettisoned to Kinston upon his arrival with the Tobs.Jacques Black improved Rocky Mount's offense from 10th to seventh, to third in his two seasons as Chad Rutledge's offensive coordinator. Black was the center on the very good Charlotte teams of the early 2000s, and he brings in two former teammates, Sidney Wisniewski and Tim Massimi (the former Winston-Salem defensive coordinator), as his defensive coaches.
2007 NCFA Coaching Staffs (new position holders in red)

Team
Head Coach
Defense
Offense
Special Teams

Asheville
Joe Maryland
Yuri Issaic
Sean Brooks

Burlington
Rob McCracken
Romeo Caldwell
TBD
Phil Huhn

Charlotte
David Gibson
Pat Apslund
Chet Bouwens

Durham
Gavin Rucker
Jeff Martichuski
Benny Ellis

Gastonia
Jacques Black
Tim Massimi
Sidney Wisniewski

Greensboro
Robert Walker
Tanner Williams
Ed Reynolds

Kinston
Al Woodall
James Donahue
Gene Dunnihoo

Raleigh
Tom Smythe
Tyrone Bostic
Arthur Smelt

Rocky Mount
Chad Rutledge
Redford Wallach
Fred Turk

Salisbury
Britt Brett
Brian Target
Willie Kloak

Wilson
Charles Machu
Mel Jaeger
Darrin Cavinaugh

Winston-Salem
Larry Hefner
Joe Ciancolo
Slade Harmon