Sep
12
2019
Following Week 2 is way too early to make grand pronouncements about the College Football Playoff. It’s a long season (yet somehow always too short), and just about anything can happen. Ohio State Buckeye fans still love to mock Clay Travis for declaring the Big Ten “out of the Playoff” after Week 2 in 2014, …
Sep
09
2019
Each week, we will review Saturday’s action on the gridiron and attempt to rank the teams from 14 to 1. Please note that these power rankings measure where a team is right now – as opposed to where I think it will finish the season – so they will change throughout the course of the …
Sep
05
2019
After an opening weekend of upsets, and teams not looking like we thought they would, the Virginia Cavaliers went into Heinz Field and did something they have never done before, win. With an opening weekend matchup against an ACC Coastal opponent that was new for both teams, but seemingly scheduled to showcase on the newly …
Sep
03
2019
Each week, we will review Saturday’s action on the gridiron and attempt to rank the teams from 14 to 1. Please note that these power rankings measure where a team is right now, meaning that they can (and will) fluctuate throughout the season. With that in mind, here’s the initial installment of the All Sports …
Aug
30
2019
When: Saturday August 31 6:00 pm Where: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia How to watch: ESPN Plus Notes: This is the first time that the two teams will meet in football Liberty is making its FBS debut Saturday Hugh Freeze is making his head coaching debut at Liberty Syracuse is entering the season as a preseason …
Aug
24
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The detail about Mack Brown’s career which needs to be kept in mind, upon the veteran coach’s return to North Carolina, is that he is and has been a CEO head coach. Brown recruits the bejeezus out of the trail. He is a …
Aug
20
2019
Anyone following Daniel Jones wasn’t surprised he dismissed Baker Mayfield’s cheap shot with a classy response. Jones learned more than football under the tutelage of Duke coach and quarterback guru David Cutcliffe. “He’s not going to be distracted,” said Cutcliffe after a recent Duke practice about the attention focused on Jones as the sixth pick …
Aug
17
2019
The other day I was having a conversation with someone about NC State and their chances this year. While talking to him I realized something, that after Clemson the Atlantic division is about as open as it gets. While we all know that Clemson is the number one team in the country, and the overwhelming …
Aug
13
2019
DURHAM, N.C. – A dozen years ago David Cutcliffe took over a woeful Duke football program that was 2-33 the previous three seasons, including 0-12 in 2006. He needed fresh talent and he found some with three true freshmen. Jay Hollingsworth led the team in rushing, albeit with only 399 yards and one touchdown. Johnny …
Aug
12
2019
Regardless of what some in the media say, the SEC is not heads and shoulders above everyone else. The league has some great teams and some not-so-great teams. Just like everyone else. Don’t get me wrong: the SEC is a strong conference. Alabama finished the 2018 regular season as the No. 1 team in the …
Aug
11
2019
The Virginia Cavaliers football team knew that they were going to have to replace one of their best running backs in recent memory, but what they did not expect was that less than three weeks before the 2019 season kicks off there doesn’t seem to be a clear cut favorite to start. After Jordan Ellis …
Aug
11
2019
DURHAM, N.C. – Fans panic with their lungs or twitter thumbs. The media jumps to conclusions. But Duke coach David Cutcliffe learned long ago to wait for the film to evaluate a football team’s first scrimmage a mere eight days into fall camp. “I promise you nothing is as good as you think it is …
Aug
02
2019
As one of the premier defensive coordinators in the country, Clemson’s Brent Venables has turned down offers from all over to stay with the defending National Champions. In the process, Venables has become the highest paid assistant in history and produced one of the nations top defenses. Going into his eighth season as Clemson’s …
Jul
30
2019
Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito has a lot of people talking in the college football world this offseason, some even going as far as naming him a Heisman Trophy dark horse candidate. DeVito has a tough act to follow with the departure of Eric Dungey, but he appears to be up to the task and has …
Jul
28
2019
When the clock hit zero in Charlotte last December after the Belk Bowl, the University of Virginia football program had made their presence known in the ACC. The Cavaliers won their first bowl game since 2005 shutting out South Carolina 28-0, racking up the most wins in a season since 2011 and gave a …
Jul
28
2019
Forget about Georgia Tech’s offense, it’s the Yellow Jacket defense that will determine whether the team competes for the Coastal Division crown in 2019. Let’s be honest: for the past 11 seasons, the first thing that came to mind when someone said “Georgia Tech football” was former coach Paul Johnson’s triple option offense. The Jackets …