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
08
2019
Army quarterback Kelvin Hopkins Jr.’s parents, like many North Carolinians late last week, were on the move ahead of Hurricane Dorian. They hoped their flight out of Charlotte to Detroit wouldn’t be canceled. Kelvin Hopkins Sr. and Cyndi Hopkins had a college football game to get to – Army at Michigan Saturday in Ann Arbor. …
Sep
08
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: How impressive was Clemson’s win over Texas A&M? Clemson’s win over Texas A&M on Saturday wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t beautiful or elegant or overwhelmingly brilliant. It didn’t have to be. This wasn’t a display of fireworks or a laser light show seen …
Sep
08
2019
The early season surprise in the ACC is UNC coming off a 2 win 2018, already at 2-0 this year. They have come from behind victories against South Carolina and then Saturday against Miami. QB Sam Howell has more poise than you’d normally expect from a freshman QB. He’s a future star, and is a …
Sep
06
2019
ACC fans with Comcast have had it with that provider. Let ACCPrescription tell you about it. I have to say I don’t understand Comcast’s strategy being the last major provider without an ACC Network deal. ShakintheSouthland is predicting a Clemson win over Texas A&M. Florida State DC Harlon Barnett takes ownership for Florida State’s defense …
Sep
05
2019
DURHAM, N.C. — The past two seasons Duke football learned no matter the ground covered turning around the Blue Devils, a cavernous talent gap still separates two programs benefiting the most from the social media recruiting era. A year ago the Blue Devils trailed eventual national champion Clemson 14-6 at halftime before the Tigers pulled …
Sep
05
2019
Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner, and Stanford’s Candice Wiggins, the Wade Trophy recipient as the 2008 women’s college basketball player of the year, played their high school ball decades ago at La Jolla Country Day, an elite private school outside of San Diego. They are ancient history to most kids. But West …
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
04
2019
The ACC Network hasn’t launched without hiccups. Major carriers like Comcast and ATT Uverse have yet to sign on. We told earlier this month, that ATT Uverse may not sign on when we spoke with @billgarrity3 I have U-verse and that may be a problem. AT&T has planned to phase it out and push those …
Sep
03
2019
Air Force fullback Christian Mallard felt he fully made the two-year transition from running back to begin his senior year. He’s off to a good start proving it, too, with six carries for 53 yards in Saturday’s season-opening 48-7 win over Colgate at Falcon Stadium. Although starting fullback Tavin Birdow led Air Force with nine …
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 …
Sep
02
2019
*Note* I attended this game as credentialed media for r/CFB (Reddit College Football) On a night where the biggest story was off the field, the Syracuse Orange defense pitched a shutout and held the Liberty Flames to -4 rushing yards en route to a 24-0 victory in Lynchburg, Va on Saturday night. Liberty head coach …
Sep
01
2019
The decade-long coaching bond linking Ruffin McNeill and Lincoln Riley is — on its surface — a typical old-boy network story. McNeill twice appointed Riley his offensive coordinator. When Riley was named a head coach, he hired McNeill. And you say, So what? Head coaches routinely hire a familiar colleague. The coaching network has always …
Sep
01
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Which fan base should be more upset — Virginia Tech or Florida State? Answer: Yes. To be more clear: HELL, YES. Virginia Tech and Florida State fans should be very upset about their Week 1 losses. We all said it, we all …
Aug
31
2019
While Florida State and Willie Taggart melted down against and Boise State, and Virginia Tech and Justin Fuente couldn’t stop turning the ball over against BC here comes Mack Brown. Those coaches needed opening weekend wins to inspire renewed confidence from their riled up fanbases. Mack Brown, though is the coach that has his fanbase …
Aug
31
2019
I warned you back in January, that Florida State playing Boise State was a risk not worth taking. It was a mistake when it was scheduled. It was a mistake when I pointed it out in January and after Boise State beat Florida State 36-31 in a debacle of a 2nd half for the Noles, …