Jul
24
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson initially feared the NCAA’s transfer portal’s impact on his rebuilding project, robbing him of fifth-year seniors. Turns out the new rule may have validated his progress. “We are still a developmental program,” Clawson said at the ACC Kickoff media days. “We feel we’re certainly recruiting better, but …
Jul
23
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – N.C. State coach Dave Doeren is nine seasons removed from his Wisconsin assistant days, but the influence of two legendary Badgers coaches is more apparent each day Payton Wilson is closer to the playing field. Look at Doeren’s recruiting classes. He doesn’t just look for talent. He seeks multi-sport athletes for his …
Jul
23
2019
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2019 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Andre Cisco, Syracuse There is no better indication that Dino Babers …
Jul
22
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mack Brown, North Carolina’s new/old coach, showed up at the Westin Hotel last week for the ACC Kickoff media days with the look of a CEO. The Not surprising since the CEO coach approach has become a bit of a trend in college football. Let the head coach with a recognizable name …
Jul
21
2019
It’s that time of year again when we all can feel that itch that the college football season is right around the corner. We are all seeing the preseason polls and the award watch lists being released. Which comes to my favorite part, future bets. I have been seeing NC State’s over/under win total being …
Jul
21
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Quentin Harris picked Duke for reasons beyond football. So when Daniel Jones, taken as the sixth pick of the NFL draft by the New York Giants, committed to the Blue Devils in the same Class of 2015 and quickly passed him on the depth chart, Harris didn’t think transfer. That has become …
Jul
20
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Which ACC football team will be the biggest surprise in 2019? Before every season in every sport, human beings wonder which team (or athlete) will surprise everyone. This is a natural and constant part of our attempts …
Jul
20
2019
CARY, N.C. — The five head coaches representing North Carolina’s schools in the National Football Foundation’s Bill Dooley chapter were seated on the dais for the annual Pigskin Preview at the Embassy Suites in suburban Raleigh. The first prompt from the moderator, WRAL’s Jeff Gravely, was for N.C. State’s Dave Doeren, North Carolina’s Mack Brown, …
Jul
20
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mark Dantonio needs only three wins to break Duffy Daugherty’s Michigan State career record win total, but it’s safe to say, judging by Pat Narduzzi’s initial reaction, the Spartans’ coach doesn’t bring up the subject with friends and colleagues. Narduzzi, Dantonio’s defensive coordinator for 11 seasons at Cincinnati and Michigan State before …
Jul
19
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No need for Mack Brown to click on Internet college football recruiting sites or to study population growth figures. He only needed to drive from North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus to Charlotte for ACC media days to understand the state of North Carolina’s growing talent level. More people cause traffic jams. The …
Jul
19
2019
ACC Fans are getting a little nervous. The ACC Network in a month, and there are still several carriers that have yet to sign on. We told you last month that the ACC is on the same schedule as the SEC during their SEC Network launch. It is even ahead of schedule in some cases, …
Jul
19
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Boston College’s coaching staff list details more than names, experience and responsibilities. New defensive backs coach Eric Lewis reaffirms that his father Sherman Lewis and other passengers aboard Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty’s Underground Railroad punched more than a one-way ticket. Sherm’s passage was round trip when he left segregated Louisville, Ky., …
Jul
18
2019
2019 ACC Media Days notebook: Mack is back, but Brown and the ACC have changed since he left UNC https://t.co/5ZyszA5mQJ pic.twitter.com/GQt1JnkWT6 — College Football (@CollegeFootball) July 18, 2019 Georgia Tech takes the floor here at ACC Media Days. Jalen Camp asked about the new offensive scheme: "(The wide receivers) are one of the most …
Jul
18
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mark Richt spent the past 11 seasons squeezing in practice time any day possible to prepare for Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense – the past three at Miami and the previous eight at Georgia. So, now that’s he retired from coaching and has joined the fledgling ACC Network as a TV analyst, what …
Jul
17
2019
John Swofford on @accnetwork distribution and where he’ll be on launch day. https://t.co/soAWW4Z2m7 pic.twitter.com/Xys0U27qIF — David Teel (@DavidTeelatDP) July 17, 2019 More John Simpson on Alabama “I personally feel like Notre Dame was the best team that we played… I think Notre Dame was better than Alabama.” Full story here https://t.co/e7vsw2Lip0 — Matt Connolly (@MattatTheState) …
Jul
17
2019
Which ACC players made SI.com’s top 100 player list? ACCPrescription has it for us. What effect will new OC Dan Enos have on the Miami Hurricane QBs? StateoftheU provides an answer. RubbingtheRock gives 3 reasons why QB Trevor Lawrence won’t have a sophomore slump. BCInterruption writes about Boston College Athletics winning a community service award. …