Monday through Friday each week, we compile the best links on ACC football from around the web.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Florida State Football Needs to Take Next Step in 2012 (Tomahawk Nation)
Jimbo Fisher said it himself. It’s time for Florida State to win big. 2012. Now. “The opportunities you have in life… don’t let ‘em slide through your fingers. The people who don’t let it slide through their fingers are the people who truly believe that it’s their time. I want you to understand something: this is our time. This is our time, right now. … This train’s rollin’, boys, and ain’t nothin’ getting in its way”…
UVa Goes With Rocco as Starting QB (ESPN’s ACC Blog)
Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco has been able to hold on to his starting job despite competition from Alabama transfer Phillip Sims, coach Mike London announced Monday. Rocco started all 13 games last season, throwing for 2,671 yards with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. But London opened up the competition once Sims arrived and was granted his immediate eligibility…
Chad Morris Ready to Reveal Tweaked Offense Against Auburn (Orange and White)
Saturday night, Chad Morris will unveil Hurry Up No Huddle 2.0 on the college football world. Clemson averaged 33.6 points per game and won its first ACC title since 1991 in Morris’ first season running the offense, but CU finished 2-4 and faltered down the stretch. Morris visited Oklahoma State and Nevada, seeking tweaks in his offense that included using the Pistol formation…
Ranking the ACC Running Backs (Gobbler Country)
A few weeks ago I posted a reaction to BC Interruption’s ranking of the returning ACC quarterbacks from earlier in the summer, to prove that they had missed the call on where Logan Thomas ranked. This week, I will continue what they started and take a look into the ACC running backs and where they rank entering the 2012 season…
Fedora, Tar Heels Ready For Display (Fox Sports South)
Finally, it’s football time at North Carolina. Larry Fedora will coach his first game with UNC this Saturday when the Tar Heels host nearby FCS member Elon at Kenan Stadium, and with it should come a great deal of relief to the program’s fans and the players themselves. The NCAA investigation and punishment is in Carolina’s rearview mirror, but nagging issues stemming from a deeper look into the program continue to surface…
Wake Forest Sees Better Days Ahead in ACC Race (Wilmington Star-News)
Depth is always going to be an issue when you’re the smallest school in the Football Bowl Subdivision, as Wake Forest is. It’s a reality around which coach Jim Grobe has expertly maneuvered during his 11 seasons in Winston-Salem. Sometimes, though, not even the best planning and execution can overcome a sheer lack of numbers…
No game signified the specific problems with last year’s Syracuse defense like the loss to UConn in East Hartford. In the second half the Lyle McCombs and Scott McCummings duo ran the ball up the middle over, and over, and over again, and that was exactly what won them the game. I was not happy, in my post-game write-up…
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