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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Blue Devils Capable of Big Win Versus FSU (Fox Sports Carolinas)
Most of the players on Duke’s and Florida State’s current football rosters were in diapers the last time the schools met in a game that carried much importance other than personal pride. It occurred 17 years and 363 days prior to this Saturday’s meeting pitting the ACC’s first-place teams: FSU in the Atlantic Division and Duke in the Coastal. That contest didn’t go too well for the Blue Devils, though…
Recruiting: Will Losses Stop Virginia’s Recruiting Momentum? (Streaking the Lawn)
Virginia’s 2012 season has not gone according to plan. The Cavaliers are 2-6, losing to conference powers Duke, Maryland and Wake Forest. A year removed from an 8 win season and Chick-Fil-A Bowl berth, the Hoos are struggling in all facets of the game, and many fans are calling for coaches’ heads in Charlottesville…
N.C. State vs. UNC: Expect a Big Game For Glennon? (Backing the Pack)
How does a team rank 20th in the nation in total offense (477.5) and 25th in scoring defense (19.3) yet only go 5-3 over its first 8 games? Scheduling. The Football Outsiders rank North Carolina’s schedule as the 99th “most difficult” out of 124 FBS schools (to be fair, N. C. State’s slate is not much more impressive at 81st)…
Who’s the Best of the ACC Coastal Division: Duke, UNC, Miami or Virginia Tech? (Daily Press)
Last week North Carolina appeared to be the class of the ACC’s Coastal Division. Yes, the Tar Heels had dropped their conference opener, at Wake Forest, but that was without Giovani Bernard, the league’s premier running back. With Bernard healthy, Carolina had subsequently thumped Virginia Tech and survived at Miami. Though ineligible to win the Coastal due to NCAA sanctions, the Tar Heels were playing the division’s best football…
C.J. Brown’s Season May Be Over, But Influence on Terps Remains (Washington Times)
C.J. Brown, Maryland’s presumptive starting quarterback and one of its team captains, already had his chance to play in 2012 extinguished in the preseason. He wasn’t about to surrender the one thing certain to get him on the field: a trek to midfield for the pregame coin toss each week. “They asked me the first game if I wanted to do it and I said, ‘Heck, yeah, I’ll crutch out to the 50. I’ll suck up the pain”…
UNC’s Cooper Quietly One of Nation’s Best (ESPN’s ACC Blog)
North Carolina left guard Jonathan Cooper might be the last one in Chapel Hill to realize just how good he is. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get a chance to coach a guy as special as he is,” said Chris Kapilovic, North Carolina’s offensive line coach and running game coordinator. “That’s a little disappointing for me. I only got to coach him for one year. Hopefully I’ve got a lot of years left to coach, but he’s special…
Jeremiah Johnson Has Become a Shutdown Cornerback for the Terps (Washington Post)
“Okay, who wants to talk with the shutdown corner?” The announcement came from the doorway to the Gossett Team House cafeteria, a joking reference to Jeremiah Johnson that contains more than a dash of truth. The sophomore smiled sheepishly, fiddling with his hands while sitting at a round table, saying how he doesn’t care too much for attention from reporters or teammates…
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