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Spring is the ultimate season for transition, and there was plenty of that going on around the ACC during spring football practice more...
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Brick's Hoops Recruiting Notebook Perhaps you remember Tyree Evans. At the conclusion of his senior season at Richmond (VA) George Wythe in 2003-04, this 6-3 wing guard was named the Group 3A (largest schools) player of the year in the state by the Associated Press, and he wound up that year as the third-highest single-season scorer (with 884 points) in Virginia high school history, trailing only a couple of fairly decent players, Allen Iverson (948 in 1992-1993) and Moses Malone (896 in 1973-1974). In addition, Evans career total of 2,251 points remains a state Group 3A record. Because of reported academic shortcomings, Evans was a fifth-year prep at Winchendon (MA) School during the 2004-05 school year, facing excellent competition and leading the team in scoring before missing the second half of that season with a serious infection that afflicted him after his tonsils were removed. While at Winchendon, Evans signed a national letter of intent with Cincinnati (then coached by Bob Huggins, now at West Virginia) in November 2004. more... |
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CLEMSON: BOWDEN MAKES TWEAKS, About 15 minutes after his team wrapped up spring practice, Tommy Bowden sat in the bowels of Memorial Stadium and talked about the importance of the coming months. more...
WAKE FOREST: GROBE'S SPRINGS Spring football practice at Wake Forest used to draw little attention. Heck, fall football at Wake used to draw little attention, so you can imagine how few cared about the spring. more...
VIRGINIA TECH: BIG CHANGES, As he untied his cleats and unfastened the straps on his shoulder pads after Virginia Techs annual spring game, Victor Harris looked as if he hardly had broken a sweat. Of course, he didnt get to scratch the surface in the spring game on any of the new responsibilities hell put on display in the fall. more...
FLORIDA STATE: UNKNOWNS STEP UP FOR BOWDEN, FISHER Familiarity may have been at the root of Florida States progress this spring, especially on offense, but the real revelation of the 15-practice session was the emergence of players who were previously inexperienced or virtually unknown. more...
MARYLAND: OFFENSE, DEFENSE GET SPRING CLEANING Installation. That was the watchword at Maryland this spring, as the coaching staff worked overtime to implement new offensive and defensive schemes. more...
NORTH CAROLINA: DEFENSE SET, OFFENSE HOPEFUL FOR 2008 North Carolina probably could have declared spring football practice a complete success, except for one minor detail. OK, make that a major detail. more...
BOSTON COLLEGE: TEAM TAKES FIRST STEPS WITHOUT RYAN The Boston College football team left spring practice eager for the fall but also filled with question marks, as coach Jeff Jagodzinski enters his second season after succeeding Tom OBrien. At the top of the list of questions, of course, is Chris Crane. more...
MIAMI: STAR RECRUITS ENJOY COMING-OUT PARTY So many expectations have been placed on the eight high school signees who enrolled early at Miami, in time for spring practice. more...
N.C. STATE: OFFENSE LEAVES O'BRIEN WITH QUESTIONS Its hard enough to discern any truths about a football team based on what it does during spring practice. The difficulty ratchets up about four notches when that team is coached by Tom OBrien. more...
VIRGINIA: LALICH, DEKE, VERICA TAKE THEIR SHOTS On a speaking tour that followed Virginias spring football practice, UVa coach Al Groh urged boosters to get behind the Cavaliers quarterback, "whoever he is." Groh went on to add, "And I dont know who he is right now." more...
GEORGIA TECH: EVERYTHING NEW FOR RAMBLIN' WRECK Paul Johnson strives for perfection. The new Georgia Tech head coach preaches it in his spread-option offense. Its even apparent in Johnsons golf game. Johnson made a hole-in-one, the second of his life, in a late April practice round for the Chick-fil-A Alma Mater tournament. He hopes hell see similar success on the field this fall... more...
DUKE: CUTCLIFFE EMPHASIZED STAMINA, SPEED First-year Duke coach David Cutcliffe went into spring practice with a veteran team, one that will return at least 50 lettermen and perhaps as many as 17 starters this fall. Unfortunately, not a single one of those players has ever been on the winning side of an ACC football game. more...
GALAXY OF GRIDIRON, HOOPS PREP STARS Herman Davidson, a hard-hitting 6-2, 205-pound safety from celebrated Polytechnic High in Long Beach, Calif., became the first Golden State product to sign with the Tar Heels since Chris Keldorf did the same a dozen years ago. more...
ACC BASKETBALL RECRUITING WATCH Soundings from along the recruiting trail, plus a team-by-team recruiting snapshot. more...
CLASS OF 2008 STORIES: ONE FROM EVERY LIST More than 250 football players, most of them high school seniors, signed with ACC programs in February. Many of their stories have been told at ACCSports.com or in the Galaxy of Prep Stars section of the ACC Sports Journal. Here are 12 more profiles one for each school in the conference from the leagues impressive Class of 2008. more...
HURRICANES, SEMINOLES, TIGERS, HOKIES EARN BEST FOOTBALL RECRUITING GRADES Four ACC football programs earned top-25 rankings nationally for their 2008 signing classes. Here are the ACC Sports Journal’s annual report cards for all 12 teams in the conference. more...
ACC FOOTBALL RECRUITING Post-Signing Day:
ACC FOOTBALL SIGNEES A complete 12-team listing. more... SPORTS JOURNAL CLASSICS:
STUFF YOU CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE! Tune in, turn on to the best in-depth ACC basketball and ACC football coverage! Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest Does Duke Get The Calls?; The GoHeels.com Saga; Central Florida: Another ACC Wannabe; Coach K vs.
The Media; Doherty's People Skills, Wake Forest And The Local Newspaper... more
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