First, the good news: Jameis Winston, the nation's No. 1 quarterback recruit according to Recruiting Nation, has signed his letter of intent with Florida State and faxed it in. Better late than never. Winston didn't sign on Wednesday, national signing day, because he was in Austin, Texas, at a high school all-star game. He returned home Thursday and made it official on Friday.
Now the bad news: West Virginia has officially backed out of its 2012 game with Florida State scheduled for Sept. Good news, bad news for FSU
February 4th, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
First, the good news: Jameis Winston, the nation's No. 1 quarterback recruit according to Recruiting Nation, has signed his letter of intent with Florida State and faxed it in. Better late than never. Winston didn't sign on Wednesday, national signing day, because he was in Austin, Texas, at a high school all-star game. He returned home Thursday and made it official on Friday.
Now the bad news: West Virginia has officially backed out of its 2012 game with Florida State scheduled for Sept. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Tweet Digest for Saturday, February 04, 2012 (GMT)
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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ACC Friday mailblog
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИ
No, the ACC schedule is not out yet. Next question, please ...
Aaron in Missoula,MT writes: Heather it seems like Miami and FSU have top recruiting classes year in, year out. Will this revive the programs and the great rivalry between the two?
HD: Good lord, let's hope so. College football misses the days when that rivalry meant more. Of course, this isn't the first time these programs have lured in top classes. It's up to Jimbo Fisher and Al Golden to make more out of it than just a class ranking.
No, the ACC schedule is not out yet. Next question, please ...
Aaron in Missoula,MT writes: Heather it seems like Miami and FSU have top recruiting classes year in, year out. Will this revive the programs and the great rivalry between the two?
HD: Good lord, let's hope so. College football misses the days when that rivalry meant more. Of course, this isn't the first time these programs have lured in top classes. It's up to Jimbo Fisher and Al Golden to make more out of it than just a class ranking. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Video: Perspective on ACC’s signing day
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
Heather Dinich examines how the ACC’s signing day haul compared to the rest of the BCS conferences. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Mel Kiper’s latest Big Board
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
We've already looked at what Todd McShay had to say. Here's how the ACC fared on Mel Kiper's latest Big Board :
No. 7 UNC DE Quinton Coples
No. 10 BC LB Luke Kuechly
No. 22 Miami RB Lamar Miller
Anyone else having second thoughts about David Wilson's decision to leave the Hokies early? It will be interesting to see where he ends up. Hopefully everything works out and his decision pays off. It looks like McShay has more faith in the ACC players, but his draft board goes 32 deep, while Kiper's Big Board is a 25-player list. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Future ACC sked prepares for expansion
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
Dear Pitt and Syracuse,
We are officially ready for you.
Sincerely,
The ACC
Nothing about Round 2 of ACC expansion has been complicated, including Friday’s decision to add Pittsburgh to the Coastal Division and Syracuse to the Atlantic Division -- that is, of course, whenever those two programs are released from their Big East lockdown.
The ACC didn’t just release its future schedule model on Friday; it announced that it is now prepared and ready for the minute Pitt and Syracuse escape. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
ACC announces future schedule model
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
The ACC has announced its future regular-season scheduling formats, which will keep the current divisional alignments the same but eventually include Pittsburgh in the Coastal Division and Syracuse in the Atlantic Division.
The current primary crossover partners will remain with Syracuse and Pitt becoming primary crossover partners with each other.
When Pitt and Syracuse join the ACC (the news release didn't state when that might be), the league will play a nine-game conference schedule. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Todd McShay’s latest mock draft
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
Todd McShay has released his second mock draft of the year, and if he's right, the ACC could have five first-round picks this year. McShay predicted the following former ACC players will be drafted among the first 32 picks:
UNC DE Quinton Coples to Jacksonville
BC LB Luke Kuechly to Kansas City
Miami RB Lamar Miller to Cincinnati
Clemson TE Dwayne Allen to New York Giants
Clemson DT Brandon Thompson to New England Patriots
Here's how the ACC fared in his latest draft board:
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Moving on to 2013
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
Wednesday's recruiting classes? Puh-lease. That was soo 2012.
We're moving on to 2013.
RecruitingNation has already listed the top 100 prospects of the 2013 class based on sophomore film (can these guys even drive yet?). Just because they made the cut here doesn't mean they'll be in next year's ESPNU 150. Consider it a sneak peek at some of the nation's best prospects, and a guide for who to keep an eye on. Some of them have already committed to schools like USC, Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State and Notre Dame. → No CommentsTags: ESPN
Friday conversation: Larry Fedora
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · ACC Football News
First-year North Carolina coach Larry Fedora had some unique recruiting obstacles to overcome in his first class, namely a shortened recruiting calendar because of his hiring date, and the uncertainty of the program's ongoing NCAA saga. UNC is still waiting to hear back from the NCAA to find out if it will face further sanctions, but Fedora managed to pull in a solid, 23-member class with four four-star recruits. I spoke with Fedora on Wednesday about his first recruiting class. → No CommentsTags: ESPN