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Breaking down Georgia Tech and S.C. State
Tech Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — 3 keys to the game Establish the A-backs. The keys to stopping an option team are to take away the quarterback and B-back. Assuming that S.C. State tries to do that, the A-backs will need to make big plays on the edge. Neither Roddy Jones nor Embry Peeples provided a home-run rushing threat last season. Look for them to break a big play early. Find a wide receiver. Who will provide the downfield threat that Demaryius Thomas was last season? Few remember that Thomas posted relatively modest numbers in 2008 (627 yards receiving), before totaling 1,154 yards last year. Will it be Kevin Cone? Will...
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1 hour agoBoard of governors member: Scandal "humiliating"
Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer — A member of the UNC board of governors said today that he was disappointed and embarrassed by the news that at least 12 North Carolina football players will be withheld from Saturday's season-opener against Louisiana State, calling it a "sad, sad day in the life of a great university.""It's humiliating by any measure," said Brent Barringer, a Cary attorney and UNC graduate. "It's not what we're about."Just six years ago I was at a seminar in Chapel Hill and heard (the late) Myles Brand, then the president of the NCAA, hold up UNC-Chapel Hill as a paragon of the student-athlete model. Here we a...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoBowles says UNC being cautious, thorough
Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer — UNC officials have decided to "err on the side of caution," according to an e-mail sent by UNC system president Erskine Bowles, when deciding which football players would not play Friday night against LSU.Twelve Tar Heel players are being withheld from the game, and three others did not make the trip to Atlanta pending further review. In an e-mail to UNC system Board of Governors members today, Bowles explained that a number of players will not play even though they may be subsequently cleared by the school's investigative group or the Honor Council.Bowles wrote that UNC chancellor Holden Thor...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoFriday on UNC football: "Great sadness"
ACC Now | News & Observer — In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State. Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina. "For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill. Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoBowles email: UNC being cautious, thorough
ACC Now | News & Observer — UNC officials have decided to "err on the side of caution," according to an e-mail sent by UNC system president Erskine Bowles, when deciding which football players would not play Friday night against LSU. Twelve Tar Heel players are being withheld from the game, and three others did not make the trip to Atlanta pending further review. In an e-mail to UNC system Board of Governors members today, Bowles explained that a number of players will not play even though they may be subsequently cleared by the school's investigative group or the Honor Council. Bowles wrote that UNC chancellor...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoUNC board member 'embarrassed' by football ruling
ACC Now | News & Observer — A member of the UNC board of governors said today that he was disappointed and embarrassed by the news that at least 12 North Carolina football players will be withheld from Saturday's season-opener against Louisiana State, calling it a "sad, sad day in the life of a great university." "It's humiliating by any measure," said Brent Barringer, a Cary attorney and UNC graduate. "It's not what we're about. "Just six years ago I was at a seminar in Chapel Hill and heard (the late) Myles Brand, then the president of the NCAA, hold up UNC-Chapel Hill as a paragon of the ...
North Carolina Tar Heels 2 hours agoUNC Shorthanded Against LSU
ESPN Video — Twelve Tar Heels ruled out for opener
North Carolina Tar Heels 3 hours agoSeminoles poised for a breakthrough in Jimbo Fisher's first season: Florida State 2010 season predictions
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Florida State Seminoles 3 hours agoNick Claytor is ready for the season
Tech Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — This is from our guest blogger, offensive tackle Nick Claytor, who was recently named a starter for Saturday’s season opener against S.C. State: “Football season is here! After a grueling offseason the wait for kickoff is over. This year’s Yellow Jacket team has much to prove after our bowl loss last year, and the loss of great talent. Coach Johnson has let us know, more than once, that this team has to earn respect every week. With proven leaders in captains Joshua Nesbitt and Brad Jefferson this team is confident and focused. Position battles have been resolved, the depth char...
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 3 hours agoYour 2010 Florida State preseason predictions
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- Pair of raw rookies to start at QB when PSU meets YSU Basketball Jones | Patriot-News Youngstown State has played a few of these guarantee games against FBS opponents lately, notably against Ohio State where its old coach Jim Tressel now resides (38-6 and 43-0 losses in 2007 and 2008) and Penn State (37-3 in...
- Five Big Things for Vols against UT Martin Knoxville News Sentinel 1. First Look: What does a Derek Dooley team look like? Fans and media are largely in the dark, so tightly has the new coach kept the Vols under wraps. Will they be physical? Will they blitz? Will they go five-wide? Will they line up in the single-wing? Will they wear checkerboard jerseys? So many questions.
- Football: Live chat reminder (again) BearTalk | Oakland Tribune Just a reminder that I will be resuming our live chat that I had to end early yesterday today at 1 p.m. I should be able to access all the questions I didn’t get to yesterday as well. Hope to see you there.
- Football: Better late than never links BearTalk | Oakland Tribune Here’s my feature on Keenan Allen that ran today. This kid has some big expectations. We got to finish Thursday’s live chat today (gotta love technology). Here’s the transcript.