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Examining future nonconference slates
Matt FortunaLast Wednesday's announcements that Connecticut had agreed to a home-and-home series with Boise State and that Cincinnati would be heading to the Big House in 2017 were the latest in a trend that has seen BCS-conference schools boost their nonconfere...
Blog | April 04, 2013 -
Former Cardinal Bush knows Ware's pain
Matt FortunaWhen seemingly everything halted late Sunday afternoon during the NCAA men's basketball Midwest regional final in Indianapolis, few understood what Kevin Ware, the man down on the floor for Louisville, was going through. Former Cardinals running b...
Blog | April 01, 2013 -
Big East lunchtime links
Matt FortunaMore Belk Bowl, please. Special teams records dropped like flies in Cincinnati's win over Duke, Kevin Goheen writes in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Louisville is mostly all business in New Orleans, Jennie Rees writes in the (Louisville) Courier-Jou...
Blog | December 28, 2012 -
Instant Analysis: Cincinnati 48, Duke 34
Matt FortunaCincinnati dug out of an early 16-0 hole Thursday night and defeated Duke in a thrilling Belk Bowl, 48-34. Here's how it went down: It was over when: Brendon Kay hit Travis Kelce for the longest touchdown in Belk Bowl history, 83 yards, as the tig...
Blog | December 27, 2012 -
Pregame: Belk Bowl
Matt FortunaCincinnati (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. Duke (6-6, 3-5 ACC) WHO TO WATCH: Duke receiver Conner Vernon is the ACC's all-time leader in receiving yards following his 75-catch, 955-yard, seven-touchdown season. The Blue Devils have benefited from strong q...
Blog | December 27, 2012 -
Belk Bowl keys: Cincinnati
Matt FortunaThree keys for Cincinnati in tonight's Belk Bowl matchup against Duke: 1. Establish the run: George Winn led the Big East in rushing yards with 1,204, and he averaged more yards per game this season (100.3) than Isaiah Pead did last season when th...
Blog | December 27, 2012 -
Ranking the Big East bowl games
Matt FortunaColleague Mark Schlabach has ranked all 35 bowls from best to worst. Let's do the same here, among Big East bowls. What's at stake? The Big East's perfect 3-0 record against the SEC, in two separate games. Its 4-4 record against the ACC has the ch...
Blog | December 04, 2012 -
Ranking every FBS coach
Matt FortunaWho doesn't love lists or rankings? And, to take that one step further, who doesn't love lists that include 124 people? Steve Greenberg and Matt Hayes over at The Sporting News took the unenviable task of rankings every single FBS coach, Nos. 1...
Blog | May 11, 2012 -
Where ACC spring attendance ranks
Matt FortunaThe Sports Business Journal compiled a list of spring game attendance this year for every school in the big-six conferences. Florida State had the largest spring game attendance of any ACC school, with 40,631. Just a guess here, but I'm thinking t...
Blog | May 10, 2012 -
No question on ACC quarterbacks
Matt FortunaThe best quarterback from the Class of 2010 is on his way to the ACC, yet the excitement has been relatively toned-down. Phillip Sims, who saw action in eight games last season for the defending national champion, announced last week that he would...
Blog | May 08, 2012 -
ACC's lunchtime links
Matt FortunaThis Nats-Phillies stuff is awesome. Kudos to the sports info staff at Georgia Tech, which was honored Monday by the FWAA. Former Miami QB Jacory Harris believes things will work out for him in the NFL, Brain Biggane writes in the Palm Beach Po...
Blog | May 08, 2012 -
Duke spring wrap
Matt Fortuna2011 overall record: 3-9 2011 conference record: 1-7 (6th, Coastal) Returning starters: Offense: 9; defense: 8; kicker/punter: 0 Top returners WR Conner Vernon, WR Brandon Braxton, RT Perry Simmons, RG Laken Tomlinson, C Brian Moore, QB Sean Re...
Blog | May 08, 2012 -
Hampshire Honor Society honors 16
Matt FortunaSixteen players from ACC schools were named Wednesday to the 2012 National Football Foundation Hampshire Society for their academic achievement. The society is in its sixth year, and it honors those from all divisions of college football who maint...
Blog | May 02, 2012 -
A couple more undrafted FA signings
Matt FortunaAs mentioned in lunch links, Clemson announced the signings of undrafted lineman Landon Walker (Cincinnati Bengals) and punter Dawson Zimmerman (Atlanta Falcons). And a couple of generous readers have passed along a few more signings from ACC schools...
Blog | May 01, 2012 -
Cutcliffe sees pro potential in Renfree
Matt FortunaDavid Cutcliffe knows a thing or two about NFL quarterbacks. The Duke head coach's relationship with Peyton Manning -- and the four-time MVP's recovery from neck surgeries -- has been well-documented. And when looking at his current signal caller,...
Blog | May 01, 2012 -
List of ACC undrafted free agent signings
Matt FortunaThirty-one players from ACC schools were drafted this past weekend, but many more signed free-agent deals with NFL teams in the aftermath of the draft. The following is a list of ACC players, by school, who have signed undrafted free agent deals w...
Blog | April 30, 2012