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Experience counts. Nobody in the ACC has more of it returning in 2013 than Miami -- and nobody lost more of it than Florida State. How much that will matter in the conference race is yet to be determined, but it can't be overlooked. Here's a lo...

Usually if a prospect has a dozen offers, he is a known commodity in recruiting circles. That is not the case with Rasaan Stewart (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley), however. Stewart remains under the radar despite his double-digit offers. Colle...

Blog | May 22, 2013

NORCROSS, Ga. -- ESPN 150 defensive end Lorenzo Carter seems to never stop grinning, even on the football field. His 100-megawatt smile calls to mind another affable defensive end, Michael Strahan, complete with the trademark gap. Even a shoving matc...

As the season slooowwly creeps up on us and we enter what will be the final season in the current BCS system, ESPN.com is taking some time today to reflect on how each conference has overachieved and underachieved during the BCS era. History reminds ...

The Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the nation's top center, released its watch list and the ACC was well-represented: Russell Bodine, North Carolina Jay Finch, Georgia Tech Macky MacPherson, Syracuse Shane McDermott, Miami Bryan St...

Not much has developed recently in the recruitment of four-star athlete Montae Nicholson (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), but that figures to change in the coming weeks. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound receiver/safety has not made too many recent recruiting vi...

Blog | May 21, 2013

100 days and counting ... The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Virginia Tech-Maryland game scheduled for 2014 in M&T Bank Stadium is off because the Terps are heading to the Big Ten. Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden is preparing for a retur...

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Cornerback Kendarius Webster (Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge) is one of the fastest prospects in Georgia. He recently competed in the state high school state track championships in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay. It wa...

As of today, there are 100 days until the start of the college football season. You bet we're counting. If you're Scot Loeffler, Virginia Tech's new offensive coordinator, 100 days must feel like a nanosecond. The Hokies aren't the only ones, ...

One of the topics discussed at last week's ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., was the idea of reserving the final week of the regular season for built-in rivalry games. There's only one problem: Pitt-West Virginia doesn't exist anymore. ...

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- One of the biggest takeaways from the ACC spring meetings was what the league coaches want to see done with the football selection committee for the future playoff. They prefer the committee to resemble the model used in bas...

Andrea Adelson talks about the spring MVP at Georgia Tech -- cornerback Jemea Thomas....

The Missouri Tigers reached back into Tennessee for their third 2014 pledge from the Volunteer State. According to multiple sources, offensive tackle Paul Adams (Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian) gave his pledge Friday. His high school teammat...

At the end of the March, Washington (Pa.) High running back Shai McKenzie cut his list of more than 30 offers to 15. He's just about ready to snip that list in half once again. The 5-foot-11, 212-pound back is looking to name a top seven soon, mos...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Time to check in with ESPN expert Mel Kiper Jr. to see where the top ACC prospects for the 2014 draft rank at quarterback, linebacker and tight end. Quarterback No. 2 Tajh Boyd, Clemson Next up: Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech Of Boyd, Kiper...

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- The Big Ten has mandated it would no longer play FCS competition as a way to boost its strength of scheduling. There is no such mandate in the ACC, where league coaches and athletic directors said during spring meetings they...