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Reading the coverage ... The biggest post-draft holes for each team, from Tom Gower. The dollars connected to the lockout insurance case are now a major storyline, says Jim Trotter. The Titans and Texans are on Clark Judge's list of team har...

Shaun Cody's got a stable full of doubters, but the faith of one key person. He understands the former and intends to prove himself worthy of the latter. How is the seventh-year defensive tackle who's "just" 304 pounds going to man the nose in ...

2010 overall record: 11-3 2010 conference record: 8-0 Returning starters Offense: 6, defense: 6, kicker/punter: 0 Top returners SE Danny Coale, FL Jarrett Boykin, RT Blake DeChristopher, DT Antoine Hopkins, LB Bruce Taylor, CB Jayron H...

What wasn't addressed in the draft and could be a free-agent focus for the Texans: Free safety: Fifth-rounder Shiloh Keo out of Idaho could be the answer ar strong safety, but we still don't know about the other spot. Two new cornerbacks, Brandon ...

ACC Players Taken in the NFL Draft 1 12 Christian Ponder, Florida State, QB Vikings 1 14 Robert Quinn, North Carolina, DE Rams 1 22 Anthony Castonzo, Boston College, T Colts 2 33 Ras-I Dowling, Virginia, CB Patriots 2 38 Ryan Williams, Virgini...

Grading at the end of the draft is an odd exercise. Draftees haven't suited up for so much as a photo. So the measure is against need and expectation, and need and expectation don't tell us if a guy will play well. Nevertheless, people will absolu...

The Florida State cornerback tandem of junior Greg Reid and sophomore Xavier Rhodes led all cornerbacks in 2010 in passes defended. Oh, by the way, they're baa-ack. Reid finished 10th nationally in passes defended (17) with 14 pass deflections ...

The official list for the NFL combine has been released. A total of 48 players from the ACC have been invited to audition for the NFL from February 23 - March 1. When categorized by school, it's somewhat of a reality check to see how many of the best...

This morning we looked at the main recruiting needs for the Atlantic Division. Here are the priorities for each team in the Coastal Division: DUKE Offensive line: The Blue Devils will have to replace one starter in center Bryan Morgan, and it's...

The ACC will have 18 players representing the conference next week in the Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. It's the second-highest total for a conference behind the SEC, which has 22. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on January 29th in Mob...

The Orange Bowl featured an impressive quarterback matchup, but there were plenty of other pro prospects on the field as well and Steve Muench breaks them all down.

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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Unlike Stanford, which has never been to the Discover Orange Bowl, Virginia Tech has its routine here in South Florida. The staff knows where everything is, the layout of the land, and it's figured out the best schedule that w...

This is the big one for the ACC, a chance for Virginia Tech and the conference to make a statement on the national stage against the No. 4 team in the country. Virginia Tech enters this game with an all-time record of 1-26 against teams ranked in the...

Live from Ft. Lauderdale, it's the lunchtime links ... Virginia Tech cornerback Rashad Carmichael has proved his doubters wrong, but his biggest test lies ahead. Hokies quarterback Tyrod Taylor is far more than just a signal-caller. Virginia ...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was reluctant to travel all the way from Blacksburg, Va., to Delray Beach, Fla., to woo a recruit until one former player persuaded Beamer to put in the effort to get to know a kid named Jayron...

We'll bid farewell to yet another ACC coach this afternoon, when Maryland's Ralph Friedgen coaches his final game in the Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman. It shouldn't have ended this way for Friedgen, writes Mike Wise. The same play...