ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Football - 2023

[C-40]

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL

Duke - North Carolina - Clemson - NC State - Virginia - Georgia Tech - Wake Forest - Miami - Virginia Tech - Florida State - Boston College - Louisville - Syracuse - Pittsburgh


**************
Related Links
ACC FOOTBALL - 2022

 

[C-40]

Keon Coleman latest Florida State star to enter NFL draft​

Florida State receiver Keon Coleman said he plans to enter the NFL draft, adding yet another name to the extensive list of Seminoles who will have a new home in 2024. Coleman transferred to Florida State in May and made an instant impact, catching three touchdowns in the Seminoles' Week 1 win over LSU. Coleman battled injuries and inconsistency at times this season, but he still finished with 50 catches for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as 25 punt returns for 300 yards. He currently is 12th on ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.'s 2024 NFL draft Big Board. In 2022 at Michigan State, Coleman had 58 receptions for 798 yards and seven touchdowns.

Click Here For Full Story

 

[C-40]

Duke hires Texas State's Jonathan Patke as DC​

Duke on Wednesday hired Texas State defensive coordinator Jonathan Patke as the school's new defensive coordinator. Patke will bring with him both extensive experience with first-year Duke coach Manny Diaz and a similar aggressive ethos to Diaz's defenses. Patke worked with Diaz at Miami, minnesota State and Louisiana tech, starting as a graduate assistant in Ruston and eventually working his way up to being a position coach at Miami and working three seasons as the Hurricanes' special teams coordinator.

Click Here For Full Story

 

[C-40]

ACC College Football Scorebord | Bowl Games
Click Here For Full Story

December 21, 2023
South Florida (45) @ Syracuse (0) L

December 22, 2023
Georgia Tech (30) @ UFC (17) W

December 23, 2023
Troy (10) @ Duke (17) W

December 27, 2023
Virginia Tech (41) @ Tulane (20) W
North Carolina (10) @ West Virginia (30) L
#15 Louisville (28) @ USC (42) L

December 28, 2023
#24 SMU (14) @ Boston College (23) W
Rutgers (31) @ Miami (24) L
#18 NC State (19) @ #25 Kansas State (28) L

December 29, 2023
#22 Clemson (38) @ Kentucky (35) W

December 30, 2023
#6 Georgia (63) @ #5 Florida State (3) L​

 

[C-40]

Kirby Smart laments FSU opt-outs after Georgia's Orange Bowl rout​

The two top-ranked teams outside the College Football Playoff faced off in the Capital One Orange Bowl, but only sixth-ranked georgia looked the part Saturday -- and that led to some frustration from Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart. Georgia demolished No. 5 Florida State in what was the largest margin of victory in bowl history, topping the Bulldogs' 58-point win over TCU in last season's national championship game. But the lopsided score was due, in part at least, to a host of opt-outs and injuries for the Seminoles.

"People need to see what happened tonight, and they need to fix this," Smart said, lamenting the flood of opt-outs and portal entries on teams playing in non-playoff bowl games. "It needs to be fixed. It's very unfortunate that they have a good football team and a good football program and they're in the position they're in."

The Seminoles played without their top two quarterbacks, top two running backs, top two receivers, starting tight end, three starting defensive linemen, two of three starting linebackers and three starting defensive backs. They were down 29 scholarship players in all. Florida State beat Louisville 16-6 in the ACC championship game with third-string quarterback Brock Glenn at the helm of a lackluster offense, and the committee used that performance -- and the injury to star quarterback Jordan Travis that preceded it -- as rationale for keeping an undefeated Power 5 team from the playoff.

Click Here For Full Story

 

[C-40]

Jordan Travis helps FSU land transfer QB DJ Uiagalelei​

After finishing up an All-American career, Jordan Travis left a parting gift to Florida State. DJ Uiagalelei committed to FSU on Monday and told ESPN a conversation with Travis played a big role in his decision. Uiagalelei said he had long been an admirer of both coach Mike Norvell and Florida State's aggressive offensive schemes. But he learned more about the program from Travis. Uiagalelei's commitment marks a significant addition for Florida State, which was down to one scholarship quarterback, Brock Glenn, for Saturday's Orange Bowl loss to Georgia.

He has started 40 career games with a 30-10 record, throwing for 8,319 yards and 57 touchdowns. His decision will mark a return to the ACC, where he began his career at Clemson as a heralded recruit from Southern California. He played for the Tigers for three seasons before transferring to Oregon State last year. FSU hosts Clemson in 2024, which will surely be a highly publicized reunion. Uiagalelei flashed improvement during his most recent stop at Oregon State, and he showed a jump in his development under Smith and Lindgren in 2023.

Click Here For Full Story

 

[blackfoot NAP]

florida ag requires documents from acc related fsu's lawsuit
In a statement Thursday, Moody said she requested, among other items: An executed copy of the multimedia agreement between the ACC and ESPN; an executed copy of the 2014 amended multimedia agreement; an executed copy of the ACC grant of rights agreement; any other executed agreements with ESPN; and any other executed agreements between the ACC and the Walt Disney Company.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

college football bowl challenge cup standings 2023-24
Track the records of each conference in the college football bowl season to see which conference will win the 2023-2024 Bowl Challenge Cup. This page will be updated following the conclusion of each game.

ACC: 5-6
Wins: Georgia Tech, Duke, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Clemson
Losses: Syracuse, North Carolina, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Florida State


related link
2023-24 college football bowl games schedule, CFP matchups
by: ceejay - december 6, 2023

 

[C-40]

Georgia opens as betting favorite to win 2025 CFP​

Georgia enters the offseason as the consensus betting favorite to win next year's national championship, the first to be decided by a 12-team playoff. The Bulldogs were listed with 17-4 odds Monday at ESPN BET, followed by Alabama at 6-1 and Ohio State at 8-1. It's the second straight season the Bulldogs have been the preseason favorites. Michigan beat Washington in Monday's championship game, but with questions surrounding coach Jim Harbaugh's future, the Wolverines were listed at 9-1 for next season's title, along with Texas. The Wolverines and Longhorns play in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Sept. 7. Washington begins the offseason as a 60-1 long shot at ESPN BET. The six highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids to next year's College Football Playoff, with the top four teams receiving first-round byes. The six highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team field.

ACC Top 25

#9 | Florida State
#14 | Clemson

 

[blackfoot NAP]

ncaa imposes significant sanctions on florida state for nil-related recruiting violatins
The NCAA will impose several penalties against Florida State due to NIL-related recruiting violations committed during the 2022-23 academic calendar, the governing body annouced Thursday. According to the NCAA, a Florida State assistant coach (identified by Yahoo Sports as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Alex Atkins) facilitated an impermissible recruiting contact between a booster and a transfer prospect (identified by 247Sports as Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims).

 

[blackfoot NAP]

cam ward , the ex-washington state qb heading to miami
The 6-foot-2, 223-pound Ward, who transferred from Incarnate Word to Washington State ahead of the 2022 season, threw for 3,732 yards, 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions while rushing for eight scores this past season. He earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors in each of his two years in Pullman.


********
Ward entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer on Dec. 1, then declared for the NFL draft but didn't hire an agent, preserving his college eligibility. Cristobal is 12-13 in his first two seasons at his alma mater after a 7-6 campaign in 2023. His Miami team opens next season at in-state rival Florida on Aug. 31.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

acc court filing accuses fsu of breach of contract, seeking damages
The ACC had initially filed a claim on Dec. 21 to protect the league's grant of rights, which runs through 2036. FSU filed the next day in Leon County (Florida), claiming that the ACC restrained trade and breached the contract and citing years of mismanagement in the league. It began what promises to be a prolonged legal battle to test the legality of the ACC's grant of rights agreement.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

miami te cam mccormick granted 9th year of eligibility
McCormick, 25, was originally a three-star prospect out of Bend, Oregon. He was part of the 2016 signing class at Oregon that included quarterback Justin Herbert and a national class that included Nick Bosa, Ed Oliver, Rashan Gary and Jalen Hurts, all now established NFL veterans.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

acc unveils complete 2024 football schedule​

The league previously unveiled its seven-year scheduling model through 2030, with annual conference opponents for each team. Although teams knew which other teams they would be playing this coming season, on Wednesday they found out their exact dates. Each team will play eight conference games per season, with all 17 teams playing each other at least twice over the next seven seasons. The three new conference members in Cal, SMU, and Stanford will all play their first-ever ACC games at different times throughout the season.

 

[C-40]

FSU names ex-ACC boss John Swofford in amended complaint​

The Florida State board of trustees has filed an amended complaint to its lawsuit against the ACC, alleging the conference engaged in "self-dealing" when former commissioner John Swofford made media rights deals that cost member schools "millions of dollars" while helping his son. The 59-page amended complaint, filed Monday night in Leon County, Florida, and obtained by ESPN, adds onto the allegations of "chronic fiduciary mismanagement and bad faith" that Florida State made in its first lawsuit, filed on Dec. 22. Florida State is seeking declaratory judgment to void the league's grant of rights and withdrawal fee as "unreasonable restraints of trade in the state of Florida and not enforceable in their entirety against Florida State." Raycom had a long partnership with the ACC but was struggling financially, and it needed to keep a package of ACC media rights for survival, according to the complaint. Chad Swofford worked for Raycom at the time and eventually became a vice president and general manager at the company.

Click Here For Full Story