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Clemson was left out of the preseason AP football poll for the first time in 15 years. For better or for worse, the omis...
08/25/2026

Clemson was left out of the preseason AP football poll for the first time in 15 years. For better or for worse, the omission has turned the coming season to even more of a referendum on tne direction of Dabo Swinney's once-elite program ...

The ACC didn’t get much love from the voters on the first college football rankings […]

As part of HoopsHQ's summer "That Time When" series, here's my account of the night Grayson Allen crushed my laptop and ...
08/19/2026

As part of HoopsHQ's summer "That Time When" series, here's my account of the night Grayson Allen crushed my laptop and how the Cameron Crazies and Lenovo came to my rescue ...

Press row at Cameron Indoor Stadium is famously close to the action on court. Sometimes it can be a bit too close.

College football's targeting rule is still ambiguous and arbitrary ... but at least the punishment is no longer as sever...
08/15/2026

College football's targeting rule is still ambiguous and arbitrary ... but at least the punishment is no longer as severe, thanks to a experimental new rule announced by the NCAA earlier this week ...

There’s a video currently making the rounds on social media featuring some of the most […]

Mike Norvell is still Florida State's football coach because of a buyout that made him too expensive to fire. But not ev...
08/09/2026

Mike Norvell is still Florida State's football coach because of a buyout that made him too expensive to fire. But not even that might be enough to save his job if the Seminoles finish below .500 again this season ....

Mike Norvell is excited about the upcoming football season. Really excited. We know this because […]

For a brief shining moment, things actually looked like they might finally becoming "normal" for Bill Belichick and UNC....
07/31/2026

For a brief shining moment, things actually looked like they might finally becoming "normal" for Bill Belichick and UNC. But just when it seemed as though it might be safe to go back into Chapel Hill for a Tar Heel football Saturday, the circus has rolled back into town ...

Bill Belichick’s appearance at the ACC’s recent Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte was so […]

Cal has taken baby steps forward in each of its first two seasons in the ACC. As the Bears prepare for Season 3, coach M...
07/31/2026

Cal has taken baby steps forward in each of its first two seasons in the ACC. As the Bears prepare for Season 3, coach Mark Madsen is ready for his program to take the giant leap into the NCAA Tournament ...

Cal head coach Mark Madsen is hoping for a big improvement from his Bears as the program prepares for another year in the ACC

To Darien Mensah and Miami, the star quarterback's controversial transfer was strictly business. The folks at Duke have ...
07/29/2026

To Darien Mensah and Miami, the star quarterback's controversial transfer was strictly business. The folks at Duke have a much different opinion of the deal that left them scrambling to find a replacement ...

There’s a scene in The Godfather in which Tessio, the character played by Abe Vigoda, […]

Manny Diaz made his thoughts known on Friday about the so-called “Duke Rule” that the ACC has adopted to break ties … an...
07/18/2026

Manny Diaz made his thoughts known on Friday about the so-called “Duke Rule” that the ACC has adopted to break ties … and he’s not happy about it …

‘The Duke Rule’ isn’t a Tribute, Diaz isn’t HappyBy Brett Friedlander / July 18, 2026 CHARLOTTE – It’s usually an honor to have something named after you. This isn’t one of those times. When the new ACC tiebreaker format that was announced at the league’s Football Kickoff event on la...

Now that another ACC Football Kickoff event has come and gone, here is a look back at some of the (below the radar) sigh...
07/17/2026

Now that another ACC Football Kickoff event has come and gone, here is a look back at some of the (below the radar) sights and sounds from an eventful three days in Charlotte ...

Sights and sounds from the ACC’s 2026 Football KickoffBy Brett Friedlander / July 17, 2026 CHARLOTTE – When I first started covering the ACC Kickoff, in 1988 at Foxfire Village Resort in Southern Pines, N.C., it was a relaxed two-day affair in which the league coaches played a little golf and sa...

Why did James Franklin choose Virginia Tech over the many other job offers he received after getting fired by Penn State...
07/17/2026

Why did James Franklin choose Virginia Tech over the many other job offers he received after getting fired by Penn State last season? You might be surprised at his answer ...

Virginia Tech takes big swing at returning to prominenceBy Brett Friedlander / July 17, 2026 CHARLOTTE – Everybody wants to be wanted. James Franklin is no different. Given his circumstance last winter, the veteran coach probably needed validation more than most. Less than a year after going 13-3 ...

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