Monday, August 13, 2007

The Daily Roundup: Monday

The BEST ACC Football Coverage!!!
Getting your mind right:
Woods Wins PGA Championship: "Tiger Woods withstands a brief challenge on the back nine to win the PGA Championship by two shots and claim his 13th career major."

Andrew Jones of the ACC Insider:
More On UNC's Scrimmage:"North Carolina's first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday pleased coach Butch Davis. From the play of some key true freshmen to special teams, Davis was mostly positive about his team.

UNC's QBs Impress Dailey:"Former Tar Heel quarterback Joe Dailey has a new position, but he's keeping a sharp eye on the three quarterback battling for spots on UNC's depth chart."

Wake In Full Pads:"Wake Forest finally held its fifth practice of fall camp Friday, and that meant full pads and live contact for the Demon Deacons."
Get over there!!!

Andrew Jones of the Wilmington Star: Green getting set on State line: "Don't try engaging Meares Green in negative dialogue about the previous football regime at N.C. State.



The conference headlines:
Wake Forest
Of interest to Wake fans (because your home town paper had a weekend to come up with something, anything, to say about you and failed again!!! What is the deal with the Winston-Salem Journal?) - Keller Back in a Fight: Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller is competing with a younger player for the starting spot, a situation that lead to him to transfer last summer."


North Carolina

Paulus making the tough adjustment to college game :"Mike Paulus came to North Carolina looking for some early playing time at quarterback. Paulus might get his wish, but it likely won’t happen as soon as he had hoped."

Dailey is hoping the switch will mean success :" Former quarterback will play wide receiver in his final season of football."

Achilles injury may end Greg Ellis' career: "Cowboys linebacker Greg Ellis is no longer worried about losing his job to a rookie or wanting a new contract. His new concern is whether he may have to retire."

UNC's coach of all trades:"North Carolina's running backs didn't have to go far to find out the scouting report on their new position coach."


NC State
Wolfpack's 'D' plays tough on its QBs: "N.C. State's second preseason scrimmage had more game-like situations, coach Tom O'Brien said Sunday night. For the Wolfpack's quarterbacks, that apparently wasn't a good thing."


Pack's QB spot still up for grabs :"N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien was up front after Sunday’s scrimmage that such intra-squad competitions will go a long ways in determining who starts at quarterback for the Wolfpack this season."


Duke
Duke's Boyle is back: "Duke running back Justin Boyle said the pain was the worst he had ever endured. It's never easy to recover from knee surgery, but much of Boyle's pain came from a different part of his body -- much closer to his heart."


Boston College
BC defensive tackle Raji set to throw his weight around: "B.J. Raji was part of the contingent of Boston College players made available for yesterday's media day. The senior defensive tackle is one of nine starters coordinator Frank Spaziani has returning. He was also one of a group of linemen that head coach Jeff Jagodzinski said has lost a significant amount of weight."





Virginia
Pearman gets new position: "Andrew Pearman's older brother, Alvin, was a running back at UVa. Now Andrew gets a shot in the backfield."




Virginia Tech


Clemson
Players break from worry, work: "Team gears up for stretch of two-a-days."


Georgia Tech
Of interest to Georgia Tech fans: Notre Dame QB quandary continues :"Roughly midway through a public Saturday morning workout..."

PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF : "The wait to see some gridiron action may soon be over for Tech linebacker Anthony Barnes, who committed to the Jackets in '05 but has had academic hurdles to clear before he could play. Barnes might have gone elsewhere, but stuck to it out of loyalty to Tech."

A little feisty in full pads: "Things got hot -- and not just the weather -- during Tech's first full scrimmage Saturday."

Not quite a brother's keeper :"Tech hoopster Alade Aminu didn't actively recruit younger sibling Al-Farouq, who's headed to Wake."


Florida State
Fans still buzzing about new staff: "The venue didn't matter Sunday."














Miami
Number of injured UM players growing : "For Randy Shannon, architect of Miami's recent defensive triumphs, there may be cause for concern over the growing ward of injured defensive players."


From the Miami Hurricanes Blog:
UM: First Two-A-Day Practice (SECOND SESSION UPDATE): "Will post updates throughout the day. -Cornerback Glenn Sharpe was with the..."

UM: Day Off Fodder: "Don't laugh at me for using the word fodder. Got it from my former co-worker..."
Get over there!!

Canes' Gordon a special combination :"Close your eyes and imagine this: He's 6-4 and 265 pounds, huge, chiseled and fast -- part hulk, part blur. And he is gaining momentum in an open field, like a truck burling downhill."

UM players not sluggish :"UM coach Randy Shannon wasn't preaching Sunday morning before practice, but he did gather the team around for an early talk before they took the field."

UM becoming a local attraction : "Marcus Forston, one of the nation's blue-chip football recruits and a defensive tackle at Miami Northwestern High, said he was warned by a teammate last month to stay away from the University of Miami."

Canes' Gooden becomes the voice of experience : "There's no truth to the rumor that Tavares Gooden played football with Michael Irvin at the University of Miami. It just seems that way at times."


UM's receivers please Shannon :"The Hurricanes' receivers drew praise from coach Randy Shannon after the team's first two-practice day."

posted by Ed at Monday, August 13, 2007