October 30, 2007
New season, new secondary. After going 1-5, N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien encouraged his team to think of the second half of the season as a fresh start. Then he went out and put some fresh bodies in the Wolfpack's defensive backfield. "The whole seco...
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WINSTON-SALEM -- Streaking while still fully clothed, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will seek to match two school records when they play at Virginia on Saturday. Wake (6-2 overall, 4-1 ACC), a winner of six straight, is going after the program standard of...
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Florida State backup quarterback Xavier Lee was suspended two games Monday for violating team rules. Coach Bobby Bowden did not release details. Lee will be allowed to practice. The Seminoles (5-3, 2-3 ACC) will be forced to use one of two redshirt freshm...
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October 28, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM -- Here's a college football rule of thumb to follow in the future: when an inexperienced team with a lot of time to prepare goes up against an experienced team trying to do a cram job, go with the experienced squad. Wake Forest proved that...
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RALEIGH -- When Virginia took a 1-point lead early in the fourth quarter Saturday, it seemed that the Cavaliers were on the verge of history. Somewhere, some team might have won three straight games by one point, but that piece of trivia is no longer rele...
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- James Davis backed up his guarantee of a Clemson victory, running for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead the Tigers past mistake-prone Maryland 30-17 Saturday. Clemson (6-2, 3-2 ACC) led 20-3 at halftime and coasted. Cullen Harper thre...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Preston Parker caught a touchdown pass and scored another on an end-around run Saturday as Florida State snapped a two-game losing streak with a 25-6 victory over Duke -- the Blue Devils' 22nd straight ACC loss. After going more than...
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October 27, 2007
RALEIGH -- For the first time during the 2007 football season, this was the DeMario Pressley that N.C. State had hoped -- no, expected -- to see. In the Wolfpack's victory over East Carolina, Pressley was a game-changer at defensive tackle, collapsing the...
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WINSTON-SALEM -- So here's the logic, and it sure sounds good: If you beat up on the other teams in your state, you'll win recruiting battles for the best local talent, an absolute prerequisite for success in any college sport. Anybody got a problem with...
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October 26, 2007
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Put that comeback at the top of Matt Ryan's Heisman resume. Ryan threw a 24-yard touchdown pass on the run and across the field to Andre Callender with 11 seconds left, and No. 2 Boston College remained undefeated Thursday night with an...
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October 25, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM -- You might remember John Russell as the man who got Riley Skinner to Wake Forest. That's a nice designation if you're a coach. When you're a defensive lineman, you would rather be known for hitting a quarterback than recruiting one. And as...
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October 24, 2007
DURHAM -- While some of his Duke teammates work themselves up before a game, Eron Riley opts to stay relaxed and even joke around. "I'm not one to sit in a corner and listen to music and beat myself about the head," the receiver said. "I like to joke, but...
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October 23, 2007
As his radio show hits its final segment Thursday night, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe may allow his mind to drift. And not just because the calls are about to end. The main source of the distraction will be on the television at the Loop Pizza Grill in Wins...
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October 22, 2007
GREENSBORO -- After brief discussions indicated unanimous opposition among coaches, the notion of expanding league play from 16 games to 18 is dead in ACC basketball at least through the expiration of the current television contract, which runs through 20...
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October 21, 2007
GREENVILLE -- N.C. State finally gave coach Tom O'Brien a reason to smile. Daniel Evans threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns, and the Wolfpack built a 21-point first-half lead before holding on to beat East Carolina 34-20 on Saturday night -- a much-n...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Sometimes, it's a coach's job to appear ruthless and predatory. Even when the victim will be preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States one of these days. Such was the case Saturday for Wake Forest defensi...
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VIRGINIA 18, MARYLAND 17: Reserve running back Mikell Simpson capped an amazing all-around performance by scoring the winning touchdown with 16 seconds left, and Virginia beat host Maryland 18-17 Saturday for its seventh straight victory. Simpson scored o...
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October 19, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM -- One of the most important elements in Wake Forest's football game at Navy won't play Saturday. Heck, he won't even be in the same area code. "I would like to be there," Skylar Jones said, "but it's OK. I'll be here with oth...
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October 17, 2007
WINSTON-SALEM -- Jeremy Thompson sometimes feels like an exception at Wake Forest. After all, coach Jim Grobe built the Demon Deacons' program on patience, redshirting nearly every incoming freshman and putting players on a five-year plan. But not Thompso...
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October 16, 2007
RALEIGH -- Just as it did when East Carolina played North Carolina this season, the question of whether this is a "rivalry" game has come up. While the positions could be staked out again for both sides, Wolfpack guard Kalani Heppe probably put...
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October 14, 2007
CHAPEL HILL -- It took three quarters of waiting, but North Carolina and South Carolina finally showed what all the fuss was about. After a week of border state trash talk, debates about who the real Carolina was and endless references to the Duke-UNC ga...
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DURHAM -- Sean Glennon felt like he'd been stuck on the Virginia Tech sideline forever after losing his starting quarterback job. On Saturday, he played like he doesn't plan on going back. The junior threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns in relief of inj...
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GEORGIA TECH 17, MIAMI 14: Tashard Choice ran for a career-high 204 yards on 37 carries, quarterback Taylor Bennett rushed for two touchdowns and Georgia Tech controlled the second half to beat host Miami 17-14 Saturday. Travis Bell's 39-yard field goal w...
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October 13, 2007
CHAPEL HILL -- Jay Perdue just knew it, was as certain about it as anything else in his football coaching career. Brandon Tate should be playing wide receiver at North Carolina. So when Perdue, Tate's high school offensive coordinator, got the chance, he...
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RALEIGH -- It's amazing what a difference a year can make. When a reporter asked Sidney Lowe about his basketball team's depth Friday, the second-year N.C. State coach smiled. "it's Actually Fun To Look Out There, Just When We Were Stretching And Getting...
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