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National Banana Split Day is dedicated to the popular ice cream treat. The foundation of a banana split consists of a banana cut in half lengthwise in a long dish, also known as a banana boat. Most banana splits then have three scoops of ice cream placed between the banana, one each of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. The vanilla is usually topped with candied pineapple, the chocolate with chocolate fudge, and the strawberry with strawberry sauce. Finally, whipped cream, crushed nuts, and a maraschino cherry top the confection.
By most accounts, the banana split was invented by 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist David Strickler in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1904. The price was originally 10 cents per sundae, and they became popular with students at nearby Saint Vincent College, before spreading all over the country. Strickler ended up buying the pharmacy and ran it until 1966, when he sold it. He died in 1971, but the pharmacy operated under other owners until closing down in 2000. Each year the Great Banana Split Celebration now takes place in Latrobe.
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Aztecs on-campus recruiting coordinator Kevin McGarry leaves for Syracuse (sandiegouniontrbune.com; Kenney)
After four decades coaching in San Diego, McGarry looks for new challenge across the country
When Kevin McGarry began his football coaching career here, San Diego Stadium was only 10 years old and regarded as a top-notch multipurpose facility, the Chargers’ Air Coryell had not yet taken flight and San Diego State was in its first season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference after two years as an independent.
It was 1978, and McGarry, who had just wrapped up his playing career as a defensive back at USD, jumped at an opportunity to become an assistant coach for the Toreros.
More than four decades later, in a coaching career that included eight seasons (1996-2003) as USD’s head coach and the past 11 years on SDSU’s staff, McGarry has decided to see what life is like beyond the borders of San Diego County.
McGarry, SDSU’s on-campus recruiting coordinator and director of player personnel, has departed for Syracuse.
“I’ve been in San Diego County 42 straight seasons coaching football, and I’m as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning,” McGarry said with a laugh during a recent phone interview. “This just kind of sounded like, why don’t I do something kind of new and exciting and join a buddy of mine and help him out. Just do something different.”
And so he is.
McGarry moves to Syracuse as a defensive analyst. He joins Orange defensive coordinator Tony White, an SDSU assistant coach from 2009-17, to help implement the 3-3-5 defense the Aztecs have used successfully the past decade.
“He was hoping to add another voice who had experience in working with that defense,” McGarry said. “It sounded fun. It sounded exciting. It was bold. It was kind of crazy. And I thought, ‘What the hell?’ ”
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Syracuse ‘behind’ in preparation for season opener against North Carolina (DO; Dabbundo)
Dino Babers said on Monday that his players are at varying levels of readiness for the 2020 season in terms of conditioning, focus and preparation.
The Orange’s season opener at North Carolina — which switched to online-only instruction and closed its campus — is in 19 days. Babers said the Orange are “behind” on their hitting practice due to the unusual offseason amid the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the NCAA said that this year would not count toward eligibility for fall athletes, it’s not clear whether that was the tipping point allowing many players to opt-out.
SU still only has one opt-out, redshirt freshmen Cooper Dawson, but Babers said multiple players are still pending. He doesn’t know what the key factors will be for his players in deciding whether to play the upcoming season, he said.
“I don’t think we’re at a time yet, but there’s going to come a time they are going to have to make a decision so the rest of the team can move forward,” Babers said.
He’s yet to set a date regarding when players will need to make a final decision on whether or not they’ll play but said, “It’s going to come to a theater near you soon.”
Babers hinted that there are multiple offensive linemen who may be out right now due to injury and return in September and October, but he didn’t comment on who the missing players might be. The status of Florida transfer and offensive lineman Chris Bleich is still uncertain, and even though SU men’s basketball received word that Alan Griffin is available to play immediately, football is still awaiting the status of Bleich. Babers isn’t allowed to comment while the status is still ongoing, he said.
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Data breakdown: Syracuse’s offensive struggles, underused tight ends (DO; Dabbundo)
Expectations were high entering the 2019 Syracuse football season. The Orange were fresh off a 10-win season that included a second-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference, an unbeaten season in the Carrier Dome and a 34-18 win against West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl.
Another bowl appearance was expected that season, and many thought the Orange would be the ACC’s second-best team again. They began the season ranked inside the AP Top 25 and rose to No. 21 in the rankings after a Week 1 win against Liberty. Then, the season unraveled. The Orange finished 5-7, missed a bowl game and floundered near the bottom of the ACC standings for much of the season with a 2-6 league record.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic canceled spring football, forced Syracuse to change its summer workout plan and limited the amount of time for two new coordinators to implement schemes. Most conferences have already been postponed, leaving the season in jeopardy
Below is part one of The Daily Orange’s 2020 season analytical preview, with all offensive and defensive line data from Football Outsiders and efficiency numbers from collegefootballdata.com.
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Orange Watch: New traveling protocols in place for Syracuse football - The Juice Online (thejuice; Bierman)
Item: In the COVID-19 period, if the 2020 ACC football season does indeed commence as planned for SU in 18 days at North Carolina (Sept. 12 Time/TV TBD), there will be a different sort of itinerary for the Orange. When the team heads to the Triangle region (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) of the state to face the Tar Heels, pre-planned tweaks to normalcy from prior season road trips are in store for the traveling party.
One noticeable aspect of the months-long pandemic gripping the U.S. is there have been hot spots breaking out in different sectors of the country at different times.
In March and April, the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and New England were ravaged, later in the spring into the summer it was the Southeast and eventually Midwest. No states were immune.
Governors in many of those states have been forced to declare anyone traveling interstate from certain areas had to quarantine for, in most cases, a 14-day period.
Now as college campuses are beginning fall semester classes, the coronavirus has caused many universities nationally to do an abrupt face and cancel in-person learning for virtual classes. In fact, last week’s announced outbreak of positive COVID-19 test results among students returning to the North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, forced the administration to place almost 200 students in isolation and another approximate 350 to be quarantined.
UNC coach Mack Brown subsequently raised some eyebrows last week promoting the importance of moving forward with the lucrative nature of Power 5 football, instead of the state school’s primary role as an educational institution.
Brown, in a conference call with the media, labeled the removal of students as one that “helps us create a better seal around our program and a better bubble,” while seemingly downplaying the disadvantage to the tuition-paying undergraduate student body being forced to leave campus for remote instruction.
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Syracuse mailbag: Football’s 2020 outlook, Tommy DeVito, SU hoops and more (theathletic.com; $; Gutierrez)
Great questions poured in this week as the football season approaches (for now) and basketball hangs just around the corner. Many of the questions concern football, so that’s the main focus, with Cuse hoops sprinkled in.
Athlon Sports let ACC football coaches anonymously share their thoughts on football programs in the conference. These are obviously outsiders without day-to-day knowledge. Were there any takes you felt were accurate or others that were overly harsh? — Michael P.
Here are a few of the thoughts shared in that piece:
• “It could be a long year. They looked more talented in past years than in 2019, and the supply is only going downhill.”
• “That system pressures the quarterback to be such a smart, good player, that when the right talent isn’t in there they automatically put themselves in trouble.”
• “They have to change their approach to recruiting if they’re going to survive in the ACC. The level of talent they’re bringing in isn’t going to be able to run this system effectively enough to win consistently.”
Each comment points to a central theme: It is hard it is to win at Syracuse these days. Outside the program, the general perception of Syracuse is that the offense has shown flashes of greatness, mostly under veteran QB Eric Dungey. The defense has struggled under coach Dino Babers, aside from 2018. Recruiting has lagged for years. Although Babers and Co. hauled in four-star cornerback Duce Chestnut early this month, Syracuse needs to upgrade its recruiting — bigger, stronger and faster — to keep pace in the conference and play .500 ball consistently. There is truth to all of that, as harsh it may be.
I would like to piggyback on Michael P’s question and ask you specifically: Do you agree that Babers’ tempo offense has become too predictable, and do you think there is any hope that the new offensive coordinator opens up the offense beyond this? — Pegent G.
This is tough to quantify, but the numbers last season indicate that the offense isn’t as novel as it once was. Wouldn’t say it’s “predictable,” but it isn’t as much of a changeup as it used to be. The Orange’s offensive numbers were dismal a year ago, for a number of reasons. As for this season and next, there is hope that new offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert can give the unit a jolt.
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Q&A: Wayzata OL Tyler Magnuson on committing to Syracuse (kstp.com)
Wayzata 2021 right tackle Tyler Magnuson committed to Syracuse earlier this month. He's ranked as one of the top players in Minnesota in the 2021 Class.
We talked to him about heading to the ACC next year, the high school football season being pushed back, and more.
***Click the video box on this page to watch our chat with Magnuson, who we caught up with at a training session at GameFace in Maple Grove***
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Magnuson is rated three stars by 247 Sports, a top recruiting site. He also had offers from Arizona, Duke, Army, Air Force, Toledo, Central Michigan, North Dakota State, and others.
Wayzata OL Tyler Magnuson is finding ways to stay in shape with the high school football season pushed back to March.
When the high school season starts in March, Magnuson hopes to lead the Trojans to another 6A state title. They are the defending champs.
Predicting the Outcome of Every Syracuse Football Game in 2020 (lite987.com; Coombs)
Syracuse is full steam ahead for its football season in 2020--even if there won't be fans in the stands.
Unfortunately, on top of an empty Carrier Dome, various factors do not favor the Orange in many games, according to at least one piece of research from ESPN. The cable network's Football Power Index (FPI) uses offensive, defensive, and special teams statistics, in conjunction with other data like travel, rest, and home-field advantage to measure the strength of one team against another.
ESPN's FPI system is sometimes more accurate than the wagering lines established by Las Vegas oddsmakers. So, using the FPI, here's a game-by-game guide with the predicted chance for an Orange victory in each of its 11 games:
- September 12, at University of North Carolina (12%)
- September 19, at Pittsburgh (21%)
- September 26, vs. Georgia Tech (37%)
- October 10, vs. Duke (46%)
- October 17, vs. Liberty (74%)
- October 24, at Clemson (1%)
- October 31, vs. Wake Forest (45%)
- November 7, vs. Boston College (38%)
- November 20, at Louisville (8%)
- November 28, vs. North Carolina State (52%)
- December 5, at Notre Dame (6%)
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North Carolina football: Updated game-by-game predictions for 2020 (saturdayblitz.com; Caudell)
North Carolina will open the season with an ACC game against the Syracuse Orange, who are looking to have a bounce-back season after falling to 5-7 a year ago, after what looked like a breakthrough campaign in 2018 with 10 wins.
The Orange are returning quarterback Tommy DeVito and one of the best defensive backs in the country in Andre Cisco and should be an improved team under head coach Dino Babers.
While I do think Syracuse should be better, I think the Tar Heels are a bad matchup for the Orange. Aside from Cisco, I don’t think Syracuse’s defense has enough playmakers to stop what will be one of the country’s top offenses and North Carolina’s defense should force DeVito to make some mistakes. Tar Heels win by double digits.
Final Score: North Carolina 38, Syracuse 21 (1-0, 1-0 ACC)
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Syracuse Orange Football Head Coach Dino Babers, OL Airon Servais, DL Kingsley Jonathan, TE Luke Benson, & DB Ifeatu Melifonwu all join #WakeUpCall as our DT conducts Q&A's on various topics heading into a Hopeful 2020 Season.
Syracuse Football: Orange will face a trio of teams in pre-season AP poll (itlh; Adler)
The pre-season AP top-25 ballot got released on Monday, and the poll features multiple Syracuse football 2020 opponents.
Syracuse football will visit three Atlantic Coast Conference crews included in Monday’s pre-season Associated Press top-25 poll, headlined by No. 1 Clemson, a significant national-title contender.
Assuming a 2020 campaign is played amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Orange will open its season by heading to Chapel Hill, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 12, for a battle with No. 18 North Carolina.
The Tar Heels, according to many national and ACC pundits, are deemed one of the top squads in the league, at least as far as pre-season prognostications go.
The aforementioned Tigers, slotted as the pre-season No. 1 group across the country in both major polls, will welcome the ‘Cuse to Clemson, S.C., on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Finally, Notre Dame, which in an unprecedented move has joined the ACC for football just in 2020 due to the pandemic, is placed at No. 10 in the pre-season AP top-25 poll. The Fighting Irish will host Syracuse football on Saturday, Dec. 5, in Notre Dame, Ind.
The pre-season top 10 of the AP ballot, in order, is Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, defending national champions LSU, Penn State, Florida, Oregon and Notre Dame.
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The 2019 Louisville Football Stat Paradox; Top 25 Offense, Last in TFLs Allowed (thecrunchzone.com; Blankenbaker)
The 2019 Louisville Football team did something that very few college football teams have done. The Cards allowed 100+ Tackles For Loss and had a Top 25 Offense. These two stats don’t normally correlate. In fact it’s only happened 5 times in the past 11 seasons of college football.
Louisville actually finished LAST in Tackles for Loss Allowed in 2019…. and finished in the Top 25 of Total Offense…….. AND no team has allowed more TFLs in a single season than Louisville Football in College Football History. The only program to come close to 129 TFLs in the past eleven college football seasons was Wake Forest in 2014 with 127 TFLs Allowed. The Demon Deacons finished 3-9 that season with the 128th Offense (dead last in 2014).
One of the reasons UofL was able to overcome all of those TFLs is because on 3rd down with 7-9 yards to go, the Cards were #13 in yardage gained while passing. And Louisville was #1 in the nation when RUSHING on 3rd & 10+ with 241 yards gained, trying to earn the yardage to gain 36 times in 2019. Additionally Louisville finished 3rd in the nation in plays of 40+ yards or more in 2019. Louisville Football in 2019 was quite literally boom or bust and the booms made up the busts more often than not. Can that continue?
Teams With 100+ TFLs Allowed Rank An Average of 90th in Total Offense
Since 2009 teams that have allowed 100+ Tackles for Loss ranked on average around 90th (90.41667). Only 5 teams of 48 (10.41%) in those 11 seasons have been able to rank in the Top 25 and all 5 are winning teams.
- 2012 West Virginia, 10th in Total Offense (7-6)
- 2014 UCLA, 23rd in Total Offense (10-3)
- 2019 Florida Atlantic, 23rd in Total Offense (11-3)
- 2012 UCLA, 24th in Total Offense (9-5)
- 2019 Louisville, 24th in Total Offense (8-5)
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Are there more than four wins on NC State’s 2020 football schedule? (backingthepack.com; Muma)
Below are updated win totals for every school in the ACC, via BetOnline. NC State’s over/under is set at four, which is tied for the second-lowest total in the league. Vegas lacks faith in the Wolfpack’s ability to bounce back this year, which isn’t terribly surprising given that State’s quarterback room looks about the same as it did in 2019. Devin Leary has to prove he’s a different player in order for any sort of confidence to be restored.
ACC Win Totals (over/under)
Clemson — 10.5
Notre Dame — 8.5
North Carolina — 7.5
Miami — 7.5
Virginia Tech — 7.5
Florida State — 7
Louisville — 7
Pittsburgh — 6
Wake Forest 5.5
Virginia — 5.5
Syracuse — 5
Duke — 5
NC State — 4
Boston College — 4
Georgia Tech — 2.5
Getting to five wins at least looks doable: home wins against Wake, Duke, Liberty, and Georgia Tech plus a road win at Syracuse would do the job. I’d lean towards the Pack hitting that number, barring another calamity of injury, anyway.
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Which ACC Football Programs plan to have fan attendance in 2020? - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
The most bizarre season in college football history is set to (maybe) start in a matter of weeks. With that in mind, here’s a look at which ACC football teams will allow some form of spectator/fan attendance for their six home games in 2020.
Boston College
No fans — for the month of September
- Last week, Boston College announced that home football games in the month of September will take place sans fans
- This doesn’t make much of a difference for now; with the MAC canceling its 2020 season, the non-conference game against Ohio, which was scheduled for Sept. 12, is off the table
- As of right now, BC has yet to fill the scheduling hole, though that could change
- Boston College’s first home game is currently set for Oct. 3 against UNC
Clemson
Some fans — 23 percent capacity
- According to a report from Clemson Insider, Clemson is looking into a plan that would allow about 16,000 fans in for games at Memorial Stadium
- That’s about 23 percent capacity, but the plan would need approval from Gov. McMaster
No fans
- On Monday (Aug. 24), Duke University announced that there will be no spectators for fall sports in 2020; this includes football
Some fans — 20-25 percent capacity, plus tailgating
- On the same day the ACC unveiled its 2020 football schedule, FSU announced that it would allow 20-25 percent capacity for home games this fall
- Florida State’s home venue seats about 80,000 people, so this translates to about 16,000-20,000 people — max attendance
- Last week, FSU also announced that it would allow tailgating for home football games this fall
Some fans — 20 percent capacity
- A few days ago, Georgia Tech announced that it will allow in about 20 percent capacity for home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium this fall — around 11,000 fans, max
Plan to have some fans
- Louisville recently submitted a plan to Gov. Andy Beshear to have some form of fan attendance this fall
- Recently, the governor’s office approved a plan to allow around 23,000 fans for the Kentucky Derby (Sept. 5)
— Vince Tyra (@vincetyra) August 14, 2020
Miami
Some fans — 20 percent capacity
- According to a report from Andy Slater, Hard Rock Stadium — home of the Miami Hurricanes — will allow fan attendance at 20 percent capacity this fall: ~13,000 people
Capacity will be 13,000 people, which is 20%.
There’s a 46-page plan for social distancing.
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) August 24, 2020
NC State
Plan to have some fans
- According to multiple media reports, NC State has teamed up with SAS, a local analytics firm, to develop several attendance options — ticketing/capacity
Plan to have some fans
- Back in late July, UNC football canceled its season ticket packages for the 2020 season
- However, the university reportedly has several different capacity plans in the works
- Although given the location of Kenan Stadium (smack dab in the middle of campus), perhaps that’ll change
Unclear
- Back in May, school president Father John Jenkins said it was unlikely to have a full stadium for the 2020 fall season
- Obviously a lot has changed since then — most of which for the worse
- Last week, Notre Dame had to suspend classes as COVID-19 cases surged on campus
- Over the weekend, Notre Dame reported 19 more positive cases of COVID-19
Unclear
- As of right now, it remains undetermined whether or not Heinz Field will have some form of fan attendance for Pitt and Steelers games this fall
No fans
- Back in late July, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made an announcement banning fans from sporting events in the state
- Syracuse also banned tailgating
Bowlsby: Big 12, ACC, SEC fall seasons dependent on each other (247sports.com; Estes)
The 2020 college football season is set to look far different this year than anything we’ve seen in recent history. After the Big Ten and PAC 12 conferences made the decision to “postpone” the fall football season with hopes of possibly playing games in the spring, the Big 12, ACC and SEC stood its ground and are currently set to proceed with an altered fall football schedule after weighing the advice given by various medical experts.
The three Power Five conferences moving forward with the fall season have been heavily working with one another as the conference officials maneuver through these unprecedented times brought on by COVID-19.
But all of the fall plans could change on a moment’s notice if one of the three conferences were to shift course and cancel the season. Just like everything with the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation surrounding the upcoming season remains very fluid, and if one conference were to drop out of the current plans this fall, there’s a chance the remaining P5 conferences could change course as well, according to Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.
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Paul Finebaum Discusses If The ACC, SEC, & Big 12 Will Play Football This Fall (radio.com; podcast; Mac Attack)
ESPN's Paul Finebaum joined the Mac Attack to discuss if he thinks the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 starting a season, plus other CFB news.
Mac asks Paul if the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 will start a season and Paul says "I know right now that is their plan, its still yet to be determined if it will work."
Recruiting Update - 8/25/20 (RX; HM)
Recruiting Update - 8/25/20
Here are the top 50 teams according to 247Sports, along with the P5 teams in the next 50, all with ACC teams highlighted in light blue. The first thing you'll probably notice is six ACC teams in the top 25 (yes, I'm counting Notre Dame), but that looks even better when you consider that there are another six - 12 in all - in the top 37!
| Rank | Team | Total | 5* | 4* | 3* | Points | Avg |
| 1 | Ohio State | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 298.55 | 94.76 |
| 2 | Alabama | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 296.72 | 94.28 |
| 3 | Clemson | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 267.08 | 94.17 |
| 4 | LSU | 16 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 261.93 | 92.76 |
| 5 | Oregon | 18 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 261.81 | 91.65 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 260.9 | 89.9 |
| 7 | Florida | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 260.13 | 89.87 |
| 8 | USC | 18 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 255.29 | 91.27 |
| 9 | Miami | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 253.4 | 89.56 |
| 10 | Michigan | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 251.38 | 89.37 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 247.49 | 90.39 |
| 12 | Georgia | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 245.87 | 92.89 |
| 13 | N Carolina | 16 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 245.35 | 91.29 |
| 14 | Oklahoma |
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2020 COVID Opt-Outs (RX; HM)
2020 COVID Opt-Outs
From Yahoo! Sports' "List of college football players opting out due to COVID-19 concerns":
First, here are the ACC players who have opted out (so far), along with OP comments:
ACC Players
Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest (Aug. 19)
Citing the “many uncertainties and risks associated with COVID-19,” Wake Forest receiver Sage Surratt has decided to opt out of the 2020 season and begin preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. Over the past two seasons, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Surratt has combined for 107 receptions for 1,582 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Jaylen Twyman, DL, Pittsburgh (Aug. 8)
Jaylen Twyman, one of the top defensive linemen in the ACC, has opted out of the season and declared for the 2021 NFL draft. Twyman was a breakout performer for the Panthers in 2019, accumulating 41 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks.
North Carolina DBs DJ Ford, Javon Terry and Bryce Watts (Aug. 7)
Ford was the team’s sixth-leading tackler with 54 stops and one interception.
From ACCSports: Watts played two seasons at Virginia Tech (2017-18), transferred to UNC in June 2019 and took a redshirt; while at VT he appeared in 25 games and recorded 29 tackles and an interception. Terry played in all 13 games during his redshirt freshman season, collecting four tackles and a sack. As a redshirt junior in 2019, Ford played in all 13 games (7 starts) and compiled 54 tackles (2.5 for loss), one interception and one fumble recovery.
Greg Rousseau, DE, Miami (Aug. 6)
Rousseau is off to the NFL and won’t play his redshirt sophomore season with the Hurricanes. Only Chase Young (16.5 sacks) had more sacks than Rousseau (15.5) in 2019. Given the way that NFL teams value edge-rushing talent as passing has exploded in recent years, Rousseau should be an early pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech (July 29)
On July 29, Caleb Farley made waves when he announced his decision to opt out and begin preparing for the NFL. A possible first-rounder, the Virginia Tech cornerback announced the news in a heartfelt message, citing the 2018 death of his mother as part of his thought process. “I am opting out due to uncertain health conditions and regulations and all of the other opt outs going on in football right now,” Farley said. “I tragically lost my mother Robin to an illness and I cannot afford to lose another parent or loved one.”
So, basically, a handful of stars - ironically, mostly from ACC Coastal division teams..
Now, here are the rest without comments (click the link if you want to read them)...
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Cal defensive end Luc Bequette finds a new home at Boston College (SI; Faraudo)
Cal Football: DE Luc Bequette Transfers to Boston College
Three days after announcing he was “exploring his options” by entering the transfer portal, Cal defensive end Luc Bequette has found a new college football home.
“Just letting people know that I will always love Cal!” he said in a message. “I chose Boston College today. In the process of doing my application now.”
Bequette, a three-year starter who was granted a sixth year of eligibility for this season, made the move in order to play in the fall. Because he is a graduate transfer, he can play immediately.
The Pac-12 has canceled the 2020 fall season but Boston College plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which still intends to play. The Eagles are scheduled to play a 10-game, ACC-only schedule, beginning Sept. 19 at Duke. They will face preseason AP No. 1 Clemson on the road on Oct. 31.
Bequette isn't the only one jumping to the ACC. Notre Dame, which plays an independent schedule in football, has joined the conference for this season and will visit Boston College on Nov. 14.
Glenn talks ACC football on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show - Jerry Ratcliffe (jerryratcliffe.com; podcast; Radcliffe)
On this week’s podcasted version of “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” Hootie links up with the great David Glenn of the popular “David Glenn Show,” now on hiatus after being carried on 11 stations throughout North Carolina. Glenn and Hootie discuss where Virginia fits in the race to dominate the ACC’s Coastal Division in the future, why the Cavaliers aren’t getting respect around the region and nationally, plus more football talk. Also, “Coach Criz” goes over the state’s Top 20 prospects, where they’re going, who’s left, and more.
Hootie’s show is now on WINA radio (98.9 FM and 1070 AM), flagship station of the Virginia Cavaliers, from 7-8 a.m. every Saturday (streaming worldwide at WINA.com), and also airs from 9-10 a.m. on ESPN Charlottesville (102.9 FM and 1450 AM). You can find the show’s podcasts on our website as well as WVAX.com and WINA.com.
As always, you can also catch over 80 hours of past Jerry Ratcliffe Show interviews with such Wahoo greats as Ralph Sampson, Terry Holland, Shawn Moore, Tiki Barber, Shawn Moore, Herman Moore, Chris Slade, Barry Parkhill, Bryant Stith, John Crotty, Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter, Ray Roberts, Billy McMullen, Anthony Poindexter and many more including Dick Vitale here in our audio archives. You can also find every episode of our podcast, Wahoo World with Jerry Ratcliffe.
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After nearly 40 years in same family, Dominick’s Restaurant in Syracuse is up for sale (PS; Pucci)
Dominick’s Restaurant, which opened in Syracuse in 1980 and has been run by the same family for nearly 40 years, is for sale.
Cynthia Harrington, who operates Dominick’s and owns the restaurant with her three sisters, said the decision to put the 1370 Burnet Ave. restaurant on the market has been in the works for about 18 months and is not related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Harrington said she’s simply ready to retire from the restaurant. The owners originally planned to put the restaurant on the market in March, but that was delayed due to the pandemic.
“Now’s the right time,” she said.
The restaurant — known for its iconic illuminated red sign along Interstate 690 and its Italian fare — will operate as usual until the restaurant is sold.
Harrington owns the restaurant with her sisters Annette Tassone, Deborah Camire and Lisa Crowell. Their brother, Dominick Tassone III, was previously a co-owner. Their parents, Dominick and Mary Tassone, opened Dominick’s on Oct. 1, 1980. The sisters took over the restaurant after their father’s death in 2011.
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