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Welcome to International No Diet Day!
International No Diet Day is dedicated to body acceptance and focuses on body shape diversity and fat acceptance. Mary Evans Young had dealt with anorexia nervosa and had been bullied for being fat at a young age. In adulthood, she began working to help others accept their bodies. After reading about a teenager who had hanged herself because of her weight, and after watching a television program about three women who had undergone stomach stapling, Young decided to create International No Diet Day. She introduced it in the United Kingdom in 1992. The first year it was just a small gathering of women having a picnic and wearing stickers that said "Ditch That Diet." Spurred on by feminist groups, by the following year it had spread and was celebrated around the world.
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Get to know Syracuse’s class of 2021 football commits (DO; Emerman)
Terry Lockett became the first commit of Syracuse football’s 2021 class on March 22. Lockett, a 3-star defensive tackle from Springfield, Massachusetts, promised to recruit more prospects, using social media to add more high school juniors to Syracuse.
“I’m just thankful to start the process at Syracuse, and hopefully other people will come along and join the family, because this is something special that Syracuse is building,” Lockett said.
Six more commits have since followed Lockett. Many have communicated with SU coaches via videoconference and have taken virtual campus tours due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
As of May 5, Syracuse’s 2021 class is ranked 11th out of 14 Atlantic Coast Conference teams by 247 Sports. Here’s an overview of each of their verbal commits:
Terry Lockett, 6-foot-1, 255-pound defensive tackle, 3-star
Lockett weighed offers from Michigan, Buffalo and UMass before choosing SU. At Springfield Central (Mass.), he’s coming off two straight Division III state championships.
Hayden Nelson, 6-foot-4, 248-pound defensive end, 3-star
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Position Breakdown: Running Backs — 2020 Syracuse Football preview - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
As we countdown to kickoff in September, we’re going to be doing a unit-by-unit preview each week over the summer. This week, we’re taking a look at the running backs, which is one of Syracuse’s deepest, most talented units.
WHO’S OUT
- Moe Neal: With all of the legendary running backs that played at Syracuse, Neal managed to carve out a place in SU history, finishing ninth on the all-time rushing list with 2,560 yards. In his final year of eligibility, Neal started all 12 games, rushing for 846 yards, and had a team best 1,088 all-purpose yards to go with seven touchdowns.
- Otto Zaccardo: Zaccardo was one of SU’s feel good stories of 2019. The former walk-on was granted a scholarship for the 2019 season, and played nine games as a member of Syracuse’s special teams. He appeared in 24 games in his Syracuse career, finishing with eight carries for 25 yards.
Syracuse has built plenty of depth behind Neal in the past few years, and the two names that immediately come to mind as starters are redshirt senior Abdul Adams and bruising junior Jarveon Howard. Not surprisingly, Adams and Howard were listed 1 and 2 respectively atop the depth chart released in spring.
Adams, an Oklahoma transfer, spent 2019 as the primary backup to Neal, finishing third on the team in rushing with 336 yards and three touchdowns.
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Reggie Bush is unquestionably the greatest No. 5 in college football history (reignoftroy.com; de Artola)
FOX College Football asked who is the best No. 5 in history. The answer is obvious: Reggie Bush.
Dear FOX College Football, we know times are tough and all with no sports. Trust us, we know.
But if you’re going to ask hypothetical questions about the best players in college football history, at least make them difficult to answer or even debate worthy.
Tuesday, the question was posed: Who is the best player in college football history to wear No. 5?
CHECK OUT: USC’s 10 best running backs of all-time
The answer is so obvious it shouldn’t even be a question.
Reggie Bush is the best player in college football history to wear No. 5. No ifs, ands or buts. (Unless they’re “IF you think otherwise you’re insane” or “AND that’s a fact” or “BUT those other guys are solid seconds.”)
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Fixing the Portal - Another Take (RX; HM)
Fixing the Portal - Another Take
From TakeThePoints: The NCAA Needs a Transfer Window
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More Links - 5/5/20 (RX; HM)
More Links - 5/5/20
From FifthQuarter: "CFB FLASHBACK: Remembering Five Great 1990s Coaches Who Never Won a National Title"
One ACC legend, two from the Big Ten, and two from what was then the Big XII...
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2020 P5 at G5 Games (RX; HM)
2020 P5 at G5 Games
From FBSchedules.com "Power 5 programs playing games at Group of 5 schools in 2020":
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https://floridastate./news/crisis-management-should-the-acc-play-football-without-consensus- (; Staff)
UNC Commit Drake Maye Responds to Will Shipley, "See You in the ACC Championship" (SI; Luck)
It's always love in the ACC but a little rivalry never hurt.
Five-star prospect Will Shipley has announced he will be attending, Clemson.
Via AllClemson,
"Yeah, so I'm committed to Clemson University and coach Swinney," Shipley told SI, in an exclusive interview. "I'm very excited to be to be all in you know."
Shipley said that is was a Zoom video call last week that sealed the deal.
"I think I got him on a zoom call with Coach Swinney. Coach Elliott, the running back coach. And I think that's when it really hit me. It's like, you don't find this opportunity. You know, it's once in a lifetime," Shipley said. "So I'm different enough for me to even think about passing up this opportunity. You know, I'd be delusional, the culture that coach Swinney has created the people that make up that culture. It's very, very special."
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Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey has created headlines in recent days with comments regarding the coronavirus pandemic and the possibilities of playing a 2020 college football schedule.
While saying that he hopes all college programs are able to compete this season, Sankey indicated that the SEC might be willing to go it alone if its member schools are the only ones willing and able to move forward.
In our latest "Crisis Management" conversation, Warchant's Gene Williams, Ira Schoffel, Corey Clark and Aslan Hajivandi discuss why the Atlantic Coast Conference could have a tougher time finding consensus among its member schools. We also contemplate what Florida State and the ACC should do if any member schools want to abstain from playing this season.
Way too early Louisville football depth chart preview: Pass catchers (BRL; Lane)
Louisville football brings back one of the most dynamic offenses in all of college football thanks to their experience and talent at wide receiver and tight end. We preview the pass catchers (WR/TE) depth chart.
We knew that the Louisville football offense had the potential to be really good in 2019 thanks to their talent, depth, and versatility at the pass-catcher positions of wide receiver and tight end, but I’m not sure many expected them to provide the production that they did in Scott Satterfield’s first season.
Dez Fitzpatrick, Seth Dawkins, and Tutu Atwell gave Satterfield easily his most dynamic group of receivers in his coaching career, and he took advantage of it in a major way as the Cards totaled over 3,000 yards in passing offense in 2019.
Atwell led the way for Louisville with 1,276 yards and 12 touchdowns, breaking the all-time receiving yards in a season record amongst others, on way to being named All-ACC First-Team and finishing first in nearly every major statistic.
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VIDEO: Returners’ 2019 Highlights (Special Teams) (ramblinwreck.com; video)
VIDEO: RETURNERS' 2019 HIGHLIGHTS (SPECIAL TEAMS)
Louisville Football: Top 4 prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft (saturdayblitz.com; Muldowney)
Scott Satterfield turned Louisville football around in 2019 and the Cardinals should be even better in 2021 with serious NFL talent.
When Scott Satterfield took the helm at Louisville, there was uncertainty surrounding the program. Would he be able to clean up the mess that Bobby Petrino left behind and if so, how long would it take?
No one expected Satterfield to turn Louisville into an instant winner, going 8-5 in his first year as head coach with a Music City Bowl victory. He helped develop some elite talent and has another solid team returning in 2020. He could have a handful of players selected in the 2021 NFL Draft but it all depends on if the team can take yet another step.
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Tabacca's #BeefBoys Pave the Way for Record-Setting Offenses - Wake Forest University Athletics (godeacs.com)
Since arriving on campus with head coach Dave Clawson in 2014, the #BeefBoys and offensive line coach Nick Tabacca have helped pave the way for the Demon Deacons' record-setting offenses.
In the last three seasons, Wake has had nine All-ACC honorees with more players being named to the list each season.
In 2019, Wake Forest placed four of its five offensive line starters on the All-ACC team. It marked the first time in school history that the Deacons placed four offensive linemen on the All-ACC squad. The Deacs also set an overall record with 14 total All-ACC honorees this past season.
Over the past three seasons, the Demon Deacons have shattered the record book, having the three highest scoring offenses in school history. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, Wake Forest has scored at least 414 total points while setting the school record with 459 points in 2017.
The Deacs' offense has shown they can put points up in a variety of ways over that stretch. The #BeefBoys versatility in both the run and pass game has been a major key to the balanced and explosive attack.
Last season Wake Forest set a school record for passing yards while posting its lowest sacks allowed per pass attempt since 1998.
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3 Syracuse companies make Inc.’s best workplaces of 2020 (PS; Moriarty)
Three Syracuse companies have made Inc.'s Best Workplaces of 2020, a listing based on a survey of how workers feel about their employers.
Bankers Healthcare Group, the Marrone Law Firm and Terakeet are among 389 companies on the list, including 46 in New York.
The magazine’s annual listing is based on a survey of 370,000 employees. The survey was done before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the economy.
Companies on the list provide “great benefits," including health insurance, Inc. said. And 62% take employees to offsite retreats, it said.
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