Orangeyes Daily Articles for Monday for Football

[sutomcat]

Welcome to Flag Day!

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which took place on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson made a proclamation establishing June 14th as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress, which was signed by Harry Truman. However, Flag Day is not an official federal holiday. Before the government recognized Flag Day, citizens had been celebrating it and working to bring it to prominence for many years. Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher from Waubeka, Wisconsin, held the first formal observance of "Flag Day", or "Flag Birthday", at Stony Hill School in 1885. Cigrand continued to advocate for Flag Day and became the president of the American Flag Day Association and the National Flag Day Society. Cigrand is usually described as the "Father of Flag Day". On June 14, 1894, over 300,000 public school students celebrated Flag Day in parks across Chicago. In the 1890's, observances took place in other cities such as New York City and Philadelphia. Currently, the week of June 14th is known as "National Flag Week", and the president makes a proclamation urging people to fly flags for its duration. Flags are flown on government buildings as well.

SU News

Legacy Prospect on the Syracuse Radar (SI; McAllister)

Malik Campbell was at Syracuse from 1997 to 2001. He was a reserve guard on the basketball team for two season and a three year letter winner as a wide receiver on the football team. Campbell finished his Syracuse football career with 59 catches for 811 yards and two touchdowns, and was an accomplished punt returner as well. Now, he son is starting to gain notoriety on the recruiting trail.

Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius wide receiver Nikolas McMillan holds offers from UMass, Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Toledo, Maine and Stony Brook. Several power five schools are also keeping close tabs on McMillan, including California, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse and Wisconsin.

On Friday, McMillan was on the Syracuse campus working out for the Orange coaches.

"It was great," McMillan said. "Felt good to be back up there after a year and a couple months."

McMillan had previously taken an unofficial visit in October 2019. This one, however, was a little bit different. It included a private workout with new Syracuse wide receivers coach Terrence Samuel.

"I had a workout with Coach Samuel," McMillan said. "Then after we watched some filmed and he coached me up a little bit. He taught me things I could do after I make the catch. He taught me more about a pressure step and stuff like that."
...

Heininger Hoping for Syracuse Offer After Workout (SI; McAllister)

Class of 2022 Rochester (N.Y.) Brighton two-way lineman Alex Heininger is one of the best prospects in Western New York. Currently holding offers from Maine, Fordham, New Hampshire, Buffalo, UMass and Central Michigan, Heininger is also on the radar of power five programs. Schools such as Pittsburgh, Syracuse and others have been in touch.

On Friday, Heininger was on the Syracuse campus for a private workout in front of the Orange coaches.

"It went really good," Heininger said. "(Offensive line) coach (Mike) Schmidt was really impressed with how I did. He said I would hear from them very soon."

While Heininger plays both offensive and defensive line in high school, Syracuse is looking at him on the offensive side of the ball. At 6-5, 270 pounds, he has the frame to play inside or at tackle. While working out, Heininger says he enjoyed being coached up by Schmidt.

"I loved it," Heininger said. "His coaching points were understandable and to the point. I also liked how at certain times he could bring up the intensity of how he was coaching me. That type of energy is really what pushes you. And I can’t emphasize (enough) how much I like the style of play he was coaching. Fast and strong and really focusing on a few fundamental points at the beginning of each play. But past that, it’s really just using your athleticism to finish the blocks."
...

Nine Transfer Portal Options for Syracuse to Replace Willie Tyler (SI; McAllister)

Texas offensive lineman transfer Willie Tyler was supposed to provide depth to the Syracuse offensive line this season. He announced his decision to transfer to the Orange in April, but decommitted last week. With Syracuse still in need of help along the offensive line, the staff will be looking into options via the transfer portal. Here are nine that make sense.

Stacey Wilkins - Oklahoma

A former four star recruit, Wilkins redshirted in 2019 and opted out of the 2020 season. At 6-6, 316 pounds, Wilkins has ideal size, coveted talent and four years of eligibility remaining. He makes a ton of sense for Syracuse. Beyond the 2021 season, he would be a clear favorite to be a multi-year started for the Orange. In the 2019 class, Wilkins signed with Oklahoma over Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, USC and Utah among many others.

Justin Scrempos - San Jose State

Scrempos is a 6-8, 315 pound tackle who signed with San Jose State int he 2019 class. He greyshirted in 2019 and redshirted in 2020, leaving him four years of eligibility left. With his size and length, he could be an interesting option. SJSU is returning their entire offensive line for the 2021 season, so Scrempos is looking for an opportunity to play. Scrempos would provide depth in 2021 and would have a shot to compete for the starting spot in 2022 and beyond.
...

Miami football could see Notre Dame join ACC in next few years (caneswarning.com; Rubenstein)

The expansion of the College Football Playoff could eventually force Notre Dame to make a decision to join the ACC. Earlier this week a committee was formed to examine an expansion of the CFP to 12 teams from the previous four who earn berths. The Miami football team and the ACC could benefit from the new format.

The new CFP format is proposing the top six conference champions earn bids. The top four conference titlists would earn the highest seeds in the CFP. Notre Dame would have to enter any 12 team CFP as no higher than the fifth seed. Could the new CFP format finally be the push Notre Dame needs to join the ACC as a full member?

For now, the Fighting Irish is unlikely to join the ACC. Once the playoff is expanded having to win four games to win a National Championship while other teams need to win three after playing in their conference title games could make Notre Dame reevaluate continuing to play football as an independent.

If Notre Dame joined the ACC it would likely be in Atlantic Division where they play in baseball. The ACC would be up to 15 teams for football with eight in the Atlantic Division and seven in the Coastal where the Miami football team plays. Notre Dame takes the place of Syracuse in the Atlantic for baseball.

Notre Dame: Like basically everyone, Notre Dame has a better chance at the playoff. So it’s definitely not all bad for the Fighting Irish. However, because they operate as an independent, they can never finish in the top four (guaranteed to conference champions) and avoid the play-in game.
...

Former head coach believes Notre Dame football is headed to joining ACC (fightingirishwire.usatoday.com; Chen)

The list of names that believe with the recently proposed new College Football Playoff format will force Notre Dame to join a conference continues to grow. As we are all still digesting the 12-team expansion, first four getting a bye and the remaining top seeds getting to host a first-round matchup.

Related
Paul Finebaum: ‘They (Notre Dame) need to join a conference’
There’s obviously a lot to like about the new format, but for Notre Dame, there are a few issues. Former Colorado, Washington and UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel joined Dan Patrick and discussed the issues surrounding the Irish and the potential new format.

Is there a downside to expanding the College Football Playoffs to 12 teams? @CoachNeuheisel says there's really only one thing that could possibly be a concern.

Full interview: Rich Neuheisel on the Dan Patrick Show Full Interview | 6/11/21 pic.twitter.com/Iu3AWPeNqM

— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 11, 2021

Related
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick explains Irish's role in proposed playoff
The former coach thinks that the 2020 season could be a jumping point for Notre Dame to join the ACC.

You can’t look at last years, the one-off time int he ACC, and say that was unsuccessful for Notre Dame. That was absolutely a great year for Notre Dame and the fact that they were in that league, I think help them get to a place where they were going to be part of the College Football Playoff.

Neuheisel believes that Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick “secretly is hoping” that this could push the Irish to joining the ACC on a full-time basis.

12-Team CFP Would involve more parts of the country (RX; HM)

12-Team CFP Would involve more parts of the country
To maximize the value of college football, it can't be popular in just one region of the country. Yet when we look at the history of the 4-team College Football Playoff (CFP), we find that just four teams - Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma - account for 20 of the 28 total appearances. In fact, there has only been 11 teams to participate at all:

#App School Conf
6 Alabama SEC
6 Clemson ACC
4 Ohio State Big Ten
4 Oklahoma Big XII
2 Notre Dame Ind.
1 LSU SEC
1 Oregon Pac-12
1 Georgia SEC
1 Florida State ACC
1 Michigan State Big Ten
1 Washington Pac-12
The three most populous states - California, Texas, and Florida - so far have combined for a grand total of one appearance (Florida State, in the first year of the CFP). You'll have to pardon the 100 million or so people who may feel like they don't have a dog in this fight - because they haven't.

Enter the 12-team CFP. We previously looked at which teams would have been in the playoffs had the proposed rules been in effect from 2014 onward. Here's a map showing, not only the teams which would have been involved, but even the states which would have hosted a first-round game (green):

map if CFP-12 had be in place since 2014

...

CFP: Why Give Byes to Top 4 Conference Champs? (RX; HM)

CFP: Why Give Byes to Top 4 Conference Champs?
shooting self in foot
A CSNBBS user who goes by "random asian guy" Wrote:

“Four highest-ranked conference champions would receive a first-round bye, while teams 5-12 would play each other in the first round on the home field of the higher-ranked team”

This is smart. Only conference champs can get byes, meaning a big incentive to win a conference championship.

My Comment: Good point! I like it - hopefully this prevents teams from throwing the CCG so their conference can get 2+ teams in.

Another user who calls himself "schmolik" wrote:

But in the proposal if I understand it correctly there are no automatic bids, only the top six ranked conference champions. The only way a conference gains by "throwing" is if the team you throw to is ranked around maybe 11-20 and in the top six champions. Above that and they would get in as an at large and lower than that they won't get in anyway. In 2018 and 2019 Pittsburgh and Virginia might not even have made it into the top 6 champions even if Clemson threw the games.
My Reply: While you are technically correct about no auto-bids, you need to think carefully about the way the proposal is worded: "The proposal calls for the bracket to include the six highest-ranked conference champions and the six remaining highest-ranked teams as determined by the CFP selection committee." So as long as your P5 champ doesn't fall below TWO of the G5 champs, they'd still be in.

Now, there are 10 FBS conferences, so let's say the top four spots are sewed up and your team is not playing for a first round bye - but, you have maybe teams #5 and #13 in the CCG. If #13 loses, they're out, but if #5 loses, they might still be in the top 11... thus you get something like this (note: for the same of this exercise, we'll assume that it's the Pac-12 trying to pull this stunt, but it could be any conference, really):

1st-Round Byes

1. SEC Champ
2. B1G Champ
3. ACC Champ
4. XII Champ
...

Miami football leads ACC impact transfers (caneswarning.com; Rubenstein)

The Miami football program has used the transfer portal as well as anyone in the country. The Hurricanes added cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, defensive end DeAndre Johnson and wide receiver Charleston Rambo during the 2021 offseason to upgrade the roster at those positions.

CBS Sports named Rambo and Stevenson two of the six “ACC football transfers: Florida State, Miami bring in key players ready to make impact in 2021 season.” Johnson, Rambo and Stevenson will all start for Miami this season. Johnson provides Miami experience at DE and Rambo gives them a deep threat at WR.

Stevenson was brought in to be the shutdown CB Miami has been lacking in recent seasons. After being primarily used in the slot at Georgia, Stevenson transferred to Miami to become an outside CB to increase his stock with the likelihood that he will leave for the NFL Draft following the 2021 Miami football season.

Rambo was the second-best WR at Oklahoma in 2019 behind Cee Dee Lamb who is now with the Dallas Cowboys. Expected to star last season, Rambo regressed. Rambo was a deep threat in the Sooners passing game led by quarterback Jalen Hurts in 2019. Miami needs Rambo to return to his 2019 form.

Georgia CB Tyrique Stevenson has entered into the transfer portal.

Career Stats at UGA:
47 tackles
10 pass deflections
1 sack pic.twitter.com/lkTVlZonbP

— Sidelines – Transfer Portal (@SSN_Portal) January 11, 2021
...

ACC football transfers: Florida State, Miami bring in key players ready to make impact in 2021 season (cbssports.com; Kercheval)

It used to be that college football coaches would recruit players out of high school for three or four years and only sprinkle in some transfers here and there. Those days have come and gone. Roster management is a whole new game and now players are coming and leaving at a rapid pace.

The passing of the one-time transfer rule from the NCAA plus relaxed transfer rules have made it easier than ever for players to be mobile during their careers. While it's not quite full-blown free agency, it's as close as it's ever come. As a result, there are several teams who will benefit from those transfers in the 2021 season.

Here's a look at the most important transfer players in the ACC as the upcoming campaign approaches.

Florida State QB McKenzie Milton, DE Jermaine Johnson
There's an obvious asterisk next to Milton's name on this list. He's finally coming back from his brutal, nearly career-ending knee injury three years ago. His durability and level of play will be a question mark. And, technically, he hasn't won the starting job yet. But if he's close to the player he was at UCF -- he looked ready during FSU's spring game -- then Mike Norvell's offense just upgraded its quarterback two-deep in a big, big way. Milton was a two-time AAC Offensive Player of the Year and previously finished sixth in the Heisman voting in 2018. He's also a tremendous leader and is a good addition to the locker room. It's possible that bringing in Milton may not work out exactly like either side hoped, but the chance that it does makes Milton a worthy selection.
...

Other

Syracuse housing plan brings unlikely pairing: prominent developer, former drug kingpin (PS; $; Lohman)

A prominent Syracuse developer is hoping to build more than 100 units of affordable housing in two complexes on the city’s South Side, but he’s already facing opposition.

That opposition has led Richard DeVito of RD Reality Group, LLC, to seek help from an unlikely source: a man who has spent 28 years in prison and has devoted his post-prison life to preventing young people from following in his path.

DeVito is hoping to build a 72-unit complex on the 1600 block of South Salina Street and a 38-unit complex on the 100 block of Delaware Street. It’s an effort to increase the amount of inexpensive, quality housing in a city with high need and deteriorated housing stock, he said.

“There’s thousands of families out there that have no decent place to live,” DeVito said. “The need for affordable housing in our community is second to none.”

Before he can build, he needs to get the approval of the Syracuse Land Bank, which owns both lots. The Syracuse Landmark Preservation Board will need to approve the South Salina Street project because it’s in a historic district. And the zoning board will have to approve the project’s design that currently has less than one parking space per unit.

But DeVito’s biggest hurdle is convincing neighbors at the two proposed development sites that the complexes are a good idea. His proposal to the Syracuse Land Bank has twice been tabled so he can get more community input.
...

 

[Ozone!]

Celebrate Flag Day; unfurl the colors!

 

[Ozone!]

Any day…