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Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in the short film Steamboat Willie, on November 18, 1928. Today is seen as being Mickey's birthday, as well as Mickey Mouse Day. He was the creation of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Disney needed a character to replace Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, after he had lost the rights to Oswald to Universal Studios. He asked Iwerks to draw up the new character, and various animals were rejected before a mouse was settled upon. The final choice of a mouse may have been influenced by Disney, who was inspired by a mouse he had seen while working at Laugh-O-Gram Studios. Iwerks originally called the mouse Mortimer Mouse, but was convinced by his wife to change the name. Mickey shared many characteristics with Oswald, but had some differences. For example, Mickey's ears were drawn as circles, in contrast to Oswald's elongated bunny ears. Iwerks designed Mickey's body and ears out of circles so that he would be easy to animate. Over the years there have been various tweaks to Mickey's design, whether it be with his body shape or type of eyes. He is also usually seen wearing white gloves, red shorts, and large yellow shoes.
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God has done it: Jonathan has made his name in Syracuse after coming from Nigeria (PS; Mink)
In blue lettering at the top of Kingsley Jonathan’s resume is his full birth name and a story he first heard talking on the phone with his mother back home in Nigeria.
She told him what happened in the delivery room on April 28, 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria, how she screamed for the nurses to rush in with their bare hands and sever the umbilical cord strangling her son.
She named him Chukwuemeka (Chook-wu, Eh-meck-ah), which translates to God has done it in the family’s native dialect.
Syracuse’s senior defensive lineman hasn’t seen his parents in more than five years since coming over to the United States as an immigrant hoping to find a better life. Before he left, his mother handed him a small Bible and white rosary the family used to pray.
His only objective when he stepped foot on US soil and, later, Syracuse’s campus, was to make it as a pro athlete, earn money and send some back home to help his family in a troubled economy.
“That’s still the goal,” Jonathan said. “It still hasn’t changed.”
Syracuse Orange defensive lineman Kingsley Jonathan (9) waves his finger at the Clemson bench after a tackle at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y., Friday October 15, 2021. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
Look at his curriculum vitae, and football isn’t mentioned until halfway down the sheet.
You’ll see the project from IST 256 in spring 2017, when he wrote a three-page Python code that pulled data from Zillow to locate nearby schools, parks, churches and restaurants.
You’ll see the bachelor’s degree he earned two years ago in information management and technology, a field he was drawn to because his father works as an electrical engineer back in Nigeria.
You’ll see he carries a 3.760 grade-point average and has made dean’s list every semester, one of many achievements off the field that is just as impressive as anything he’s done on it.
He won the 2020 Jim Tatum Award as the ACC’s top senior football student-athlete. He’s one of 20 semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year — three finalists will be announced Dec. 15 — which honors exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship.
Of course, vitae in Latin means life, and the course of Jonathan’s life prepared him for far more than how to hit the quarterback.
Sold on a dream to make it to the NBA, Jonathan became entangled in a human trafficking case after coming to the United States. The person who brokered the deal to bring him overseas was part of a “60 Minutes” investigation into corrupt high schools and shadowy figures who draw African athletes to America on the promise of education, scholarships and potential riches.
The case was eventually dropped, but the experience left an indelible mark on Jonathan.
He said he didn’t go to school for most of his first year living in the US. He played AAU basketball before getting into football, then focused on that sport when he started getting good and realized he could hit people and be celebrated for doing it.
He said he slept in a small bedroom with four or five other guys. They were put to work, responsible for mowing large fields around town, cleaning the toilet and bathroom and washing dirty dishes.
By the time he started school at Eastern Alamance High School in North Carolina, Jonathan described his living conditions to a friend’s parents.
Startled, they took action: No kid should be living like that.
“I try to look for the positives in anything I can,” Jonathan told syracuse.com. “If I sit here and started going back over all the bad things that happened to me, I’m not going to get anything done because I’ve been through a whole lot.
“I learned a lot from that situation, how to take care of myself, feed myself, mow big fields, learn how to live with people in a small space, clean the bathroom, wash the toilet, wash dishes, clean the kitchen, things I will pass on to my kids.
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Beat writers unanimously agree on Syracuse loss to NC State (DO; Staff)
After failing to beat Louisville, Syracuse has two more chances to earn a guaranteed bid to a bowl game. Though if enough teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference are left with a 5-7 record, SU could still have a postseason.
In the Orange’s first chance, they will head to their second ranked opponent in NC State, who dropped to No. 25 in the AP Poll this week. The Wolfpack are undefeated at home, coming off a loss to Wake Forest — the first ranked opponent Syracuse played, also falling by three points like the Wolfpack.
Here’s what our beat writers think will happen when SU (5-5, 2-4 Atlantic Coast) travels to Raleigh to face the No. 25 Wolfpack (7-3, 4-2 ACC) on Saturday afternoon:
Roshan Fernandez (6-4)
One chance gone, one to go
NC State 31, Syracuse 28
Like against Louisville, Syracuse has struggled against the Wolfpack in recent years, losing six of the last seven matchups. The exception, like against Louisville as well, was in 2018 when SU went bowling. This year, head coach Dino Babers is trying to duplicate that.
But teams seem to have figured the Orange out. Selling out to stop the run isn’t a bad strategy when playing SU because Garrett Shrader and the Orange haven’t had much success throwing the ball. Louisville had a mid-tier rushing defense in comparison to the rest of the conference, but NC State has the best one. The Wolfpack might not need to commit extra defenders to stop the run, which presents more challenges for the Orange to diversify their offense by throwing. Plus SU’s defense has given up over 30 points against Florida State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Louisville.
There is an unlikely scenario where Syrause makes a bowl game after going 5-7, in the event that there aren’t enough bowl-eligible teams with six wins. But if the Orange lose here — which I think they will — they’re down to one last chance against likely first-round NFL draft pick Kenny Pickett and No. 20 Pittsburgh to get to six wins.
Connor Smith (4-6)
Down in the Triangle
NC State 35, Syracuse 24
Syracuse hasn’t won at Carter-Finley Stadium since 2013, and that will continue on Saturday afternoon.
NC State has the best rushing defense in the ACC, allowing just above 100 rushing yards per game, and has only given up five rushing touchdowns this season. But SU’s offense relies almost solely on the legs of Sean Tucker and Shrader. Tucker is No. 2 in the NCAA in rushing yards, but this matchup of good-on-good doesn’t bode well for the Orange, who struggled to manufacture offense beyond Tucker. SU’s passing offense is the worst in the ACC, and Shrader threw for less than 50 yards against Louisville.
NC State is coming off a close loss to Wake Forest — who Syracuse lost to in a close overtime game in October — last week. Babers said playing teams like the Demon Deacons and Clemson will help the Orange on Saturday, and this game will be close — just not in SU’s favor.
Anish Vasudevan (6-4)
This isn’t 2018
NC State 40, Syracuse 15
The last time Syracuse defeated a ranked opponent in the regular season was a then-No. 22 NC State in 2018. The Orange won 51-41, led by Eric Dungey’s 411 passing yards and three touchdowns.
That victory also gave the Orange a bowl berth, the same quest they’re on this season. But this isn’t 2018. Syracuse doesn’t have a pass-first gunslinger in Dungey, instead it has a run-heavy Shrader, who will mostly struggle against the Wolfpack’s 11th ranked rushing defense.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article255902706.html (newsobserver.com; video; Hyman)
Listen to what the News & Observer's Jonas Pope IV has to say about NC State football's game against Syracuse Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. How will the Wolfpack fare when they face the number one rushing offense in the ACC?
ORANGE GAME WEEK: Syracuse looks to rebound at NC State Saturday (preview, media & info) )fingerlakes1.com; Evans)
The last outing for the Syracuse football team wasn’t what head coach Dino Babers expects of his program. They’ll get an opportunity to rebound with another road game against No. 25 NC State on Saturday.
“I think the biggest thing is we have to get back to playing Syracuse football,” Babers said in his weekly press conference on Monday. “That’s not what we played Saturday. It’s not indicative of what we’re trying to represent. We were very flat. And we weren’t physical. And those things truly bother me. It should bother everyone that was in this room on Sunday. So we are looking forward to seeing if we can change people’s opinions of the last time we were out on the football field.”
The Orange had their two-game winning streak snapped with the game put away early in Louisville. The offense mustered just three points, while the defense was gashed for a touchdown on Louisville’s first-four possessions.
“Not enough fight, not enough struggle, not enough clawing and scratching,” Babers said when asked about the offense’s struggle. “There’s a physicality to this game that you have to match. If you’re not going to play physical, it’s going to be very, very hard to win no matter what style of football you play.”
Syracuse will face a team Saturday that is undefeated at home. NC State is a perfect 5-0 at Carter-Finley Stadium, including 2-0 versus ACC opponents. The Wolfpack have the third-ranked defense in the ACC and their rushing defense ranks 11th nationally, allowing 102.1 yards on the ground per game. On the offensive side of the ball, Devin Leary ranks as one of the top quarterbacks in the ACC and in the nation. He has thrown for 2,883 yards this season and 29 touchdowns. He is a top-10 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Award.
“We’re excited to get an opportunity to play NC State,” Syracuse head coach Dino Babers said. “Obviously, we’re disappointed about what happened last week. (NC State head coach) Dave Doeren has a fantastic football team. They are coming off a close loss to Wake Forest, a team that we played close, extremely close, as well. We understand it’s going to be a difficult venue to play in. We’ve been there before – we understand that. But we’re looking forward to having an opportunity to put this football team back out front and see if we can change the narrative from what happened the previous week.”
Cuse enters the game at 5-5, seeking an all important sixth win.
Syracuse football bowl watching: Orange will probably not qualify with APR (exbulletin.com; Newsdesk)
Here’s the scenery: A record 41 bowls are scheduled for 2021-22, meaning 82 out of 130 in FBS will be bowled. Ideally, all 82 of those teams have 6 wins, 5 of them against other FBS schools and 1 against an FCS opponent. This season, with only 2 weeks left in the regular season, only 60 teams are guaranteed to finish with 6 wins. So where do the other 22 teams come from?
The college progress percentage, calculated by the NCAA, determines the rest of the bowl field. The highest APR teams with 5 wins will be selected to fill out the rest of the matchups. Kudos as always to Syracuse.coms Chris Carlson, who looks at the APR rankings of schools every year to determine where? Syracuse falls relative to other 5 win programs. This year, Orange ranks 15 out of 25 schools with 5 wins.
From Syracuse’s perspective, this isn’t terrible news. A higher position in the rankings would be ideal, but what this means is that Orange will not be selected above the 15 schools for them with 5 wins anyway. If those schools get a 6th win, there is 1 less space in the field, but the APR list gets shorter. But if you remember the math from earlier, it means that even if all 15 schools get a bowl invite through APR or 6 wins, there’s still 7 slots available for APR or 6 winning teams.
The real concern for Orange? 7 out of 10 schools under the Orange with 5 wins or some of the schools with 4 wins jump over the Orange to qualify for bowling, disqualifying them. What are the chances of that? Let’s take a look at SP+ for projected end-of-season earnings totals for these schools plus Syracuse. (All percentages are for totals of 6 or more wins.)
SP+ Bowl Fitness Projection
| Team name | % chance of 6 wins or 5 wins and higher APR than ‘Cuse’ |
|---|---|
| Team name | % chance of 6 wins or 5 wins and higher APR than ‘Cuse’ |
| North Carolina | 99% |
| Georgia State | 93% |
| Washington State | 91% |
| Texas | 76% |
| Illinois | 68% |
| Troy | 64% |
| Virginia Tech | 64% |
| Maryland | 64% |
| northwestern | 57% |
| Southern California | 50% |
| Charlotte | 48% |
| California | 48% |
| Syracuse | 43% |
| San Jose State | 40% |
| West Virginia | 40% |
| buffalo | 25% |
| South Alabama | 22% |
| Washington | 22% |
| LSU | 22% |
| Tulsa | 18% |
| old lordship | 17% |
| Texas Christian | 17% |
| Nebraska | 13% |
| North Texas | 10% |
| Florida State | 10% |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 9% |
| Temple | 6% |
| Rice | 6% |
| Stanford | 4% |
| duke | 3% |
| Georgia Tech | 1% |
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Week 12 Football: What to Watch (backingthepack; Wolf)
Most of the commentary this week isn’t really necessary for NC State fans. It all really boils down to this: root for State to beat Syracuse and root for Clemson to beat Wake Forest. The rest of the landscape doesn’t really mean much.
That being said, there’s still plenty of good football to watch this week, so let’s take a look.
There was some Tuesday night MACtion again this week, but aside from Eastern Michigan kicking Western Michigan to death (literally... with five field goals), you didn’t miss much. Also, there’s a good chance you missed the NC State men’s basketball win over Central Connecticut State because it was on some obscure overly-priced internet-only streaming service.
Again, you didn’t miss much.
Wednesday night has some more MACtion on tap, as well as an NC State basketball game you should be able to watch. Yay! Progress!
On Thursday night, Louisville takes on another MAC-level team, while there’s also an NFL game.
There’s a whole slew of Friday games this week, for some reason, but the two to focus in on are Memphis vs Houston and Air Force vs Nevada. Memphis has been a hit-or-miss team this year, while Houston has been a bit of a surprise.
The Saturday noon slot is probably the best of the day. Michigan State vs Ohio State actually has meaning for the first time in a long time. Go Clemson! Iowa State, as you can see from the advanced metrics, is way better than their record indicates (not that many Cyclones fans will be appeased by that fact), and Oklahoma is not as good as Sooners teams of late. Oklahoma very well could drop their second straight.
Florida State vs Boston College is also very interesting, even if the only thing riding on it is for FSU to stay alive in the quest for bowl eligibility.
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No. 20 NC State, still eying ACC title, hosts bowl-hungry Syracuse (cbssports.com; FLM)
Only four points separate No. 20 North Carolina State from being unbeaten in ACC play and in position for a berth in the title game.
After a missed opportunity at making the ACC's Atlantic Division tighter, the Wolfpack look to rebound from a tough loss to division leader Wake Forest Saturday afternoon when they host ACC Atlantic division-mate Syracuse.
NC State (7-3, 4-2 ACC) begins this week in third place behind unbeaten Wake Forest and second-place Clemson. The Wolfpack went 6-1 in a seven-game stretch after splitting their first two games but were unable to rally from 10 points down in the final 1:47 and took a 45-42 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday.
After last week's loss, an outside chance at a division title is possible for NC State. If the Wolfpack beat Syracuse and North Carolina, they can win the division if Wake Forest loses to Clemson and Boston College.
"Obviously, winning the Atlantic is out of our control now, some things will have to go in our favor," Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. "All we can control is our next two."
While quarterback Devin Leary is coming off a performance where he completed 37 of 59 passes for 408 yards and threw four touchdowns, NC State is hoping to rebound from committing three turnovers and 14 penalties. The Wolfpack are also hoping to do better on third downs both defensively and offensively after allowing Wake Forest to convert 10 of 19 and being unable to convert 11 of 14.
"We have a lot to play for and it starts with this game against Syracuse." Doeren said. "They are a very physical team and a very good defensive football team. They are in the top 20 in a couple of categories (nationally), and in the top three in our league in several."
Syracuse (5-5, 2-4) hardly looked like a team ranked in the top three in the ACC in any category and in the top-20 in any category nationally when it absorbed a 41-3 loss at Louisville on Saturday after posting consecutive wins over Virginia Tech and Boston College.
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Syracuse Football: Star running back to collide with brutal rushing defense (itlh; Adler)
This Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., Syracuse football and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading rusher will do battle against nationally ranked N.C. State and the Wolfpack’s No. 1 rushing defense in the conference.
The Orange’s star running back, Sean Tucker, will enter this league clash needing just 11 rushing yards over the team’s final two games to break the single-season record on the Hill.
Currently, the sophomore running back has compiled 1,362 yards on the ground to date in the 2021 season. Per cuse.com, the record for rushing yards in a single stanza on the Hill is held by legendary RB Joe Morris, who registered 1,372 yards in 1979.
It’s proven some kind of term for Tucker, who has gotten some Heisman Trophy buzz. Although with the Orange (5-5, 2-4), at best, going to notch seven victories during the 2021 regular season, and that’s a long-shot given the ‘Cuse plays two ranked squads, it’s unlikely that Tucker will significantly contend for the Heisman Trophy at this juncture.
Syracuse football running back Sean Tucker is still in the hunt for the country’s rushing crown.
According to NCAA statistics, Tucker at present is second across the country in total rushing yards. His 1,362 yards only trail Michigan State junior Kenneth Walker III, who through the same number of games has produced 1,473 rushing yards.
It’s going to be hard, but not impossible, for Tucker to surpass Walker. He’s got ground to make up for sure, and the Orange’s next opponent could make things challenging for the ‘Cuse running back.
In the late afternoon on November 20, from Carter-Finley Stadium, Syracuse football will collide with N.C. State (7-3, 4-2), which is rated No. 20 overall in the latest College Football Playoff top-25 rankings.
The Wolfpack, to date, is allowing an average of 102.1 rushing yards per affair, which is No. 1 in the ACC, according to conference stats.
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But, Rutgers will add the New York TV market. That's what we heard. That was the reasoning. Competitiveness and common sense be damned.
Gotta chase the almighty dollar. Or in this case, the almighty TV viewer.
Yeah right, like sports fans in New York care about Rutgers.
The Big Ten's decision still feels wrong nine years later. It still angers me, not only as a lifelong Syracuse basketball fan, but as a college sports fan in general, and someone who covers Penn State.
Rutgers should not be in the Big Ten.
Maryland should not be in the Big Ten.
The league should have added Pitt and Syracuse instead.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. And I don't give a damn about TV markets or extending the league's footprint or anything else. Obviously, those were the reasons the Big Ten chose Rutgers and Maryland when it expanded in 2012.
Has it worked out financially as well as the Big Ten would have liked? We can't know for sure, because we don't see all the financials. But I can surmise that Syracuse would have brought more of a New York TV market than Rutgers. While I can't necessarily make the same argument for Pitt over Maryland -- because Penn State already brought the Pittsburgh TV market to the Big Ten -- it still doesn't change my stance on any of this.
Rutgers doesn't belong in the Big Ten, because it never earned entry into the prestigious and wealthy conference through its play on the field -- in football or basketball, but really this is all about football.
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Odds of Next Coach Fired 2021-11-18 (RX; HM)
Odds of Next Coach Fired 2021-11-18
If we're going to start the "crazy season" early, we might as well start it right...Odds of Next Coach Fired/Retired
Did Dan Mullen write his own walking papers while waltzing around the Florida Gators locker room after a victory over Samford on Saturday? Well, the oddsmakers certainly think so as Mullen is the favorite to be the next head coach fired this season.SportsBetting.ag lists 10 coaches and their respective odds of being the next coach to lose his job. You can find the full list below.
Next head coach to be fired or resign
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JHowell's Picks for 2021 Week 12 (RX; HM)
JHowell's Picks for 2021 Week 12
Below are the projections through the games of 11-20-21. Games against non-rated teams are excluded. The favorite is listed first with the projected margin of victory (i.e., the line) in parenthesis. 'TP' represents the total number of points expected to be scored in the game and 'Odds' represents the odds of the favorite winning straight-up (not against-the-spread).Thursday, November 18, 2021
#48-Louisville (-18) @ #114-Duke (TP=59 Odds=.729)Saturday, November 20, 2021
#5-Notre Dame (-32) vs. #93-Georgia Tech (TP=56 Odds=.887)#11-Wake Forest (-5) @ #28-Clemson (TP=57 Odds=.569)
#22-Pittsburgh (-12.5) vs. #47-Virginia (TP=66 Odds=.644)
#23-N.C. State (-13) vs. #67-Syracuse (TP=49 Odds=.700)
#51-Miami (-7) vs. #73-Virginia Tech (TP=55 Odds=.602)
#65-Boston College (-5) vs. #77-Florida State (TP=52 Odds=.574)
COMMENTS:
Duke and Georgia Tech are not very good, so it's not surprising the computer is predicting big losses for those two teams. I'll believe Pitt by 13, but only if Armstrong isn't able to go for Virginia. NC State is also expected to win big in a must-win game for both teams (but for different reasons). The one-score games are Wake @ Clemson, VT @ Miami, and FSU @ BC....
Coaching Carousel Update 2021-11-17 (RX; HM)
Coaching Carousel Update 2021-11-17
From SI: 2021 College Football Coaching Carousel Tracker: Top ACC Job Up For GrabsHere's the list of openings (and some carousel seats which have already been filled):
| School | Out | In |
| LSU | Ed Orgeron | TBD |
| USC | Clay Helton | TBD |
| Virginia Tech | Justin Fuente | TBD |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | TBD |
| Washington | Jimmy Lake | TBD |
| Washington St | Nick Rolovich | TBD |
| Texas Tech | Matt Wells | Joey McGuire |
| Akron | Tom Arth | TBD |
| Connecticut | Randy Edsall | Jim Mora |
| Massachusetts | Walt Bell | TBD |
| Florida Int'l | Butch Davis | TBD |
| GA Southern | Chad Lunsford | Clay Helton |
This is what ESPN had to say about the VT coaching search:
Virginia Tech
Out: Justin Fuente (43-31 at Virginia Tech; fired Nov. 16)
Latest buzz: After Fuente's somewhat frosty approach turned fans against him, Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell would bring a combination of creative schemes and fun personality that the school could benefit from. Chadwell, 44, made Coastal Carolina into America's mullet-wearing darlings in 2020 and has continued to win there, and the Tennessee native knows the region well.
Napier has typically been mentioned for SEC vacancies and has thus far shown little interest in leaving Lafayette. But several sources have said Virginia Tech is on the short list of jobs that would truly interest him.
Dave Clawson, in the midst of a breakout season at Wake Forest, might be a Demon Deacons lifer, but he also could see value in moving to a program that can consistently compete for titles. Expect Virginia Tech to take a long look at him.
Coordinators who might be fits to make a jump include Clemson DC Brent Venables, Texas A&M DC Mike Elko, Clemson OC Tony Elliott and Michigan OC Josh Gattis. Then there's South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, whose name is royalty in Blacksburg, but the timing doesn't seem to be right.
Hugh Freeze is too good a coach with too much of a proven track record not to get another shot. His exit at Ole Miss and the NCAA issues there will be a deal breaker for some schools, but that was six years ago. He beat Virginia Tech last season and is right there in the state at Liberty. Why not take a long look if you're the Hokies?
O'Brien, in his first season as Alabama's offensive coordinator, may be somebody to watch at Virginia Tech, too. He has NFL head-coaching experience and inherited an incredibly tough situation as Penn State's head coach. -- Low
...and here's what CBS Sports had to say about the Virginia Tech coaching search... top candidates:
The way CBS sees it, these are the top candidates:
- Gary Patterson, ex-TCU head coach
- Shane Beamer, South Carolina head coach
- Chadwell, Coastal Carolina head coach
- Hugh Freeze, Liberty head coach
- Billy Napier, Louisiana head coach
- Luke Fickell, Cincinnati head coach
2021 Week 12 TV, Radio, Announcers (RX; HM)Saturday, Nov. 20, Time, TV, Sirius, XM, App/WebFlorida State (4-6, 3-4) at Boston College (6-4, 2-4), Noon, ACCN, 121, 194, 956Series: Florida State leads series, 13-5; Last meeting: Florida State, 38-31 (2019)
ACCN: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Wake Forest (9-1, 6-0) at Clemson (7-3, 5-2), Noon, ESPN, 158, 193, 955
Series: Clemson leads series, 68-17-1; Last meeting: Clemson, 37-13 (2020)ESPN: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Wofford (1-9) at North Carolina (5-5), Noon, RSN , 119, 204, 967
Series: First MeetingRSN: Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Rebecca Fiorentino (sideline)
Georgia Tech (3-7) at Notre Dame (9-1), 2:30 p.m., NBC, 129, 129, 129
Series: Notre Dame leads series, 29-6-1; Last meeting: Notre Dame, 31-13 (2020)NBC: Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Virginia (6-4, 4-2) at Pitt (8-2, 5-1), 3:30 p.m., ESPN2, 158, 193, 955
Series: Pitt leads series, 8-4; Last meeting: Virginia, 30-14 (2019)ESPN2: Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Syracuse (5-5, 2-4) at NC State (7-3, 4-2), 4 p.m., ACCN, 121, 194, 956
Series: NC State leads series,12-2; Last meeting: NC State, 36-29 (2020)ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Jalyn Johnson (sideline)
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Louisville on brink of bowl berth, Duke just wants to win (AP; Graves)
Louisville will be looking to string together football victories for the first time in months when the Cardinals host Duke.
The struggling Blue Devils are looking for any way to salvage positives in their final two games of the season.
Duke (3-7, 0-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) hasn’t won since beating Kansas in the Blue Devils' final nonconference game on Sept. 25. Only one of their ACC losses – 31-27 at home to Georgia Tech on Oct. 9 – has been in doubt in the final minutes. Four subsequent defeats have come by an average margin of 35.5 points, most recently 48-17 at Virginia Tech.
“Obviously, nothing’s gone according to script,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said.
“But when people say: ‘Well, what’s left?’ The players. The whole focus is about our squad, our players – putting our players in a better position to be successful, preparing them to be successful. That’s a never-ending process.”
Duke’s challenge on Thursday night in Durham, North Carolina, is stopping the Cardinals (5-5, 3-4), who look to become bowl eligible for the second time in three years.
That window of opportunity appeared to be closing a week ago before opening back up with a 41-3 shellacking of Syracuse as quarterback Malik Cunningham threw for four of his five touchdowns.
While it was just Louisville’s second win in six games, it was arguably the biggest as it addressed many problems that contributed to its skid.
The Cardinals bounced back big by scoring on five of their first six possessions to lead 35-3 by halftime. Their defense held the nation’s No. 2 rusher, Sean Tucker, below 100 yards and quarterback Garrett Shrader to just 46 passing.
“We’ve been on the cusp of a lot of these games and our guys continue to fight and strive to get on top and win these games,” Louisville coach Scott Satterfield said this week.
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Erin and Luke Harrington bought the Ward Wellington Ward cottage at 1109 Oak St. in 2019 with plans to restore it and preserve much of the original grandeur. David Haas
Beyond the Front Door: They’re restoring a Ward Wellington Ward bungalow next to Schiller Park (photos) (PS; $; Haas)
Syracuse is brimming with old buildings. The city is a tapestry of majestic mansions and imposing relics of industry. Some have been lost, while others are still loved or being brought back to life and vitality.
My name is David Haas and I’ve spent years exploring and photographing the beautiful old buildings and homes that fill Syracuse. I document them on my Instagram page, @SyracuseHistory. In this series, I’ll take you beyond the front door of some of the city’s most unique properties, the ones you’ve probably seen countless times from the curb, but have never explored inside. And we’ll meet the people who aim to transform, restore or raze these places for something new.
Most recently, I visited 1109 Oak St. and met Erin and Luke Harrington.
Luke grew up on Park Avenue, a well-known street on the west side of the city. When approaching the neighborhood, you’ll see a sign that reads, “A porch and garden community.” Here was born Luke’s affinity for older homes. In 2011, he met Erin and they eventually rented an older home in the Park Avenue neighborhood until an opportunity arose for them to set out on an old house adventure of their own – 1109 Oak St.
The couple had heard about the home on Oak Street from Luke’s parents who were friends with the previous owner. The house was designed by renounced architect, Ward Wellington Ward. Ward designed over 250 buildings and is credited with being a driving force behind the Arts and Crafts movement during the start of the 20th century. Ward’s homes are very distinct and, in most cases, feature tiles from Henry Chapman Mercer and stained-glass windows from Henry Keck.
Luke says they were initially turned off by the red and white exterior of the house on Oak Street, but decided to research Ward and learn about his work. Upon a visit to the Onondaga Historical Association, they were able to find the original blueprints to the house – sparking their interest.
They requested a tour and before the home was listed, were able to visit the property. Once inside, they immediately fell in love with the house.
“I would estimate that 98% of the original details of the house still exist as Ward had intended – minus the decades of paint caked on them,” said Luke.
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