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Welcome to National Cheese Lovers Day!
Chances are you don't just like cheese, you love it. If that's the case, you are in for a treat—today is National Cheese Lovers Day! Cheese is made from curds—the bits of protein that form when milk sours—from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and buffalo. Spices, seasonings, mold, temperature, and age help determine its flavor and texture, and these in turn help determine how it is classified. Common classifications and some examples include fresh cheese like ricotta, soft cheese like feta, semi-soft cheese like Fontina, semi-hard cheese like Gouda, hard cheese like Cheddar, double or triple crème cheese like Brillat-Savarin, blue cheese like Gorgonzola, washed rind cheese like Limburger, and bloomy rind cheese like brie. The name "cheese" comes from the Latin word caseus, which stems from the Proto-Indo-European root kwat, which means "to ferment" or "to become sour."
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Transfer Portal Activity Reveals Syracuse Staff's Faith in Development of Young Defensive Linemen (SI; McAllister)
One of the top positions Syracuse was expected to target in the transfer portal was the defensive line. The Orange lost all three starters from last year's squad, and therefore there appeared to be a need. However, Syracuse's activity with offering and pursuing transfer defensive linemen has been minimal.
There have been a few offers, with the heaviest pursuit being for Albany transfer Jared Verse (who committed to Florida State). Outside of that, it has been rather quiet. The question is, why? The reason is quite simple, actually. There is faith from the Orange coaching staff in the development of its young players.
Players such as Caleb Okechukwu, Terry Lockett, Steven Linton and Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff have all seen the field. Okechukwu was a key rotational defensive end last season, recording 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery. Terry Lockett played in all 11 games, but got more and more snaps as the primary backup at defensive tackle as the season went along. He finished with 12 tackles and two sacks.
Steven Linton has played in 15 games over the last two years, spending time at defensive end and linebacker. Fuentes-Cundiff appeared in just two games last season, but that experience is valuable.
Those four, along with young talented players such as Chase Simmons, Jatius Geer and the incoming Francois Nolton and Denis Jaquez gives Syracuse a lot to work with.
QB Sellers reopens recruitment a week after SU football offers scholarship (PS; Mink)
Syracuse quarterback recruit LaNorris Sellers, who had been verbally committed to play at Virginia, has reopened his recruitment.
Sellers said on Twitter the recent coaching changes at Virginia resulted in his decision to explore other options.
A 6-foot-2, 215-pound dual-threat quarterback from South Florence High School (S.C.), Sellers committed to Virginia when Robert Anae and Jason Beck were on the Cavaliers coaching staff.
They’ve since been hired at Syracuse and offered a scholarship to Sellers last week.
Sellers, rated as a three-star prospect, is a high school junior whose 2021 season was cut short because of injury. As a sophomore in 2020, Sellers threw for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 618 yards and 13 scores.
He was on his way to a bigger year last fall before the injury, completing 64% of his passes for 780 yards and 10 touchdowns to go with 243 rushing yards and six scores in four games, according to his Hudl page.
The Orange is projected to have three quarterbacks on the roster this spring with four seasons of eligibility remaining, plus returning starter Garrett Shrader.
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Syracuse University Cheerleaders Fire Up the Crowd at Archbold Stadium #PreppySyracuse | Archbold, Syracuse university, Syracuse (pinterest)
Syracuse University cheerleaders fire up the crowd at Archbold Stadium
Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball (audible.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Syracuse experimented with a number of lineups in their win against Clemson. Which rotations should Jim Boeheim use to upset Duke? Plus, would a win over the Blue Devils carve out a path to the NCAA Tournament for the Orange? Also, Syracuse football picked up a big recruiting win with defensive lineman Francois Nolton. Can SU change their program narrative and which other targets could be coming to Syracuse soon? Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki discuss it all and more on the Thursday edition of the Locked on Syracuse Podcast.
Arkansas State football continues to assemble 2022 coaching staff (kait8.com; Hudigson)
The 2022 Arkansas State football coaching staff continues to take shape. An assistant with Power 5 experience is joining the pack.
ESPN was first to report that Vince Reynolds will be the new Red Wolves defensive line coach. He spent the past six seasons at Syracuse. The 2021 Orange D-line were top 20 nationally, averaging 6 sacks per game. Reynolds coached several All-ACC standouts and future NFL players. He’s had stops at Oklahoma State, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan to name a few.
Reynolds is the 2nd new assistant on the 2022 staff. Marquase Lovings was hired as running backs coach in December.
ACC football in 2022: Reason for optimism, cause for concern for each Atlantic Division team (atheathletic.com; $; Raynor)
On Wednesday, we took a look at the Coastal Division of the ACC, examining reasons for optimism and causes for concern at each program. Now it’s the Atlantic Division’s turn.
If the theme in the Coastal is the presence of new head coaches — Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami and Duke all have new leaders — then for the Atlantic, it’s the return of several veteran quarterbacks. Wake Forest returns Sam Hartman. Devin Leary is headed back to NC State. Malik Cunningham will return to Louisville, Phil Jurkovec is back for Boston College, and DJ Uiagalelei is back at Clemson (with some competition).
Let’s dive in.
Then there’s the cast around him. While Wake Forest loses second-leading receiver Jaquarii Roberson to the NFL Draft and leading rusher Christian Beal-Smith to the transfer portal, Hartman still has enough pieces around him for Wake Forest to compete for the division title again. Leading receiver A.T. Perry is back, as are third-leaving receiver Taylor Morin, second-leading rusher Justice Ellison and the majority of the offensive line. From a big-picture standpoint, the university signed head coach Dave Clawson to a multiyear contract extension and has plans to build a new football facility in large part thanks to a $20 million donation from alum Bob McCreary. The McCreary Football Complex will replace a locker room built in 1988 and will become the fitting new home for a program fresh off winning 11 games for just the second time in its history.
Cause for concern: When the university extended Clawson, Clawson said in a statement that staff continuity has been one of the driving forces behind Wake Forest’s success. But Clawson just lost defensive coordinator, Lyle Hemphill, to Duke, and new defensive coordinator Brad Lambert is walking into a unit that loses second-team All-ACC defensive tackle Miles Fox, second-team All-ACC safety Traveon Redd, sixth-year linebacker Luke Masterson and fifth-year defensive back Ja’Sir Taylor, the latter two earned honorable mention All-ACC honors in 2021. While the offense ranked 11th nationally, Wake Forest’s defense ranked 91st nationally and 10th of 14 teams in the ACC. Wake Forest will need to be more precise on defense and make sure that it has answers for losing Roberson and Beal-Smith on offense. The Demon Deacons are also losing star kicker Nick Sciba, whose .899 career field goal percentage ranked second-highest in NCAA history.
Cause for concern: That said, the Wolfpack are still losing quite a bit, which starts with one of the best offensive linemen in the country in tackle Ikem Ekwonu. The first-team All-ACC selection is off to the NFL Draft, where he is a no-doubt first-rounder. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler even mocked him to the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 1 overall. The Wolfpack also lose leading receiver Emeka Emezie, their top two rushers in Zonovan Knight and Ricky Person Jr. and first-team All-ACC punter Trenton Gill. If Wake Forest stays on the trajectory it’s on and Clemson builds back up into the powerhouse it expects to be, NC State’s path to the ACC Championship Game won’t get any easier in 2022.
Cause for concern: Even with Klubnik, Clemson will have to address glaring issues on offense. The Tigers went from having the nation’s No. 3 offense in 2018, the No. 5 unit in 2019 and the No. 10 group in 2020 to finishing 99th in 2021. So much of Clemson’s success will depend on figuring out the quarterback position and beefing up production from the wide receivers. Uiagalelei struggled with accuracy, but his receivers also dropped too many balls. If Clemson can’t fix the offense quickly, other ACC teams have shown they’re talented enough to jump the Tigers.
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Syracuse: (5-7, 2-6)
Reason for optimism: Running back Sean Tucker was undoubtedly the brightest spot of Syracuse’s 2021 season. Tucker earned first-team All-ACC honors, was named an All-American by several outlets and became the first player in program history to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season. His 1,496 yards broke Joe Morris’ 42-year-old record for rushing yards in a single season by 124 yards. Tucker is running track for the Orange and will be the most important piece of the offense again in 2022. Garrett Shrader returns at quarterback, and the Orange just took two key staff members from Virginia in offensive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck. Defensively, first-team All-ACC linebacker Mikel Jones is back, as is third-team All-ACC cornerback Duce Chestnut, who earned freshman All-America honors last season.
Cause for concern: Syracuse isn’t making much progress, having won two conference games in 2019, one in 2020 and two in 2021 after head coach Dino Babers’ remarkable 10-win season in 2018 with six ACC wins. The Orange’s first-team All-ACC defensive end, Cody Roscoe, is out of eligibility, and the Orange generally need a reset button. According to the 247Sports database, Syracuse has lost 17 players to the transfer portal but has added just three: Louisville safety Bralyn Oliver, New Mexico State running back Juwaun Price and former Michigan quarterback Dan Villari.
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article257469643.html (newsobswerver.com; Pope IV)
If staff continuity is any indication, N.C. State is really due for a breakout season in 2022. Not just because of the #RunItBack crew of players who decided to return for 2022, but because the Wolfpack retained its head coach and both coordinators. That’s no small feat when football fans look around the ACC.
Head coach Dave Doeren is entering his 10th season in Raleigh. In a year with very high expectations it helps that Doeren has both offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Tony Gibson returning. In fact, there’s been zero staff turnover to date for N.C. State.
No other ACC program can say that. Of the 14 programs in the league, only the Wolfpack returns its head coach and coordinators.
Having Beck and Gibson back to call plays will be a major key for N.C. State. Beck, who also coaches quarterbacks, is entering his third season in Raleigh. Last season was his first full season working with quarterback Devin Leary. All Leary did was pass for 3,433 yards and 35 touchdowns, breaking the single-season school record. Leary and three of his top five receivers all return for another year under Beck.
Gibson really has some tools returning from a special bunch that includes three first-team All-ACC players (linebacker Drake Thomas, defensive lineman Cory Durden and safety Tanner Ingle). Entering his fourth year at N.C. State, he’ll have 10 starters back and 12 of the top 14 tacklers from 2021.
Coaching and roster turnover in college football is nothing new, but the Wolfpack has stability heading into 2022. That’s not the case all across the league.
Here’s a look at some of the new faces Doeren, Beck and Gibson will see in 2022.
The motto a few years ago was “Mack Is Back.” There’s nothing quite as catchy to rhyme with Chizik or Warren, but they are back too. Gene Chizik and Charlton Warren return to Chapel Hill ahead of the 2022 season, replacing Jay Bateman (defensive coordinator) and Jovan DeWitt (outside linebackers), respectively. UNC’s defense was a huge disappointment a year ago, so Brown parted ways with Bateman and DeWitt. Like his own return, Brown brought in a blast from the past.
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Rx: How to Fix CFB (RX; HM)
Yes, there’s a ton they can do to level the playing field.
12 > 4
The first is to start by expanding the playoff with automatic qualification. Allowing committees or public opinion polling to determine who gets into the playoff has always been a stupid way to do it... Alabama and Georgia are completely stacked. However, the further down the chain you go the less obvious the differences become and at that point it becomes almost completely about perception rather than reality.
Also, college football should hire a commissioner and basically break off from the NCAA. That group should then greatly simplify the rules to make them easily understandable and easily enforceable... The new office of the commissioner should have full subpoena power, and if a school gets caught cheating, they should have the book thrown at them... bans for coaches... massive fines to the institutions themselves, things like that... many teams right now [openly flaunt] the rules. What’s the point of rules if only some of the teams are bound by them?
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Other
In this 2019 file photo, icicles nearly three feet long grow on the former Hullar's restaurant in the village of Fayetteville as arctic temperatures chilled much of Central New York. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
Bitter cold is coming to stay in CNY: How long will below-freezing temperatures last? (PS; Coin)
Enjoy the (relatively) warm weather today -- it could be a while before we climb above freezing again in Central New York.
After today’s high in the low 40s, a cold front sweeps in and sets the stage for an even colder outbreak of arctic air into the weekend. Forecasts call for the Syracuse area to stay below freezing for a week, hitting below zero on at least a couple days and bringing wind chills down to potential frostbite levels.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region from Thursday through next Tuesday.
“Another outbreak of arctic air will spill into the region late in the week,” the outlook said. “Low temperatures Thursday night and Friday night will drop below zero in many areas. Wind chill values of 10 to 20 below zero are possible.”
There are several chances for lake effect snow showers tonight into Thursday, and then again Sunday through Tuesday.
This is usually the coldest period of the year in Central New York, with average high temperatures of 31 degrees and average lows of 15. But the next week is going to be cold even for the coldest time: The warmest day looks to be Sunday, with a high of just 28.
After that, though, another front is expected to push temperatures back down again, with lows next Monday and Tuesday potentially falling below zero.
It might not stop there, either. The Climate Prediction Center, the long-range forecasting arm of the weather service, says there’s a greater than 70% chance that next week will be colder than normal.
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Chances are you don't just like cheese, you love it. If that's the case, you are in for a treat—today is National Cheese Lovers Day! Cheese is made from curds—the bits of protein that form when milk sours—from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and buffalo. Spices, seasonings, mold, temperature, and age help determine its flavor and texture, and these in turn help determine how it is classified. Common classifications and some examples include fresh cheese like ricotta, soft cheese like feta, semi-soft cheese like Fontina, semi-hard cheese like Gouda, hard cheese like Cheddar, double or triple crème cheese like Brillat-Savarin, blue cheese like Gorgonzola, washed rind cheese like Limburger, and bloomy rind cheese like brie. The name "cheese" comes from the Latin word caseus, which stems from the Proto-Indo-European root kwat, which means "to ferment" or "to become sour."
SU News
Transfer Portal Activity Reveals Syracuse Staff's Faith in Development of Young Defensive Linemen (SI; McAllister)
One of the top positions Syracuse was expected to target in the transfer portal was the defensive line. The Orange lost all three starters from last year's squad, and therefore there appeared to be a need. However, Syracuse's activity with offering and pursuing transfer defensive linemen has been minimal.
There have been a few offers, with the heaviest pursuit being for Albany transfer Jared Verse (who committed to Florida State). Outside of that, it has been rather quiet. The question is, why? The reason is quite simple, actually. There is faith from the Orange coaching staff in the development of its young players.
Players such as Caleb Okechukwu, Terry Lockett, Steven Linton and Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff have all seen the field. Okechukwu was a key rotational defensive end last season, recording 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery. Terry Lockett played in all 11 games, but got more and more snaps as the primary backup at defensive tackle as the season went along. He finished with 12 tackles and two sacks.
Steven Linton has played in 15 games over the last two years, spending time at defensive end and linebacker. Fuentes-Cundiff appeared in just two games last season, but that experience is valuable.
Those four, along with young talented players such as Chase Simmons, Jatius Geer and the incoming Francois Nolton and Denis Jaquez gives Syracuse a lot to work with.
QB Sellers reopens recruitment a week after SU football offers scholarship (PS; Mink)
Syracuse quarterback recruit LaNorris Sellers, who had been verbally committed to play at Virginia, has reopened his recruitment.
Sellers said on Twitter the recent coaching changes at Virginia resulted in his decision to explore other options.
A 6-foot-2, 215-pound dual-threat quarterback from South Florence High School (S.C.), Sellers committed to Virginia when Robert Anae and Jason Beck were on the Cavaliers coaching staff.
They’ve since been hired at Syracuse and offered a scholarship to Sellers last week.
Sellers, rated as a three-star prospect, is a high school junior whose 2021 season was cut short because of injury. As a sophomore in 2020, Sellers threw for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 618 yards and 13 scores.
He was on his way to a bigger year last fall before the injury, completing 64% of his passes for 780 yards and 10 touchdowns to go with 243 rushing yards and six scores in four games, according to his Hudl page.
The Orange is projected to have three quarterbacks on the roster this spring with four seasons of eligibility remaining, plus returning starter Garrett Shrader.
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Syracuse University Cheerleaders Fire Up the Crowd at Archbold Stadium #PreppySyracuse | Archbold, Syracuse university, Syracuse (pinterest)
Syracuse University cheerleaders fire up the crowd at Archbold Stadium
Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball (audible.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Syracuse experimented with a number of lineups in their win against Clemson. Which rotations should Jim Boeheim use to upset Duke? Plus, would a win over the Blue Devils carve out a path to the NCAA Tournament for the Orange? Also, Syracuse football picked up a big recruiting win with defensive lineman Francois Nolton. Can SU change their program narrative and which other targets could be coming to Syracuse soon? Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki discuss it all and more on the Thursday edition of the Locked on Syracuse Podcast.
Arkansas State football continues to assemble 2022 coaching staff (kait8.com; Hudigson)
The 2022 Arkansas State football coaching staff continues to take shape. An assistant with Power 5 experience is joining the pack.
ESPN was first to report that Vince Reynolds will be the new Red Wolves defensive line coach. He spent the past six seasons at Syracuse. The 2021 Orange D-line were top 20 nationally, averaging 6 sacks per game. Reynolds coached several All-ACC standouts and future NFL players. He’s had stops at Oklahoma State, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan to name a few.
Reynolds is the 2nd new assistant on the 2022 staff. Marquase Lovings was hired as running backs coach in December.
Walter Stewart was on the A-State staff for less than a month. He’s leaving Jonesboro to head back to his alma mater. AStateNation & ESPN report that Stewart is joining the staff at Cincinnati.
ACC football in 2022: Reason for optimism, cause for concern for each Atlantic Division team (atheathletic.com; $; Raynor)
On Wednesday, we took a look at the Coastal Division of the ACC, examining reasons for optimism and causes for concern at each program. Now it’s the Atlantic Division’s turn.
If the theme in the Coastal is the presence of new head coaches — Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami and Duke all have new leaders — then for the Atlantic, it’s the return of several veteran quarterbacks. Wake Forest returns Sam Hartman. Devin Leary is headed back to NC State. Malik Cunningham will return to Louisville, Phil Jurkovec is back for Boston College, and DJ Uiagalelei is back at Clemson (with some competition).
Let’s dive in.
Wake Forest (11-3, 7-1 ACC, ACC Atlantic Division champs)
Reason for optimism: It all starts with Hartman, the Demon Deacons’ quarterback who was tied for 11th nationally in 2021 with 302 passing yards per game and third in the ACC, only behind Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong and Pitt’s Kenny Pickett. Hartman struggled in the ACC Championship Game, throwing four picks with just two touchdowns, but he rebounded in the Gator Bowl against Rutgers with 304 yards passing and three touchdowns. With 9,266 career passing yards, Hartman is 497 yards away from becoming Wake Forest’s all-time leader.Then there’s the cast around him. While Wake Forest loses second-leading receiver Jaquarii Roberson to the NFL Draft and leading rusher Christian Beal-Smith to the transfer portal, Hartman still has enough pieces around him for Wake Forest to compete for the division title again. Leading receiver A.T. Perry is back, as are third-leaving receiver Taylor Morin, second-leading rusher Justice Ellison and the majority of the offensive line. From a big-picture standpoint, the university signed head coach Dave Clawson to a multiyear contract extension and has plans to build a new football facility in large part thanks to a $20 million donation from alum Bob McCreary. The McCreary Football Complex will replace a locker room built in 1988 and will become the fitting new home for a program fresh off winning 11 games for just the second time in its history.
Cause for concern: When the university extended Clawson, Clawson said in a statement that staff continuity has been one of the driving forces behind Wake Forest’s success. But Clawson just lost defensive coordinator, Lyle Hemphill, to Duke, and new defensive coordinator Brad Lambert is walking into a unit that loses second-team All-ACC defensive tackle Miles Fox, second-team All-ACC safety Traveon Redd, sixth-year linebacker Luke Masterson and fifth-year defensive back Ja’Sir Taylor, the latter two earned honorable mention All-ACC honors in 2021. While the offense ranked 11th nationally, Wake Forest’s defense ranked 91st nationally and 10th of 14 teams in the ACC. Wake Forest will need to be more precise on defense and make sure that it has answers for losing Roberson and Beal-Smith on offense. The Demon Deacons are also losing star kicker Nick Sciba, whose .899 career field goal percentage ranked second-highest in NCAA history.
NC State (9-3, 6-2)
Reason for optimism: Leary is back after throwing for 286.1 yards per game, good for 15th nationally. His 35 passing touchdowns ranked third in the ACC in 2021, and his 3,433 yards ranked fourth. While NC State’s season ended in frustrating fashion for head coach Dave Doeren after UCLA pulled out of the Holiday Bowl, the Wolfpack are coming off their third nine-win season with Doeren at the helm. In addition to Leary, the Wolfpack return first-team All-ACC defensive tackle Cory Durden, first-team All-ACC linebacker Drake Thomas, first-team All-ACC safety Tanner Ingle, third-team All-ACC center Grant Gibson, linebacker Isaiah Moore, nickelback Tyler Baker-Williams, cornerback Shyheim Battle, cornerback Derrek Pitts Jr. and their second and third-leading receivers in Thayer Thomas and Devin Carter. Linebacker Payton Wilson, who was expected to be among the best linebackers in the country before a season-ending injury in Week 2, is also rejoining the defense. Combine the returning production with the momentum NC State built in 2021, which included slaying the Clemson dragon in a double-overtime showdown, and there’s plenty for Doeren to build around.Cause for concern: That said, the Wolfpack are still losing quite a bit, which starts with one of the best offensive linemen in the country in tackle Ikem Ekwonu. The first-team All-ACC selection is off to the NFL Draft, where he is a no-doubt first-rounder. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler even mocked him to the Jacksonville Jaguars at No. 1 overall. The Wolfpack also lose leading receiver Emeka Emezie, their top two rushers in Zonovan Knight and Ricky Person Jr. and first-team All-ACC punter Trenton Gill. If Wake Forest stays on the trajectory it’s on and Clemson builds back up into the powerhouse it expects to be, NC State’s path to the ACC Championship Game won’t get any easier in 2022.
Clemson (10-3, 6-2)
Reason for optimism: Clemson’s defensive line should be one of the best in the country with Xavier Thomas, Tyler Davis, Bryan Bresee, Myles Murphy, K.J. Henry and Justin Mascoll all returning. It’s too early to start comparing the unit to Clemson’s 2018 group — arguably the best in program history — but the sentiment that this group can also be one of the best of head coach Dabo Swinney’s career, is certainly forming. New defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin showed he was up for the challenge in Clemson’s Cheez-It Bowl win, when his defense held Iowa State to 270 total yards and just 66 yards on the ground. On offense, the Tigers return arguably the best running back duo in the ACC in Will Shipley and Kobe Pace, and they have the personnel for a legitimate quarterback competition if it comes down to it. Uiagalelei struggled in 2021 with 10 interceptions to nine touchdowns, but no one on the roster really could push him. Five-star freshman Cade Klubnik, who is already on campus, will change that. The Tigers also added former five-star prospect Hunter Johnson to the position to round out depth in an emergency situation. Clemson missed out on the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2014 but still won double-digit games for the 11th consecutive season.Cause for concern: Even with Klubnik, Clemson will have to address glaring issues on offense. The Tigers went from having the nation’s No. 3 offense in 2018, the No. 5 unit in 2019 and the No. 10 group in 2020 to finishing 99th in 2021. So much of Clemson’s success will depend on figuring out the quarterback position and beefing up production from the wide receivers. Uiagalelei struggled with accuracy, but his receivers also dropped too many balls. If Clemson can’t fix the offense quickly, other ACC teams have shown they’re talented enough to jump the Tigers.
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Syracuse: (5-7, 2-6)
Reason for optimism: Running back Sean Tucker was undoubtedly the brightest spot of Syracuse’s 2021 season. Tucker earned first-team All-ACC honors, was named an All-American by several outlets and became the first player in program history to rush for more than 1,400 yards in a season. His 1,496 yards broke Joe Morris’ 42-year-old record for rushing yards in a single season by 124 yards. Tucker is running track for the Orange and will be the most important piece of the offense again in 2022. Garrett Shrader returns at quarterback, and the Orange just took two key staff members from Virginia in offensive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck. Defensively, first-team All-ACC linebacker Mikel Jones is back, as is third-team All-ACC cornerback Duce Chestnut, who earned freshman All-America honors last season.
Cause for concern: Syracuse isn’t making much progress, having won two conference games in 2019, one in 2020 and two in 2021 after head coach Dino Babers’ remarkable 10-win season in 2018 with six ACC wins. The Orange’s first-team All-ACC defensive end, Cody Roscoe, is out of eligibility, and the Orange generally need a reset button. According to the 247Sports database, Syracuse has lost 17 players to the transfer portal but has added just three: Louisville safety Bralyn Oliver, New Mexico State running back Juwaun Price and former Michigan quarterback Dan Villari.
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article257469643.html (newsobswerver.com; Pope IV)
If staff continuity is any indication, N.C. State is really due for a breakout season in 2022. Not just because of the #RunItBack crew of players who decided to return for 2022, but because the Wolfpack retained its head coach and both coordinators. That’s no small feat when football fans look around the ACC.
Head coach Dave Doeren is entering his 10th season in Raleigh. In a year with very high expectations it helps that Doeren has both offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Tony Gibson returning. In fact, there’s been zero staff turnover to date for N.C. State.
No other ACC program can say that. Of the 14 programs in the league, only the Wolfpack returns its head coach and coordinators.
Having Beck and Gibson back to call plays will be a major key for N.C. State. Beck, who also coaches quarterbacks, is entering his third season in Raleigh. Last season was his first full season working with quarterback Devin Leary. All Leary did was pass for 3,433 yards and 35 touchdowns, breaking the single-season school record. Leary and three of his top five receivers all return for another year under Beck.
Gibson really has some tools returning from a special bunch that includes three first-team All-ACC players (linebacker Drake Thomas, defensive lineman Cory Durden and safety Tanner Ingle). Entering his fourth year at N.C. State, he’ll have 10 starters back and 12 of the top 14 tacklers from 2021.
Coaching and roster turnover in college football is nothing new, but the Wolfpack has stability heading into 2022. That’s not the case all across the league.
Here’s a look at some of the new faces Doeren, Beck and Gibson will see in 2022.
The motto a few years ago was “Mack Is Back.” There’s nothing quite as catchy to rhyme with Chizik or Warren, but they are back too. Gene Chizik and Charlton Warren return to Chapel Hill ahead of the 2022 season, replacing Jay Bateman (defensive coordinator) and Jovan DeWitt (outside linebackers), respectively. UNC’s defense was a huge disappointment a year ago, so Brown parted ways with Bateman and DeWitt. Like his own return, Brown brought in a blast from the past.
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Rx: How to Fix CFB (RX; HM)
Rx: How to Fix CFB
These ideas are from a post on CSNBBS by user "Dr. Isaly von Yinzer" in the thread "Are there any NCAA or FBS rule changes that can narrow the chasm?":Yes, there’s a ton they can do to level the playing field.
12 > 4
The first is to start by expanding the playoff with automatic qualification. Allowing committees or public opinion polling to determine who gets into the playoff has always been a stupid way to do it... Alabama and Georgia are completely stacked. However, the further down the chain you go the less obvious the differences become and at that point it becomes almost completely about perception rather than reality.
Also, college football should hire a commissioner and basically break off from the NCAA. That group should then greatly simplify the rules to make them easily understandable and easily enforceable... The new office of the commissioner should have full subpoena power, and if a school gets caught cheating, they should have the book thrown at them... bans for coaches... massive fines to the institutions themselves, things like that... many teams right now [openly flaunt] the rules. What’s the point of rules if only some of the teams are bound by them?
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Other
In this 2019 file photo, icicles nearly three feet long grow on the former Hullar's restaurant in the village of Fayetteville as arctic temperatures chilled much of Central New York. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
Bitter cold is coming to stay in CNY: How long will below-freezing temperatures last? (PS; Coin)
Enjoy the (relatively) warm weather today -- it could be a while before we climb above freezing again in Central New York.
After today’s high in the low 40s, a cold front sweeps in and sets the stage for an even colder outbreak of arctic air into the weekend. Forecasts call for the Syracuse area to stay below freezing for a week, hitting below zero on at least a couple days and bringing wind chills down to potential frostbite levels.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region from Thursday through next Tuesday.
“Another outbreak of arctic air will spill into the region late in the week,” the outlook said. “Low temperatures Thursday night and Friday night will drop below zero in many areas. Wind chill values of 10 to 20 below zero are possible.”
There are several chances for lake effect snow showers tonight into Thursday, and then again Sunday through Tuesday.
This is usually the coldest period of the year in Central New York, with average high temperatures of 31 degrees and average lows of 15. But the next week is going to be cold even for the coldest time: The warmest day looks to be Sunday, with a high of just 28.
After that, though, another front is expected to push temperatures back down again, with lows next Monday and Tuesday potentially falling below zero.
It might not stop there, either. The Climate Prediction Center, the long-range forecasting arm of the weather service, says there’s a greater than 70% chance that next week will be colder than normal.
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