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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a symbol of pride, continuity, and tradition for New Yorkers and citizens across the United States. Located just outside of the 30 Rockefeller Plaza building, between West 49th and 50th streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues, in Midtown Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, it is usually put up sometime during November. Today, on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, a ceremony is held and it is lit for the first time.
In 1931, a Christmas tree was put up at Rockefeller Center for the first time, during the center's construction. Demolition workers on the site gathered money together to purchase the tree—a 20-foot balsam fir—and placed it at the spot where they collected their paychecks. On Christmas Eve, they decorated it with handmade garland, strings of cranberries, and tin cans.
The first official Christmas tree, a 50-foot balsam fir, was put up at the spot in 1933, and the tradition of lighting it began. Since the early 1980s, it has exclusively been a Norway Spruce—one later in its life cycle, and usually at least 75 feet in height and 45 feet in diameter. (The tallest tree to date was 100 feet and came from Killingworth, Connecticut, in 1999.) The tree is customarily donated to Rockefeller Center, and usually makes most of its trip there on a truck bed, arriving with much pageantry, being decked with red bows and banners displaying holiday greetings. But the tree has sometimes made part of its trip by barge or plane. It has floated by barge down the Hudson River from Stony Point, New York, and in 1998 it was flown from Richfield, Ohio, on an Anatov 124.
SU News
Film Review: How Syracuse snapped its losing streak in 4th quarter comeback (DO; Cirino)
Syracuse did just enough on Saturday to earn its first winning season in four years. After Boston College’s opening drive in the fourth quarter, the Orange’s deficit increased to 11 points. But 224 yards of total offense, four touchdowns and a crucial turnover helped SU fight back in a 32-23 win, ending a five-game losing streak to finish the regular season 7-5.
Here is how Syracuse made its final push to save a winning season:
Drive #1
Syracuse vs. Boston College Condensed Game | 2022 ACC Football
Syracuse capped off its regular season with a win on the road against Boston College, 32-24. QB Garrett Shrader led his team to the comeback win with a big s...
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With the help of a pass interference call on a 3rd-and-15 deep in its own end, Syracuse set up on 2nd-and-8 just shy of the red zone. The Eagles ran a stunt at the defensive line, trying to catch Syracuse’s offensive line, which has struggled at times, in a bad spot. But the Orange communicated well to properly utilize a two-man advantage up front.
Shrader used his ample time in the pocket to look left and pick out Devaughn Cooper, who easily confused his defender by slightly faking that he was going on a fade route before cutting upfield. He had enough time to catch the ball with his back to the end zone, turn around and run forward another nine yards before being swarmed at the eight-yard line.
Syracuse vs. Boston College Condensed Game | 2022 ACC Football
Syracuse capped off its regular season with a win on the road against Boston College, 32-24. QB Garrett Shrader led his team to the comeback win with a big s...
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The Shrader-Cooper connection continued into the very next play, allowing Syracuse to break into the end zone for the first time on Saturday. In a more creative play, Cooper motioned from the right side of the line of scrimmage to the left, continuing into a flat route after the ball was snapped.
The Eagles second level reacted to the motion, but Oronde Gadsden II took the closest defender to Cooper with him on his route. Cooper caught the ball in stride and ran untouched into the end zone to pull SU within five points.
Drive #2
Syracuse vs. Boston College Condensed Game | 2022 ACC Football
Syracuse capped off its regular season with a win on the road against Boston College, 32-24. QB Garrett Shrader led his team to the comeback win with a big s...
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This was the first play of the drive after Boston College’s punt left Syracuse at its own 27-yard line. The Orange handed the ball off to Tucker, who was lined up on Shrader’s left.
Tucker ran down a big hole on the right side of the line, but he opted to cut back to his left. He could’ve been stopped as he runs across Shrader for the handoff, initially motioning his run to the right, then up the middle.
That lured Edwin Kolenge inside, which allowed Steven Mahar Jr. to perform a perfectly timed block on the BC lineman. Mahar was supposed to serve as the only lead blocker for Tucker, but Shrader helped out even more.
Without Shrader’s extra effort, Syracuse would’ve been in a 2nd-and-4 situation. Instead, Tucker surged forward for the 10-yard gain and the first down.
Syracuse vs. Boston College Condensed Game | 2022 ACC Football
Syracuse capped off its regular season with a win on the road against Boston College, 32-24. QB Garrett Shrader led his team to the comeback win with a big s...
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You Wanted a Bowl Game, You Got It – Orange Fizz – Daily Syracuse Recruiting News & Team Coverage (orangefizz.net; Eads)
Look it was a weird year. Obviously when your team starts 6-0 and earns a top-15 ranking your expectations and greed for more set in. It doesn’t help that the same team that ripped through six straight opponents then proceeded to lose its next five and free fall out of both relevancy and rankings.
Let’s rewind to the summer though. Syracuse’s projected win total was right on the money at five. If we were to tell that the Orange would claim seven wins, you’d take it right? Of course you would. SU had won just six games combined between 2020 and 2021. You shouldn’t be surprised by the way, we told you that the ‘Cuse would be bowling back in the summer.
Frustration is understandable after watching losses for most of October and November. It’s a tough pill to swallow to usurp an eleven point lead against Clemson, get trounced by Florida State, and outclassed by Pittsburgh.
The response here in the end of November is unacceptable though. People are out here calling this season a failure and saying Dino Babers’ coaching seat is even hotter than it was in July. How is this possible?
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An emotional SU coach Doug Marrone accepts the Pinstripe Bowl trophy at a ceremony after Syracuse beat Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl. Syracuse could be headed back to Yankee Stadium this year. Nicholas Lisi | The Post-Standard
Back to the Pinstripe Bowl? SU and the Yankees love to embrace one another (PS; $; Leiker)
With the Fenway Bowl seemingly off the table for Syracuse football, there seems to be an even more obvious landing spot for the Orange this postseason.
The Pinstripe Bowl — New York’s only bowl game, for New York’s only bowl-eligible team.
The Yankees choosing Syracuse for the Pinstripe Bowl would come with a near guarantee for a well-attended game. There’s a large SU alumni base in New York City, and the close proximity to the Salt City itself would lower travel costs for both fans and the program.
The Big Ten, the other conference affiliate for the Pinstripe Bowl, tends to have fan bases that travel well, too.
This year, there’s the chance for an intriguing matchup against Illinois, should the Yankees pick the Illini as its Big Ten participant. Former SU quarterback Tommy DeVito led Illinois to an 8-4 record.
SU finds out its bowl placement Sunday night, along with all 78 other bowl-eligible teams. This will be the first postseason appearance for the Orange since 2018 and just its seventh this century. Syracuse is 16-9-1 all-time in bowl games.
The Orange has twice appeared in the Pinstripe Bowl, held annually at Yankee Stadium since 2010. Its first appearance was in the bowl game’s inaugural year.
At the time, Syracuse spent marketing dollars in New York to brand itself as “New York’s College Team.” The school paid for signage on taxi cabs, in Times Square and in Yankee Stadium.
Bronx native Doug Marrone had coached SU to a 7-5 regular season finish for its first appearance in a bowl game in six years. Syracuse played a close game against Kansas State, beating the Wildcats 36-34.
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Gadsden earns All-ACC first-team honors; 8 SU players recognized (PS; Leiker)
Oronde Gadsden II was Syracuse football’s sole representative on the 2022 All-ACC first team, his first appearance on an All-ACC team.
Four total Orange players were named to one of the three tiers of All-ACC teams. An additional four received honorable mentions.
Gadsden was named at tight end, where he’s been listed on the depth chart all season after being moved from a more traditional wide receiver role in new offensive coordinator Robert Anae’s scheme.
However, ACC Network personalities Mark Packer, Taylor Tannebaum and Tre Boston contested Gadsden’s listing as a tight end as the first team was announced on the ACC PM show. Only one tight end is chosen for each team.
Gadsden finished the regular season, his first as a major contributor, with 891 yards and six touchdowns on 54 catches. He had four 100-yard receiving games on the season.
Running back Sean Tucker and offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron both made the second team, receiving 140 and 114 votes, respectively.
Tucker was the only Orange player to make the 2022 Preseason All-ACC team. He received 125 points at the time, the third-most among all players and most for a running back. He also earned 11 votes for ACC Player of the Year in the preseason.
Though he finished third in the ACC in rushing yards, Tucker was seen by many as having underperformed this year following his breakout 2021 season. He closed the season on a high note with a 125-yard performance at Boston College that pushed him to another 1,000-yard season. He also had 11 rushing touchdowns.
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Syracuse football: three Orange wide receivers enter the transfer portal (TNIAAM; Ostrowski)
The Syracuse Orange are falling victim to the transfer portal early, as three of their receivers have put their name in for other teams to take a look at. Courtney Jackson became the latest to announce his intent of exploring other options, joining Anthony Queeley and Dom Foster in the portal early Tuesday.
(@cjackson9_) Jackson led the SU receiving room with 37 catches, 389 yards and 3 TDs in 2021, but his production was cut down significantly this year. He had only 15 catches for 201 yards and 1 TD while Oronde Gadsden established himself as the team’s clear No. 1 target. Jackson has two years of eligibility remaining.
Meanwhile, Queeley’s stats have been declining since his freshman year. He went from 37 catches and nearly 400 receiving yards in 2020 to just a single catch during this season. Queeley has only one year of eligibility left.
️Anthony QueeleyTrue freshman Dom Foster did not suit up at all for the Orange this year - he was suspended indefinitely back in training camp after a violation of team rules. He was recruited as a DB before asking to shift to receiver in camp.
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Syracuse football, if you look at 2022 season as a whole, trending positive (itlh; Adler)
I’m a glass-half-full kind of person, and if you look at the entire body of work by Syracuse football across the complete 2022 regular season, to me, the Orange has succeeded in the current term.
I get that most of us have recency bias, and the ‘Cuse started out 6-0, followed by a 1-5 finish to close things out at 7-5 prior to suiting up in a bowl game in the near future.
That’s understandable. But here’s my perspective. First and foremost, Syracuse football has seven wins in 2022 and could get to eight.
Last year, the Orange went 5-7. In 2020, the ‘Cuse finished a dreadful 1-10. So seven or maybe eight victories this season is a positive development, in my humble opinion.
Conference-championship contests are occurring this Saturday, and Syracuse football is expected to learn its bowl-game destination and opponent on Sunday, Dec. 4 (it looks like the Fenway Bowl in Boston may not be an option).
Syracuse football, despite ups and downs, has had a solid 2022 stanza to date.
Of course, if the ‘Cuse hadn’t stormed back to defeat long-time rival Boston College on the road this past Saturday evening, I may have had a different thought process on the Orange’s 2022 term.
For one, losing to the Eagles would have given Syracuse football a 6-6 mark in the 2022 regular season. Also, Boston College isn’t any good, so falling to the Eagles would have proven a bad loss.
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Syracuse football: you bet we’re chirping those national media predictions (TNIAAM; Wall)
We’re back today to look at some more Syracuse Orange pre-season predictions.
Yesterday we looked at the local media and today we turn the spotlight on some of the national predictions from August. They weren’t very high on Syracuse’s chances within the ACC..
2022 National Media Predictions
| Athlon | 7th | |
| Sporting News | 7th | |
| CBS | 6th or 7th | |
| College Football News | Tie 6th | 5-7 |
| Phil Steele | 7th | |
| ESPN Schlabach | 7th | 4-8 |
| ACC Preseason Poll | 7th | |
| Pete Fiutak - College Football News | 5-7 |
So you can see Syracuse actually exceeded...*knock knock*
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Boston College Football Blows an 11-Point 4th Quarter Lead to Syracuse, Loses 32-23 (bcinterruption.com; Flannery)
On Saturday night, the Syracuse Orange traveled over the Chestnut Hill to face the Boston College Eagles in both teams’ final match-up of the 2022 regular season. Despite some ugly offense and lots of sacks, Syracuse came from behind and won it in the 4th quarter by a score of 32-23.
The game started off with a bang after BC LB Bryce Steele had a strip sack of Orange QB Garrett Shrader behind his own 20 on the opening drive. The Eagles couldn’t fully capitalize, though, and settled for a FG to make it 3-0 early. The Boston College defense came up huge again in short order, blocking Syracuse’s punt on the very next drive. BC did manage to capitalize on that, throwing a TD to senior Zay Flowers and going up 10-0. That TD catch also made Zay Flowers the all-time Boston College record holder for TD receptions in a single season at 11.
Syracuse finally put together a bit of a drive themselves, but Boston College’s special teams came up big again when they blocked an Orange FG try. A missed FG try for BC soon after kept the score at 10-0 for most of the first half, until a Syracuse kick made it 10-3 before the half closed out.
The Syracuse offense was able to put together some long and successful drives in this game, but struggled to finish them off after reaching the redzone. This happened again towards the end of the 3rd quarter, as a drive starting at the Syracuse 5 yardline went about 90 yards downfield before being stuffed near the goal line and resulting in a FG instead to make it just 10-6. Taking advantage, Boston College continued with their run-heavy gameplan and eventually were able to score another TD, this time from Pat Garwo, to extend their lead to 17-6. A roughing the passer penalty on BC during the following drive helped Syracuse stay alive and drive for their first TD, which made it a 17-12 score after a failed 2pt-conversion.
After controlling the tempo for most of the night, the Boston College offense sputtered to close out the game and Syracuse took advantage. A deep Garrett Shrader pass down the sideline for 58 yards to Damien Alford put the Orange up 18-17 on their next drive. Emmett Morehead once again disappointed Eagles fans everywhere when he fled the pocket and allowed the ball to get swatted out of his hands by a pursuing Syracuse defender. The Orange recovered and scored, going up 8 points and requiring BC to manufacture a miracle drive to win the game with 2:29 remaining. They didn’t, ending the game with another TD (and a Zay Flowers garbage time TD) for an eventual 32-23 Syracuse win.
With the TD catch, Zay Flowers tied the all-time BC record for TD receptions at 29.
Takeaways
The Boston College pass rush showed up in a big way. Syracuse’s OL has been a struggling unit in recent weeks and the Eagles took full advantage. Several sacks and hurries prevented Orange QB Garrett Shrader from extending plays or getting the ball downfield consistently. Though they’ve had their own on-and-off issues, this 2022 BC defense has been an impressive unit at times.
Turnovers continue to be a problem for Emmett Morehead. If he is going to be BC’s starting QB next season, it’s something that will need to be cleaned up drastically. He continues to lose fumbles on sacks and throw directly into the hands of defenders. He has zero awareness of incoming rushers and allows the ball to be swatted out of his hands easily on chase-down sacks. For now, we’ll chalk it up to rookie mistakes.
Boston College looked motivated! Maybe it was for senior night, maybe it was for a beatable opponent, maybe it was for Jeff Hafley’s job security. Whatever it was, they came out of the gate playing hard, something that could not be said last week against Notre Dame or at various other points in the season. Hafley is very much a “players coach” that has sometimes actually struggled to break through to his players, so getting them pumped for a generally meaningless game like this is a good sign. Hopefully, a fresh start in 2023 will help with that more so.
It was a generally well-coached game by Jeff Hafley through 3 quarters. He had a specific gameplan in mind on both sides of the ball to stifle the Orange offense and run down their defense. The offense focused a lot on running Pat Garwo through the weak Orange DL and controlling the clock. The Eagles defense, meanwhile, got after the QB often and didn’t allow plays to extend beyond a few seconds. This isn’t something you see every week from BC, but they stuck to their plan and found an effective way to stay competitive. The offense was limited, as usual, largely as a result of the run-first offense that Syracuse struggles to defend, their weak OL, and Emmett Morehead’s poor play. That style of play was great while they had the lead, but was underwhelming when playing from behind at the end of the contest. The defense was gassed by the end of the game, too, and it hurt the Eagles in a big way.
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Alcorn Football Earns All-SWAC Accolades - Alcorn State University Athletics (alcornsports.com)
Six Alcorn Football student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) All-Conference Football Postseason Team, announced Tuesday by the league office from its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Named to this year's All-SWAC Team from Alcorn were Jarveon Howard (First Team – RB), Malachi Bailey (First Team – DL), Jason Longcor (First Team – Long Snapper), Will Ready (Second Team – OL), T.J. Yarbrough (Second Team – OL) and Claudin Cherelus (Second Team – LB).
Jackson State's Shedeur Sanders was selected Offensive Player of the Year while fellow teammate Aubrey Miller Jr. was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year. Alcorn's Jarveon Howard was named Newcomer of the Year. Jackson State's Kevin Coleman Jr. was selected for Freshman of the Year accolades while JSU's Deion Sanders was tabbed Coach of the Year to round out the list of individual award winners.
Jarveon Howard, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound redshirt senior from Columbia, Mississippi, was named to the all-conference first team at the running back position, as well as being named SWAC Newcomer of the Year. Howard was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week twice this past season. He leads the league in rushing yards (1,273) while ranking fourth in scoring (78 points). He ranks tied for 20th in the FCS with 12 rushing touchdowns and is also currently ranked eighth in the FCS in rushing yards. Howard rushed for a season-high 299 yards and four touchdowns against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He tallied 199 yards and a score on the ground in his Alcorn debut against No. 10 Stephen F. Austin. Howard contributed five (5) games of 100 yards or more throughout the 2022 campaign. Howard arrived to the Lorman campus from Syracuse University in the spring.
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Football Finals Set for JMA Wireless Dome This Weekend (nysphsaa.org)
The 2022 NYSPHSAA Football Championships return to Syracuse University and the JMA Wireless Dome this Saturday and Sunday. Ten teams will face off in five state championship games this weekend. Action starts on Saturday at noon with the Class D Championship game and concludes with the Class AA title game Sunday at 3pm.
The complete game schedule can be found below. Tickets for all the games can be purchased here.
ACC News
Clemson Leads With 12 Selection to All-ACC Football Teams (theacc.com)
Atlantic Division champion Clemson leads the 2022 All-ACC Football Teams announced on Tuesday.
The Tigers filled a total of 12 spots on the first, second and third teams, with sophomore Will Shipley becoming the first-ever player to earn first-team honors at three positions with his selection at running back, all-purpose and specialist.
Pitt followed with nine selections, while Florida State and Coastal Division champion North Carolina had eight honorees apiece.
The All-ACC teams were chosen by a voting panel of 51 media members and each of the league’s 14 head coaches for a total of 65 voters. Three points were awarded for each first-team vote, two points for each second-team vote, and one point for each third-team selection.
Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda, the ACC’s leading rusher with 1,431 yards, was the top overall vote-getter with 187 total points. A pair of wide receivers – Boston College’s Zay Flowers and North Carolina’s Josh Downs – each collected 184 total points.
Abanikanda and Shipley (1,092 rushing yards) are joined in the All-ACC first-team backfield by North Carolina freshman quarterback Drake Maye, who currently leads the nation in total offense with 4,476 yards and earned 177 total points in the All-ACC balloting.
Flowers (1,077 yards and a league-high 12 TD receptions) and Downs (11 TD catches on an ACC-leading 83 catches and 92.9 receiving yards per game) are joined on the first-team receiving corps by Wake Forest’s A.T. Perry (70 receptions, 980 yards, 11 touchdowns). Syracuse’s Oronde Gadsden II is the first-team tight end after hauling in 54 passes for 891 yards and six TDs.
ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner Jordan McFadden was the leading vote-getter among offensive linemen, and the Clemson standout is joined at the other first-team tackle position by Graham Barton of Duke.
Due to ties in the voting, three offensive guards earned 2022 All-ACC first-team honors – Florida State’s Dillan Gibbons (the ACC’s Jim Tatum Award winner as the league’s Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year), Pitt’s Marcus Minor and NC State’s Chandler Zavala. The center position is manned by NC State’s Grant Gibson, giving the Wolfpack two players on the first-team offensive front.
Florida State defensive end Jared Verse (163 points) and Pitt tackle Calijah Kancey (160) lead the defensive team voting. Each player registered 14.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 quarterback sacks during the regular season. They are joined on the front four by Clemson defensive end Myles Murphy and Tiger defensive tackle Tyler Davis.
North Carolina’s Cedric Gray (an ACC-leading 130 tackles), Louisville’s Yasir Abdullah, and Pitt’s SirVocea Dennis are the three top selections at linebacker.
NC State’s Aydan White and Virginia’s Anthony Johnson were selected as the first-team cornerbacks, with Miami’s Kam Kinchens (the ACC’s leader in interceptions with six) and Florida State’s Jammie Robinson at the safety spots.
With Clemson’s Shipley (30 receptions for 195 yards, 24.3 yards per kickoff return) selected at both all-purpose and special teams, NC State placekicker Christopher Dunn and Miami’s Lou Hedley complete the All-ACC first-team specialist corps.
Dunn (177 points in the voting) is the ACC’s all-time leading scorer and owns the nation’s top accuracy rate on field goals this season at 24-for-25. Hedley ranks third in the ACC in punting average (45.3) and placed 23 of his 47 attempts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.
North Carolina’s Downs and Wake Forest’s Perry also earned first-team All-ACC offensive honors in 2021. Pitt’s Kancey, Clemson’s Davis and FSU’s Robinson are repeat selections on the All-ACC defensive first team.
2022 All-ACC Football Teams
First-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB - Drake Maye, North Carolina, 177
RB - Israel Abanikanda, Pitt, 187
RB - Will Shipley, Clemson, 164
WR - Zay Flowers, Boston College, 184
WR - Josh Downs, North Carolina, 184
WR - A.T. Perry, Wake Forest, 167
TE - Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse, 127
AP - Will Shipley, Clemson, 166
OT - Jordan McFadden, Clemson, 159
OT - Graham Barton, Duke, 132
OG - Dillan Gibbons, Florida State, 131
OG - Chandler Zavala, NC State, 119 (tie)
OG - Marcus Minor, Pitt, 119 (tie)
C - Grant Gibson, NC State, 132
Defense
DE - Jared Verse, Florida State, 163
DE - Myles Murphy, Clemson, 112
DT - Calijah Kancey, Pitt, 160
DT - Tyler Davis, Clemson, 116
LB - Cedric Gray, North Carolina, 128
LB - Yasir Abdullah, Louisville, 116
LB - SirVocea Dennis, Pitt, 116
CB - Aydan White, NC State, 117
CB - Anthony Johnson, Virginia, 84
S - Kam Kinchens, Miami, 139
S - Jammie Robinson, Florida State, 129
Specialists
PK - Christopher Dunn, NC State, 177
P - Lou Hedley, Miami, 133
SP - Will Shipley, Clemson, 131
Second-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB - Jordan Travis, Florida State, 98
RB - Sean Tucker, Syracuse, 140
RB - Trey Benson, Florida State, 137
WR - Jared Wayne, Pitt, 114
WR - Tyler Hudson, Louisville, 109
WR - Johnny Wilson, Florida State, 81
TE - Will Mallory, Miami, 94
AP - Josh Downs, North Carolina, 81
OT - Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse, 114
OT - Robert Scott, Florida State, 69
OG - Sean Maginn, Wake Forest, 88
OG - Caleb Chandler, Louisville, 81
C - Bryan Hudson, Louisville, 57
Defense
DE - K.J. Henry, Clemson, 80
DE - Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College, 75
DT - DeWayne Carter, Duke, 95
DT - Bryan Bresee, Clemson, 61
LB - Drake Thomas, NC State, 108
LB - Nick Jackson, Virginia, 75
LB - Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech, 70
CB - Fentrell Cypress, Virginia, 69
CB - Storm Duck, North Carolina, 65
S - Tanner Ingle, NC State, 91
S - Erick Hallett II, Pitt, 83
Specialists
PK - B.T. Potter, Clemson, 86
P - Daniel Sparks, Virginia, 97
SP - M.J. Devonshire, Pitt, 89
Third-Team All-ACC
Offense
QB - Sam Hartman, Wake Forest, 82
RB - Henry Parrish, Jr., Miami, 49
RB - Justice Ellison, Wake Forest, 38
WR - Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 68
WR - Antoine Green, North Carolina, 56
WR - Keytaon Thompson, Virginia, 50
TE - Davis Allen, Clemson, 52
AP - Sean Tucker, Syracuse, 64
OT - Matt Goncalves, Pitt, 66
OT - Asim Richards, North Carolina, 62
OG - D'Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State, 57
OG - Jake Kradel, Pitt, 50
C - Will Putnam, Clemson, 51
Defense
DE - Yaya Diaby, Louisville, 65
DE - Keion White, Georgia Tech, 44
DT - Kobie Turner, Wake Forest, 53
DT - Cory Durden, NC State, 44
LB - Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, 63
LB - Trenton Simpson, Clemson, 58
LB - Mikel Jones, Syracuse, 55
CB - Kei'Trel Clark, Louisville, 64
CB - Tyrique Stevenson, Miami, 42
S - Darius Joiner, Duke, 63
S - LaMiles Brooks, Georgia Tech, 47
Specialists
PK - James Turner, Louisville, 72
P - Ben Kiernan, North Carolina, 53
SP - Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 74
Honorable-Mention All-ACC
QB - Riley Leonard, Duke, 22
RB - Treshaun Ward, Florida State, 31
RB - Tiyon Evans, Louisville, 30
WR -Thayer Thomas, NC State, 43
WR - Nate McCollum, Georgia Tech, 37
WR - Kaleb Smith, Virginia Tech, 22
WR - Jahmal Banks, Wake Forest, 21
WR - Antonio Williams, Clemson, 15
TE- Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina, 44
TE - Marshon Ford, Louisville, 27
AP - Jalon Calhoun, Duke, 32
AP - Hassan Hall, Georgia Tech, 18
OT - DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest, 38
OT - Renato Brown, Louisville, 32
OT - DJ Scaife, Jr., Miami, 31
OT - Timothy McKay, NC State, 30
OT - Silas Dzansi, Virginia Tech, 21
OG - Walker Parks, Clemson, 48
OG - Marcus Tate, Clemson, 38
OG - Loic Ngassam Nya, Wake Forest, 19
OG - Jalen Rivers, Miami, 16
C - Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest, 44
C - Corey Gaynor, North Carolina, 26
C - Maurice Smith, Florida State, 25
C - Jacob Monk, Duke, 25
C - Jake Kradel, Pitt, 21
DE - TyJuan Garbutt, Virginia Tech, 38
DE - Akheem Mesidor, Miami, 36
DE - Chico Bennett, Virginia, 35
DE - Jasheen Davis, Wake Forest, 21
DE - Deslin Alexandre, Pitt, 19
DE - Rondell Bothroyd, Wake Forest, 17
DT - Fabien Lovett, Florida State, 36
DT - Leonard Taylor III, Miami, 34
DT - Aaron Faumui, Virginia, 22
DT - Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson, 18
DT - Robert Cooper, Florida State, 17
DT - Chibueze Onwuka, Boston College, 16
DT - Ashton Gillotte, Louisville, 15
LB - Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson, 51
LB - Isaiah Moore, NC State, 48
LB - Ryan Smenda, Jr., Wake Forest, 45
LB - Barrett Carter, Clemson, 36
LB - Shaka Heyward, Duke, 34
LB - Payton Wilson, NC State, 25
LB - Dax Hollifield, Virginia Tech, 22
LB - Momo Sanogo, Louisville, 20
LB - Tatum Bethune, Florida State, 19
LB - Power Echols, North Carolina, 17
LB - Marlowe Wax, Syracuse, 16
LB - Vinny DePalma, Boston College, 15
CB - Duce Chestnut, Syracuse, 39
CB - Elijah Jones, Boston College, 37
CB - M.J. Devonshire, Pitt, 33
CB - Zamari Walton, Georgia Tech, 27
CB - Garrett Williams, Syracuse, 26
CB - Marquis Williams, Pitt, 26
CB - Sheridan Jones, Clemson, 25
CB - Renardo Green, Florida State, 24
CB - Nate Wiggins, Clemson, 24
CB - Josh DeBerry, Boston College, 23
CB - Mansoor Delane, Virginia Tech, 19
CB - Tyler Baker-Williams, NC State, 17
S - Brandon Hill, Pitt, 37
S - Andrew Mukuba, Clemson, 34
S - Ja'Had Carter, Syracuse, 33
S - Jaiden Woodbey, Boston College, 25
S - Brandon Johnson, Duke, 22
S - Jalyn Phillips, Clemson, 17
PK - Andres Borregales, Miami, 17
P - Mark Vassett, Louisville, 45
P - Porter Wilson, Duke, 16
SP - Mycah Pittman, Florida State, 59
SP - Tucker Holloway, Virginia Tech, 26
(youtube.com; podcast; Locked on ACC)
The All-ACC Teams are in and there are some interesting choices at LB for the First Team. Many feel like NC State's Drake Thomas was snubbed but were there others? Also, Mike Norvell is making his case for ACC Coach of the Year but should it go to Duke's Mike Elko instead?
UNC Football: Is Phil Longo on thin ice going into the ACC championship game? (tarheelblog.com; Anderson)
The Tar Heels are just days away from squaring off against Clemson in the ACC championship game, and this game feels like it could be Phil Longo’s audition to keep his job as the offensive coordinator for the Tar Heels. Whether or not that is factual in the eyes of Mack Brown is unclear, but how in the world does an offense go from red hot to scoring just 17 points against Georgia Tech, and 24 points against NC State (in regulation)? For a team that scored 32 points in their loss against Notre Dame, isn’t this a huge red flag?
While the defense hasn’t been perfect themselves, the recent struggles on the offensive side of the ball have transpired due to weird play-calling, the offensive line crumbling, and to be completely fair, a little bit of bad luck. The one saving grace going into this weekend is that Clemson’s secondary is not very good, which means it will be even more brutal if UNC isn’t able to capitalize. Talent has saved jobs long enough, and if things fall apart in the title game, I think it’s time to mix things up.
This is a sentiment that was also shared in this week’s podcast episode of What in Tar Nation. Tanya Anderson (@Tanya__Anderson) and Julius Emanuel (@UNC_TarHeelNation) join me in discussing what happened in overtime against NC State, discuss the game against Clemson, and what changes need to be made going into the 2023 season.
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2022 Coaching Carousel in Full Swing (RX; HM)
2022 Coaching Carousel in Full Swing
Football season is almost over. That can only mean one thing...
...time for some coaches to get on the Coaching Carousel!
Here are the P5 head coaching changes we know about so far:
| Coach on the move | Former HC job | New HC job |
| Luke Fickell | Cincinnati | Wisconsin |
| Hugh Freeze | Liberty | Auburn |
| Kenny Dillingham | Oregon (OC) | Arizona State |
| Matt Rhule | Carolina (NFL) | Nebraska |
| ? | ? | Colorado |
| ? | ? | Georgia Tech |
| ? | ? | Cincinnati |
Of course, the job opening ACC fans are most interested in this year is in Atlanta, where Georgia Tech is seeking to upgrade the Head Coach position after firing Geoff Collins earlier this season. I think a lot of Yellow Jacket fans felt a little queazy when rumors spread that GT was looking to hire Tulane Head Coach Willie "I swear I won't put your program on the" Fritz. To be honest, interim HC Brent Key - who is now the featured HC rumor - probably would/will be a better choice, in my opinion.
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2022 ACC FB Awards on ACCN (RX; HM)
2022 ACC FB Awards on ACCN
From the official ACC release of November 29, 2022...
2022 ACC Football Awards to be Announced Live on ACC Network’s ACC PM Nov. 29-Dec. 1
The 2022 ACC All-ACC Team, Players of the Year, Rookies of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced live on ACC Network’s (ACCN) weekday afternoon show ACC PM Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m.ACC PM, with Mark Packer, Tre Boston and Taylor Tannebaum will unveil the All-ACC Team on Tuesday, Nov. 29, followed by the Players and Rookies of the Year on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and the ACC Coach of the Year on Thursday, Dec. 1.
ACC Football Awards Announcements on ACC PM
Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 4:30 p.m. – All-ACC TeamWednesday, Nov. 30, at 4:30 p.m.. – ACC Players of the Year; ACC Rookies of the Year
Thursday, Dec. 1, at 4:30 p.m. – ACC Coach of the Year
29 Years Ago Today... (RX; HM)
29 Years Ago Today...
Remember when? If you're at least 40 years old, you likely remember the 1993 BC/Notre Dame "Holy War" game...
From today's SI:AM email newsletter...
| From the Vault: Nov. 29, 1993 The Nov. 7, 1992, meeting between No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 9 Boston College in South Bend was one of the biggest games of the college football season. Or it was supposed to be. The Eagles got embarrassed in a 54–7 blowout loss. But BC had a chance for revenge a year later and it seized it in a major way. Notre Dame entered the game as the No. 1 team in the country after beating the previous No. 1, Florida State, the week before. It was the last game of the regular season for the Irish. Beat the Eagles and they’d be headed to the national championship game. It was a foregone conclusion, William F. Reed wrote: And what about the chance of an upset by Boston College? Naaah. Last season in South Bend the Irish had undressed an Eagle team that came into the game undefeated and ranked No. 9 in the nation. In intradenominational disputes, Touchdown Jesus always favors the Irish. How else to explain that Notre Dame had never, not in 106 fabled years of football, lost to another Catholic school? |
2023 Michigan football commit flips to ACC school (usatoday.com; Hole)
Despite last year’s College Football Playoff run and another one happening this year for Michigan football, at times, recruiting has been a strange beast.
And it’s gotten even stranger.
After the Wolverines beat the rival Ohio State Buckeyes in the best win of any team in all of college football, the maize and blue gained three commitments, all from the state of Ohio, adding to the commitment garnered on Friday afternoon. But after that streak of recruiting wins, the Wolverines had a recruiting loss as four-star defensive end prospect Collins Acheampong, who had committed back in June, flipped to a currently struggling Miami Hurricanes program.
Considering that Michigan just went 12-0 vs. Miami’s 5-7, it’s quite evident that this is an NIL issue for Acheampong. Michigan also projected him as a David Ojabo-type and are far from full in the class.
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VIP Structures plans to turn One Webster's Landing in Syracuse into 34 one-bedroom, market-rate apartments. Photo taken Thursday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com)
Syracuse landmark near downtown to be turned into apartments (PS; $; Moriarty)
A landmark building built in 1893 as a grain warehouse is set to join the many historic Syracuse buildings that have been turned into apartments.
The VIP Structures engineering and architectural firm plans to convert One Webster’s Landing into 34 one-bedroom market-rate apartments, according to plans submitted to the city.
The five-story brick building sits off North Salina Street, between interstates 81 and 690. Formerly known as the Marshall building, it was purchased by VIP in 1986. The firm turned the building into its headquarters, featuring exposed timber framing, brick arched windows and doorways, and a private outdoor patio.
VIP is scheduled to move in January into its new headquarters a block south at the former Post-Standard building at 101 N. Salina St.
The firm said it decided to repurpose One Webster’s Landing because of the high demand for housing and over-abundance of commercial space downtown. The property has 45 on-site parking spaces.
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