sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 26,692
- Like
- 116,407
Recruiting
Jake Pickard Remains a Wisconsin Commit But Wants to Visit Syracuse (PS; Mink)
Syracuse, a school which piqued Pickard's interest earlier in the recruiting process, immediately reached out and now finds itself in a favorable position to potentially flip the three-star defensive end.
It won't immediately happen. The Millburn, N.J. native said Thursday evening he will remain committed to Wisconsin through the Badgers' coaching search. Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said this week he hopes to have a new coach in place by Jan. 1.
Pickard said Thursday he wants to take an official visit to Syracuse, though no date has been formally set.
He met with tight ends coach Bobby Acosta at his high school earlier Thursday and was set to meet with Acosta and defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough at his home Thursday night.
"He was just saying the direction Syracuse is going is very, very well, and he looks at me as a guy who kind of needs to play his freshman year and contribute to the team," Pickard said, recounting the earlier meeting with Acosta.
...
ACC News
VT DC Bud Foster is the Highest Paid Assistant Coach in the ACC
How Much Are ACC Football Assistant Coaches Making in 2014? (PS; Bailey)
...
Clemson is spending the most for its nine-person assistant coaching staff among teams in the database with offensive coordinator Chad Morris ($1.3 million) and defensive coordinator Brent Venables ($875,000) rankings in the top-11 nationally. Morris could also earn $120,417 in bonuses.
North Carolina is spending the least with none if its assistants making more than $250,000.
Here's a look at the full breakdown. The average ACC assistant coach payroll among the eight programs comes out to $3,066,121.50.
ACC assistant coach payroll
No.TeamTotal
1Clemson$4,448,225
2Virginia Tech$3,583,250
3Florida State$3,386,000
4Louisville$3,225,000
5Virginia$2,908,670
6N.C. State$2,692,560
7Georgia Tech$2,233,600
8North Carolina$2,051,667
...
Other
Meet the 2014 All-Central NY Football Team (Small Schools, Video)
Meet the 2014 All-Central New York football team made up of athletes from small schools (Class B, C and D). The team was selected by a panel of Section III coaches and staff at syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Each player came to the Syracuse Media Group building in downtown Syracuse to get their photograph taken, shoot a quick video and answer a few questions.
We selected a large-school team (Class AA and A) and a small-school team (Class B, C, D). Each will have a player of the year, and we have named a CNY Mr. Football.
Coming Friday: All-CNY (large schools)
Coming Sunday: Mr. Football
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alec Bush
Homer
Year: Senior
Position: Tail back
What's next: College.
Season stats: 2,418 yards, 32 touchdowns, 192 total points
Top accomplishment: Becoming back to back League Champions and winning the Sectional title over long time rival Cazenovia.
My go-to junk food: Muddy buddies
...
Jake Pickard Remains a Wisconsin Commit But Wants to Visit Syracuse (PS; Mink)
Syracuse, a school which piqued Pickard's interest earlier in the recruiting process, immediately reached out and now finds itself in a favorable position to potentially flip the three-star defensive end.
It won't immediately happen. The Millburn, N.J. native said Thursday evening he will remain committed to Wisconsin through the Badgers' coaching search. Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said this week he hopes to have a new coach in place by Jan. 1.
Pickard said Thursday he wants to take an official visit to Syracuse, though no date has been formally set.
He met with tight ends coach Bobby Acosta at his high school earlier Thursday and was set to meet with Acosta and defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough at his home Thursday night.
"He was just saying the direction Syracuse is going is very, very well, and he looks at me as a guy who kind of needs to play his freshman year and contribute to the team," Pickard said, recounting the earlier meeting with Acosta.
...
ACC News
VT DC Bud Foster is the Highest Paid Assistant Coach in the ACC
How Much Are ACC Football Assistant Coaches Making in 2014? (PS; Bailey)
...
Clemson is spending the most for its nine-person assistant coaching staff among teams in the database with offensive coordinator Chad Morris ($1.3 million) and defensive coordinator Brent Venables ($875,000) rankings in the top-11 nationally. Morris could also earn $120,417 in bonuses.
North Carolina is spending the least with none if its assistants making more than $250,000.
Here's a look at the full breakdown. The average ACC assistant coach payroll among the eight programs comes out to $3,066,121.50.
ACC assistant coach payroll
No.TeamTotal
1Clemson$4,448,225
2Virginia Tech$3,583,250
3Florida State$3,386,000
4Louisville$3,225,000
5Virginia$2,908,670
6N.C. State$2,692,560
7Georgia Tech$2,233,600
8North Carolina$2,051,667
...
Other
Meet the 2014 All-Central NY Football Team (Small Schools, Video)
Meet the 2014 All-Central New York football team made up of athletes from small schools (Class B, C and D). The team was selected by a panel of Section III coaches and staff at syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Each player came to the Syracuse Media Group building in downtown Syracuse to get their photograph taken, shoot a quick video and answer a few questions.
We selected a large-school team (Class AA and A) and a small-school team (Class B, C, D). Each will have a player of the year, and we have named a CNY Mr. Football.
Coming Friday: All-CNY (large schools)
Coming Sunday: Mr. Football
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alec Bush
Homer
Year: Senior
Position: Tail back
What's next: College.
Season stats: 2,418 yards, 32 touchdowns, 192 total points
Top accomplishment: Becoming back to back League Champions and winning the Sectional title over long time rival Cazenovia.
My go-to junk food: Muddy buddies
...
