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SU Football 2015 Opponent Preview: Florida State Seminoles (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
It's not football season yet, I know. But it's 71 days away, for those keeping track (maybe people other than me now?). And that means we're prepping for this all-important 2015 season at Syracuse. We start with our opponents, which "may" not be as tough as they've been in recent seasons. Each week, we'll preview another team on the 2015 slate, from week one through week 13. Today, we continue with the:
Florida State Seminoles
School: Florida State University
Mascot: Seminoles
#BRAND Slogan: "Raise the Torch"
Alternate #BRAND Slogan Suggestions: "#TalkinBouttheNoles." "In Pursuit of 'Nole-edge"
Recommended Blog: Tomahawk Nation (but you knew that already)
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Coach: Jimbo Fisher, 6th year. Fisher's been in Tallahassee for five years, and in that time, he's successfully brought Florida State football "back" in every possible way. Four double-digit win seasons. Three ACC titles. Three (four, if you want to count the old Chick-fil-A Bowl) major bowl games. And of course, one National Championship. Oh, and this program has been raking in four- and five-star recruits for half-a-decade... and at a higher rate than basically any school not named Alabama. Needless to say, Fisher's done his job.
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Local Children Get Help From Pro Athletes at Bucks County Football Camp (theintell.com; Wallace)
Dream big and do everything you can to make those dreams come true.
That’s the message some 250 children and their parents received from New York Giants’ offensive lineman Justin Pugh, several of his National Football League buddies, 35 volunteers and 35 coaches when Pugh came home last weekend to fulfill one of his own dreams.
The event was the first free youth football camp in Holland — The Pugh Crew Summer Kickoff — held at Council Rock High School South’s practice football field, the same field where Pugh learned the game that led to his professional football career.
After several months of planning by Pugh, his mother, Carolyn Gavaghan of Holland, local family members, the NFL and his own team, the eager children grabbed their white “Pugh Crew” T-shirts and headed onto the field to learn from the pros.
The coaches, dressed in navy T-shirts, blew the first whistles and the children were poised and ready for their extensive practice drills and lessons on teamwork, sportsmanship and setting goals, which are important in both sports and life.
The morning session was held for children ages 6 through 12, while the afternoon session targeted those 13 through 18.
“This camp has long been one of my dreams — and I am thrilled to see it take off,” said Pugh, 24, a starting offensive tackle. “My family and friends came out to support me and we will continue to get better at it.”
He vowed that his local youth football camp will become an annual community event.
“I wholeheartedly believe that these kids can be anything they want to be,” said Pugh. “If you have a goal and you pursue it — of being in the NFL, being a doctor, an artist or anything else — you keep building off that, and one day, you will achieve those goals.”
While throwing a football around, two local pals, Kyle, 8, and Ryder, 7, said it was truly a great day.
“I came because I thought this was going to be a great day, and boy, it’s a lot of fun,” Ryder said. “I hope I can play for the Giants one day, just like Justin.”
Teaching the game during a variety of practice drills were several of Pugh’s football buddies: NFL free agents and fellow Syracuse football alumni Alec Lemon and Jarrod West, and Zack Chibane, who left the game to attend law school.
His pals said when they were asked to come to town for the camp, they did not hesitate.
“This is really special to me to help teach these kids the fundamentals of football,” said Lemon, 24. “It’s really all about seeing the enjoyment on their faces.”
Lemon added he wants these children to understand they control their own destiny.
His advice: “Don’t let anybody set the bar for you in life. People doubted me when it came to football and my making it to the NFL, but I didn’t listen. I tell the children to set their own boundaries and figure out what they are capable of. If they believe it, the sky is the limit!”
West, 23, said he had a great day with the kids.
“This was a blast,” he said. “I hope that they can take what they learned, carry it over and use it in football and everyday life.”
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Eleven Things You Should Know About Mariona Rivera Jr As He Makes Pro Debut with Auburn Doubledays (PS; Kramer)
Mariano Rivera Jr., son of the legendary New York Yankees closer by the same name, will likely be spending a good deal of summer pitching in Central New York.
The Washington Nationals took the younger Rivera in the fourth round of the 2015 draft (134th overall). The Nationals have assigned him to the short-season Class A Auburn Doubledays, who begin their home season Thursday at Falcon Park.
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