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Meet John Swofford

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Tradition of Excellence

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12 ACC Emphasizes Sportsmanship 14 48 Hour Celebration

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18 2012-13 Bowl Schedule 21 ACC Championship Recaps 26 The Right Notes 30 ACC Football By the Numbers 32 The ACC and the Military: A Proud

Partnership 68 Home Fields of the ACC 71 Making Multimedia Waves 98 A Tradition of Academic Excellence

48 2012 ACC Football Season Week by Week 54 Final Regular Season Standings and Statistics

AWARDS WINNERS & GAME RECORDS 56 Player of the Year and

Offensive Player of the Year 57 Defensive Player of the Year 58 Rookie of the Year and

Offensive Rookie of the Year 59 Defensive Rookie of the Year 60 Coach of the Year

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100 ACC Football: Making a Difference 105 Forecasting the Future 108 2012 ACC Legends 124 ACC Players in the NFL 126 ACC Basketball: A Slam Dunk

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DEAR ACC FOOTBALL FANS, On behalf of the Atlantic Coast Conference, welcome to Bank of America Stadium and the Eighth Annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game.

Our Conference and the Charlotte community have worked hard all year to make this a very special and exciting time for all the players, coaches, and fans. We sincerely hope you enjoy this weekend’s celebration of ACC Football and that you find your trip to the Charlotte area to be a pleasurable experience.

As a league, our schools have compiled a rich football history that includes 14 national championships, five Heisman Trophy winners, 168 Consensus All-Americans, 158 bowl victories, 125 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 10 National Coaches of the Year, 20 AFCA Graduation Awards and 232 NFL first-round draft picks. We hope that you will enjoy this year’s football championship game as you watch two of the leagues’ top teams showcase their talents and vie for the coveted bid to this year’s Discover Orange Bowl.

The ACC’s 12 member institutions have a tremendous tradition of academic and athletic balance. As a conference, we are extremely excited to shine the spotlight on what has made this league so strong throughout our history – our student-athletes, coaches, and fans.

It is our hope that all the dedicated followers of the ACC will continue to bring meaning to the ACC’s promise – A Tradition of Excellence…Then, Now and Always.

Sincerely,

John D. Swofford Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner 4512 WEYBRIDGE LANE • GREENSBORO, NC 27407 MAIN PHONE: (336) 854-8787 • ADVANCED MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PHONE: (336) 851-6062 BOSTON COLLEGE • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY • DUKE UNIVERSITY • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BOSTON COLLEGE • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY • DUKE UNIVERSITY • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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JOHN D. SWOFFORD ACC COMMISSIONER

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ow in his 16th year as Commissioner, and just the fourth in Atlantic Coast Conference history, John Swofford has made a dramatic impact on the ACC and college athletics. Swofford has built his career on the appropriate balance of academics, athletic achievement and integrity and is regarded as one of the top administrators in the NCAA. In addition to overseeing one of the nation’s largest athletic conferences, Swofford has been pivotal in positioning the Atlantic Coast Conference for the future.

the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• In his first year as Commissioner, Swofford placed an added emphasis on the development of women’s basketball in the ACC with the hiring of an Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball to oversee all aspects of the sport on both a conference and national level. As the Athletics Director at North Carolina, Swofford also hired the first African American head coach in the ACC in 1981.

EDUCATION

VISION

STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE & OUTREACH

• On September 12, 2012, on behalf of the league’s member institutions and the ACC Council of Presidents, Swofford introduced Notre Dame as a member of the ACC. The Irish will compete as full members in all conference sponsored sports with the exception of football, which will play five games annually against league programs. The addition will help keep the ACC a vibrant and competitive league dedicated to ensuring the appropriate balance of academics, athletics and integrity.

• During the summer of 2012, Swofford was instrumental in shaping the new postseason format for college football. As a part of the new format, the ACC and Orange Bowl Committee announced a 12-year agreement that annually features the ACC Champion in the Discover Orange Bowl, to be played New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day beginning after the 2014 season.

• In May of 2012, Swofford’s leadership and negotiating skills helped the conference extend its exclusive, multi-platform agreement with ESPN. The agreement runs through 2026-27 and features a substantial increase in value and exposure. This enhanced television package begins with the 2012-13 academic year and reaches new heights financially for the leagues 12 member institutions. ACC content will now be televised more than at any point in league history, both regionally and nationally, while also best positioning the conference within the continuous, ever-changing world of technology.

• On September 18, 2011, on behalf of the league’s member institutions and the ACC Council of Presidents, Swofford introduced the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University as the newest members of the ACC. The additions further strengthen the league’s rich tradition of balancing academics and athletics while also enhancing the ACC’s reach into the states of reach into the states of New York and Pennsylvania.

• In 2003, on behalf of the league’s member institutions and the ACC Council of Presidents, Swofford led the conference through expansion. In becoming a 12-member league, Swofford helped bring the ACC extended and enhanced exposure across television and national radio packages and strongly positioned it for the future.

• The ACC showcased its inaugural Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game in 2005 to a sellout crowd. Now in its eighth year, the game will be played in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium following the 2012 and 2013 regular-seasons. During its first two years in Charlotte, the ACC Football Championship Game was played before sellout crowds.

• Since becoming Commissioner, Swofford has been responsible for securing increased bowl opportunities and for the third year, the ACC has agreements in place with nine bowls including the Discover Orange Bowl, home of the ACC Champion since 2006. Highly respected by his peers, Swofford was a force in the development and growth of the Bowl Championship Series and is the only person to serve two terms as its coordinator.

• Under Swofford’s tenure, the prestigious ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament has traveled to many dynamic cities within the footprint of the league including Atlanta, Ga., Washington DC and Tampa, Fla., in addition to the traditional stops in Greensboro and Charlotte. The 2001 ACC Tournament in Atlanta set NCAA attendance records for single session (40,083), per session average (36,505) and total attendance (182,525).

• In the sport of basketball, Swofford was instrumental in creating the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that began in men’s basketball in 1999. Then in 2007, the two conferences hosted

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• A long-time advocate of the importance of academics and studentathlete welfare, Swofford stimulated the formation of the league’s first-ever ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. This group of current ACC student-athletes gives the conference direct feedback on their experiences competing at the highest level of college athletics.

• Swofford was instrumental in the enhancement of the league’s ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Awards program by ensuring that additional scholarship dollars are distributed to more student-athletes than at any point in the league’s history.

• The long-time partnership between the ACC and United Way has flourished under Swofford’s leadership. His commitment to public service and volunteerism across the member institutions has been highlighted through the league’s Public Service Announcements.

Across the collegiate landscape, the relationship with United Way is unique to the ACC and its member institutions.

• Under Swofford’s direction, the ACC launched a “Community Connections” outreach program which sponsored educational and mentoringactivitiesalongwithdonatingbookstothecommunitiesinwhich the league holds its conference championships. The initiative was created in 2010-11 to teach life lessons to elementary and middle school students by the ACC’s student-athletes visiting local schools to discuss topics such as the importance of healthy living and sportsmanship.

ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE

• During Swofford’s first 15 years as Commissioner, ACC teams have won 58 national team titles and 1,706 ACC teams have participated in various NCAA championships - an average of more than 105 NCAA teams per year.

• In the 2011-12 Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, the ACC was one of only three conferences with multiple schools in the Top 10 and one of two leagues with four or more members in the Top 20. This past year marks the 11th consecutive year that the ACC has placed four or more teams in the Top 30.

• In football, at least seven ACC teams have earned bowl bids in each of the last six seasons. In 2008, the conference set an NCAA record when 10 of its 12 teams (83%) participated in bowl play.

• During his tenure, the ACC has won five NCAA Men’s Basketball titles, more than any other conference. In addition, the league was represented by three of its women’s basketball programs in the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four. In that same year, it was an all-ACC final as the conference claimed its second NCAA Women’s Basketball National title.

A native of North Wilkesboro, NC, Swofford was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina and played on UNC’s 1971 ACC Football Championship team. He received his Masters of Education in Athletic Administration from Ohio University and then began his career at the University of Virginia in 1973. He returned to his alma mater in 1976 and became the school’s athletic director on May 1, 1980. At the age of 31, he was the youngest major college Athletics Director in the nation at the time and served as its Director of Athletics from 1980-1997. UNC’s athletic program led the league in both ACC and NCAA Championships during Swofford’s tenure as Athletic Director.

John and his wife Nora reside in Greensboro, NC, and together they have three children: Amie, Chad and Autumn, who is married to Sherman Wooden. Autumn and Sherman have two daughters: Maya and Lyla.

Full Name: John Douglas Swofford Hometown: North Wilkesboro, NC Wife: Nora Swofford Children: Amie, Chad, Autumn (husband Sherman Wooden) Grandchildren: Maya, Lyla High School: Wilkes Central High School, 1967, North Wilkesboro, NC College: University of North Carolina, 1971 Morehead Scholarship Recipient • BA in Industrial Relations Graduate: Ohio University, 1973 • MEd. in Athletics Administration

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

1965-67 • Two-time All-State QB and three-sport MVP at Wilkes Central High School 1969-71 • North Carolina varsity football team quarterback and defensive back • Peach Bowl, 1970 • Gator Bowl, 1971 • ACC Champions, 1971 • ACC Academic Honor Roll, 1970-71

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE

1973-76 • Ticket Manager/Asst. to the Director of Athletic Facilities and Finance, University of Virginia 1976-79 • Assistant Athletics Director and Business Manager, University of North Carolina 1979-80 • Assistant Executive Vice-President of the Educational Foundation, University of North Carolina 1980-97 • Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina 1997-present • Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference

MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

• Sports Business Journal’s Sports Business Awards Committee, 2011-present • NCAA Men’s College Basketball Officiating, LLC Board, 2010-present • National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Honorary Board, 2009-present • College Football Officiating, LLC Board of Managers, 2008-present • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Advisory Board, 2008-present • Wyndham Championship Board of Directors, 2002-present • National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee, 2002-present • BCS Coordinator, 2000-01, 2008-09 • IA Collegiate Commissioner’s Assoc. (Chair), 2005-07 • NCAA Football Board of Directors (President), 2004-05 • NCAA Executive Committee, 1995-97 • NCAA Division I Championship Committee (Chair), 1995-97 • NCAA Special Committee to Study a Division I-A Football Championship, 1994-95 • President of NACDA, 1993-94 • NCAA Special Events Committee, 1987-91 • NCAA Communications Committee (Chair), 1987-89 • NCAA Football Television Committee (Chair), 1984

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Corbett Award, 2011 (presented annually by NACDA as the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration) • Achievement in Business Award, 2011 (presented annually by Ohio University’s College of Business) • Father of the Year, 2011 (recognized by the Greater Greensboro Area Father’s Day Council) • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, 2009 • Homer Rice Award, 2005 (presented by the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association) • Horizon Award, 2004 (presented by the Atlanta Sports Council recognizing the National Sports Business Executive of the Year) • Chick-fil-A Bowl Hall of Fame, 2003 • Fifth most influential person in U.S. sports by the Sporting News, 2003 • Outstanding American Award for the Triangle Chapter of the College Football Hall of Fame, 2002 • North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame, 2002 • Ohio University’s Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1984

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STAFF JOHN SWOFFORD COMMISSIONER

AMY YAKOLA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, ADVANCED MEDIA, PR & MARKETING

JOHN CLOUGHERTY

JEFF ELLIOTT

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

MIKE FINN

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

CHARLENE CURTIS

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL/SWA

BRIAN MORRISON

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS

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COORDINATOR, MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIALS

COORDINATOR, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIALS

COORDINATOR, FOOTBALL OFFICIALS

BRAD HECKER

LYNNE HERNDON

MARY BETH KOETTERS

AMY UFNOWSKI

SLIM VOLLINGER

DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

EMILY WATKINS OFFICE COORDINATOR, DESKTOP PUBLISHING

EDEN CASSIDY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIATING & OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR, MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

GEORGIA DAVIS

KARL HICKS

BRAD HOSTETTER

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, COMPLIANCE/GOVERNANCE/HR

KRIS PIERCE

MATT BURGEMEISTER

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, CHAMPIONSHIPS

SHAMAREE BROWN

DIRECTOR, STUDENT-ATHLETE PROGRAMS & COMPLIANCE

BEN TARIO

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE

LEE BUTLER

MICHAEL KELLY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, BROADCASTING, COMMUNICATIONS & FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

SCOTT MCBURNEY

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ADVANCED MEDIA

ALLISON DOUGHTY

DIRECTOR, CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL OPERATIONS & EVENT MANAGEMENT

CHRIS TRACEY

STEVE PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL & MULTIMEDIA OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

GEORGE LANE

DONALD MOORE

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

CHAR ZOLLER

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ADVANCED MEDIA

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL-SWA

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

KATHY HUNT

HEATHER HIRSCHMAN

CECELIA DIAMICO EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, CHAMPIONSHIPS

TRACEY HAITH

LINDSAY HUMBERT

MARRA HVOZDOVIC

MARIANNE SCHROER

CONSULTANT, MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

BARB DERY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, COMMUNICATIONS & ADVANCED MEDIA

WEBSITE COORDINATOR

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE/HR

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SUSAN ANTHONY

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JENNIE BARRETT

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A TRADITION OF

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... THEN, NOW AND ALWAYS. THE TRADITION Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency.

Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now, in its 60th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.

Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 127 national championships, including 67 in women’s competition and 60 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 146 times in men’s competition and 102 times in women’s action.

The conference had an immediate impact on the national college football scene in the fall of 1953 when the University of Maryland captured the first of what would eventually be five national football titles for the ACC. Clemson laid claim to the league’s second national title in 1981 while Georgia Tech followed suit in 1990. Florida State pocketed national titles No. 4 and 5 in 1993 and 1999.

Additionally, Miami has laid claim to five national gridiron titles over the past 29 seasons. Four of the Hurricanes’

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five national titles (1983, 1987, 1989, 2001) were unanimous with both the sportswriters and coaches polls, while in 1991 Miami (AP) shared the national title with Washington (coaches).

The 12 institutions that take to the field this fall under the ACC banner have produced 586 first- or secondteam gridiron All-Americas and 73 first-team academic All-Americas.

ACC Football, though, has always been about more than just wins and losses and individual athletics honors. For the sixth straight year, ACC member institutions led all FBS conferences in the US News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, combining for an average of 50. The

ACC is the only FBS conference to place seven member institutions among the Top 44; the next highest conference placed four.

The Conference was No. 1 in the NCAA’s APR for the sixth consecutive year in 2012. In addition, the ACC is the only BCS AQ conference to have multiple football teams achieve a Graduation Success Rate of 90 or higher every year since 2005.

In 2011, six ACC schools were honored nationally (AFCA) for their graduation rates. ACC schools have led the nation in football graduation rates no fewer than 20 times and have been honored for their rates 101 times, far more than any other conference.

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Since becoming a 12-team league in 2005, the ACC has consistently made history in the NFL’s annual professional football draft. This year, the ACC had 15 of the first 100 players chosen in the NFL Draft, and had the first linebacker chosen.

In the 2009 NFL Draft, the ACC was the only league with four players chosen among the top nine selections in the draft. It marked the second time in four years the ACC had managed that trick, also claiming four of the top nine picks in 2005. During the 2006, 2007 and 2008 drafts, the Conference became the first college league to have two of the top four NFL Draft picks in each of three consecutive years.

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In 2008, the ACC also set an NFL Draft record having the first defensive player chosen for three straight years with NC State’s Mario Williams (2006), Clemson’s Gaines Adams (2007) and Virginia’s Chris Long (2008) claiming the honor.

The ACC’s run began with the 2006 Draft when the Conference set an NFL Draft record with 12 players chosen in the first round and 51 players chosen overall. The ACC is second among all conferences in the last six years in first-round draftees, having 40 chosen, and total number of draftees with 245.

(19) than any other league. The Big Ten is next with 13 followed by the SEC (8).

Heading into the 2012 football season, no league in America has sent more linebackers to the NFL, as no fewer than 45 former ACC standouts began the summer on NFL rosters leading both the Big Ten (44) and SEC (38) for that honor. This marked the fourth straight year the Conference had led or tied in numbers of linebackers on NFL rosters.

Last year, the ACC had three teams ranked in the Top 25 in final polls for the Associated Press and USA Today Football Coaches. Virginia Tech was ranked 21st by AP and 17th by USA Today, followed by Clemson (22nd in both polls) and Florida State (23rd in both polls).

Since 2006, the ACC has had more defensive ends or outside linebackers – the glamour positions of defense in the NFL – drafted in the first or second rounds

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The 12 current ACC schools have had 2,287 players selected in the annual professional football draft, including 232 first-round selections.

The ACC also has a storied bowl tradition, setting an NCAA record with 10 of its teams (.833) invited to post-season bowl games in 2008, breaking its own record for bowl participation (.778) set

originally in 2002.

Since 2005, the Conference is second among all leagues with 58 of its teams travelling to post-season bowl games.

Additionally, five of its teams— Florida State (6th, 25-14-2, .634), Boston College (11th, 13-9, .591), NC State (16th, 14-111, .558), Georgia Tech (17th, 22-18, .550) and Miami (20th, 19-17-0, .528) —rank among the Top 20 winningest bowl programs of all-time, with a fifth – Maryland (23rd, 11-11-1 .500) – tied for 23rd.

Three ACC schools are also among the top four nationally in current bowl game streaks including national leader Florida State (30 straight bowl games), Virginia Tech (3rd, 19) and Georgia Tech (tied for 4th, 15).

2011-12 IN REVIEW The 2011-12 academic year saw league teams capturing four more national team titles and seven individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 55 national team titles over the last 14 years and has won two or more NCAA titles in 29 of the past 31 years.

The ACC was one of only three conferences in America to place two of its teams in the final Top 10 rankings of the 2011-12 Learfield Director’s Cup Standings – symbolic of the nation’s top overall programs – as Florida State (5th), North Carolina (8th), Virginia (15th) and Duke (16th) all were ranked nationally in the Top 20.

This past year also marked the 11th consecutive year that the ACC has placed four or more teams in the Top 30.

A total of 126 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in 201112. League teams compiled a 118-73-5 (.614) mark against opponents in NCAA championship competition.

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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS The conference conducted championship competition in 25 sports during the 2011-12 academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women. The first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year.

The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse.

Fencing, which was started in 1971, was

ACC INSTITUTIONS LEAD THE WAY IN 2013 “BEST COLLEGES”

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he member institutions of the Atlantic Coast Conference again led the way among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences in the 2013 “Best Colleges” rankings released by US News & World Report. ACC member institutions combine for an average rank of 50, marking the sixth straight year that the ACC has led all FBS conferences.

“The Atlantic Coast Conference is proud to have a collection of schools that are highly regarded as leaders in academic excellence,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “The rankings showcase the long-standing commitment and dedicated leadership of our member institutions.”

The ACC is the only FBS conference to place seven member institutions among the Top 44; the next highest conference placed four. The ACC is also the only FBS conference with over half of its members in the Top 50 and is one of only two conferences with all its members in the Top 106.

Duke boasts the league’s highest ranking at 8th and is joined in the Top 30 by Virginia (24), Wake Forest (27) and North Carolina (30). Also in the Top 50 are Boston College (31), Georgia Tech (36) and Miami (44).

Beyond the top 50 is Maryland (58), followed by Clemson (68), Virginia Tech (72), Florida State (97) and NC State (106).

Future member institution Notre Dame is ranked 17th, while Pittsburgh and Syracuse both placed 58. Including these three schools, the ACC has 11 schools among the Top 58. The next highest FBS conference has six.

NOTABLES • The ACC has led FBS conferences in best average rank the last six years.

• Including future member institutions Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, the ACC has 11 schools among the Top 58.

• The ACC is one of only two BCS Conferences to have all schools ranked in the Top 106.

• The ACC is the only conference to have every school ranked in the Top 120 and have at least one school in the Top 10 every year since 2006.

• The ACC has had every school rank in the Top 112 every year since 2006.

• The ACC has had a school finish in the Top 10 every year since 2006 (one of only two FBS conferences that can make that claim).

• In the 2013 rankings, the ACC is the only conference with over half of its member institutions in the Top 50.

• The ACC placed seven schools in the Top 44, three more than any other FBS conference.

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officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The ACC expanded again on April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted.

The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964.

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The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University.

discontinued in 1981. Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet held in tennis at Wake Forest University.

Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing with volleyball deciding its champion by regular season play.

A HISTORY The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest drawing up the conference by-laws.

The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline.

Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously.

The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses.

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The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005.

The ACC added its 13th and 14th members on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse accepted invitations to join the conference.

The two schools will officially join the ACC on July 1, 2013.

More recently, the league introduced the University of Notre Dame on September 12, 2012. The Irish will compete as full members in all conference sports with the exception of football, which will play five games annually against conference opponents.

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o, you didn’t see athletes waving school flags after winning medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, but the impact of athletes from ACC schools was still felt in London, nonetheless.

In all, 100 former and current ACC athletes and coaches, hailing from all 12 schools (as well as 27 different countries), competed in the Olympics. They started piling up medals early – when Duke’s Abby Johnston (synchronized diving) and former NC State swimmer Cullen Jones (4x100 relay) each claimed silvers – and kept adding hardware throughout the next two weeks, not stopping until Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski led the U.S. men’s basketball team – which included former Wake great Chris Paul as its starting point guard – to the gold.

There were too many impressive performances to note in this space, so we’ll focus on a few that stood out.

Not surprisingly, the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s soccer team had a strong ACC influence, with UNC alums Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly joined by former Virginia star Becky Sauerbrunn on the top step of the podium.

To get to the final, the U.S. had to survive a major semifinal scare against Canada, which had another former Tar Heel – Robyn Gayle - aiding its cause. Gayle and her teammates rebounded from that loss to claim a bronze medal.

Meanwhile Duke was the story in synchronized diving. There was the aforementioned Johnston as well as Nick McCrory, who claimed a bronze in the men’s 10-meter event. Perhaps the two Blue Devils benefited from the fact that their Duke diving coach, Drew Johansen, also held the same position on the U.S. Olympic team.

ACCers also pulled their weight on numerous relays in the pool and on the track. In addition to his silver in the 4x100 freestyle, Jones added a gold medal in the 4x100 individual medley. Virginia’s Matt McLean was a member of the 4x200 freestyle U.S. relay that also claimed gold. Fellow Cavalier Lauren Perdue got the same result in the 4x200.

Former Yellow Jacket hurdler Angelo Taylor, a four-time Olympian, received the honor of captaining the U.S. men’s track team. Though Taylor fell short of winning a third individual gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles, he did bring home a silver in the 4x400 relay. Finally, former Miami sprinting star Lauren Williams helped the U.S. women race to gold in the 4x100 relay.

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he Atlantic Coast Conference continued its sportsmanship awareness campaign by recognizing Fall Sportsmanship Week from October 15-21. ACC Sportsmanship Weeks are a campaign to emphasize and promote sportsmanship as it relates to ACC teams, the conference and fans by designating one week during the fall, winter and spring seasons.

At all ACC home competitions during Fall Sportsmanship Week, every league team showcased its continued dedication to sportsmanship by participating in a pregame handshake. In addition to the teams’ efforts, the conference and member schools highlighted the initiative to its fans through releases, social media platforms and on official websites.

Over 60 intercollegiate athletic events took place during the 2012 ACC Fall Sportsmanship Awareness Week.

All fall sports (men’s soccer, women’s soccer, cross country, field hockey, volleyball, and football) were involved.

Established in 2010, the ACC Sportsmanship Weeks is a campaign to recognize and promote sportsmanship. During the 2012-13 academic year, three specific weeks have been tabbed as ACC Sportsmanship Weeks: October 15-21 (Fall), January 21-27 (Winter) and April 8-14 (Spring).

“The ACC is committed to upholding the values of sportsmanship,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “We are proud that all our member institutions continue to emphasize the importance of sportsmanship through this initiative.”

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THE SCHOOLS BOSTON COLLEGE — Charter

GEORGIA TECH — Charter mem-

member of the Big East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July, 2005.

ber of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC in April, 1978.

CLEMSON — Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; a charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953.

DUKE — Joined the Southern Conference in December, 1928; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

FLORIDA STATE — Charter member of the Dixie Conference in 1948; joined the Metro Conference in July, 1976; joined the ACC July, 1991.

NC STATE — Charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

VIRGINIA — Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; resigned from Southern Conference in December 1936; joined the ACC in December, 1953.

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MARYLAND — Charter member of

the Big East Football Conference in 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.

NORTH CAROLINA — Charter member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

ber of the Southern Conference in 1921; withdrew from the Southern Conference in June, 1965; became a charter member of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5, 1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.

WAKE FOREST — Joined the Southern Conference in February, 1936; charter member of the ACC in 1953.

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AWARD WINNERS Player Of The Year And Offensive Player Of The Year: Chris Barclay, Wake Forest Defensive Player Of The Year: D’qwell Jackson, Maryland Rookie Of The Year: James Davis, Clemson Coach Of The Year: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Tatum Award: Brendan Dewan, Duke David Castillo, Florida State Piccolo Award: Ryan Best, Virginia Jacobs Blocking Award: Eric Winston, Miami

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lorida State’s Willie Reid returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and Drew Weatherford threw for 225 yards and one touchdown as the Seminoles upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 27-22 in the inaugural ACC title game ... the victory marked the Seminoles’ 12th ACC title in 14 years … Reid, who finished with 210 all-purpose yards, was named the game’s most valuable player … sparked by Reid’s return to open the second half, FSU

scored 24 unanswered third-quarter points, snapping a 3-3 halftime tie … Marcus Vick led the Hokies to three touchdowns in the fourth quarter that cut the Seminole lead to 27-22.

MVP - WILLIE REID, FLORIDA STATE

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech Defensive Player of the Year: Gaines Adams, Clemson Rookie of the Year: Riley Skinner, Wake Forest Coach of the Year: Jim Grobe, Wake Forest Tatum Award: Josh Wilson, Maryland Piccolo Award: Glenn Sharpe, Miami Jacobs Blocking: Josh Beekman, Boston College

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ake Forest’s Sam Swank kicked three field goals, including the game winner with 2:55 left to play as the 16th-ranked Demon Deacons claimed their first ACC title since 1970 with a 9-6 victory over No. 23 Georgia Tech ... Swank, who made good on three of four field goal attempts and punted seven times for a 42.6 yards per kick average, was named the game’s most valuable player ... freshman QB Riley Skinner completed 14-of-25 passes for 201 yards including a 45-yard completion to Willie Idlette that set up

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Swank’s game-winning field goal ... Deacon LB Jon Abbate had a game-high 15 tackles and keyed a defense that limited the Yellow Jackets to a pair of field goals and 272 yards in total offense ... Tech WR Calvin Johnson finished with eight catches for 117 yards while Tashard Choice had his sixth-straight 100 yard effort, finishing with an even 100 yards on 21 carries.

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: Matt Ryan, Boston College Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Long, Virginia Rookie of the Year & Offensive Rookie of the Year: Josh Adams, Wake Forest Defensive Rookie of the Year: Deunta Williams, North Carolina Coach of the Year: Al Groh, Virginia Tatum Award: Tom Santi, Virginia Piccolo Award: Matt Robinson, Wake Forest Jacobs Blocking: Steve Justice, Wake Forest

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irginia Tech held the high-powered Boston College offense scoreless over the final 35 minutes of play, overcoming a nine-point first half deficit to claim their second ACC title since joining the league in 2004...Led by junior quarterback Sean Glennon, who was named the championship game MVP, the Hokies scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull out the 30-16 win...for the game, Glennon completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 174 yards and three touchdowns...Hokie receivers Josh Morgan, Eddie Royal and Josh Hyman combined

for nearly 150 yards and three touchdowns...the Hokie defense forced two turnovers, scoring one TD on an interception return, and the special teams unit blocked two kicks, including a PAT that was returned for two points...for BC, Matt Ryan passed for 305 yards and running back Andre Callender set a championship game record with 13 receptions in the losing effort.

MVP - SEAN GLENNON, VIRGINIA TECH

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Herzlich, Boston College Rookie of the Year & Offensive Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson, NC State Defensive Rookie of the Year: Sean Spence, Miami Coach of the Year: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Tatum Award: Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech Piccolo Award: Robert Quinn, North Carolina Jacobs Blocking: Eugene Monroe, Virginia

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irginia Tech came up with a solid defensive effort to defeat Atlantic Division rival Boston College 30-12 in the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium...the win marked the second straight ACC title and the third in four years for the Hokies, who defeated the Eagles 30-16 in the 2007 championship game...freshman Darren Evans added 114 yards rushing on 31 carries, including a 10-yard touchdown run,

and Dustin Keys set an ACC Championship Game record with a 50-yard field goal...Orion Martin capped the win for the Hokies (9-4) when he recovered a fumble and returned it 17 yards for a TD. Boston College (9-4) scored a second-quarter touchdown on Dominique Davis’ 16-yard pass to Rich Gunnell, who finished the game with seven catches for 114 yards.

MVP - TYROD TAYLOR, VIRGINIA TECH

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: C.J. Spiller, Clemson Defensive Player of the Year: Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech Rookie of the Year & Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech Defensive Rookie of the Year: Luke Kuechly, Boston College Coach of the Year: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Tatum Award: Riley Skinner, Wake Forest Piccolo Award: Toney Baker, NC State Jacobs Blocking: Rodney Hudson, Florida State

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n a night of big plays and shifting momentum, 12th-ranked Georgia Tech landed the final offensive punch to outlast 25th-ranked Clemson, 39-34. A crowd of 57,227 at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium and a national ESPN television audience saw the Yellow Jackets’ Jonathan Dwyer score what proved to be the winning touchdown on a 15-yard run with 1:20 to play...the rushing TD was the junior running back’s second of the night and allowed Tech (11-2) to answer after Clemson (8-5) had taken a 34-33 lead on Andre Ellington’s 1-yard run

with 6:11 remaining in the game...though the Tigers came up short in their bid to claim their first ACC title since 1991, senior RB C.J. Spiller took home game MVP honors. Spiller rushed for a career-high 233 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries. Spiller had scoring runs of 3, 41, 36 and 9 yards, and added a 54-yard run to set up Clemson’s fourth-quarter go-ahead TD.

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech Defensive Player of the Year: Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson Rookie of the Year & Offensive Rookie of the Year: Danny O’Brien, Maryland Defensive Rookie of the Year: Xavier Rhodes, Florida State Coach of the Year: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland Tatum Award: Christian Ponder, Florida State Piccolo Award: Mark Herzlich, Boston College & Nate Irving, NC State Jacobs Blocking: Rodney Hudson, Florida State

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Hokies won the crown in their inaugural season in the league (2004) and captured title games in 2007, 2008 and this season. Taylor completed 18-of-28 passes for 263 yards. His favorite target was WR Danny Coale, who hauled in six receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown.

Taylor broke the Virginia Tech single-season school record for touchdown passes, bettering he

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AWARD WINNERS Player of the Year & Offensive Player of the Year: David Wilson, Virginia Tech Defensive Player of the Year: Luke Kuechly, Boston College Rookie of the Year & Offensive Rookie of the Year: Sammy Watkins, Clemson Defensive Rookie of the Year: Merrill Noel, Wake Forest Coach of the Year: Mike London, Virginia Tatum Award: Danny Coale, Virginia Tech Piccolo Award: Giovani Bernard, North Carolina Jacobs Blocking: Rodney Hudson, Florida State

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efore an ACC Football Championship Game record crowd of 73,675 fans, Tajh Boyd threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as No. 21 Clemson defeated No. 5 Virginia Tech to win its first ACC title in 20 years. The Tigers (10-3) clinched their first Orange Bowl berth since 1981, the year they won their only national championship. The second half was all Clemson. Clemson scored three touchdowns on five plays in a span of 4:24 in the third quarter to break open a 10-10 tie at halftime. After Virginia Tech went three-and-out on its

first second half possession, Boyd capped a 10-play, 87-yard touchdown drive with his second touchdown pass of the game to tight end Dwayne Allen for a 17-10 lead. On Clemson’s next play from scrimmage, wide receiver Sammy Watkins got behind the defense and hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Boyd — his 31st of the season, extending his own school record.

Boyd completed 20 of 29 passes for 240 yards and was named the game’s most valuable player.

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THE RIGHT NOTES

Over the years, ACC fans have enjoyed award winning performances from some of the biggest names in music during the annual 48-hour celebration of ACC Football.

At the 2007 ACC Championship, award-winning Nashville recording star Phil Vassar wowed fans with an unforgettable show. Vassar continues to impress the country music world with his versatility as a singer, songwriter and performer with a resume that boasts six No. 1 hits for a list of artists such as Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw.

At the 2008 ACC Championship, Blake Shelton put on a performance that had fans dancing in the aisles.

Shelton has topped the Billboard Country charts with a list of hits that include “Austin,” “The Baby,” “Some Beach,” “Home” and “She Wouldn’t Be Gone.”

2009’s festivities were headlined by CMA Award winning artist James Otto. Otto was the voice behind ACC Football’s “Ain’t Gonna Stop” campaign throughout the 2009 regular-season and his performance continued the ACC Championship Game tradition of providing fans with live concerts. Otto also sang the National Anthem as part of the pre-game festivities.

The 2010 Championship Game was headlined by both Montgomery Gentry and 2010 ACC Football theme song “Loud” artist Bridgette Tatum. Montgomery Gentry has recorded six studio albums that yielded five #1 singles, nine more Top 10 singles and millions of albums sold. Bridgette Tatum also performed at the 2010 ACC Football FanFest presented by AT&T. In addition to the gameday FanFest concerts, contemporary jazz composer Eric Darius has performed some of his greatest hits on saxophone at both the 2008 and 2009 ACC Night of Legends as well as the National Anthem during the pregame ceremonies for the 2008 game. Darius is best known for his single “Goin’ All Out” which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart. In 2010, jazz singer Nicole Henry performed at both the ACC Night of Legends as well as the national anthem before kickoff.

2011’s festivities were headlined by nationally acclaimed country artist Dierks Bentley. Bentley’s single “Am I The Only One” soared to the No. 1 spot on the country charts. His set list included songs from his eight No. 1 hits and 12 Top 10 numbers, which earned him 10 GRAMMY nominations.

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2012 MUSICAL TALENT

LITTLE BIG TOWN

Acclaimed national recording group Little Big Town will headline the 2012 ACC FanFest presented by AT&T. The critically acclaimed platinum-selling group consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook first entered the music scene over 13 years ago with hits such as “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home” and “Good As Gone.” The quartet’s fifth studio album Tornado was released on September 11, 2012 and debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Chart selling over 112,000 albums first week. The album includes mega-hit “Pontoon” which was the bands first #1 single and has sold over a million digital downloads to date.

Also performing is former Clemson football player Lee Brice, whose gold certified current Top 10 hit “Hard To Love” is the second single off his sophomore effort on Curb Records by the same name. The album’s platinum certified lead single “A Woman Like You” also carries the South Carolina native’s endearing charm and earnest baritone vocals and set the pace earlier this year by scoring the number one position on the country radio charts. Brice’s previous studio album Love Like Crazy’s title track spawned Billboard’s most played country song of 2010. Billboard recognized Brice again this year as a songwriter for the most played country song of 2011, “Crazy Girl,” which also earned him a 2012 ACM Award for “Song Of The Year.”

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Performing the National Anthem prior to the game is Ana Maria Martinez, a Grammy Award winner whose dramatic range distinguishes her as one of today’s most sophisticated lyric sopranos. Her career spans the world’s opera houses, concert halls, recording studios and movie theaters, and she continues to engage her audiences both with her signature roles and with new and exciting debuts on stage. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School with Bachelor and Master of Music degrees and alumna of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.

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A PROUD PARTNERSHIP A moment he will never forget Clemson’s Rodriguez survived one of the bloodiest battles for U.S. forces in Afghanistan DANIEL RODRIGUEZ

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Daniel Rodriguez had never met the Airmen that came to his and the other wounded’s aid when more than 300 Taliban forces assaulted the American Combat Outpost Keating on October 3, 2009, near the town of Kamdesh in eastern Afghanistan.

Though it was a brief meeting, Rodriguez finally got to shake their hands during Clemson’s 38-17 victory over Virginia Tech back on October 20, 2012. Clemson, as part of Military Appreciation Day, recognized U.S. Air Force Captains Michal Polidor and Justin Kulish at the end of the third quarter, and Rodriguez came over from the sideline during the timeout between quarters and said, “Thank you,” to the two men who helped save his life, while also giving him the opportunity to live out his dream and a promise he made to a fallen friend.

“I didn’t know who they were. I heard they were coming, but it was great to meet them,” Rodriguez said afterwards.

It was an emotional moment for many of the 81,500 fans that were packed into Clemson Memorial Stadium on that October day. Clemson, known for its military heritage and its annual tribute to it, was part of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s conference-wide initiative to honor the nation’s military throughout the 2012 football season.

In addition to ACC Military Appreciation Days, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) will be the primary beneficiary of the annual ACC Cham-

pionship Chase 5K presented by Harris Teeter. In addition, WWP Wounded Warriors will be honored today at the 2012 ACC Football Championship Game.

“The ACC and its member institutions are dedicated to honoring the sacrifices the United States Military makes on our behalf every day,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “These continued initiatives are just one way for us to all collectively say thank you.”

The ACC’s salute to the Armed Forces extends into the football postseason as well with its relationship with the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman. The Military Bowl, held on Dec. 27 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., seeks to generate broad support for the USO and honor the U.S. military as its core mission.

During its ceremonies, Clemson University honored the military with a flyover after the national anthem, and at halftime saluted the military with a performance that called for the forming of a giant map of the United States, stretched from one end zone to the other, with the American Flag located in the middle.

But the day started with Rodriguez carrying the American Flag as he led the Tigers down the Hill and into Memorial Stadium.

“The crowd chanting ‘USA, USA!’ that meant a lot,” Rodriguez said. “I’m proud of being an American and being at Clemson and so are the 81,000 fans that were here. This school is so pro U.S. and so pro military. It is a great environment being down here.”

It is amazing Rodriguez is alive at all. The attack on his combat outpost was one of the bloodiest battles for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, resulting in the death of eight Americans soldiers and 22 wounded. It was also one of the driving forces as to why Rodriguez is a Clemson Tiger.

“His story is amazing,” Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney said. “Here is a kid, I guess I shouldn’t say kid because he is 24-years old, but here is a young man that has been through so much. He has seen things and lived through things none of us can even imagine.”

Keeping a promise he made to himself and his friend Kevin Thompson, one of the eight soldiers who gave his life in the battle of Kamdesh, Rodriguez is playing college football.

“When I got out of the military, I made a promise to him that I was going to play college football,” he said. “I did not want my life to amount to just military. I went in with the idea that it was just going to be a (stepping stone) for my

future.

“What I did not do out of high school was follow my heart and play football. I made that pact with my friend that I was going to play college football when I got out, and then he was killed during that battle.”

Though they had never met before October 20, 2012, Rodriguez’s and Capt. Polidor’s lives are forever linked.

Capt. Polidor spent eight hours flying over the battlefield that day in 2009 in an F-15, while dropping bombs on enemy targets and directing fire on more than 300 Taliban insurgents. His actions, coupled with the heroism of those on the ground, saved countless lives and demonstrated the teamwork that personifies the military.

Capt. Polidor was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions. Rodriguez, who was fighting for his combat outpost and his own life down below, was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his actions that day.

And now, as a veteran of war, Rodriguez is living his American Dream.

“It’s a great honor to represent veterans on the football field on Military Appreciation Day,” Rodriguez said. “I think it’s the greatest privilege I’m going to get to have as far as I’m concerned. It will be an honor. That solidifies us as former veterans. That’s why we do what we do. Our pride is holding up those colors – the red, white and blue.

“People in the stands that can relate to me as far as being combat vets, it makes me proud. I think that is going to be one of those moments that I’m going to cherish forever.”

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he Atlantic Coast Conference instituted a conferencewide initiative to honor our nation’s military throughout the 2012 ACC Football season at both the conference and institutional level. Each ACC institution selected one home contest to serve as its part of the effort.

The initiative varied from campus to campus, but all ACC Military Appreciation Days had several common elements.

Each school hosted and honored a member of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP serves to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service

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men and women, to help injured service members aid and assist each other and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. Each school also paid tribute to veterans during the course of the game and promoted the initiative through ACC Military Appreciation Day videoboard and ribbon board graphics provided by the conference office.

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ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS

FLORIDA STATE 2012 SEASON RESULTS 09.01.12 09.08.12 09.15.12 09.22.12 09.29.12 10.06.12

vs. Murray State vs. Savannah State vs. Wake Forest vs. Clemson at South Florida at NC State

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69-3 55-0 52-0 49-37 30-17 17-16

10.13.12 10.20.12 10.27.12 11.08.12 11.17.12 11.24.11

vs. Boston College at Miami vs. Duke at Virginia Tech at Maryland vs. Florida

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51-7 33-20 48-7 28-22 41-14 37-26

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ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS | FLORIDA STATE

2012 SEASON STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING

Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS

Rushing

Passing

Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE

Yards gained rushing

Yards lost rushing

Rushing Attempts

Average Per Rush

Average Per Game

TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE

Comp-Att-Int

Average Per Pass

Average Per Catch

Average Per Game

TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE

Total Plays

Average Per Play

Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions

SCORE BY QUARTERS Florida State Opponents

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OPP

498 41.5 277 124 141 12 2445 2737 292 439 5.6 203.8 34 3284 246-369-9 8.9 13.3 273.7 23 5729 808 7.1 477.4 28-716 35-505 8-97 25.6 14.4 12.1 21-14 75-674 41-1487 29:45 63/141 1/4

1st 2nd 131 144 33 41

181 15.1 167 61 91 15 1021 1383 362 385 2.7 85.1 9 972 201-396-8 5.0 9.8 64.3 12 2993 781 3.8 249.4 53-867 7-81 9-69 16.4 1.6 7.7 16-9 61-524 94-3893 28:15 51/187 11/19

3rd 130 37

4th 93 70

OT 0 0

Total 498 181

RUSHING

GP

ATT

GAIN

LOSS

NET

AVG

TD

LONG

AVG/G

CHRIS THOMPSON DEVONTA FREEMAN JAMES WILDER, JR. LONNIE PRYOR EJ MANUEL DEBRALE SMILEY KELVIN BENJAMIN CHAD ABRAM RASHAD GREENE CLINT TRICKETT JARED HAGGINS

8 11 12 12 12 6 12 11 12 7 11

91 84 89 41 87 29 2 4 3 1 1

722 598 529 242 421 157 33 20 12 3 0

35 27 15 4 186 5 0 0 0 0 9

687 571 514 238 235 152 33 20 12 3 -9

7.5 6.8 5.8 5.8 2.7 5.2 16.5 5.0 4.0 3.0 -9.0

5 7 9 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 0

80 47 42 44 28 21 17 8 10 3 0

85.9 51.9 42.8 19.8 19.6 25.3 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 -0.8

RUSHING

GP EFFIC COMP ATT

EJ MANUEL CLINT TRICKETT JACOB COKER

12 7 4

160.01 131.91 201.60

221 22 3

INT

PCT

YDS

TD

LG

AVG/G

9 0 0

67.4 64.7 60.0

2967 272 45

22 0 1

77 40 19

247.2 38.9 11.2

328 34 5

RECEIVING

GP

NO.

YDS

AVG.

TD

LG

AVG/G

RASHAD GREENE RODNEY SMITH KELVIN BENJAMIN KENNY SHAW GREG DENT CHRIS THOMPSON JAMES WILDER, JR. NICK O’LEARY LONNIE PRYOR JARED HAGGINS DEVONTA FREEMAN CHRISTIAN GREEN WILLIE HAULSTEAD KEVIN HAPLEA CHRISTO KOURTZIDIS DEBRALE SMILEY EJ MANUEL

12 12 12 12 12 8 12 11 12 11 11 12 10 12 6 6 12

43 34 28 27 24 21 19 17 8 7 7 3 3 3 1 1 0

614 471 479 471 313 248 136 212 75 107 43 33 31 15 13 12 1

14.3 13.9 17.1 17.4 13.0 11.8 7.2 12.5 9.4 15.3 6.1 11.0 10.3 5.0 13.0 12.0 1 0.0

5 3 4 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

71 61 64 77 41 32 17 28 17 42 16 21 15 11 13 12 0

51.2 39.2 39.9 39.2 26.1 31.0 11.3 19.3 6.2 9.7 3.9 2.8 3.1 1.2 2.2 2.0 0.9

SCORING

TD

DUSTIN HOPKINS JAMES WILDER, JR. RASHAD GREENE DEVONTA FREEMAN LONNIE PRYOR CHRIS THOMPSON KELVIN BENJAMIN NICK O’LEARY EJ MANUEL DEBRALE SMILEY KENNY SHAW RODNEY SMITH GREG DENT KEVIN HAPLEA TYLER HUNTER CHRISTIAN JONES

TOTAL OFFENSE

EJ MANUEL CHRIS THOMPSON DEVONTA FREEMAN JAMES WILDER, JR. CLINT TRICKETT 7 LONNIE PRYOR DEBRALE SMILEY JACOB COKER KELVIN BENJAMIN CHAD ABRAM RASHAD GREENE JARED HAGGINS

0 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1

G

12 8 11 12 3 12 6 4 12 11 12 11

FG

24-28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KICK

58-59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PLAYS 415 91 84 89 5 41 29 5 2 4 3 1

RUSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RUSH 235 687 571 514 3 238 152 0 33 20 12 -9

RCV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASS 2967 0 0 0 272 0 0 45 0 0 0 0

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAF

TOTAL 3202 687 571 514 275 238 152 45 33 20 12 -9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 130 66 48 42 36 30 24 20 18 18 18 18 12 6 6 6

AVG/G 266.8 85.9 51.9 42.8 39.3 19.8 25.3 11.2 2.8 1.8 1.0 -0.8

COACHING STAFF

JIMBO FISHER HEAD COACH

ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS | FLORIDA STATE

D.J. ELIOT

DAMEYUNE CRAIG ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

MARK STOOPS

ODELL HAGGINS

RICK TRICKETT

ASSISTANT COACH

LAWRENCE DAWSEY ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

2012 TEAM ROSTER

NO. 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 35 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42

NAME KELVIN BENJAMIN TYLER HUNTER JUSTIN BRIGHT EJ MANUEL BRANDON JENKINS CHRIS THOMPSON JAMEIS WINSTON DAN HICKS NICK WAISOME CHRISTIAN JONES MARIO PENDER DEVONTA FREEMAN TIMMY JERNIGAN CLINT TRICKETT KARLOS WILLIAMS MARVIN BRACY NICK MOODY SEAN MAGUIRE VINCE WILLIAMS JARRED HAGGINS REGGIE NORTHRUP RONALD DARBY JACOB COKER DREW ZLOCH GREG DENT MARIO EDWARDS, JR. UKEME ELIGWE DORSEY MOORE DUSTIN HOPKINS ROBERTO AGUAYO JOSH GEHRES LAMARCUS JOYNER CHRIS CASHER DEBRALE SMILEY RIDGE READ TELVIN SMITH JARED ARMSTRONG GERALD DEMPS LONNIE PRYOR TERRANCE SMITH P.J. WILLIAMS CHRIS BROWN XAVIER RHODES NIGEL TERRELL DILLON KIDD COLIN BLAKE RYAN DIMARCO TERRENCE BROOKS SEAN TIDMUS JAMES WILDER JR. KEVIN HAPLEA XAVIER PRYCE NICK O’LEARY PARKER CONLEY KORY BURNETT JERMAINE WASHINGTON KEELIN SMITH JONATHAN AKANBI CASON BEATTY JARED HAYES DONOVAN TODD DANNY ADAMS KENDALL FULLINGTON CHAD ABRAM OWEN HARRIS LAMARCUS BRUTUS

POS. WR DB DB QB DE RB QB TE DB LB RB RB DT QB DB WR LB QB LB WR LB DB QB K WR DE LB QB K K WR DB DE RB QB LB QB DB RB LB DB RB DB LB P DB FB DB LB RB TE DB TE P DB WR DB DB P DB DB LS DB FB DB DB

HT. 6-5 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-4 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-6 5-8 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-8 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0

WT. 242 190 197 238 260 187 220 259 170 232 190 209 298 180 230 172 237 204 247 190 220 189 230 175 195 282 231 205 190 212 201 195 248 228 190 212 180 197 229 214 190 210 217 223 222 194 223 197 230 226 247 189 238 210 205 192 187 197 229 170 195 195 170 240 170 193

EDDIE GRAN

ASSISTANT COACH

CLASS HOMETOWN1 R-FR BELLE GLADE, FLA. SO VALDOSTA, GA. R-JR DUNCAN, S.C. R-SR VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. SR TALLAHASSEE, FLA. SR GREENVILLE, FLA. FR HUEYTOWN, ALA. R-JR OXFORD, MISS. SO GROVELAND, FLA. JR WINTER PARK, FLA. FR CAPE CORAL, FLA. SO MIAMI, FLA. SO LAKE CITY, FLA. R-SO TALLAHASSEE, FLA. SO DAVENPORT, FLA. FR ORLANDO, FLA. R-SR WYNCOTE, PA. FR SPARTA, N.J. R-SR DAVENPORT, FLA. JR LAKELAND, FLA. FR JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FR OXON HILL, MD. R-FR MOBILE, ALA. R-SO FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. JR BELLE GLADE, FLA. FR GAUTIER, MISS. FR STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. FR ROCKLEDGE, FLA. SR HOUSTON, TEXAS FR MASCOTTE, FLA. R-JR TALLAHASSEE, FLA. JR FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA FR MOBILE, ALA. R-SR THOMASVILLE, GA. R-JR PANAMA CITY, FLA. JR VALDOSTA, GA. FR GAINESVILLE, FLA. R-JR VALDOSTA, GA. SR OKEECHOBEE, FLA. R-FR DECATUR, GA. FR OCALA, FLA. R-FR TAMPA, FLA. R-JR MIAMI, FLA. R-SO HELENA, ALA. R-FR DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. FR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS JR PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA..

JR DUNNELLON, FLA. SO WINTER GARDEN, FLA. SO TAMPA, FLA. JR ANNANDALE, N.J. R-JR MIAMI, FLA. SO PALM BEACH, FLA. SO NORCROSS, GA. R-JR JACKSONVILLE, FLA. R-FR JACKSONVILLE, FLA..

R-FR FORT PIERCE, FLA. R-SO ORLANDO, FLA. FR CHARLOTTE, N.C. FR ST. JOHNS, FLA. JR SANFORD, FLA. JR FORTLAUDERDALE,FLA. SO WESTON, FLA. JR LAKELAND, FLA. JR MIRAMAR, FLA. R-FR PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.

GREG HUDSON

JAMES COLEY

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

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NAME FRANK NICHOLAS ANTHONY PORTERFIELD WILL TYE DEREK WILLIAMS COLTON WOODALL WILL BURNHAM NATHAN SLATER JOE HARMON JONATHAN JOHNSON CORY COX GLENN HALL DIXON PHILLIPS DONALD CHENAULT BOBBY HART GIORGIO NEWBERRY BRYAN STORK STERLING LOVELADY TRE’ JACKSON JACOBBI MCDANIEL DERRICK MITCHELL TREY PETTIS PHILIP DOUMAR RYAN ALICEA AUSTIN WELLER HENRY ORELUS JACOB FAHRENKRUG MYLES DAVIS AUSTIN BARRON CHASE UNDERWOOD DAX DELLENBACH RUBEN CARTER KEITH WEEKS DANIEL GLAUSER ADAM HOLUP JOSUE MATIAS MENELIK WATSON DANIEL FOOSE JACOB SCHMIDT JONATHAN WALLACE CAMERON ERVING GARRETT FAIRCLOTH TREY SUMNER LARRY LEVY MIKE PULAWSKI RASHAD GREENE EDDIE GOLDMAN KENNY SHAW WILLIE HAULSTEAD CHRISTO KOURTZIDIS RODNEY SMITH JAMES RHODEN CHRIS REVELL DAVID TYRRELL JEREN KOWALEWSKI CHRISTIAN GREEN MOSES MCCRAY CORNELLIUS CARRADINE ANTHONY MCCLOUD EVERETT DAWKINS JUSTIN SHANKS BJOERN WERNER TOSHMON STEVENS DEMONTE MCALLISTER SHAYNE BROXSIE NILE LAWRENCE-STAMPLE

POS. LS TE TE P DB RB LB LB TE LB LB TE LB OL DE OL OL OL DT DT OL DS LB OL OL OL OL OL DS DS OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DE DL OL WR DT WR WR TE WR WR DS/H WR WR WR DT DE DT DT DT DE DE DT DE DT

HT. 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-5 5-11 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-7 6-6 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-1

WT. 188 238 256 192 190 185 225 210 268 221 196 244 200 316 273 312 291 327 286 317 342 214 205 240 331 322 310 295 240 235 294 280 305 280 326 320 290 240 290 310 290 215 275 270 170 320 170 227 246 219 165 198 194 160 205 318 265 310 300 318 255 245 285 275 314

CLASS JR JR R-SO SO R-JR FR FR JR SR SR R-SO FR SO SO R-FR R-JR SO SO SR R-FR R-FR R-JR FR FR R-JR SR FR SO R-FR SR R-FR FR SR SO SO JR SO FR R-JR R-SO R-JR SR R-SO FR SO FR JR R-JR FR SR FR JR SO FR R-SO R-SR SR R-SR R-SR FR JR R-SR R-JR SR R-FR

HOMETOWN1 TAMPA, FLA./PLANT PENSACOLA, FLA. MIDDLETOWN, CONN. PEACHTREE CITY, GA. FORTLAUDERDALE,FLA. LITHIA, FLA. TERRY, MISS. PENSACOLA, FLA. SANFORD, FLA. BLOUNTSTOWN, FLA. MIAMI, FLA. TAMPA, FLA. CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. FORT PIERCE, FLA. VERO BEACH, FLA. NAVARRE, FLA. JESUP, GA. GREENVILLE, FLA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. DELAND, FLA. JUPITER, FLA. WELLINGTON, FLA. ORLANDO, FLA. BELLE GLADE, FLA. ROBBINSDALE, MINN. GAINESVILLE, FLA. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. GAINESVILLE, FLA. FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. MIAMI, FLA. VALRICO, FLA. RHEINFELDEN, SWITZ. CAPE CORAL, FLA. UNION CITY, N.J. MANCHESTER, G.B PARAMUS, N.J. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. MOULTRIE, GA. BRUNSWICK, GA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. BRADENTON, FLA. ALBANY, GA. WASHINGTON, D.C ORLANDO, FLA. TITUSVILLE, FLA. ORANGE, CALIF. MIAMI, FLA. KATY, TEXAS TALLAHASSEE, FLA. CAPE CORAL, FLA. BRADENTON, FLA. TAMPA, FLA. TAMPA, FLA. CINCINNATI, OHIO THOMASVILLE, GA. SPARTANBURG, S.C. PRATTVILLE, ALA. BERLIN, GERMANY POMONA PARK, FLA. TAMPA, FLA. MONTICELLO, FLA. FORTLAUDERDALE,FLA.

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1 KELVIN BENJAMIN

1 TYLER HUNTER

3 JUSTIN BRIGHT

3 EJ MANUEL

4 BRANDON JENKINS

4 CHRIS THOMPSON

5 JAMEIS WINSTON

6 DAN HICKS

6 NICK WAISOME

7 CHRISTIAN JONES

7 MARIO PENDER

8 DEVONTA FREEMAN

8 TIMMY JERNIGAN

9 CLINT TRICKETT

9 KARLOS WILLIAMS

10 MARVIN BRACY

10 NICK MOODY

11 SEAN MAGUIRE

11 VINCE WILLIAMS

12 JARRED HAGGINS

13 RONALD DARBY

14 JACOB COKER

14 DREW ZLOCH

15 GREG DENT

15 MARIO EDWARDS, JR.

16 UKEME ELIGWE

16 DORSEY MOORE

18 DUSTIN HOPKINS 19 ROBERTO AGUAYO

21 DEBRALE SMILEY

22 RIDGE READ

22 TELVIN SMITH

23 GERALD DEMPS

24 LONNIE PRYOR

24 TERRANCE SMITH

27 XAVIER RHODES

28 NIGEL TERRELL

29 DILLON KIDD

29 REGGIE NORTHRUP

30 COLIN BLAKE

30 RYAN DIMARCO 31 TERRENCE BROOKS

32 SEAN TIDMUS

32 JAMES WILDER JR. 33 KEVIN HAPLEA

33 XAVIER PRYCE

35 NICK O’LEARY

35 PARKER CONLEY

36 KORY BURNETT 36 JERMAINE WASHINGTON

37 KEELIN SMITH

38 JONATHAN AKANBI

39 DONOVAN TODD 40 KENDALL FULLINGTON

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38 CASON BEATTY

41 CHAD ABRAM

19 JOSH GEHRES 20 LAMARCUS JOYNER 21 CHRIS CASHER

26 P.J. WILLIAMS

27 CHRIS BROWN

42 LAMARCUS BRUTUS 43 FRANK NICHOLAS 43 ANTHONY PORTERFIELD

ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS | FLORIDA STATE

44 WILL TYE

44 DEREK WILLIAMS

45 WILL BURNHAM

51 BOBBY HART

51 GIORGIO NEWBERRY

52 BRYAN STORK 53 STERLING LOVELADY 54 TRE’ JACKSON 55 JACOBBI MCDANIEL 56 DERRICK MITCHELL

57 PHILIP DOUMAR

58 RYAN ALICEA

58 AUSTIN WELLER

65 RUBEN CARTER

66 KEITH WEEKS

67 DANIEL GLAUSER

75 CAMERON ERVING 76 GARRETT FAIRCLOTH

83 CHRISTO KOURTZIDIS 84 RODNEY SMITH

76 TREY SUMNER

85 JAMES RHODEN

92 ANTHONY MCCLOUD 93 EVERETT DAWKINS 94 JUSTIN SHANKS

45 NATHAN SLATER

46 JOE HARMON 46 JONATHAN JOHNSON

59 HENRY ORELUS 60 JACOB FAHRENKRUG

68 ADAM HOLUP

70 JOSUE MATIAS

61 MYLES DAVIS

71 MENELIK WATSON

78 MIKE PULAWSKI 80 RASHAD GREENE 81 EDDIE GOLDMAN

86 CHRIS REVELL

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CORY COX

62 AUSTIN BARRON

49 DONALD CHENAULT

56 TREY PETTIS

64 DAX DELLENBACH

72 DANIEL FOOSE 74 JONATHAN WALLACE

81 KENNY SHAW

82 WILLIE HAULSTEAD

87 DAVID TYRRELL 89 CHRISTIAN GREEN 90 MOSES MCCRAY 91 CORNELLIUS CARRADINE

95 BJOERN WERNER 96 TOSHMON STEVENS 97 DEMONTE MCALLISTER 98 SHAYNE BROXSIE 99 NILE LAWRENCE-STAMPLE

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GEORGIA TECH 2012 SEASON RESULTS 09.03.12 09.08.12 09.15.12 09.22.12 09.29.12 10.06.12

at Virginia Tech vs. Presbyterian vs. Virginia vs. Miami vs. Middle Tennessee at Clemson

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20-17 (OT) 59-3 56-20 42-36 (OT) 49-28 47-31

10.20.12 10.27.12 11.03.12 11.10.12 11.17.12 11.24.12

vs. Boston College vs. BYU at Maryland at North Carolina vs. Duke at Georgia

W L W W W L

37-17 41-17 33-13 68-50 42-24 42-10

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2012 SEASON STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING

Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS

Rushing

Passing

Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE

Yards gained rushing

Yards lost rushing

Rushing Attempts

Average Per Rush

Average Per Game

TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE

Comp-Att-Int

Average Per Pass

Average Per Catch

Average Per Game

TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE

Total Plays

Average Per Play

Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions

SCORE BY QUARTERS Georgia Tech Opponents

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GEORGIA TECH

OPP

434 36.2 265 198 53 14 3880 4125 245 693 5.6 323.3 46 1625 92-168-5 9.7 17.7 135.4 10 5505 861 6.4 458.8 41-978 18-196 12-102 23.9 10.9 8.5 27-11 57-445 37-1445 32:55 79/167 19/32

1st 2nd 107 137 92 90

368 30.7 238 96 31 11 1727 1989 262 413 4.2 143.9 24 2976 239-390-12 7.6 12.5 248.0 22 4703 803 5.9 1.9 61-1467 16-60 5-125 24.0 3.8 25.0 15-7 59-486 47-1962 27:05 9/160 10/21

3rd 99 75

4th 91 102

OT 0 9

Total 434 368

RUSHING

GP

PASSING

GP

ORWIN SMITH ZACH LASKEY TEVIN WASHINGTON VAD LEE DAVID SIMS ROBERT GODHIGH TONY ZENON B.J. BOSTIC SYNJYN DAYS MATT CONNORS BRODERICK SNODDY DEON HILL CHARLES PERKINS JAMAL PAIGE JEFF GREENE RAY BENO JEREMY MOORE TEVIN WASHINGTON VAD LEE B.J. BOSTIC

ATT

11 12 12 10 10 12 12 11 12 10 11 12 2 3 12 12 9

GAIN

75 124 151 82 99 46 25 27 21 7 13 5 7 3 1 1 1

LOSS

709 624 710 533 429 386 196 188 152 51 51 42 23 16 6 5 4

EFFIC COMP ATT

12 10 11

155.48 148.50 0.00

NET

36 1 92 44 7 5 5 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

68 24 0

INT

114 50 2

AVG

673 623 618 489 422 381 191 173 142 51 50 42 23 16 6 5 4

PCT

3 2 0

TD

9.0 5.0 4.1 6.0 4.3 8.3 7.6 6.4 6.8 7.3 3.8 8.4 3.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0

59.6 48.0 0.0

5 1 18 9 4 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

YDS

1097 528 0

LONG

AVG/G

LG

AVG/G

77 56 60 79 19 37 39 17 41 32 19 14 6 10 6 5 4

TD 7 3 0

61.2 51.9 51.5 48.9 42.2 31.8 15.9 15.7 11.8 5.1 4.5 3.5 11.5 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.4

70 82 0

91.4 52.8 0.0

RECEIVING

GP

NO.

YDS

AVG.

TD

LG

AVG/G

JEFF GREENE ORWIN SMITH ROBERT GODHIGH JEREMY MOORE TONY ZENON ZACH LASKEY DARREN WALLER B.J. BOSTIC DEON HILL ANTHONY AUTRY CHRIS JACKSON BRODERICK SNODDY RAY BENO DAVID SIMS

12 11 12 9 12 12 12 11 12 8 8 11 12 10

18 17 15 8 7 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 1 1

284 271 227 149 195 122 103 93 20 117 19 11 9 5

15.8 15.9 15.1 18.6 27.9 20.3 17.2 23.2 5.0 39.0 19.0 11.0 9.0 5.0

2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

82 39 45 50 57 70 63 39 10 53 19 11 9 5

23.7 24.6 18.9 16.6 16.2 10.2 8.6 8.5 1.7 14.6 2.4 1.0 0.8 0.5

SCORING

TD

TEVIN WASHINGTON VAD LEE ROBERT GODHIGH DAVID SCULLY ORWIN SMITH CHRIS TANNER DAVID SIMS ZACH LASKEY MATT CONNORS JAMAL GOLDEN JEFF GREENE JUSTIN MOORE SYNJYN DAYS BRODERICK SNODDY ANTHONY AUTRY DEON HILL ISAIAH JOHNSON TONY ZENON

TOTAL OFFENSE

TEVIN WASHINGTON VAD LEE ORWIN SMITH ZACH LASKEY DAVID SIMS ROBERT GODHIGH TONY ZENON WB.J. BOSTIC SYNJYN DAYS MATT CONNORS RODERICK SNODDY DEON HILL CHARLES PERKINS JAMAL PAIGE JEFF GREENE RAY BENO JEREMY MOORE

18 9 8 0 5 0 4 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

G

12 10 11 12 10 12 12 11 12 10 11 12 2 3 12 12 9

FG

0 0 0 3-7 0 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0

KICK 0 0 0 37-39 0 15-15 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0

PLAYS 265 132 75 124 99 46 25 29 21 7 13 5 7 3 1 1 1

RUSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RUSH 618 489 673 623 422 381 191 173 142 51 50 42 23 16 6 5 4

RCV 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASS 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASS 1097 528 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAF

TOTAL 1715 1017 673 623 422 381 191 173 142 51 50 42 23 16 6 5 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 108 54 50 46 30 24 24 18 12 12 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6

AVG/G 142.9 101.7 61.2 51.9 42.2 31.8 15.9 15.7 11.8 5.1 4.5 3.5 11.5 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.4

COACHING STAFF

PAUL JOHNSON

COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS | GEORGIA TECH

AL “BUZZ” PRESTON

HEAD COACH

ANDY MCCOLLUM

ASSISTANT COACH

J.R. DORMAN

JOE SPEED

ASSISTANT COACH

BRIAN BOHANNON

ASSISTANT COACH

LAMAR OWEN

ASSISTANT COACH

CHARLES KELLY

ASSISTANT COACH

DAVID WALKOSKY

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

MIKE SEWAK

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

2012 TEAM ROSTER NO. 1 2 3 4 (D)4 5 6 7 8 (D)8 9 10 11 (D)11 12 (D)12 13 14 (D)14 15 16 17 (D)17 18 (D) 18 20 21 22 (D)22 23 24 25 (D)25 26 27 28 29 (D)29 30 31 (D)31 32 33 (D)33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 (D)44 45 46 47

NAME ISAIAH JOHNSON VAD LEE DENNIS ANDREWS JAMAL GOLDEN TIM BYERLY JUSTIN THOMAS ROD SWEETING B.J. BOSTIC LOUIS YOUNG ANDREW CHAU TONY ZENON SYNJYN DAYS BRANDON WATTS DARRYL DICKEY DEMOND SMITH HOLLAND FROST TEVIN WASHINGTON JEMEA THOMAS SCOTT SCHROER FRED HOLTON COREY DENNIS ORWIN SMITH CHRIS TANNER CHRIS MILTON STEPHEN MURPHEY DAVID SIMS CHARLES PERKINS BRODERICK SNODDY TYLER TEKNIPP DOMONIQUE NOBLE MARCUS ALLEN ROBERT GODHIGH ZACH ALLEN TRAVIN HENRY LYNN GRIFFIN D.J. WHITE CORAY CARLSON ISIAH WILLIS DANIEL DRUMMOND DEON HILL JOSHUA ROGERS JABARI HUNT-DAYS CHRIS JACKSON NICK CUTHBERT MATT CONNORS TYLER MARCORDES DENIS ONWUALU ZACH LASKEY SAM MCNEARNEY CHAZ CHEEKS RODERICK CHUNGONG MALCOLM MUNROE KYLE TRAVIS DAVID SCULLY AUSTIN MCCLELLAN JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU TREMAYNE MCNAIR TYLER STARGEL

POS. S QB AB DB QB QB CB AB CB K/P AB QB-RB LB QB DB QB QB DB AB S DB AB K/P DB K/P BB RB RB DB DB RB AB DB ATH S CB DB AB LB AB LB LB WR DB BB LB CB RB AB LB DE OLB LB K AB LB LB LB

HT. 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-7 5-9 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-8 6-1 5-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-3

WT. 208 213 190 188 212 169 187 170 196 165 173 215 238 207 185 195 205 195 185 208 203 205 175 183 190 222 215 190 166 200 205 188 171 210 197 184 180 182 245 207 202 252 207 202 205 235 170 208 165 232 246 220 240 202 168 240 230 237

CLASS JR. R-FR. FR. SO. R-FR. FR. SR. R-SO. JR. R-FR. R-SO. R-SO. R-JR. R-SO. R-FR. FR. R-SR. R-JR. JR. R-SO. SO. SR. R-SR. R-FR. FR. R-JR. R-SO. R-FR. FR. R-FR. FR. R-JR. FR. FR. FR. FR. R-SO. FR. R-JR. R-SO. R-SO. R-FR. R-SR. FR. R-SO. R-FR. R-FR. SO. R-SO. R-FR. FR. R-SR. SO. R-JR. FR. JR. SO. FR.

HOMETOWN TYRONE, GA. DURHAM, N.C. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. WETUMPKA, ALA. ALPHARETTA, GA. PRATTVILLE, ALA. OCUST GROVE, GA. LOUISVILLE, GA. WASHINGTON, D.C. GRIFFIN, GA. ALBANY, GA. MARIETTA, GA. TENNILLE, GA. LOCUST GROVE, GA. MONROE, GA. MARIETTA, GA. WETUMPKA, ALA. FITZGERALD, GA. DUNWOODY, GA. HOMASVILLE, GA. TROY, ALA. PHOENIX CITY, ALA. NORCROSS, GA. FOLKSTON, GA. MACON, GA. ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. CARROLLTON, GA. MCDONOUGH, GA. MOUNT ULLA, N.C. HILLIARD, FLA. ACWORTH, GA. ROSWELL, GA. ADEL, GA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. MCDONOUGH, GA. MARIETTA, GA. MARIETTA, GA. FLOWERYBRANCH,GA. PHENIX CITY, ALA. CANTON, GA. MARIETTA, GA. MCDONOUGH, GA. CHESTERLAND, ALPHARETTA, GA. NORMAL, ILL. ALPHARETTA, GA. PEACHTREE CITY, GA. ATLANTA, GA. GAINESVILLE, GA. SILVER SPRING, MD. MIAMI, FLA. CUMMING, GA. DAWSONVILLE, GA. WILDWOOD, FLA. WASHINGTON,, D.C JACKSONVILLE, N.C. ORANGE BEACH, ALA.

NO. 48 49 (D)49 50 (D)50 51 52 53 (D)53 54 55 56 57 (D)57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 (D)85 86 (D)86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

NAME NICK MENOCAL JAMAL PAIGE JERREDITH JILES JAY FINCH ANDREW LAYSON ANTHONY HARRELL WILL JACKSON BRYAN CHAMBERLAIN RUSTY SCOTT QUAYSHAWN NEALY SEAN TOBIN ANTHONY WILLIAMS CATLIN ALFORD BLAKE HEMBREE FREDDIE BURDEN BEAU HANKINS THOMAS O’REILLY ADRIAN GARDNER RYAN SPARLIN TYLER MORGAN RAY BENO COREY ALFORD MATT SERPICO BEN KEITH MICHAEL MUNS TYLER KIDNEY SHAQUILLE MASON J.C. LANIER MORGAN BAILEY KYLE STALLARD TIM SEAGER ERRIN JOE NICK MCRAE OMOREGIE UZZI TREY BRAUN CHASE ROBERTS ANTHONY AUTRY JEFF GREENE SEAN POOLE JEREMY MOORE MICHEAL SUMMERS RYAN RODWELL WILL SMITH JUSTIN MOORE AARON SOLENDER MARTY ALCALA DARREN WALLER JAMIE ALVAREZ T.J. BARNES PATRICK GAMBLE FRANCIS KALLON EMMANUEL DIEKE IZAAN CROSS CHRIS CRENSHAW ADAM GOTSIS SHAWN GREEN JIMMIE KITCHEN EUCLID CUMMINGS

POS. LB AB DB OL OLB LB OL OL LB LB SN/LB DE OL LB OL LB OL DE LB LS OL LB LB DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OG OL OL WR-S WR P WRA WR P WR K WR WR WR WR DT DE DE DE DE DE DL DL DE DE

HT. 6-3 5-9 5-8 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-4

WT. 238 185 190 285 215 235 290 295 215 232 218 264 291 205 292 228 310 260 238 212 292 223 228 269 263 265 305 310 295 270 298 305 302 307 292 274 173 210 160 183 190 221 180 165 201 213 228 200 345 262 289 270 300 256 300 280 270 275

CLASS SO. R-SR. R-FR. R-JR. FR. R-FR. R-JR. R-FR. R-FR. R-SO. SO. R-SO. R-SO. R-FR. FR. FR. R-FR. R-FR. R-SO. SR. R-JR. R-JR. R-FR. R-JR. FR. R-JR. SO. R-JR. R-SO. FR. R-FR. R-FR. R-SR. R-SR. R-FR. FR. FR. SO. R-JR. R-JR. FR. FR. FR. JR. FR. R-SO. SO. R-SO. R-SR. FR. FR. R-JR. SR. R-JR. FR. R-SO. R-FR. R-JR.

HOMETOWN MIAMI, FLA. ATLANTA, GA. ACKSON, MISS. 2 ACWORTH, GA. MACON, GA. TAMPA, FLA. KNOXVILLE, TENN. ALBANY, GA. LINCOLNTON, GA. LAKELAND, FLA. HOLMDEL, N.J. MCDONOUGH, GA. ADAIRSVILLE, GA. CANTON, GA. STATESBORO, GA. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. MARIETTA, GA. DAWSON, GA. KENNESAW, GA. FAYETTEVILLE, GA. NEWNAN, GA. CONYERS, GA. FAYETTEVILLE, GA. GAINESVILLE, FLA. SWAINSBORO, GA. ALPHARETTA, GA. COLUMBIA, TENN. STILLMORE, GA. LOGANVILLE, GA. ALPHARETTA, GA. BLACKSBURG, VA. LAKELAND, FLA. DUBLIN, GA. LITHONIA, GA. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. DULUTH, GA. NORCROSS, GA. PEACHTREE CITY, GA. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. AUSTIN, TEXAS STATESBORO, GA. DELAND, FLA. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA, GA. SAVANNAH, GA. ALPHARETTA, GA. ACWORTH, GA. FT. MYERS, FLA. ENTERPRISE, ALA. CARROLLTON, GA. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. RIVERDALE, GA. FLOWERYBRANCH,GA. LOUISVILLE, GA. ABBOTSFORD, AUS. GRAYSON, GA. LITHONIA, GA. ATLANTA,GA.

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COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS | GEORGIA TECH

1 ISAIAH JOHNSON

2 VAD LEE

3 DENNIS ANDREWS

4 JAMAL GOLDEN

4 TIM BYERLY

5 JUSTIN THOMAS

6 ROD SWEETING

7 B.J. BOSTIC

8 LOUIS YOUNG

8 ANDREW CHAU

9 TONY ZENON

10 SYNJYN DAYS

11 BRANDON WATTS

11 DARRYL DICKEY

12 DEMOND SMITH

12 HOLLAND FROST

15

16 COREY DENNIS

17 ORWIN SMITH

17 CHRIS TANNER

18 CHRIS MILTON

13 TEVIN WASHINGTON 14 JEMEA THOMAS

20 DAVID SIMS

26 TRAVIN HENRY

14 SCOTT SCHROER

21 CHARLES PERKINS 22 BRODERICK SNODDY 22 TYLER TEKNIPP 23 DOMONIQUE NOBLE 24 MARCUS ALLEN 25 ROBERT GODHIGH

27 LYNN GRIFFIN

32 JABARI HUNT-DAYS 33 CHRIS JACKSON

28 D.J. WHITE

33 NICK CUTHBERT

39 CHAZ CHEEKS 41 RODERICK CHUNGONG 42 MALCOLM MUNROE

47 TYLER STARGEL 46 theACC.com 47

FRED HOLTON

48 NICK MENOCAL

49 JAMAL PAIGE

29 CORAY CARLSON

29 ISIAH WILLIS 30 DANIEL DRUMMOND

34 MATT CONNORS 35 TYLER MARCORDES 36 DENIS ONWUALU

43 KYLE TRAVIS

49 JERREDITH JILES

25 ZACH ALLEN

31 DEON HILL

31 JOSHUA ROGERS

37 ZACH LASKEY

38 SAM MCNEARNEY

44 DAVID SCULLY 44 AUSTIN MCCLELLAN 45 JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU 46 TREMAYNE MCNAIR

50 JAY FINCH

50 ANDREW LAYSON 51 ANTHONY HARRELL

52 WILL JACKSON

COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS | GEORGIA TECH

53 BRYAN CHAMBERLAIN 53 RUSTY SCOTT 54 QUAYSHAWN NEALY

59 BEAU HANKINS

60 THOMAS O’REILLY 61 ADRIAN GARDNER

55 SEAN TOBIN

62 RYAN SPARLIN

56 ANTHONY WILLIAMS 57 CATLIN ALFORD

57 BLAKE HEMBREE

58 FREDDIE BURDEN

63 TYLER MORGAN

64 RAY BENO

65 COREY ALFORD

66 MATT SERPICO

71 J.C. LANIER

72 MORGAN BAILEY

73 KYLE STALLARD

74 TIM SEAGER

67 BEN KEITH

68 MICHAEL MUNS

69 TYLER KIDNEY 70 SHAQUILLE MASON

75 ERRIN JOE

76 NICK MCRAE

77 OMOREGIE UZZI

78 TREY BRAUN

79 CHASE ROBERTS

80 ANTHONY AUTRY

81 JEFF GREENE

82 SEAN POOLE

83 JEREMY MOORE 84 MICHEAL SUMMERS 85 RYAN RODWELL

85 WILL SMITH

86 JUSTIN MOORE

87 MARTY ALCALA

88 DARREN WALLER

89 JAMIE ALVAREZ

94 IZAAN CROSS

95 CHRIS CRENSHAW

96 ADAM GOTSIS

97 SHAWN GREEN

90 T.J. BARNES

91 PATRICK GAMBLE 92 FRANCIS KALLON 93 EMMANUEL DIEKE

98 JIMMIE KITCHEN 99 EUCLID CUMMINGS

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2012 ACC FOOTBALL SEASON

WEEK 1 08.31.12 Tennessee

09.01.12 North Carolina Maryland Virginia Miami Florida State Wake Forest Clemson Duke

09.03.12 Virginia Tech

GAME RESULTS AND PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

35

NC State

21

62 7 43 41 69 20 26 46

Elon William & Mary Richmond Boston College Murray State Liberty Auburn FIU

0 6 19 32 3 17 19 26

20

Georgia Tech

17( OT )

CONNER VERNON

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

49 theACC.com 48

Andre Ellington, Clemson, RB Conner Vernon, Duke, WR Dalton Freeman, Clemson, C Bjoern Werner, Florida State, DE Jack Tyler, Virginia Tech, LB A.J. Marshall, Wake Forest, CB Cody Journell, Virginia Tech, K Duke Johnson, Miami, RB

WEEK 2 09.08.12 Kansas State Maryland NC State Virginia Clemson Boston College Virginia Tech Wake Forest Florida State Georgia Tech Stanford

52 36 10 17 52 34 42 28 55 59 50

Miami Temple Connecticut Penn State Ball State Maine Austin Peay North Carolina Savannah State Presbyterian Duke

WEEK 3 13 27 7 16 27 3 7 27 0 3 13

09.15.12 Florida State Miami Pitt UConn Clemson Georgia Tech Louisville Northwestern NC State Duke

52 38 35 24 41 56 39 22 31 54

Wake Forest Bethune-Cookman Virginia Tech Maryland Furman Virginia North Carolina Boston College South Alabama NCCU

WEEK 4 0 10 17 21 7 20 34 13 7 17

09.22.12

TCU 27 Virginia Tech 37 West Virginia 31 Wake Forest 49 Miami 42 North Carolina 27 Duke 38 NC State 52 Florida State 49

Virginia 7 Bowling Green 0 Maryland 21 Army 37 Georgia Tech 36 (OT) East Carolina 6 Memphis 14 The Citadel 14 Clemson 37

PHILLIP DORSETT

STEVE GREER

NICK CLANCY

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Tanner Price, Wake Forest, QB Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest, WR Oday Aboushi, Virginia, OT Hasan Hazime, Wake Forest, DE Steve Greer, Virginia, LB Earl Wolff, NC State, S Spencer Benton, Clemson, K Perry Hills, Maryland, QB

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Chris Thompson, Florida State, RB Romar Morris, North Carolina, TB Will Jackson, Georgia Tech, OG-OT Cornellius Carradine, Florida State, DE Nick Clancy, Boston College, LB Ross Cockrell, Duke, CB Kyshoen Jarrett, Virginia Tech, PR Duke Johnson, Miami, RB

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACKE RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

EJ Manuel, Florida State, QB Phillip Dorsett, Miami, WR Menelik Watson, Florida State, OL Zach Thompson, Wake Forest, DE Eddie Johnson, Miami, LB Jabari Price, North Carolina, CB Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State, DB Stefon Diggs, Maryland, WR @theACCFootball

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WEEK 5 09.29.12

Miami Middle Tennessee Duke Cincinnati Clemson Louisiana Tech North Carolina Florida State

44 49 34 27 45 44 66 30

NC State Georgia Tech Wake Forest Virginia Tech Boston College Virginia Idaho USF

WEEK 6 37 28 27 24 31 38 0 17

10.06.12 Army North Carolina Duke Clemson Maryland Notre Dame NC State

34 48 42 47 19 41 17

Boston College Virginia Tech Virginia Georgia Tech Wake Forest Miami Florida State

WEEK 7 31 34 17 31 14 3 16

10.13.12

Virginia Tech North Carolina Maryland Florida State

41 18 27 51

Duke 20 Miami 14 Virginia 20 Boston College 7

SEAN TAPLEY

JAMES GAYLE

DUSTIN HOPKINS

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

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Stephen Morris, Miami, QB Alex Amidon, Boston College, WR Bryan Stork, Florida State, OL Cornellius Carradine, Florida State, DE Gionni Paul, Miami, LB Jordon Byas, Duke, S Dustin Hopkins, Florida State, K Eddie Johnson, Miami, LB

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Giovani Bernard, North Carolina, TE DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson, WR Tyler Shatley, Clemson, OG Thomas Teal, NC State, DT Demetrius Hartsfield, Maryland, LB Walt Canty, Duke, S Sean Tapley, North Carolina, WR Stefon Diggs, Maryland, WR

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

EJ Manuel, Florida State, QB Marcus Davis, Virginia Tech, WR Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina, G James Gayle, Virginia Tech, DE Darin Drakeford, Maryland, LB Tre Boston, North Carolina, S Stefon Diggs, Maryland, WR/KR J.C. Coleman, Virginia Tech, TB

WEEK 8 10.20.12 Clemson Wake Forest Georgia Tech NC State Duke Florida State

38 16 37 20 33 33

Virginia Tech Virginia Boston College Maryland North Carolina Miami

WEEK 9 17 10 17 18 30 20

BRYAN UNDERWOOD

10.25.12 Clemson

10.27.12 North Carolina Boston College BYU Florida State

42

43 20 41 48

Wake Forest

NC State Maryland Georgia Tech Duke

WEEK 10 13

35 17 17 7

11.01.12 Miami

11.03.12 Georgia Tech Virginia Wake Forest Clemson

30 Virginia Tech

12

33 33 28 56

13 6 14 20

Maryland NC State Boston College Duke

MICHAEL CAMPANARO

STEFON DIGGS

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Sean Renfree, Duke, QB Bryan Underwood, NC State, WR Perry Simmons, Duke, OT T.Y. McGill, NC State, DT Telvin Smith, Florida State, LB Jonathan Meeks, Clemson, S Niklas Sade, NC State, PK Jela Duncan, Duke, RB

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER CO-DEFENSIVE BACK CO-DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Tajh Boyd, Clemson, QB Sammy Watkins, Clemson, WR Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina, OG Joe Vellano, Maryland, DE Christian Jones, Florida State, OLB Ronald Darby, Florida State, CB C.J. Wilson, NC State, CB Giovani Bernard, North Carolina, RB/PR Stefon Diggs, Maryland, WR

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER CO-DEFENSIVE BACK CO-DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST

ROOKIE

Tajh Boyd, Clemson, QB Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest, WR Brandon Thomas, Clemson, OL Chris Brathwaite, Virginia, DT Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech, LB Maurice Canady, Virginia, CB Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest, CB Gabe Terry, Miami, LB Duke Johnson, Miami, RB

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WEEK 11

WEEK 12

WEEK 13

11.08.12

11.15.12

11.24.12

Florida State

11.10.12 Virginia Georgia Tech NC State Clemson Notre Dame

28

Virginia Tech

22

41 68 37 45 21

Miami 40 North Carolina 50 Wake Forest 6 Maryland 10 Boston College 6

North Carolina

11.17.12

Florida State Virginia Tech Miami Clemson Georgia Tech Notre Dame

37

Virginia

41 30 40 62 42 38

Maryland Boston College USF NC State Duke Wake Forest

13

14 23(OT) 9 48 24 0

Georgia Virginia Tech Miami NC State North Carolina Florida Vanderbilt South Carolina

42 17 52 27 45 37 55 27

Georgia Tech Virginia Duke Boston College Maryland Florida State Wake Forest Clemson

10 14 45 10 38 26 21 17

DALTON FREEMAN

JAMISON CROWDER

QUAYSHAWN NEALY

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CO-LINEBACKER CO-LINEBACKER CO-DEFENSIVE BACK CO-DEFENSIVE BACK SPECIALIST ROOKIE

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Michael Rocco, Virginia, QB Rashad Greene, Florida State, WR Camden Wentz, NC State, C Cornellius Carradine, Florida State, DE Quayshawn Nealy, Georgia Tech, LB Gionni Paul, Miami, LB Maurice Canady, Virginia, CB Dontae Johnson, NC State, CB Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech, DB/KR Duke Johnson, Miami, RB

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE BACK Tajh Boyd, Clemson, QB RECEIVER Tobais Palmer, NC State, WR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Dalton Freeman, Clemson, C CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Vic Beasley, Clemson, DE CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Sylvester Williams, North Carolina, DT LINEBACKER Nick Clancy, Boston College, LB DEFENSIVE BACK Tre Boston, North Carolina, S SPECIALIST Cody Journell, Virginia Tech, K ROOKIE Quinshad Davis, North Carolina, WR

OFFENSIVE BACK RECEIVER DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK CO-SPECIALIST CO-SPECIALIST ROOKIE

Sean Renfree, Duke, QB Jamison Crowder, Duke, WR Bjoern Werner, Florida State, DE Steve Greer, Virginia, ILB Xavier Brewer, Clemson, DB Stefon Diggs, Maryland, WR/KR Dustin Hopkins, Florida State, K Duke Johnson, Miami, RB

ATlAnTA THAnkS THE

FOR 20 GREAT GAMES TOGETHER!

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2012 RECAP

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS AND STATISTICS ATLANTIC DIVISION CONFERENCE CLEMSON 7-1 FLORIDA STATE 7-1 NC STATE 4-4 WAKE FOREST 3-5 MARYLAND 2-6 BOSTON COLLEGE 1-7

COASTAL DIVISION NORTH CAROLINA MIAMI GEORGIA TECH VIRGINIA TECH DUKE VIRGINIA

OVERALL 10-2 10-2 7-5 5-7 4-8 2-10

CONFERENCE 5-3 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-5 2-6

OVERALL 8-4 7-5 6-6 6-6 6-6 4-8

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE 1. Clemson 2. Florida State 3. North Carolina 4. Georgia Tech 5. Miami 6. Duke 7. NC State 8. Virginia Tech 9. Virginia 10. Maryland 11. Boston College 12. Wake Forest

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

TD 65 61 62 59 45 46 44 37 34 30 26 30

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Clemson 2. North Carolina 3. Florida State 4. Georgia Tech 5. Miami 6. NC State 7. Duke 8. Virginia 9. Virginia Tech 10. Boston College 11. Wake Forest 12. Maryland

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

RUSH 2385 2326 2445 3880 1737 1403 1428 1542 1893 1091 1206 1236

TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Wake Forest 2. Miami 2. North Carolina 4. Duke 5. Georgia Tech 5. Clemson 7. NC State 7. Virginia Tech 9. Boston College 10. Florida State 11. Maryland 12. Virginia

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

FUM 12 11 9 12 7 10 8 7 9 9 16 8

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XP 59 58 56 54 42 44 41 33 32 26 24 27

2XP 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

PASS 3835 3501 3284 1625 3545 3648 3331 3216 2809 3112 2410 2181 INT 11 11 16 11 12 12 16 12 10 8 4 4

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PLAYS 962 898 808 861 818 962 901 891 872 818 829 776

TOT 23 22 25 23 19 22 24 19 19 17 20 12

FG 17 24 17 8 19 18 12 18 11 11 18 5 YARDS 6220 5827 5729 5505 5282 5051 4759 4758 4702 4203 3616 3417

FUM 8 8 11 7 11 5 14 8 11 14 18 11

INT 7 7 7 10 5 14 14 15 13 9 12 15

SAF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 AVG/P 6.5 6.5 7.1 6.4 6.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.4 TOT 15 15 18 17 16 19 28 23 24 23 30 26

PTS 508 498 487 434 377 376 341 313 273 241 238 222

AVG 42.3 41.5 40.6 36.2 31.4 31.3 28.4 26.1 22.8 20.1 19.8 18.5

SCORING DEFENSE 1. Florida State 2. Virginia Tech 3. NC State 4. Clemson 5. North Carolina 6. Maryland 7. Virginia 8. Boston College 9. Miami 10. Georgia Tech 11. Wake Forest 12. Duke

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

TD 21 34 36 36 38 40 44 43 44 47 48 54

TD 63 57 57 56 42 41 42 33 35 25 28 28

YDS/G 518.3 485.6 477.4 458.8 440.2 420.9 396.6 396.5 391.8 350.2 301.3 284.8

TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Florida State 2. Maryland 3. Virginia Tech 4. Virginia 5. North Carolina 6. Georgia Tech 7. Clemson 8. NC State 9. Wake Forest 10. Boston College 11. Duke 12. Miami

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

RUSH 1021 1552 1676 1739 1712 1727 1928 1895 1993 2569 2398 2615

MAR 8 7 7 6 3 3 -4 -4 -5 -6 -10 -14

PER/G 0.67 0.58 0.58 0.5 0.25 0.25 -0.33 -0.33 -0.42 -0.5 -0.83 -1.17

KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Miami 2. Florida State 3. Virginia Tech 4. Maryland 5. Georgia Tech 6. NC State 7. North Carolina 8. Clemson 9. Virginia 10. Duke 11. Boston College 12. Wake Forest

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

XP 20 33 28 35 33 38 39 41 39 40 46 51 PASS 1972 2490 2459 2501 2963 2976 3004 3141 3201 2908 3147 3222 RET 45 28 42 40 41 45 49 33 55 51 49 39

2XP 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PLAYS 781 813 827 831 898 803 864 881 900 979 860 955

FG 11 16 13 16 15 16 14 19 19 12 16 15

YARDS 2993 4042 4135 4240 4675 4703 4932 5036 5194 5477 5545 5837

YDS 1235 716 1021 959 978 1052 1139 692 1152 919 859 644

SAF 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 AVG/P 3.8 5 5 5.1 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 6.4 6.1 TD 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 181 287 295 299 308 326 347 356 366 368 382 420 TD 21 37 30 40 35 46 36 35 44 41 50 44

AVG 15.1 23.9 24.6 24.9 25.7 27.2 28.9 29.7 30.5 30.7 31.8 35 YDS/G 249.4 336.8 344.6 353.3 389.6 391.9 411 419.7 432.8 456.4 462.1 486.4 AVG 27.4 25.6 24.3 24 23.9 23.4 23.2 21 20.9 18 17.5 16.5

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING 1. Giovani Bernard 2. Andre Ellington 3. Duke Johnson 4. Chris Thompson 5. Shadrach Thornton 6. Andre Williams 7. Orwin Smith 8. Kevin Parks 9. Josh Harris 10. Zach Laskey

TEAM NC CU UM FS ST BC GT VA WF GT

INTERCEPTIONS 1. David Amerson 1. Ross Cockrell 3. Tim Scott 3. Tre Boston 3.Rashard Hall 3. Antone Exum 7. Spenser Rositano 8. Justin Burris 8. Tyler Hunter 8. Brandan Bishop

TEAM ST DU NC NC CU VT BC ST FS ST

PASSING AVG/GAME 1. Mike Glennon 2. Tajh Boyd 3. Bryn Renner 4. Stephen Morris 5. Chase Rettig 6. Sean Renfree 7. EJ Manuel 8. Logan Thomas 9. Tanner Price 10. Michael Rocco PASS EFFICIENCY 1, Tajh Boyd 2. EJ Manuel 3. Bryn Renner 4. Stephen Morris 5. Sean Renfree 6. Mike Glennon 7. Michael Rocco 8. Logan Thomas 9. Phillip Sims 10. Chase Rettig

TEAM ST CU NC UM BC DU FS VT WF VA TEAM CU FS NC UM DU ST VA VT VA BC

CL SO SR FR SR FR JR SR SO JR SO

G 10 12 12 9 9 9 11 12 11 12

CL Jr Jr So Jr Sr Jr So Fr So Sr

CL SR JR JR JR JR SR SR JR JR JR CL JR SR JR JR SR SR JR JR SO JR

ATT 184 201 139 91 142 130 75 160 137 124 G 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12

G 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 G 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 12 12

YDS 1228 1031 947 687 655 584 673 734 608 623 INT 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

ATT 511 377 422 421 467 392 328 390 410 266 CMP 377 328 422 421 392 511 266 390 203 467

AVG 6.7 5.1 6.8 7.5 4.6 4.5 9 4.6 4.4 5

TD 12 8 10 5 3 4 5 5 5 1

LONG YDS/G 68 122.8 68 85.9 65 78.9 80 76.3 27 72.8 99 64.9 77 61.2 49 61.2 63 55.3 56 51.9

YDS 82 46 50 38 17 12 24 61 37 14

TD 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

LONG 55 32 34 36 17 12 13 36 37 14

CMP 295 251 276 245 253 260 221 205 228 161

INT 14 13 7 7 13 8 9 14 7 10

PCT 57.7 66.6 65.4 58.2 54.2 66.3 67.4 52.6 55.6 60.5

YDS 3648 3550 3356 3345 3065 2755 2967 2783 2300 1917

ATT 251 221 276 245 260 295 161 205 114 253

INT 13 9 7 7 8 14 10 14 4 13

PCT 66.6 67.4 65.4 58.2 66.3 57.7 60.5 52.6 56.2 54.2

INT/G 0.42 0.42 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.3 0.25 0.25 0.25 TD 30 34 28 21 17 18 22 17 12 13

YDS TD 3550 34 2967 22 3356 28 3345 21 2755 18 3648 30 1917 13 2783 17 1263 9 3065 17

AVG/G 304 295.8 279.7 278.8 255.4 250.5 247.2 231.9 191.7 174.3 EFF 168.5 160 150.8 138.1 136.4 131.6 129.7 119.7 119.1 115.8

TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Tajh Boyd 2. Mike Glennon 3. Stephen Morris 4. Bryn Renner 5. Logan Thomas 6. EJ Manuel 7 .Sean Renfree 8. Chase Rettig 9. Tanner Price 10. Michael Rocco

TEAM CU ST UM NC VT FS DU BC WF VA

CL JR SR JR JR JR SR SR JR JR JR

G 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 11

PUNT RETURN AVG 1. Giovani Bernard 2. Rashad Greene 3. Kyshoen Jarrett 4. Jamal Golden 5. Stefon Diggs 6. Rashard Smith 7. Phillip Dorsett 8. Adam Humphries 9. Khalek Shepherd

TEAM NC FS VT GT MD ST UM CU VA

RECEIVE YDS/GAME 1. DeAndre Hopkins 2. Alex Amidon 3. Jamison Crowder 4. Conner Vernon 5. Sammy Watkins 6. Stefon Diggs 7. Michael Campanaro 8. Marcus Davis 9. Phillip Dorsett 10. Quinshad Davis

TEAM CU BC DU DU CU MD WF VT UM NC

CL JR JR SO SR SO FR JR SR SO FR

G 12 12 12 12 9 11 10 12 12 12

REC. 69 78 70 75 57 54 79 47 58 61

SCORING 1. Giovani Bernard 2. Dustin Hopkins 3. Tevin Washington 4. Casey Barth 5. Chandler Catanzaro 6. Jake Wieclaw 7. Ross Martin 8. DeAndre Hopkins 9. Cody Journell 10. Nate Freese

TEAM NC FS GT NC CU UM DU CU VT BC

CL SO SR SR SR JR SR FR JR JR JR

G 10 12 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12

ALL PURPOSE 1. Giovani Bernard 2. Stefon Diggs 3. Duke Johnson 4. Tobais Palmer 5. Sammy Watkins 6. Andre Ellington 7. Orwin Smith 8. Spiffy Evans 9. Khalek Shepherd 10. Alex Amidon

TEAM NC MD UM ST CU CU GT BC VA BC

CL SO FR FR SR SO SR SR SO SO JR

G 10 11 12 12 9 12 11 11 12 12

CL SO SO SO SO FR JR SO SO SO

RUSH 492 -144 70 38 528 235 -56 -169 -26 78 G 10 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12

PASS 3550 3648 3345 3356 2783 2967 2755 3065 2300 1917

RET 16 20 18 15 22 33 15 16 23

PLAYS 534 564 472 483 557 415 428 521 487 301

TOTAL 4042 3504 3415 3394 3311 3202 2699 2896 2274 1995

YDS/G 336.8 292 284.6 282.8 275.9 266.8 245.4 241.3 189.5 181.4

YDS 263 307 250 192 221 311 85 89 89

TD 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

LONG 74 60 94 56 31 73 20 14 25

AVG 16.4 15.4 13.9 12.8 10 9.4 5.7 5.6 3.9

YDS 1214 1210 1025 955 708 848 763 891 842 776

TD 16 7 8 7 3 6 6 5 4 5

LONG 62 49 99 49 61 66 41 85 65 50

AVG/C YDS/G 17.6 101.2 15.5 100.8 14.6 85.4 12.7 79.6 12.4 78.7 15.7 77.1 9.7 76.3 19 74.2 14.5 70.2 12.7 64.7

TD 19 0 18 0 0 0 0 16 0 0

XPT 0 58 0 44 56 42 44 0 33 24

FG 0 24 0 15 16 19 18 0 18 18

2XP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 114 130 108 89 104 99 98 96 87 78

RUSH 1228 114 947 60 100 1031 673 -1 122 55

RCV 490 848 221 670 708 197 271 257 129 1210

PR 263 221 0 0 11 0 0 278 89 0

KR 0 713 892 957 257 153 267 631 929 0

YDS AVG/G 1981 198.1 1896 172.4 2060 171.7 1687 140.6 1076 119.6 1381 115.1 1211 110.1 1165 105.9 1269 105.8 1265 105.4

PTS/G 11.4 10.8 9 8.9 8.7 8.2 8.2 8 7.2 6.5

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ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

TAJH BOYD CLEMSON

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ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

BJOERN WERNER FLORIDA STATE

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ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

DUKE JOHNSON MIAMI

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ACC DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

RONALD DARBY FLORIDA STATE

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ACC COACH OF THE YEAR

DAVID CUTCLIFFE DUKE

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THE JIM TATUM AWARD

SEAN RENFREE DUKE

THE TATUM AWARD is given annually in memory of the late Jim Tatum to the top senior student-athlete, in athletic eligibility, among the league’s football players. Tatum, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year, coached in the fifties at both Maryland and North Carolina and believed strongly in the concept of the student-athlete.

PREVIOUS TATUM AWARD WINNERS 1990 Charlie Cobb, NC State 1991 Steve Ainsworth, Wake Forest 1992 Not Available 1993 Tom Burns, Virginia 1994 Ed Glenn, Clemson 1995 Russell Babb, North Carolina

1996 1997

1998 1999 2000 2001

Daryl Bush, Florida State Stephan Phelan, Virginia Jonathan Claiborne, Maryland Ebenezer Ekuban, North Carolina Noel LaMontagne, Virginia Louis Marchetti, North Carolina Kyle Young, Clemson

2002 2003 2004 2005

2006 2007

Jeremy Muyres, Georgia Tech Chris Douglas, Duke Nick Novak, Maryland Brendan Dewan, Duke David Castillo, Florida State Josh Wilson, Maryland Tom Santi, Virginia

2008 2009 2010 2011

Darryl Richard, Georgia Tech Riley Skinner, Wake Forest Christian Ponder, Florida State Danny Coale Virginia Tech

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THE PICCOLO AWARD

THE PICCOLO AWARD

SHAYON GREEN

CHRIS THOMPSON FLORIDA STATE

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THE PICCOLO AWARD has been given annually since 1972 in memory of the late Brian Piccolo to the “most courageous” football player in the ACC. Piccolo was the ACC Athlete of the Year in 1965 and played for the Chicago Bears before his career was cut short when he was stricken with cancer. His courageous fight against that disease was an inspiration to the Bears and the entire football community.

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

Paul Miller, QB, North Carolina Jim Webster, LB, North Carolina Mark Johnson, QB, Duke Al Neville, QB, Maryland David Visaggio, DG, Maryland Scott Gardner, QB, Virginia Jeff Green, DE, Duke Ralph Stringer, DB, NC State Rex Varn, DB, Clemson Not Available Jack Cain, DB, Clemson Aaron Stewart, DB, Duke

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1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Kenny Duckett, WR, Wake Forest John Piedmonte, OLB, Wake Forest J.D. Maarleveld, T, Maryland Danny Burmeister, DB, N Carolina Ray Williams, WR, Clemson No Recipient Jerry Mays, TB, Georgia Tech Michael Anderson, RB, Maryland Marc Mays, WR, Duke Scott Adell, T, NC State Dan Footman, DE, Florida State Randy Cuthbert, TB, Duke

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Scott Youmans, DL, Duke Chris Harrison, T, Virginia Warren Forney, DT, Clemson John Lewis, RB, Wake Forest Sam Cowart, LB, Florida State Anthony Poindexter, DB, Virginia Corey Simon, DT, Florida State Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State Ed Wilder, FB, Georgia Tech Matt Crawford, T, Maryland Anquan Boldin, WR, Florida State Kevin Bailey, OL, Virginia

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

2011

Frank Gore, RB, Miami Ryan Best, S, Virginia Glenn Sharpe, Miami Matt Robinson, DE, Wake Forest Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina Toney Baker, RB, NC State Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College Nate Irving, LB, NC State Giovani Bernhard LB, North Carolina

THE JACOBS BLOCKING AWARD

JONATHAN COOPER NORTH CAROLINA

THE JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player voted the most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league’s head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945.

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina Bill Wohrman, FB, South Carolina Bob Pellegrini, C, Maryland Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke Hal McElhaney, FB, Duke John Saunders, FB, South Carolina Doug Cline, FB, Clemson Dwight Bumgardner, T, Duke Art Gregory, T, Duke Jim LeCompte, G, North Carolina Art Gregory, T, Duke Chuck Walker,T, Duke Eddie Kesler, FB, North Carolina John McNabb, G, Duke Wayne Mass, T, Clemson

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

Harry Olszewski, G, Clemson Greg Shelly, T, Virginia Ralph Sonntag, T, Maryland Dan Ryczek, C, Virginia Geof Hamlin, FB, North Carolina Ron Rusnak, G, North Carolina Bill Yoest, G, NC State Ken Huff, G, North Carolina Billy Bryan, C, Duke Billy Bryan, C, Duke Joe Bostic, G, Clemson Jim Ritcher, C, NC State Jim Ritcher, C, NC State Ron Wooten, G, North Carolina Lee Nanney, T, Clemson

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Dave Pacella, T, Maryland James Farr, G, Clemson Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia Jim Dombrowski, T, Virginia Paul Kiser, G, Wake Forest John Phillips, G, Clemson Jeff Garnica, C, North Carolina Chris Port, T, Duke Ray Roberts, T, Virginia Ray Roberts, T, Virginia Ben Coleman, T, Wake Forest Mark Dixon, G, Virginia Clay Shiver, C, Florida State Clay Shiver, C, Florida State No Recipient

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Tra Thomas, T, Florida State Craig Page, C, Georgia Tech John St Clair, C, Virginia Tarlos Thomas, T, Florida State Brett Williams, T, Florida State Brett Williams, T, Florida State Elton Brown, G, Virginia Elton Brown, G,Virginia Eric Winston, T, Miami Josh Beekman, G-C, Boston College Steve Justice, C, Wake Forest Eugene Monroe, T, Virginia Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State Blake DeChristopher, G, Virginia Tech

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HONORABLE MENTION

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QB RB RB WR WR OT OT OT OG OG C TE K K SP

QB QB RB WR WR TE OT OT OT OT OT OT OG OG OG OG C C PK SP

Bryn Renner, North Carolina (15) Mike Glennon, NC State (10) Orwin Smith, Georgia Tech (13) Jamison Crowder, Duke (15) Sammy Watkins, Clemson (19) Jake McGee, Virginia (12) Emmett Cleary, Boston College (21) Seantrel Henderson, Miami (13) Will Jackson, Georgia Tech (14) Perry Simmons, Duke (11) Menelik Watson, Florida State (13) Brennan Williams, North Carolina (13) Travis Bond, North Carolina (14) Jon Feliciano, Miami (16) Dave Harding, Duke (14) Brandon Linder, Miami (21) Jay Finch, Georgia Tech (16) Camden Wentz, NC State (12) Ross Martin, Duke (11) Stefon Diggs, Maryland (33)

DE DE DE DE DT DT DT DT LB LB LB LB LB LB LB CB CB CB S S P P

Kenny Anunike, Duke (13) Darryl Cato-Bishop, NC State (12) A.J. Francis, Maryland (12) Malliciah Goodman, Clemson (16) Antoine Hopkins, Virginia Tech (10) Derrick Hopkins, Virginia Tech (15) Timmy Jernigan, Florida State (15) Anthony McCloud, Florida State (10) Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech (26) Denzel Perryman, Miami (12) Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College (14) LaRoy Reynolds, Virginia (10) Kenny Tate, Maryland (12) Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech (19) Vince Williams, Florida State (11) Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech (16) Demetrious Nicholson, Virginia (12) Tim Scott, North Carolina (10) Brandan Bishop, NC State (20) Tre Boston, North Carolina (29) Alexander Kinal, Wake Forest (12) Gerald Levano, Boston College (13)

OFFENSE

Tajh Boyd, Clemson (86) Giovani Bernard, North Carolina (91) Andre Ellington, Clemson (77) DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson (80) Alex Amidon, Boston College (53) Oday Aboushi, Virginia (53) Brandon Thomas, Clemson (51) Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina (79) Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech (64) Dalton Freeman, Clemson (78) Brandon Ford, Clemson (54) Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (79) Giovani Bernard, North Carolina (48)

OFFENSE

EJ Manuel, Florida State (25) Duke Johnson, Miami (47) Chris Thompson, Florida State (31) Conner Vernon, Duke (51) Michael Campanaro, Wake Forest (32) James Hurst, North Carolina (50) Cameron Erving, Florida State (21) Emmett Cleary, Boston College (21) Tre’ Jackson, Florida State (26) R.J. Matttes, NC State (24) Bryan Stork, Florida State (19) Eric Ebron, North Carolina (51) Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson (22) Casey Barth, North Carolina (22) Duke Johnson, Miami (44)

OFFENSE

DEFENSE JOE VELLANO

ALEX AMIDON

OMOREGIE UZZI

DEFENSE

DEFENSE

DE DE DT DT LB LB LB CB CB S S P

DE DE DT DT LB LB LB CB CB S S P

Bjoern Werner, Florida State (89) Cornellius Carradine, Florida State (77) Joe Vellano, Maryland (80) Sylvester Williams, North Carolina (63) Nick Clancy, Boston College (66) Kevin Reddick, North Carolina (65) Steve Greer, Virginia (58) Xavier Rhodes, Florida State (66) Ross Cockrell, Duke (50) Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State (59) Earl Wolff, NC State (46) Will Monday, Duke (73)

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James Gayle, Virginia Tech (30) Kareem Martin, North Carolina (22) Everett Dawkins, Florida State (34) Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest (24) Demetrius Hartsfield, Maryland (34) Christian Jones, Florida State (31) Jack Tyler, Virginia Tech (28) David Amerson, NC State (46) Antone Exum, Virginia Tech (44) Rashard Hall, Clemson (43) Walt Canty, Duke (31) Tommy Hibbard, North Carolina (40)

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TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE

PUNT RETURNS

PLAYS 83

YARDS 469 AVERAGE 8.12

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State (376 yards), 2005 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson (469 yards), 2009 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson (83 plays), 2009 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (51 for 414), 2009

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Georgia Tech vs. Clemson (333 yards), 2009 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson (65 attempts), 2009 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009

ATTEMPTS 52

COMPLETIONS 33

COMP. PERC. 71.8 YARDS 335 TD (TIE) 3

Boston College vs. Virginia Tech (33 completions, 305 yards), 2007 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State (26 completions, 335 yards), 2005 Boston College vs. Va. Tech (52 attempts, 305 yards), 2007 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (23 of 32), 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State (26 of 52), 2005 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, 2007 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson, 2011

PASSING

FIRST DOWNS TOTAL RUSHING PASSING

28 25 16

Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson, 2011 Boston College vs. Virginia Tech, 2007

PUNTING MOST PUNTS FEWEST PUNTS

YARDS AVERAGE

8 0 0 340 50.0

Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (340 yards), 2005 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 2009 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (8 punts), 2005 Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest (5 for 250), 2006

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98 32.7

Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (3 attempts), 2005 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (3 for 98), 2005

183 26.3

Florida State vs. Virginia Tech (7 attempts), 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College (3 for 79), 2008

KICKOFF RETURNS YARDS AVERAGE

RUSHING CARRIES YARDS TDS

YARDS AVERAGE

SCORING MOST POINTS MOST TDS MOST FGS

44 6 4

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2010 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009

DEFENSE LEAST POINTS ALLOWED 6 LEAST RUSH YARDS ALL. 41 LEAST PASS YARDS ALL. 84 LEAST TOTAL YARDS ALL. 234 MOST INTERCEPTIONS 2

MOST TURNOVERS FORCED 4 MOST PENALTIES 17 MOST PENALTY YARDS 143 TIME OF POSSESSION 37:17 ATTENDANCE 73, 675

Wake Forest vs. Georgia Tech, 2006 Florida State vs. Virginia Tech, 2005 Boston College vs. Virginia Tech, 2008 Boston College vs. Virginia Tech, 2008 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, 2007, 2008 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2010 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson, 2011 Virginia Tech vs Boston College, 2008 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State, 2005 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State (17), 2005 Georgia Tech vs. Clemson, 2009 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson, 2011

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE

PUNTING

PLAYS 69 YARDS 346 AVG/PLAY 7.4

TDR 4

Marcus Vick, VT (52 pass, 17 rush) vs. FSU, 2005 Marcus Vick, VT (335 pass, 11 rush) vs. FSU, 2005 Tyrod Taylor, VT (39 for 287) vs. FSU, 2010 (minimum 10 plays) Tyrod Taylor, VT (3 pass, 1 run) vs. FSU, 2010

PUNTS 8 YARDS 340 PUNT AVERAGE 50.0 (min. 5 punts) LONG PUNT 61

Darren Evans, VT (114 yards) vs. BC, 2008 C.J. Spiller, CL (20 rushes) vs. GT, 2009 C.J. Spiller, CL (20 for 233) vs. GT, 2009 (minimum 10 carries) C.J. Spiller, CL vs. GT, 2009

PUNT RETURNS

C.J. Spiller, CL vs. GT, 2009

KICKOFF RETURNS

RUSHING CARRIES 31 YARDS 233 AVERAGE 11.65

LONG RUN 54

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

301

PASSING ATTEMPTS 52

COMPLETIONS 33 CONSEC. COMPL. 8 COMPL. % 74.2 YARDS 335 TD PASSES (TIE) 3

INTERCEPTIONS 2

LONG PASS 70 PASS EFF. 178.54

Matt Ryan, BC (33 completions, 305 yards) vs. VT, 2007 Marcus Vick, VT (26 completions, 335 yards) vs. FSU, 2006 Matt Ryan, BC (52 attempts, 305 yards) vs. VT, 2007 Matt Ryan, BC (4th quarter) vs. VT, 2007 EJ Manuel, FSU (23 of 31) vs. VT, 2010 Marcus Vick, VT (26 of 52) vs. FSU, 2005 Sean Glennon, VT vs. BC, 2007 Tyrod Taylor, VT vs. FSU, 2010 Tajh Boyd, VT vs. CL, 2011 Matt Ryan, BC vs. VT, 2007 Reggie Ball, GT vs. WF, 2006 Dominique Davis, BC vs. VT, 2008 Kyle Parker, CL vs. GT, 2009 EJ Manuel, FSU vs. VT, 2010 Logan Thomas, VT vs. CL, 2011 Joshua Nesbitt to Demaryius Thomas, GT vs. CL, 2009 Tyrod Taylor, VT vs. FSU, 2010 (Min. 20 attempts)

RECEIVING REC. YARDS AVERAGE TDS

13 143 24.3 2

Andre Callender, BC (92 yards) vs. VT, 2007 Danny Coale, VT (6 catches) vs. FSU Willie Idelette, WF (3 receptions, 73 yards) vs. GT, 2006 Dwayne Allen, VT vs. CL, 2011

24 4 4 4 4 50 6 5 15

C.J. Spiller, CL (4 TDs), vs. GT, 2009 C.J. Spiller, CL vs. GT, 2009 Sam Swank, WF (3 made) vs. GT,2006 Scott Blair, GT (4 made) vs. CL, 2009 Scott Blair, GT (4 attempts) vs. CL, 2009 Dustin Keys, VT vs. BC, 2008 Chris Hazley, VT (5 made) vs. FSU, 2010 Chris Hazley, VT (6 attempted) vs. FSU, 2010 Scott Blair, GT (4 FGs, 3 PATs) vs. CL, 2009

SCORING POINTS TD FG ATTEMPTS

FGS MADE LONG FG PAT ATTEMPTS PAT MADE POINTS/KICKING

PR YARDS AVERAGE LONG

4 98 32.7 83

KICKOFF RETURNS 6

YARDS 135 AVERAGE 30.5 LONG 42

Chris Hall, FSU (340 yards) vs. VT, 2005 Chris Hall, FSU (8 punts) vs. VT, 2005 Durant Brooks, GT (5 punts, 250 yards) vs. WF, 2006 Durant Brooks, GT vs. WF, 2006; Danny Coale, VT vs. CL, 2011

Eddie Royal, VT (23 yards) vs. FSU, 2005 Willie Reid, FSU (3 returns) vs. VT, 2005 Willie Reid, FSU (3 ret., 98 yards) vs. VT, 2005 Willie Reid, FSU vs. VT, 2005

Orwin Smith, GT (117 yards) vs. CL, 2009; Tony Gregory VT vs. CL, 2011 Tony Gregory, VT vs. CL, 2011 Alphonso Smith, WF (2 returns, 61 yards) vs. GT, 2005 Lemarcus Joyner, FSU vs. VT, 2010

INTERCEPTIONS INTERCEPTIONS 1

YARDS RETURN 64 TD (TIE) 1

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Pat Watkins, FSU vs. VT (0 yds), 2005 Aaron Curry, WF vs. GT (30 yds), 2006 Riley Swanson, WF vs. GT (0 yds), 2006 Vince Hall, VT vs. BC(6 yards), 2007 Xavier Adibi, VT vs. BC (40 yds), 2007 Jamie Silva, BC vs. VT (0 yds), 2007 Stephan Virgil, VT vs. BC (36 yds), 2008 Brett Warren, VT vs. BC (3 yds), 2008 Paul Anderson, BC vs. VT (15 yds), 2008 Jerrard Tarrant, GT vs. CL (50 yds), 2009 Dominique Reese, GT vs. CL (0 yds), 2009 Davon Morgan, VT vs. FSU (24 yds), 2010 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, VT vs. FSU (24 yds),2010 Bashaud Breeland, VT vs. CL (64 yards), 2011 Jonathan Meeks, VT vs. CL (41 yards), 2011 Bashaud Breeland, VT vs. CL, 2011 Xavier Adibi, VT vs. BC (40 yards), 2007 Jeron Gouveia- Winslow, VT vs. FSU, 2010 Bashaud Breeland, VT vs. CL, 2011

FUMBLES LONG RETURN 51 RETURN/TD 1

Jamie Silva, BC vs. VT, 2007 Jamie Silva, BC vs. VT (51 yards), 2007 Orion Martin, VT vs . BC (17 yards), 2008

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HOME FIELDS OF THE ATLA BOSTON COLLEGE

ALUMNI

STADIUM

Built originally for $275,000, Alumni Stadium opened on September 26, 1957, with an original seating capacity of 26,000. The stadium accommodates 44,500 fans. Alumni Stadium is unique in that it connects with Conte Forum, home of the BC basketball and ice hockey teams.

DUKE

WALLACE WADE STADIUM Known as Duke Stadium when it opened on October 5, 1929, it was renamed Wallace Wade Stadium in 1967 for its legendary coach. The stadium is a part of college football lore — it’s the only facility outside of Pasadena, Calif., to host the Rose Bowl. The stadium’s current capacity is nearly 34,000.

GEORGIA TECH

BOBBY DODD STADIUM AT HISTORIC GRANT FIELD Built

in 1913 by members of the student body, it was named Grant Field after a gift from a member of the Board of Trustees. In April 1988, it was officially named Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in honor of the legendary coach. It is the oldest on-campus facility in Division I-A. In 2003, a $75 million expansion project at the stadium increased the seating capacity to 55,000. Tech has won more games in its current stadium than any team in college football.

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CLEMSON

MEMORIAL STADIUM Clemson’s Memorial Stadium opened in

1942 and is currently the 16th largest on-campus facility in the country. It was built originally for $125,000 with a seating capacity of 20,000. Known as one of the loudest stadiums in the world, more than 80,000 fans attending a 2005 Miami Hurricanes-Clemson matchup hit 126 decibels, louder than a jet engine at takeoff.

FLORIDA STATE

BOBBY BOWDEN FIELD AT DOAK S. CAMPBELL STADIUM Opened on October 7, 1950, the stadium is named for the former FSU president; the playing field is named for the legendary coach Bobby Bowden. Original capacity of the stadium was 15,000.

Fourteen expansions later, Campbell Stadium holds more than 83,000 fans.

MARYLAND

CAPITAL ONE FIELD AT BYRD STADIUM Capital One Field at

Byrd Stadium, nestled in the corner of the University of Maryland’s campus, has been home to the Terps for over half a century, but remains in state-of-theart form. In 2012, Maryland added a new Field Turf Revolution surface, which makes it the “coolest” synthetic turf field in the nation. The recently completed $50.8 million upgrade to Byrd began in 2007 and included the expansion of Tyser Tower. There were 64 suites added to the structure, as well as close to 500 mezzanine seats and a University suite for 200 guests. In addition, the expansion, which was completed prior to the 2009 season, included a state-of-the-art scoreboard and increased the stadium’s capacity to 51,802.

ANTIC COAST CONFERENCE MIAMI

SUN LIFE STADIUM Sun Life Stadium is home to not only the Miami

Hurricanes but also the Miami Dolphins. The stadium has been host to the 2009 BCS National Championship Game and the 2010 Super Bowl, and will continue to host the Discover Orange Bowl. Sun Life Stadium boasts one of the largest hi-definition video boards in professional sports and the world’s longest LED ribbon display. It was opened in 1987 and currently has a 72,424 seating capacity for Canes games.

NC STATE

CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM Jointly named for textile executives Harry and Nick Carter, along with Raleigh philanthropist A.E. Finley, the stadium opened for competition in 1966 on land donated by the state Department of Agriculture. Today, the stadium bears little resemblance to the original, as more than $100 million has been spent on upgrades to the complex in the past 10 years and it now boasts a capacity of 57,583.

VIRGINIA TECH

LANE STADIUM / WORSHAM FIELD Virginia

Tech’s Lane Stadium/ Worsham Field is named for university benefactors Edward H. Lane and Wes and Janet Worsham. The stadium opened in 1965, but was not fully finished until four years later. More than $85 million has been spent on improvements and expansions to Lane Stadium in the last 10 years.

NORTH CAROLINA

KENAN STADIUM Named for Carolina alumnus and benefactor

Frank H. Kenan, the circa 1927 Kenan Stadium is considered one of the most beautiful college football stadiums in the country. The original seating capacity of 24,000 has grown to 63,000 over the last 80 years.

The latest change is the addition of the Loudermilk Center for Excellence in the west end zone, a $70 million facility that houses the academic support center and premium seating options.

VIRGINIA

SCOTT STADIUM Built in 1931 with an original capacity of 25,000, The Carl Smith Center and David A. Harrison, III, Field at Scott Stadium is the oldest Division I football stadium in the state. Its name reflects the three major benefactors behind its construction. A donation in 1995 for grass to be reinstalled on the field allowed the team’s Cavalier mascot to once again ride into the stadium.

WAKE FOREST

BB&T FIELD Groves Stadium took a new name — BB&T Field —

in the fall of 2007, only months after the Demon Deacons became the smallest school to participate in the Bowl Championship Series.

BB&T Field opened in 1968 after a $1.5 million investment in its construction. Deacon Tower houses a new press box and luxury suites as well as an improved grandstand. A new high-def video board made its debut in 2011.

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MAKING MULTIMEDIA WAVES

C

onference realignment continues to shake up the col-

providing the league and its schools with important brand

lege sports world. Since last year’s ACC championship

extensions that aid their visibility.

game, the conference has added Notre Dame for all

New mobile applications, a new online network, a syndi-

sports but football, which will play five ACC teams annu-

cated TV package and improved use of archives in its ACC

ally, and the Fighting Irish will join

Vault have greatly expanded the con-

Pittsburgh and Syracuse as new

ference’s branding opportunities and

members in the coming years.

broadened its ability to reach fans all

While the swirling waters of re-

over the world.

alignment continue to shift the con-

ference landscape, the ACC’s future

tions has been the launch of the ACC

is as secure as it’s ever been. With

Digital Network on theACC.com,

member institutions up and down

which has its own programming, its

the Atlantic Coast, a re-negotiated

own studio based in Charlotte, and its

15-year media contract with part-

own talent.

ner ESPN, and a guaranteed spot in

the new college football playoff, the

vides a new platform within the digital

ACC is assured of maintaining its

space that will showcase more con-

place as one of the pre-eminent con-

tent, in more places, than we’ve ever

ferences in the country, both com-

experienced before,” Swofford said.

petitively and financially.

“The depth and reach of the network,

With the addition of its new

including the multitude of platforms,

members,

has our league well positioned as we

ACC

Commissioner

One of the most critical addi-

“The ACC Digital Network pro-

John Swofford was able to ne-

look toward the future.”

gotiate more revenue into the

conference’s

complement to what Swofford and the

media

contract,

The online strategy serves as a

guaranteeing the ACC the kind of solid financial foot-

ACC’s partners have created on TV and through its mobile

ing that will provide its members with a level of stability

apps for iPhone, iPad and Android users.

they need.

Through the ACC’s numerous media deals, both on TV

Under Swofford’s guidance, the ACC has taken giant

and digitally, Swofford has again positioned the conference

strides to ensure that the conference’s teams can be seen

as a leader in the media space, providing its institutions

by just about anyone, anywhere, and any time of the day,

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PROGRESSIVE

PLATFORMS

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Every ACC–controlled football game is guaranteed to be televised live using one of the featured platforms listed below.

The ACC Network

showcases the Atlantic Coast Conference’s tradition of excellence by delivering content with the highest degree of quality, innovation, authenticity and knowledge in the marketplace.

Through live broadcasts, historical archives, Championship events and in-depth news and analysis, the ACC Network is reaching ACC fans wherever they are, through a multitude of platforms.

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE

VIDEO VAULT

theACC.com delivers up-to-the minute access to news, scores, features and exclusive content.

A growing library of full game archives showcases the greatest Football and Men’s Basketball moments in ACC history.

DIGITAL NETWORK

MOBILE

The Digital Network delivers original and in-depth content through an expansive distribution network. Your source for news, highlights, analysis, live programming and game day coverage.

A robust mobile platform gives fans an opportunity to stay connected to ACC content while on the go including iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone.

EVENTS

SOCIAL

Access to the ACC’s 25 Championships, FanFest events and Legends programs provides fans with a live experience of college sports at its best.

Through social platforms, the ACC provides a forum for engagement and interaction.

*Select games will be available via the official ACC app or Watch ESPN app

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SCHOOLS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

BOSTON COLLEGE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sons of Boston’s Irish immigrants and was the first institution of higher education to be founded in the city of Boston.

Originally located on Harrison Avenue in the South End of Boston, the College outgrew its urban setting toward the end of its first 50 years.

A new location was selected in Chestnut Hill and ground for the new campus was broken on June 19, 1909.

During the 1940s, new purchases doubled the size of the main campus.

In 1974, Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1.5 miles away. With 15 buildings on 40 acres, it is now the site of the Law School and residence halls. In 2004, Boston College purchased 43 acres of land from the archdiocese of Boston; this now forms the Brighton campus.

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BRAD BATES

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

ROBERT TAGGART JR. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

FRANK SPAZIANI

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1863 | ENROLLMENT 14,500 | HOME CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. | HOME FIELD ALUMNI STADIUM | CAPACITY 44,500 | NICKNAME EAGLES @theACCFootball

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SCHOOLS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

CLEMSON

Clemson University is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina near the Georgia border, and the tiger paws painted on the roads make the return to I-85 easier. The school is built around Fort Hill, the plantation home of John C. Calhoun, Vice President to Andrew Jackson. His son-in-law, Thomas Clemson, left the land to be used as an agricultural school, and in 1893 Clemson opened its doors as a land grant school, thanks to the efforts of Ben Tillman.

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TAJH BOYD QUARTERBACK | JUNIOR

TERRY DON PHILLIPS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

JANIE HODGE

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

DABO SWINNEY

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1889 | ENROLLMENT 19,911 | HOME CLEMSON, SC | HOME FIELD MEMORIAL STADIUM | CAPACITY 81,500 | NICKNAME TIGERS @theACCFootball

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SCHOOLS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

COASTAL DIVISION

DUKE

Duke University was founded in 1924 by tobacco magnate James B. Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Originally the school was called Trinity College, a Methodist institution, started in 1859. In 1892, Trinity moved to west Durham where the east campus with its Georgian architecture now stands. Nearby are Sarah P. Duke gardens, and further west the Gothic spires of Duke chapel overlook the west campus.

RICHARD BRODHEAD PRESIDENT

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SEAN RENFREE QUARTERBACK | SENIOR

KEVIN WHITE

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

MARTHA PUTALLAZ

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

DAVID CUTCLIFFE

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1838 | ENROLLMENT 6,504 | HOME DURHAM, NC | HOME FIELD WALLACE WADE STADIUM | CAPACITY 33,941 | NICKNAME BLUE DEVILS @theACCFootball

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

FLORIDA STATE

Florida State University is one of 11 universities of the State University System of Florida. It was established as the Seminary West of the Suwannee by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1851, and first offered instruction at the post-secondary level in 1857.

Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in the state. In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized higher education in the state and designated the Tallahassee school as the Florida Female College.

In 1909, it was renamed Florida State College for Women. In 1947, the school returned to a co-educational status, and the name was changed to Florida State University.

ERIC J. BARRON PRESIDENT

3 E.J. MANUEL QUARTERBACK | SENIOR

RANDY SPETMAN ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

PAM PERREWE

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

JIMBO FISHER

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1851 | ENROLLMENT 40,838 | HOME TALLAHASSEE, FL | HOME FIELD BOBBY BOWDEN FIELD AT DOAK S. CAMPBELL STADIUM | CAPACITY 83,000 | NICKNAME SEMINOLES @theACCFootball 80 81 @theACCFootball

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SCHOOLS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

COASTAL DIVISION

GEORGIA TECH

Next to I-85 in downtown Atlanta stands the Georgia Institute of Technology, founded in 1885. Its first students came to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, the only one offered at the time. Tech’s strength is not only the red clay of Georgia, but a restored gold and white 1930 model A Ford Cabriolet, the official mascot. The old Ford was first used in 1961, but a Ramblin’ Wreck had been around for over three decades. The Ramblin’ Wreck fight song appeared almost as soon as the school opened, and it is not only American boys that grow up singing its rollicking tune, for Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev sang it when they met in Moscow in 1959.

G.P. BUD PETERSON PRESIDENT

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PAUL GRIFFIN

ACTING ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SUE ANN BIDSTRUP ALLEN FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

PAUL JOHNSON

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1885 | ENROLLMENT 19,393 | HOME ATLANTA, GA | HOME FIELD BOBBY DODD STADIUM AT HISTORIC GRANT FIELD | CAPACITY 55,000 | NICKNAME YELLOW JACKETS @theACCFootball

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

MARYLAND

The University of Maryland opened in 1856 as an agricultural school nine miles north of Washington, D.C., on land belonging to Charles Calvert, a descendant of Lord Baltimore, the state’s founding father. The school colors are the same as the state flag: black and gold for George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) and red and white for his mother, Alice Crossland. Maryland has been called the school that Curley Byrd built, for he was its quarterback, then football coach, athletic director, assistant to the president, vice-president, and finally its president. Byrd also designed the football stadium and the campus layout, and suggested the nickname Terrapin, a local turtle known for its bite, when students wanted to replace the nickname Old Liners with a new one for the school.

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KEVIN ANDERSON ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

NICHOLAS HADLEY

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

RANDY EDSALL

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1856 | ENROLLMENT 37,195 | HOME COLLEGE PARK, MD | HOME FIELD CAPITAL ONE FIELD AT BYRD STADIUM | CAPACITY 51,802 | NICKNAME TERRAPINS @theACCFootball

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COASTAL DIVISION

MIAMI

The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who felt an institution of higher learning was needed for the development of their young and growing community. Since the first class of 560 students enrolled in the fall of 1926, the University has expanded to more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every state and more than 114 nations from around the world. The school’s colors, representative of the Florida orange tree, were selected in 1926.

Orange symbolizes the fruit of the tree, green represents the leaves and white, the blossoms.

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INTERIM ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

MARVIN DAWKINS

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

AL GOLDEN

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1925 | ENROLLMENT 15,629 | HOME CORAL GABLES, FL | HOME FIELD SUN LIFE STADIUM | CAPACITY 74,916 | NICKNAME HURRICANES @theACCFootball

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COASTAL DIVISION

NORTH CAROLINA

The University of North Carolina, located in Chapel Hill, has been called “the perfect college town,” making its tree-lined streets and balmy atmosphere what a college should look and feel like. Its inception in 1795 makes it one of the oldest schools in the nation, and its nickname of Tar Heels stems from the tar pitch and turpentine that were the state’s principal industry. The nickname is as old as the school, for it was born during the Revolutionary War when tar was dumped into the streams to impede the advance of British forces.

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BUBBA CUNNINGHAM ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

LISSA BROOME

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

LARRY FEDORA

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1789 | ENROLLMENT 17,895 | HOME CHAPEL HILL, NC | HOME FIELD KENAN STADIUM | CAPACITY 63,000 | NICKNAME TAR HEELS @theACCFootball

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

NC STATE

More than a century after its establishment as a land-grant institution in 1887, North Carolina State University continues to follow the mission upon which it was founded — to provide teaching, research, and extension services to the people of North Carolina. NC State—formerly known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—has over 34,000 students and is the largest institution of high learning in the state.

The university and its alumni provide $7.3 billion in economic impact for North Carolina. The athletic programs were called the Aggies or Farmers until in 1922, a fan compared State’s football players to a ‘pack of wolves,’ the nickname stuck and now all 22 varsity teams are known as the Wolfpack.

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DEBORAH A. YOW ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SAM PARDUE

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

TOM O’BRIEN

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

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COASTAL DIVISION

VIRGINIA

The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and is one of three things on his tombstone for which he wanted to be remembered.

James Madison and James Monroe were on the board of governors in the early years. The Rotunda, a half-scale version of the Pantheon which faces the Lawn, is the focal point of “the Grounds,” as the campus is called.

Jefferson wanted his school to educate leaders in practical affairs and public service, not just to train teachers.

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CRAIG LITTLEPAGE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

CAROLYN CALLAHAN

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

MIKE LONDON

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1819 | ENROLLMENT 21,106 | HOME CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | HOME FIELD SCOTT STADIUM | CAPACITY 61,500 | NICKNAME CAVALIERS @theACCFootball

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VIRGINIA TECH

COASTAL DIVISION

Founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest number of degree offerings in Virginia, more than 125 campus buildings, a 2,600-acre main campus, off campus educational facilities in six regions, a study-abroad site in Switzerland, and a 1,700-acre agriculture research farm near the main campus. The campus proper is located in the Town of Blacksburg in Montgomery County and is 38 miles southwest of Roanoke, in the New River Valley. Through a combination of its three missions of teaching and learning, research and discovery, and outreach and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Total enrollment on and off campus is slightly over 31,000.

CHARLES STEGER PRESIDENT

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JIM WEAVER

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

LARRY KILLOUGH

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

FRANK BEAMER

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1872 | ENROLLMENT 31,000 | HOME BLACKSBURG, VA | HOME FIELD LANE STADIUM/WORSHAM FIELD | CAPACITY 65,632 | NICKNAME HOKIES @theACCFootball

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ATLANTIC DIVISION

WAKE FOREST

Wake Forest University was started on Calvin Jones’ plantation amid the stately pine forest of Wake County in 1834. The Baptist seminary is still there, but the school was moved to WinstonSalem in 1956 on a site donated

by Charles H. and Mary Reynolds Babcock. President Harry S. Truman attended the groundbreaking ceremonies that brought a picturesque campus of Georgian architecture and painted roofs. Wake’s colors have been black and gold since 1895, thanks to a badge designed by student John Heck, who died before he graduated.

NATHAN O. HATCH PRESIDENT

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GARRICK WILLIAMS CENTER | SENIOR

RON WELLMAN

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

JIM GROBE

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

FOUNDED 1834 | ENROLLMENT 4,657 | HOME WINSTON-SALEM, NC | HOME FIELD BB&T FIELD | CAPACITY 31,500 | NICKNAME DEMON DEACONS @theACCFootball

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Awards, furthering the Atlantic Coast Conference’s tradi-

“I took a public policy course on U.S. health care sys-

tion of classroom achievement.

tem,” Renfree said. “Then another. Before I knew it, I was

pretty deep into the major. Public policy includes so many

Renfree has helped qualify Duke for the program’s first

(branches). Economics, social interactions, politics.”

bowl since 1994. But public policy degree aside, don’t ex-

pect to see his name on a future election ballot.

Renfree thrived academically, graduating with a 3.4

GPA, and athletically, starting the past three seasons at

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A graduate student carrying a 3.81 GPA in humanities,

“I just thought it was interesting to study,” he said. “I

The ACC football championship game funds one of the

wouldn’t say I want to get into politics at all. … The more

conference’s most ambitious academic projects: the Inter-

I studied health care, domestic and international, the more

national Academic Collaborative.

interesting it was to me.”

The keys to Renfree’s academic success? Time manage-

Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame – participate, provid-

ment and ditching the iPod while studying. “I learned from

ing the group far more global outreach than any individual

some unfortunate experiences,” he said with a laugh.

institution could attain. Students study and serve abroad

and gather for symposiums on research and leadership.

Renfree is also among 10 ACC players named Academ-

All 12 members – soon to be 15 with the additions of

ic All-District last month by the College Sports Informa-

tion Directors of America (CoSIDA).

room, if only to keep pace with others. But it’s far different

than on the field.

The others are: Duke’s Perry Simmons, Dave Harding

and Ross Cockrell, Clemson’s Dalton Freeman and Javon

Renfree acknowledges some competition in the class-

“In academics,” he said, “everyone can win.”

Brown, North Carolina’s Pete Mangum, Florida State’s Dustin Hopkins, NC State’s McKay Frandsen and Virginia Tech’s Michael Cole.

Earlier this season, the NCAA released its annual Grad-

uation Success Rates, and paced by Boston College and Miami at 94 percent each, the ACC had two football programs at 90-plus for the eighth consecutive year. No other Bowl Championship Series automatic qualifying conference can make that claim.

Moreover, the ACC led the AQ leagues in graduation

success for football, baseball and men’s basketball.

DALTON FREEMAN, CLEMSON

MCKAY FRANDSEN, NC STATE

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Atlantic Coast Conference football has occupied the spotlight for the past three months, and Florida State and Georgia Tech will take center stage for the eighth annual ACC Championship Game

often with little acclaim or fanfare. Whether paying hospital visits, reading with elementary school children, holding bone marrow drives, reaching out to those in need abroad or lifting the spirits of an injured teammate, those associated with each of the ACC’s 12 But throughout the year, many of the same studentfootball programs consistently give of themselves and athletes who bring crowds to their feet and grab headdisplay a true sense of caring. lines throughout the fall remain stars off the field –

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BOSTON COLLEGE

The Eagles literally teamed up in a special way to JB Harvey, a five-yearold diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), by declaring him an honorary member of the football team. Boston College and the Harvey family’s foundation “JB’s Keys to DMD” joined with Team IMPACT, an organization that pairs children who have life-threatening illnesses with collegiate sports teams, and made JB’s dreams of participating in sports a reality. JB was invited onto the field and into the locker room during BC games this fall. In addition, the Eagles provided JB with his own locker, complete with a nameplate, and filled with Under Armour gear. He even has his own jersey – No. 12, with his last name emblazoned across the upper back. The day before the BC Eagles were set to play Maine on September 8, JB participated in walkthroughs, stretching and interacting with the other players. He joined the team captains at midfield for the coin toss prior to Boston College’s nationally televised home game against fourth-ranked Notre Dame on the eve-

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According to the Boston College Chronicle, “He calls the coaching staff his coaches, and the players his teammates, and even communicates with some via text message and Facebook. He is a member of the team in every sense of the word.” Two football student-athletes from each academic class have taken turns periodically meeting with JB for pizza or afternoon outings. Several players took him Trick-or-Treating for Halloween. The BC women’s hockey and men’s basketball teams also joined in rallying around JB.

CLEMSON

Tiger graduate safety Rashard Hall, along with classmate Dominique Jordan, started the Brian Askew Memorial Scholarship. Askew, who was a classmate of both Hall and Jordan, was tragically found dead in September of 2011. Hall and Jordan were touched by this tragedy and wanted to do something to honor Askew. “I interacted with him and had two classes with him, and Dominique knew him as well,” recalled Hall. “He lost his scholarship and no one really knew if that had been a part of his death or not. We both felt touched and wanted to give back and start a scholarship, so that stuff like that wouldn’t happen to other people.” Currently, the scholarship benefits diverse students who need extra funds in order to attend Clemson University. Hall has also participated in numerous internships during his time at Clemson, including one with Coca-Cola and another with the National College Players Association (NCPA) in an effort to help give student-athletes more rights within the boundaries of NCAA regulations. Hall has also given count-

DUKE

Offensive guard Dave Harding, along with nine fellow offensive linemen and strength and conditioning assistant coach Marcus Johnson, spent nearly two weeks in Ethiopia helping to construct freshwater wells for local communities. The group finished one halfway-completed well and began the drilling process for a second well, ensuring safe drinking water for hundreds of people nearby. Harding, whose grandparents were missionaries and whose father was born in Ethiopia and now works as an agricultural engineer while serving on the board of directors for Water is Life International, had previously made several service trips to Africa with his parents. With the support from head coach David Cutcliffe and others in the football program and greater Duke community, Harding laid down the plans to provide his teammates with a similar opportunity. Although the well drilling work was plenty labor intensive - even for a group of

less hours of community service during his collegiate career. For his success on and off the field, Hall was one of 30 semifinalists for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award. The award honors seniors who remain committed to their university and elect to pursue the many rewards that a senior season can bring. The award judges the student-athletes in four different categories – community, classroom, character, and competition. Hall has shown examples of each throughout his career.

major college football players - those on the trip said they were proud of the impact Duke Football left for the people they met in Ethiopia. “People travel 10 miles sometimes with jugs of water on their back,” said Blue Devil offensive tackle Takoby Cofield. “Giving them that well (means) knowing that it’s going to make their life a little bit easier and little bit less stressful, and knowing that kids over there have more of an opportunity to be healthy.” @theACCFootball 100 101 @theACCFootball

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FLORIDA STATE

The day after their season-opening win over Murray State on Sept. 1. Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel and placekicker Dustin Hopkins visited with Austin Fleetwood, a 17-year-old who had been diagnosed with tissue and bone cancer in April.

Austin had planned to attend the Seminoles’ game against Murray State, but he was tired and needed some rest. Manuel and Hopkins had learned of Austin’s fight through FSU’s director of football operations, Eric Korem, who accompanied them on their visit Sunday. They came bearing gifts: the Murray State game ball, Florida State jerseys and pens for autographs. “His smile on his face, I can’t forget it,” said Manuel. Austin died the

following day, less than 24 hours after visiting with his Seminole heroes. Manuel set up a Facebook page to encourage involvement with “Team Fleetwood,” which supported Austin in his fight against cancer and now seeks to aid his family. Manuel and Hopkins have also worn wristbands given to them by Team Fleetwood throughout the season. The bands carry a simple message: “Faith. Hope. Strength.” Manuel encouraged others to show Austin’s family support and keep them in their prayers.

“It would mean a lot to our team, and to Dustin and I,” Manuel said. “We just want to send our prayers out to him, Austin Fleetwood.”

GEORGIA TECH

Senior Yellow Jackets have taken turns wearing number 40 this season in honor of teammate Julian Burnett, whose career ended with a neck injury in last December’s Sun Bowl. The idea of such a tribute to the linebacker was conceived by Tevin Washington, the Yellow Jackets’ starting quarterback. “I feel like that’s just our way, as a senior class and also as the Georgia Tech football team, to acknowledge to him that we appreciate everything you did for us, wish you could be out there with us,” Washington told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Burnett led Tech in tackles in 2010 and 2011. He was named a team captain last season as a junior and was selected second-team All-ACC. In order to make Washington’s planned tribute work , Georgia Tech equipment manager Tom Conner ordered a number 40 in every size from medium through triple extra-large. Each week, he has simply pulled the appropriate size after it was determined which player would wear it.

MARYLAND

Head Coach Randy Edsall and members of the University of Maryland football team spent the first day of their bye week visiting pediatric patients at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Sept.

24. Edsall was joined by quarterback C.J. Brown, offensive lineman Justin Gilbert, tight end Matt Furstenburg, defensive back Jeremiah Johnson, wide receiver Tyrek Cheeseboro, offensive lineman Evan Mulrooney, running back Kwabena Ofori and long snapper Greg Parcher. “I was glad that we could get out and visit with these courageous children and the caregivers who support them each day,” Edsall said. “Hopefully we were able to give them a little distraction from what they are going through.”

Edsall and the players passed out Maryland football t-shirts, posters and flags while visiting with the children and their families. The trip was a homecoming of sorts for Cheeseboro, who

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was born at the hospital 21 years ago. “Once the coaches told me that we were visiting this hospital I was excited to come and visit with the kids,” Cheeseboro said. “Football has given me many opportunities and I am very lucky.

I hope our visit gives the kids hope and strength. It was great that we had the opportunity to share stories and visit with them.”

ACC FOOTBALL: MAKING A DIFFERENCE

MIAMI

Head coach Al Golden and his Hurricanes football team joined the Be the Match® Foundation to host the second annual UM Marrow Donor Drive April 11. For thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases, a marrow transplant is their best or only hope for a cure. Most do not have a matching donor within their families, so they depend on the Be the Match Registry to find someone who can give them a second chance at life. The partnership between the `Canes football team, more than 30 colleges and universities throughout the country and the Get in the Game, Save A Life program has helped to contribute to the recruitment of more than 5,000 potential bone marrow donors. This marked the second year that the Hurricanes had joined in partnership with the

Be the Match Foundation under Golden’s watch. Ryan McNamee, Miami’s Director of Player Development, spearheaded both bone marrow drives. McNamee previously served in a similar role at Temple, where his recruitment efforts resulted in a record number of new donors, and the Hurricanes are making strides toward similar success.

NORTH CAROLINA

Tar Heel student-athletes made their annual visit Oct. 5 to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals. Student-athletes ranging from football players to cross country runners have been volunteering to spend time with patients since 2007. It was then that North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, a partner with the Jaycee Burn Center and the university’s sports marketing department, proposed the visit to increase awareness for one of the nation’s best burn centers. As the Tar Heels met a handful of patients from different backgrounds, ages and conditions, they hoped to provide inspiration and motivation to patients who understand the dedication and commitment it takes to overcome challenges. “They know that they are here to be ambassadors. They know that the way that they present themselves has a huge impact,” said Dr. Bruce Cairns, Director of the Jaycee Burn Center and former student-athlete at Johns Hopkins. “Every time we have the student-athletes come they’re always interested in the patients and their families, what else they can do. It’s clear that they’re able to see the larger picture.” Presenting patients with t-shirts, posters and footballs, the players emit-

NC STATE

The NC State chapter of Uplifting Athletes held a “Lift for Life” event on July 18. The event showcased members of the Wolfpack football team undergoing workouts with the strength & conditioning staff.The Wolfpack’s Uplifting Athletes chapter was established in 2011 and has raised money to help fight leukemia. The Pack players chose that disease to honor and support offensive coordinator Dana Bible, who was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a rare cancer of the blood, in 2009. Since receiving months of treatment, Bible is in remission. The team hopes to build awareness and help with raising money for research. “We want to simulate, in some

ted a sense of pride that spread from room to room. Senior offensive lineman Jonathan Cooper noted how enjoyable it was to touch lives and see what the visit meant to the patients. Brennan Williams, another senior lineman, added, “We feel like it’s really important to be able to give back and make other people’s day.”

small way, the physical and mental battle that cancer patients face every day,” said fullback Tyler Purvis, secretary of the Pack chapter.

“Our hope is that by giving our fans a chance to see us facing physical challenges, we can raise awareness and money to help tackle this rare disease.” Quarterback Mike Glennon, who serves as vice president added, “It was inspiring to watch Coach Bible as he went through treatment. Although we knew he had to be in physical pain, he never showed it on the practice field and continued to lead us as he always had.” @theACCFootball

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Virginia’s football program has also maintained a high profile in annual bone marrow registration drives. The Cavaliers hosted the third annual bone marrow registry drive as part of the “Get in the Game, Save A Life” program last spring. In addition to recruitment efforts prior to the drive, members of the Virginia football team will help with registration during the event. During the inaugural drive in 2010, senior linebacker Trevor Grywatch proved to be an exact match and in October of 2010, he donated his marrow to a recipient. Last year an undergraduate student at the University proved to be a perfect match and went through the donation procedure. “This program means a lot to our football program,” said head coach Mike London. “Our players look forward to this each year and do a great job. They have learned the impact they can have in possibly saving someone’s life by volunteering a couple of hours and also registering for the donor database. I really en-

joy the opportunity to talk to the students who drop by and once they understand the process, most of them are eager to take a few minutes to register.” Members of Virginia’s football team have also taken time for weekly visits to Children’s Hospital, UVa’s Computers for Kids event, mentoring at elementary schools as part of the ACE program and visiting the nearby Morningside Retirement home.

For the fifth straight season, Virginia Tech football was an integral part of “Herma’s Readers,” the literacy foundation established by head coach Frank Beamer to promote reading by students in their formative years. “The research is there, and it’s clear” Beamer said.

“If we get students passionate about reading at a young age, it benefits everyone. Research shows that children who are actively reading by third grade are more likely to be on the right track to graduate.” Named for Beamer’s mother, a teacher for more than 25 years, Herma’s Readers has delivered over 21,000 new and used books collected at Virginia Tech football games to youngsters throughout the Commonwealth.” Currently, Coach Beamer’s program has also dispersed more than $80,000 for new book purchases for children. That is a total of more than 53,000 new and used books. The program, which targets elementary school children in kindergarten through third grade, also seeks to inspire students by sending inspirational speakers to selected schools throughout the region.

Current and former Virginia Tech athletes, coaches and dignitaries

visit schools throughout the state to promote reading and education. Participating student-athletes have included starting quarterback Logan Thomas, who visited Harding Elementary School in Blacksburg last winter. Thomas spent over two hours visiting each classroom, taking pictures, talking with students and reading books to kindergarten students.

VIRGINIA TECH

WAKE FOREST

On April 25, head coach Jim Grobe and members of the Wake Forest football team joined with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and other WFU fraternities and sororities to compete in a weight lifting and strength event to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive. The Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Drive was established by students in 1980 in memory of a great Wake Forest athlete and Chicago Bear football star who died of cancer at the age of 26.

The inaugural year of the drive brought in $3,500 and each successive year has seen increases in both community involvement and monies raised (over $1.4 million for 32 years). The monies raised are

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donated to the comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University. Ten teams comprised of two football players, two fraternity members and a sorority member competed against each other in a series of weight lifting and strength events. Student-athletes and Pi Kappa Alpha brothers raised money for the Piccolo Cancer Drive through individual and business sponsorships of the competition.

The Demon Deacons also hosted the fifth annual Boy Scout Day last spring at BB&T Field. The scouts participated in hands-on clinics that were hosted by student-athletes from the Wake Forest football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

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FORECASTING FOR THE FUTURE: BRIGHT FOR THE ACC will

stable moving forward are going to receive inquiries from

h av e a mu c h d i f f e re nt l o o k t h a n it d o e s n ow.

schools that are desirous of having that kind of stability.”

Two

years

from

now,

college

football

While a number of conferences decided to stay

Much different. The B CS will end in 2014 born.

pat, Swofford aggressively sought ways to improve

The playoff will consist of six host, or access, bowls.

the ACC. First were the additions of Pittsburgh

Those six bowls will rotate as sites for the national semifi-

and Syracuse. Both will join the league next season.

and

a

four-team

playoff

will

be

nals. Three of the six bowls – Or-

“With the addition of these two

ange, Rose and Sugar – are con-

schools, the ACC will cover vir-

tracted with various conferences.

tually the entire eastern seaboard

After the top four ranked teams

of the United States,” Swofford

advance to the national semifinals,

said. “Academically the Univer-

the highest ranked teams from the

sity of Pittsburgh and Syracuse

Pac-12 and Big Ten will meet in

University are both considered

the Rose Bowl; the highest ranked

exceptional institutions of higher

teams from the SEC and Big 12

learning. In terms of athletics,

will meet in the Sugar Bowl; and

both have outstanding programs

the ACC Champion will meet the

with great tradition and success,

highest available ranked team from

including

the SEC, Big Ten or Notre Dame.

ships in football, men’s basket-

When the new playoff format starts

ball, lacrosse and cross country.”

in 2014, the ACC will be in great

That move increased the ACC’s

position as one of the five confer-

membership to 14, but then on

ences with a contracted bowl spot.

Sept. 12 Swofford and the ACC

sent

Even with the uncertainty

national

shockwaves

champion-

throughout

surrounding a number of con-

college athletics with the addi-

ferences, the ACC is on sol-

tion of Notre Dame. The Fight-

id ground, largely because of

ing Irish announced they would

the forward thinking of Commissioner John Swofford.

join the ACC as a full member in all sports but football.

“I can say that in all my years of college athletics ad-

It hasn’t been determined when the Irish will

ministration, I’ve never seen this level of uncertainty and

join

potential fluidity among schools and conferences,” Swof-

ford said. “Schools are looking for stability, and when

program, the Irish’s deal with the ACC will include five

that stability doesn’t exist for whatever reason, as long as

annual games against ACC opponents starting in 2014.

that’s going on, I think the conferences that appear to be

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the

ACC,

but

within

the

next

two

years.

While Notre Dame kept its independence as a football

“I think (our) schools are very excited about the oppor-

FORECASTING FOR THE FUTURE: BRIGHT FOR THE ACC tunity to play Notre Dame at least once every three-year

tractive bowl lineup with the ACC teams,” Swofford said.

period, once we get started with the rotation,” Swofford

“At every turn with where we ended up, it’s a win-win.”

said. “I think also when you consider the BCS going for-

Like Swofford Notre Dame athletic director Jack

ward and how strength of sched-

Swarbrick said the Irish’s move

ule is going to be evaluated and

to the ACC is a win-win for both.

monitored,

arrangement

“We believe that our inclusion

is good for our teams as well,

will help the ACC get better bowls,”

and I think it will be good for

Swarbrick said. “It already has a

Notre Dame because that will be

great bowl package, but we think

more of a factor in a team’s abil-

it can enhance it even more.

ity to get into the semifinals.”

“For us, being part of that gives us

Since 1999, current ACC

an assurance we can’t find in the

members Miami and Florida

bowl world as it is structured now

State have each won a national

without some partner, some con-

championship. Only one con-

ference partner, to help you do it.

ference has won more nation-

I can only promise the bowl that

al titles in the past 13 years.

I’ll be there when I’m available;

Another show of the ACC’s

it’s hard to build a bowl around

strength is since 1998, the ACC’s

that. And so any solution we came

current membership has had 57

to had to solve that problem.

teams finish ranked in the fi-

“And at the end of the day, you

nal Top 25 BCS standings. Only

know, we feel very good. We have

two leagues have had more.

finished in the top four, we know

The ACC also recently se-

where we are going to be. If we fin-

cured its future, by signing

ish slightly below that, we are go-

a lucrative 15-year media

ing to have an opportunity in the

rights

ESPN.

Orange Bowl or one of the other

The ACC, whose 58 bowl ap-

BCS host bowls and below that,

pearances since 2005 are the sec-

we are going to be in the ACC

this

deal

with

ond-most of any conference, will even have an even better

package. That’s what we needed. We needed a soup to nuts

bowl situation with Notre Dame part of the ACC’s bowl lineup.

solution for post season and we have achieved it.”

“Notre Dame’s involvement in our bowl picture prob-

ably enhances our bowl lineup and at the same time then that gives Notre Dame the opportunity to participate in at@theACCFootball

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BOB HYLAND

BOSTON COLLEGE GEORGIA TECH

DUKE

BENNIE CUNNINGHAM CLEMSON

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STEPHEN BOYD KEN SWILLING

MIKE MCGEE

BOSTON COLLEGE

SAM COWART

FLORIDA STATE

STEPHEN BOYD CHET HANULAK

BOSTON COLLEGE MARYLAND

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he 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Legends class, a group of 12 former standouts from current ACC schools, is led by two members of the College Football Hall of Fame in former Miami defensive end Ted Hendricks and former Duke guard and coach Mike McGee. This year’s class also includes former ACC Players of the Year Frank Quayle of Virginia and Torry Holt of NC State. The group features three former ACC Football Players of the Year, six consensus first-team All-Americas, seven first-team All-Americas, and 10 players who combined for 84 years in the National Football League. Eleven of the Legends were drafted into the NFL, including eight first- or second-round draft choices. A total of six of the 12 honorees were members of the ACC’s 50th Anniversary team which selected the league’s Top 50 players of its first 50 years in 2003.

Two of the honorees, McGee (1960) and Quayle (1969), were also named the winner of the ACC’s McKevlin Award, which is presented annually to the Conference’s top overall male athlete. In all, the collection of players combined for three national collegiate championships, six ACC Championships, 10 NFL Super Bowl appearances and nine NFL Super Bowl titles. Steve Phillips, ACC Associate Director of Communications

TED HENDRICKS

STEPHEN BOYD PIERSON PRIOLEAU

TORRY HOLT

MIAMI

BOSTON COLLEGE VIRGINIA TECH

NC STATE

DRE’ BLY

NORTH CAROLINA

FRANK QUAYLE VIRGINIA

STEPHEN BOYD ED STETZ

BOSTON COLLEGE WAKE FOREST

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE What took you to Boston College from White Plains?

I was recruited by quite a few different schools. My senior year, BC had a very good club. They went 8-2, and back in those days they had the ECAC standings. BC was one of the top schools in the East. It was only about two or three hours from my home, and it had a very good academic reputation. When I made my visit, I really liked the type of students that were there. I was very impressed with the coaching staff and the campus and everything about it. I pretty much knew right away that was where I wanted to go.

You had a huge win over a nationally ranked Syracuse team in your very first varsity game in 1964 …

It was one of the highlights of my career there. I remember it like it was yesterday: September 19, 1964. It was a fabulous game for us. In most polls, Syracuse was number one in the country at that time. They had a lot of All-Americans; Floyd Little was the halfback, Jim Nance was the fullback, a guy by the name of Walley Mahle was the quarterback. They just had a terrific team.

They came into our little stadium. I think it only held 28 or 30,000 people at the time. We played way over our heads and got a little of bit of luck and beat them 21-14. That Syracuse team wound up playing in the Sugar Bowl at the end of the year, so it was really quite a win for Boston College.

BOB

It sounds like that game must have had a pretty exciting finish.

It was a 14-14 tie with about a minute left. Jim Miller was our coach at the time and ran a couple of dive plays. It looked like we were going to be settling for the tie. I know I was starting to hear some boos from the stands. But Miller had something on his mind, and on either second or third down we faked the dive play. Our quarterback, Larry Marzetti, faded back and threw a 55-yard pass for a touchdown to Bill Cronin with about 20 seconds left in the game. The stadium went absolutely crazy. We had very short fences then, and the field was completely covered with our fans. It took them about 25 or 30 minutes to get everyone off the field so we could kick the extra point.

Any other memories or games stand out from your time there?

I remember going down to Tennessee, and we played them very tough. I think we had twice the offensive yardage that they did, but they beat us 16-14. As we were moving into field goal range, we got a couple of mysterious penalties. The guys from Tennessee, they were telling us how, “You old boys took a hosin’.” We really got some bad calls. But in a way it was kind of satisfying for me because I played against a really good football player that day by the name of Steve DeLong. Steve was the Outland Trophy winner that year, and I thought I did quite well against him. That let me know right there that perhaps there was a place for me in college football.

When you look at how things have evolved, is it kind of unreal to see Boston College as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference?

I’ve always followed the big-time schools and big-time conferences. I am kind of a sports junkie – I own a sports bar and restaurant we call The Sports Page Pub, and the reason for that is the first thing I do every morning is reach for that old sports page. I love sports and I I’ve always followed college football very closely. That includes, of course, the ACC. But I never would have guessed that BC would eventually be part of it.

Do you think it has been a good fit?

Yes, and I think the vast majority of BC grads I know are very happy about the move to the ACC.

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BOB HYLAND (BOSTON COLLEGE, 1964-66) lettered three consecutive years for Boston College under head coach Jim Miller at center and offensive guard. He helped lead the Eagles to a three-year 16-13 record and earned an invitation to the East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco. Selected in the first round and as the ninth-overall pick of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and their legendary coach Vince Lombardi, he became the first Eagle offensive lineman to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft. He played 11 years in the National Football League, the first three seasons with Green Bay, and saw action in Super Bowl II. He then played one year for the Chicago Bears (1970), five with the New York Giants (1971-75), returned to Green Bay for one year (1976) before finishing his career with the New England Patriots (1977). He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Hall of Fame in 1988. He currently resides in his hometown of White Plains, N.Y.

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To be drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1967 – the NFL champions at the time – was that as exciting as it seems like it must have been?

It was very exciting and it was unexpected. I knew I was going to be a pretty high draft choice, but I had gotten a lot more attention from the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, and at an early date started to show quite a bit of interest in me.

So on draft day you must have been really surprised?

Draft day was quite a bit different in those days. Now they go to Radio City and all of that business. I had a 9 o’clock class and went back to my room because I heard the draft was going to be at about 10 o’clock. At about 10:20 I was drafted. I picked up the phone and said hello to Coach (Vince) Lombardi and told him I looked forward to meeting him. And after that, I picked up my books and went on to my next class. It was a different world. What they’ve built the whole thing into these days is quite different from what we could have surmised back in the ‘60s.

What was it like to play for Coach Lombardi?

I loved every minute of it. I had been a big fan of Coach Lombardi right from the start.

Being raised in the New York area, I was a big Giants fan. We had the unusual circumstances of having a great offensive coordinator in Lombardi and a great defensive coordinator in (Tom) Landry. I remember when the Packers selected Coach Lombardi to be their new head coach and general manager, we were all taken aback by it. But obviously, he went out there and had full reign. He did everything, from making the personnel decisions to changing the uniform colors.

He really put his imprint on the Packers. He went there in 1959, got them to their first NFL championship game in 1960 and seven years later made me his No. 1 draft choice.

It was exhilarating, but at the same time it was intimidating because you understood how much this guy wanted from you. But when you’re a young kid, you’re willing to give him everything you have. That’s what I did, so I got along with him quite well. I was able to start a number of games my rookie season, which he didn’t do very often, and I felt like I earned my Super Bowl ring that year.

Did you continue to follow BC during your pro days and beyond?

Oh yes, definitely. (Doug) Flutie is one of my favorite players ever, and I’ve always kept tabs on them and followed what they were doing. I’ve always loved watching their offensive lines. I don’t know how many people refer to BC as “O-Line U,” but my friends and I do because we’ve had so many offensive linemen in the NFL.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Being an Upstate South Carolina guy, were you always a Clemson fan growing up?

Yes, pretty much so, I have to say. I grew up in Seneca, which is about eight miles from Clemson. This is home, and I am originally from Laurens, South Carolina, which again is very close.

So as a lifelong Tiger, did you jump right on the offer to attend school and play football there when it came your way?

Oh yes, no question.

You led Clemson in receptions two of your seasons, which is a rare feat for a tight end in any era. Was there something about the offense that made you a primary receiver?

Probably my best year was my junior year, 1974. During that time, we were running the veer offense. We had Coach (Red) Parker, who came from The Citadel. He became our head coach my sophomore year. He put in the veer, which was a run-oriented offense, a triple-option offense. I was just able to get the ball a lot. We were basically a run-oriented team, but we had some plays where I would split out into a slot position, almost a pro-set, and I caught a lot of passes from that set.

We see more and more tight end formations in the NFL today. Do you feel like you were ahead of your time in some ways?

To some extent, I guess, because we did run that quite a bit, and that’s where I caught most of my passes. Steve Fuller is a quarterback a lot of people remember at Clemson, but my best year catching the ball was actually my junior year under a guy named Mark Fellers.

We had a lot of problems at the quarterback position before Mark took over, and then he started throwing it to me, and it started working. You kind of go with what is working at the time. I was a big guy – I weighed about 250 or 255 at the time – and they just got me the ball and let me run with it.

BENNIE

Back at the time you played, those of us who followed the ACC thought the conference possibly had the two best tight ends in America when you were at Clemson and Charles Waddell was at North Carolina. Did you kind of keep an eye on what he was doing?

Oh, I knew Charles, most certainly. Also, at the time I played, there was a tight end at Maryland by the name of Walter White. He was drafted by Pittsburgh before I was, and when I got to Pittsburgh he was traded to Kansas City. But he, too, was a good tight end in the ACC during that time.

Your years at Clemson probably fell short of what you wanted in terms of wins and losses. But the school had had some great football teams in the past, and could you sense that maybe things were starting to take a turn for the better again while you were there?

Certainly. During my junior year, we went 7-4. It was one of those years where we started out poorly, but as the season progressed we won more and more games. Unfortunately, the bowl s chose their teams about midway through the season. There were some teams that only won four or five games that still made it to a bowl, but we were shut out.

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BENNIE CUNNINGHAM (CLEMSON, 1973-75) was the prototypical tight end for the football teams of coach Red Parker during the middle 1970s. He lettered three years for the Tigers, leading the team in pass receptions in 1973 and 1974. He was named first-team All-ACC in 1974 and 1975. A two-time first-team AllAmerica, he earned consensus All-America honors in 1974. He completed his Clemson career with 64 receptions for 1,044 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was the recipient of Clemson’s Frank Howard Award for 1974-75, as the top student-athlete who brought honor to Clemson. The 28th overall selection in the first round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, he played 10 seasons in the NFL, all with the Steelers. He completed his professional career with 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns. In 1984 he was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame. In 2003, Cunningham was the only tight end chosen to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2003, as one of the Top 50 players in league history. A native of Seneca, S.C., he currently resides in Westminster, S.C.

You were the first African-American student-athlete to receive the Frank Howard Award. What did that mean to you personally?

It was a great award, and I was elated by it. Prior to my coming there as a freshman in 1972, there were only two other black players on the football team, two guys by the name of Willie Anderson and Marion Reeves. Then I came on just after them and wound up with that award. It was just a real proud moment for me.

When 2003 rolled around and the ACC announced its 50th Anniversary Football Team, you were the only tight end who was named. What was your reaction to that?

Again, I was very honored by that, because other positions did have more than one player. To be coming from Clemson made it special for me as well. We weren’t the biggest winners during my era, so to still be recognized made it a little more special.

You had a great run with the Steelers and you spent your whole career with them.

Obviously, that must have been a good situation for you.

Oh, no question about it. When I got there from Clemson, they had just won their second Super Bowl in a row. And then we won two more Super Bowls in ’78 and ’79.

So it was the place to be. They were a winning ball club, and you always want to be with a winner.

You were part of one play there that is still ranked by many as one of the great plays in NFL history – the flea flicker that won the game against the Browns in overtime in ’78. Do you get asked about that a lot?

That is probably my most noted play. I was surprised when I went up to visit the NFL Hall of Fame, and they had it on display up there. I had taken my kids up there with me, and they got to see it. My daughter was born in 1984, and I retired in 1985, so they really don’t know much about me playing football. I was glad they could see that, so I could tell them, ‘You see, I really did play.’

That was a wild play. Was that something you had practiced for a long time and were wholding back?

No, we had practiced it one time. We put it in a couple of days before the game, and it really didn’t work in practice. Our coach, of course, was Chuck Noll, and he wasn’t known for trickery. So I was surprised when they brought it into the huddle.

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE What was it like to play for Coach Murray?

I was fortunate to play under and work with some truly outstanding coaches—Murray Warmath at Minnesota and many others. Coach Murray was among those at the top of the list. He let it be known from the outset that there were certain expectations and a certain decorum that was expected of you as a Duke University student and as a member of the football team. If you didn’t meet those expectations, you weren’t going to play or you stood a possibility of being separated from the team – permanently. It didn’t matter if it was Sonny Jurgensen or the last guy in the lineup. Those expectations did not change. He was so consistent with that, and kind of set the framework for the way he responded to the team and the way the team members conducted themselves.

MIKE

You were the first ACC player to receive the Outland Trophy. What did it mean to be recognized as the nation’s top interior lineman?

Frankly, I wasn’t tuned into the Outland or any of the other awards while we were going through the season, but like anyone, I was honored to receive that award. They awarded the Outland in Omaha, and they invited us back there for 50th anniversary of my receiving it... that was neat. They had a lot of old pictures. But I must say that there’s been so much progress in early development, early weight-training and those kinds of things. The athletes today are so much stronger and faster than we were. But I had a wonderful experience and was very thankful for those awards. I didn’t think much about them until after the season was over, but they came our way.

You had only been the head coach at East Carolina for a year when the Duke job opened up. Did you pretty much jump at the chance to go back and coach at your alma mater?

I had played in the NFL for three seasons before I was injured and then was an assistant coach at Minnesota for three years. Then East Carolina was kind enough to invite me in and offer me the job. But I had an agreement with the president and the A.D. that if Duke came calling, I’d be free from my contract. That was the only school that was included in that. So after a year that happened. I hated to leave East Carolina, but it was a chance to return to my alma mater, and I took it.

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MIKE MCGEE (DUKE, 1957-59) was a tenacious two-way guard for the standout Duke teams of the late 1950’s under head coach Bill Murray. In 1959, he became the first ACC player to be honored with the Outland Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s top interior lineman. That year, as the ACC’s top overall male athlete in any sport, he captured the McKevlin Award. He was also named the ACC Football Player of the Year and was a first-team All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Time and Look Magazines. The 14th overall selection of the 1960 NFL Draft, he played three seasons in the National Football League with the St. Louis Cardinals. He then began a career in coaching and served eight seasons (1971-78) as Duke’s head coach. His 37 wins for the Blue Devils is the third-most for a coach in Duke football history. After leaving Duke, he began a successful 25-year career in athletics administration serving as director of athletics at Cincinnati (1979-84), Southern California (1984-93) and South Carolina (1993-2005). While at Southern California in 1989, McGee founded the well-regarded Sports Management Institute (SMI) to create a highly-academic, graduatelevel business program for athletic administrators. Inducted into the NationalFootballFoundationandCollegeHallofFameasaplayerin1990, he was later named to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame for his administrative skills in 2010. Born in Washington, D.C., he grew up in Elizabeth City, N.C., and now lives in Montrose, Colo.

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Even when you were a head coach, were you thinking long-term about maybe one day getting into the administrative side of college athletics?

When I left Duke (as head coach), I really wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go in. I somehow got involved and interviewed at Illinois. Then Cincinnati came calling, and at that time I was working on my doctorate and still had not completed my dissertation. I told them I couldn’t consider going there until I had finished all my course work – all the orals and writtens and other things that are part of that process. I told them I couldn’t report for four months. There are too many people who are ABD – all but dissertation – and I wasn’t going to be in that boat. It ended up they agreed to that. So I reported in August instead of in April, when they had first interviewed me. That doesn’t happen very often.

There’s a lot to be proud of when you look back at your three stops as an athletics director. What gives you your biggest sense of accomplishment?

When South Carolina called, they had just left the old Metro Conference and had been in the SEC about nine months. They were still in the learning process of making the transition to the SEC. That sounded like fun. But then you had the reality of lining up against Georgia and Tennessee and LSU and Alabama. Construction and other things had to occur and had to generally be in the mold of the SEC from that point forward.

That was an exciting challenge.

Our time at Southern Cal was a lot of fun. We went to four Rose Bowls in eight years during my time there. In basketball, I hired George Raveling to be our head coach and we beat UCLA twice his second year there, home and away. The wonderful tradition at Southern Cal, the support you enjoyed and all of those seasons in the Coliseum… we had a great time there. But we were from the Carolinas, and when South Carolina called it was a tough decision, but we made the move back there. It was a special time there as well. Lou Holtz was the (football) coach and made such great contributions. It doesn’t seem like a big thing now, but we reached the point where we were on television every game. That had not been the case before Lou arrived there. And Lou helped me recruit Steve Spurrier later to become the head coach, so I give him the credit.

What led to your founding of the Sports Management Institute?

That was actually part of my doctoral dissertation – Problem-Solving Curriculum For Sports Management Institute. A lot of different aspects from that were pulled into the founding of SMI, and it’s still basically the curriculum that is followed today. We originally started that with Notre Dame, USC and North Carolina. We then added Michigan, Texas and South Carolina.

I stepped down as the director five years ago, but from the graduates that have come out of that program – at last count there were something like 75 ADs. But it is a problemsolving curriculum, and when you are in the athletics business that can be very helpful.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Florida State had knocked on the door of a national championship a few times, and then finally broke through to win it your freshman year. What did it mean to be part of that, both for the school and for Coach Bowden, in your very first year?

It was really a special season. We were ranked No. 1, lost to Notre Dame, then saw Notre Dame lose and put us back in the national championship picture … And then to have a chance to play Nebraska at the Orange Bowl in Miami, an area where most of our guys were from. At age 18 it was really a great experience. You come in and win like that the first year, and you think, ‘Wow, and I’ve got three more years. I can get three more of these!’

The story has made the rounds of how one of your teammates, Derrick Brooks, gave you the nickname ‘NFL’ during your freshman year. How did that come about?

I was one of those guys who came in and was kind of disappointed that I wasn’t playing as much as I wanted to as a freshman. Derrick was like, ‘Dude, just give the program time. It’s going to work in your favor.’ I was kind of in the rotation, coming off the bench. One week, just before the Georgia Tech game, Derrick looked at the stat sheet and saw I was actually leading the team in tackles – I think I was one ahead of the next guy.

And then in that next game, I made a play where I went sideline to sideline to make a tackle. Derrick said I looked like the prototype pro linebacker and said, ‘Man, you’re NFL!’

SAM

What was it like playing for Coach Bowden? Was there anything in particular you took away from your association with him?

He was always a father figure. I was always one of those guys who said, ‘Just tell me what you need for me to do. Tell me my job description, and I am going to go out and do it.’ A lot of people thought Bowden was one of those coaches who was always up in a tower that disassociated himself from the team. But that wasn’t true. He always knew exactly what was going on, who was doing it and who wasn’t doing it.

Have you kept in touch with him over the years?

Let me tell you something that just happened. It was the first game this season, when they inducted him into the FSU Hall of Fame. I went back for that, and I had a football with me I wanted him to sign. I hadn’t seen him in, I guess 15 years, since he came over for a charity golf tournament here in Jacksonville. So I went back for the ceremony this year, and I walked up to him and said, ‘How are you doing, Coach? Can I get you to sign my ball?’ He said, ‘Before I sign your ball, how are you doing back over there in Jacksonville?’

Wow, he remembered you, then?

Yeah. I just kind of paused. He said, ‘You are back living in Jacksonville, aren’t you?’ That is when it hit me. I thought I was going to have to say, ‘I’m Sam Cowart. I played for you from ’93 through ’97,’ but he knew. And that’s the way it was all those years. Bowden knew all of his players through and through. You get to the level he got to and a lot of people think you take it for granted. But Bowden loved his players and he knew them. It didn’t matter if you were the star player, a walk-on, the trainer or whoever. If you were part of that team, Bowden knew who you were.

You were injured in the bowl game at the end of your junior season in 1995. How did you come to terms with that?

At that time, I more than likely was going to leave (for the NFL Draft). Scouting reports had me a solid second round, and then I had a really good game against Florida and the amount of calls just shot up. I was like, ‘What happened? All I did was play a game. It was crazy when we got down to the Orange Bowl there were former players, there were scouts. I was like, ‘Man, where did all this attention come from? I wasn’t getting this three or four weeks ago.’ I think going into the (Orange Bowl) I was over-juiced trying to have another big game, to make every tackle.

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SAM COWART (FLORIDA STATE, 1993-97) was a hardhitting linebacker who played on four ACC Championship teams at Florida State for coach Bobby Bowden and was a key reserve on the Seminoles’ 1993 National Championship squad. He led FSU in tackles as a junior in 1995 (115) and as a senior in 1997 (116) after sitting out the 1996 season with a knee injury. In 1997, he was named a consensus first-team All-America, was a finalist for both the Butkus Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was named National Defensive Player of the Year by the Football News.

The 1997 Florida State defense set a school record in rushing defense, allowing just 1.5 yards per rush. That year, Cowart was also honored as the winner of the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award for Courage after making his comeback. The 39th selection in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, Cowart went on to an eight-year NFL career with Buffalo, the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings. He started 87 NFL games, playing in 100 and made 715 career tackles. He was named All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl after the 2000 season. He was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 2011. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., he currently lives in his hometown.

And then came the injury …

I remember when the big fullback hit my leg, and I said, ‘Something doesn’t feel right.’ I thought I had just gotten knocked around a little bit. But they took me to the locker room and the doctor told me he had disappointing news for me. He said, ‘You tore three ligaments in your knee. You are going to be out for a while.’ And I said, ‘Doc, just answer one question. If I rehab and do everything you guys tell me to do, will I be able to come back and perform at the level I was previously playing at?’ He said, ‘Sam, you not only can perform at that level, you might possibly perform at a higher level.’

So that was when you decided to take the medical redshirt year (in 1996) and then come back for your final season of eligibility at FSU? Once he told me that, I was all in. After the game they said I could go back home for a few days. I said, ‘No, fly me straight to Tallahassee. Get me straight in for surgery and get right to rehab.’ My main focus from that point on was, ‘Rehab and getting back, rehab and getting back.’ The next fall I was looking pretty good, and Coach Bowden even said something to me about possibly coming back (midseason) for the Miami game. But I had seen too many guys who came back too early from an injury and wound up getting hurt again or never looking the same. I kept rehabbing, gave it the full 17 months, and then I came back (for the 1997 season). It was like I had never missed a beat.

You received the Brian Piccolo Award that year. Were you familiar at all with his story, and did winning an award named for him carry any special meaning for you?

At the time I won the award, I really didn’t know much about him. But after I won the award, Rob Wilson, the media relations director talked to me about what it meant, how it was meant for someone who fought and overcame adversity. That was always me. I never wanted the fame, I just wanted to go out and be the best that I could be. And I knew what that took. You had to go out and do the stuff that other guys didn’t want to do. I wasn’t the most athletic guy going in, but over time, on the field, a lot of people thought I was because of the work I put in.

You were part of some great wins and I know you don’t like to dwell on losses, but do you ever think much about the loss up at Virginia in 1995, when they became the first team to win an ACC game against Florida State?

We didn’t take Virginia lightly, and if you look back at that team of theirs now, you can understand how they did win. They had guys who went on and were stars in the NFL. They had the Barber Brothers. They had James Farrior, they had talent, and they had some players. All I can remember that night, at the end, the Virginia fans storming the field. Our trainer was yelling, ‘Get your gear, get your gear!’ Man, you turned around and your helmet was gone! Anything with ‘FSU’ on it, they were snatching. They stormed that field so fast, I was like, ‘How in the world are we going to get out of here?’ But that was a hard-fought game, and Virginia did exactly what they needed to do. They kept playing hard and fought all the way until the end.

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE You had some strong family ties to Georgia Tech. How much of a factor was that in your decision to attend school there as well?

I looked at some other places coming out of high school, but I guess you could say Georgia Tech was always my number one choice. My cousin, Pat, was there and his brother, Darrell, was there. We had several other guys from my community go there. Whenever I would visit there it felt like home and felt like it was the place for me to be.

Tech struggled your freshman year and at the start of your sophomore year, but could you see that the pieces were in place for what was to follow later?

The pieces were definitely in place. When you are on a team that is losing and struggling, you have to learn how to win again. We had guys who came from winning programs in high school – I know I did, and several others did. But we just had to learn how to win and learn how to get out of our own way and allow ourselves to win and learn how to finish. We would be so close every week, and then we’d give it away. Once we got over the hump and started winning my sophomore year, it kind of turned the tables for a lot of different things.

KEN

You received a lot of attention during the 1990 season when you revealed early on that you’d had a dream that Georgia Tech went unbeaten and won a National Championship. Do you remember exactly when you dreamt that, and how exactly that all unfolded?

I pretty much had several recurring dreams and open visions, and positive-thinking moments when we were working out. I thought about it at night a lot. At first I didn’t think much about it, but then I started talking about it and telling some of my friends about it. Then it just so happened one day that I was in a press conference, and I actually said it to someone there.

Did you get any feedback from Coach Ross for saying that?

Of course, I got called into the office the very next day and he let me have it pretty good. I said, ‘But Coach, this is how I feel and I really believe it is going to happen that way.’ He said, ‘Kenny, it’s OK for you to feel that way. Just don’t put it in the paper where everybody can read it.’ So we went through the rest of the preseason and on into the season kind of being hush-hush about it. But, really, it built some confidence as we talked among ourselves. And then when we won our first two or three games, everybody was like, ‘Hey, there might be something to it.’ Then we had a big win over Clemson, and things just kept building that way.

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KEN SWILLING (GEORGIA TECH 1988-91), a hard-hitting safety and one of the leaders of the Yellow Jackets’ 1990 National Championship team, lettered for four years for head coach Bobby Ross. A 3rd-team All-America as a sophomore in 1989, he earned consensus first-team All-America honors in 1990 as the Jackets were named National Champions by the UPI Coaches poll. A two-time first-team All-ACC selection (1989-1990), he keyed Tech’s defense from his free safety position and led the ACC in pass interceptions with five in 1990. He led Tech to a 16game non-losing streak, including a stretch in the 1989 and 1990 seasons where the Jackets won 18 of 20 games. He completed his career with 13 interceptions, returning them for 239 yards and two touchdowns. The 13 picks are tied for the 5th-best total for a Tech player. As a sophomore in 1989, he became the first ACC player to return an intercepted conversion attempt—a 99-yard return versus Duke—for a two-point defensive conversion. That same year he had interception returns for touchdowns of 72 and 95 yards. He finished his career with 267 tackles, the secondhighest total by a defensive back in Georgia Tech history. A seventh-round selection in the 1991 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, he played one season in the NFL. He was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary team in 2003 and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. A native of Toccoa, Ga., he currently resides in Atlanta.

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The Clemson game was where you hurt your ankle returning a kickoff and you missed a couple of games afterwards. You had a great season, but do you ever think that it might have been even better if that hadn’t happened?

I often think about it, but all things happen for a reason. If I hadn’t hurt myself on that first kickoff, then the young man who basically won the game for us with a long kickoff return later in the game might not have even have gotten the chance to do it. Kevin Tisdale took it back about 85 yards and got us into scoring range late in that ballgame. So who knows? Had I been healthy, that could have been me running that kickoff, and he was a much better return guy than I was. And he was a walkon guy, and that propelled him to getting a scholarship. Hindsight is always 20-20 and you always wonder, ‘What if I hadn’t gotten hurt?’ But I also look at the positive things that happened as a result of me getting hurt. It might not have benefited me at the moment, but it benefited our team and it benefited our whole situation.

The week after the Clemson game, you couldn’t play in the game at North Carolina and that wound up in a tie – the only small blemish on an otherwise perfect season. Does that even matter in view of the fact you won the National Championship anyway, or does a part of you wish you could have been out there and maybe helped get your team over the hump?

I didn’t travel with the team because I was hurt, but I found a way to get up to the game. I remember (North Carolina coach) Mack Brown came up to me before the game and said, ‘I am sorry you are hurt, but I am sure glad you aren’t playing today,’ and we laughed about it there on the field. But the tie left a bad taste in our mouths and got us ready to take on the rest of the season. North Carolina is historically a hard place for Georgia Tech to play, and they were on the rise at that time football-wise.

That was a pivotal moment in our season. We actually had to come from behind to tie that game up, and we had several games like that during that season. I remember beating Virginia Tech 6-3. We just learned that we had to play every game, every down, every moment, every second.

The game everyone talks about is the shootout with Virginia, which was ranked No. 1 at the time. You wound up winning 41-38. When you think of that game, and all the excitement leading up to it, was that your most exciting time as a college player?

It was probably my most exciting time. I remember just trying to get myself together to play that week, because my ankle was still swollen and I was only able to do the walk-through practice on Thursday. I probably shouldn’t have been playing, but that was one game I wasn’t going to miss. I didn’t have a great game and (Virginia wide receiver) Herman Moore caught a bunch of balls against us for over 200 yards. But that’s a game I wouldn’t change for anything in the world.

You went on from there to win out, including the Citrus Bowl win over Nebraska that clinched a share of the National Championship. Did what you had accomplished sink in immediately, or did it take a while?

We knew exactly what we had accomplished. We beat a highly-ranked team in our bowl game that had historically been great. I remember later that night we were all watching Notre Dame play Colorado and seeing the Rocket (Raghib Ismail) take the punt back we thought had won the game for Notre Dame. We were all jumping around, and then this mysterious (penalty) flag comes out. So we wound up splitting the National Championship with Colorado. We often talk about that play, and the ‘fifth down’ Colorado had earlier in the year against Missouri. But you look back over time, and like life, things happen for a reason. I’m just thankful we had the opportunity to be part of something that was so meaningful and so great.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE You played on three Maryland varsity teams that had a combined record of 27-3. Was there any one characteristic or trait that defined those teams and made them so consistently strong?

In our day, we didn’t go to school basically looking for a pro contract. Just to get a scholarship, in most cases, meant so much to the individual, so I don’t think our team was made up strictly of potential pro players. We had guys like John Irvine, our center – he owned something like 10 banks in his day after he graduated. Our quarterback, Bernie Faloney, went on to own multiple businesses. So we had guys that were very successful other than playing pro sports. I think in our day we really didn’t have that on our minds – I know I didn’t, and I don’t think anyone else did. We just had a good collection of guys that could play the game well. I just happened to fit in at the right time.

You played for Coach (Jim) Tatum, one of the legendary coaches in the ACC and all of college football. What did you take away from that experience, and what made him the coach that he was?

The thing that always impressed me was that he wasn’t a fancy-type person. He was always a down-toearth person and he told you like it was. If he told you something, that’s the way it would be. On the field, we just had four assistant coaches in those days – we couldn’t afford many more than that – but he let those assistants do the majority of the coaching, and then he would step in when he had to. So I could see that he was well organized.

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How did he go about recruiting you from Hackensack?

I’ll tell you a funny story. When I was called to interview with Tatum in College Park, I was still 16 and a little naïve at the time. I get on the train, scared to death, and wind up in Washington, D.C. An assistant coach picks me up to go out and meet Tatum. When I got there, it was late, so I couldn’t meet with him, but they had made arrangements for me to go out with team. That was a great way to get a feeling for who your teammates might be. We had a good time, but then the next morning I had to meet with Jim Tatum.

They said, ‘He’s up in the office. Just go on up, knock on the door and go on in.’ So I go up and do that, and this is the way I meet Tatum: He has his feet up on the desk, and he has the trainer working on his nails because he has one ingrown nail that is infected. So that was the way I met him. He said, ‘Come on in, Chet,’ and I am thinking, ‘My God, what have I gotten myself into?’

But obviously, you did go in and meet him, right?

Yes, and while I was in there I happened to be looking out at the practice field. He said, ‘I’ll tell you what, Chet. Put on a pair of shorts and (running) shoes and go on down to the field there.

See that guy down there? If you beat him in a race, you will have a scholarship.’ So I go down there, and the guy down there is Lloyd Colteryahn, their starting tight end who went on to play for the Colts for a few years. We went ahead and raced, and I beat him in the 40-yard dash. Well, Lloyd and I became friends and knew each other well for many years. One day he told me, ‘Chet, the only reason you got that scholarship is that I let you win that race.’

The 1953 team is significant in two ways – it was the National Championship year and it was Maryland’s first year in the ACC. Do you remember hearing about the formation of the ACC, and did you have any reaction when you learned Maryland would be a charter member?

The funny part of it is that I don’t think any of us really gave it a lot of thought. To me, it meant that we were going to be more organized. We’d been kind of bouncing around with a schedule. I remember that Coach Tatum was definitely in favor of it, and it was the best thing that ever happened to us. Over the years, any awards players received were multiplied by the fact they played in a pretty tough conference. It worked out well, I thought. The competition got a lot tougher.

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CHET HANULAK (MARYLAND, 1951-53), one of the most explosive runners of his era, set an ACC single-season record for highest per-carry rushing average in the league’s first season in 1953 that still stands today. Hanulak averaged 9.78 yards per carry (minimum of 65.0 yards per game) that year while leading Maryland to a 10-1 record and the Terps first National Championship (both AP and UPI) in football. Nicknamed “Chet the Jet” for his outstanding speed, Hanulak led the ACC in rushing in 1953 with 753 yards in his only season in the league. He still holds the Terrapin record for career yards per carry (8.13) and ranks 20th on the Terps career rushing list with 1,544 yards. A three-time letterman for Maryland (195152-53), he earned second-team All-America (International News Service) and first-team All-ACC honors in 1953. The 24th overall selection in the second round of the 1954 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, he played two seasons in the NFL with Cleveland in 1954 and 1957. A two- sport standout (baseball) for the Terps, he was inducted into the Maryland Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. A native of Hackensack, N.J., he currently resides in Salisbury, Md.

You won the national championship right off the bat as an ACC member, and you were the only one from the league for 28 years afterward. Was that something that was special, to be the only one for so long?

Yes, it was. As I mentioned, we had a darned good team, and to win the conference the first year we were in it was a big thing for us. To this day, when I go to Byrd Stadium, I look at the signs that are up there for teams that won a conference title or a bowl game or something. You look and there we are, kind of set apart, as the national championship team.

You set a record for average yards per carry that still stands. Does it amaze you that a record like that could stand for what has been 60 seasons now?

Well, the game has changed. People really marvel at that, and I appreciate them keeping it listed, as it should be. But in those days, you had that split-T offense, and you had three running backs. You didn’t have a single guy doing all the work, and that makes a big difference. I think I averaged in those days maybe 10 or 12 carries a game. Today, when guys are carrying 20 and 30 times, that average in most cases is going to come down. That doesn’t take away my pride in the record, because at the time it was pretty good. I don’t think it will ever be broken, and just from a selfish standpoint, I wish it wouldn’t be. I’d like for that to still be up there, even after I am long gone.

You played two seasons in the NFL with the Browns, in 1954 and 1957. The two years in between you were in the military. Where were you stationed and what did you do during that time?

Well, at Maryland I had been in the ROTC. I would up at Bolling Air Force Base as a lieutenant personnel officer. All I did, basically, was handle some personnel problems and play football there. Then I went back to the Browns, but the bad part was I’d had a little damage done to my knee when I was playing at Bolling Air Force Base and had to have a slight operation.

Did that set you back any when you got back to Cleveland?

I had a decent year, but it wasn’t as good as my first one. I wound up having to make a decision. I was offered a job by General Tire and Rubber Company. In fact, I met the guy on the field during a Cleveland Browns game. I’d won an award, and he was presenting it. He said, ‘What are you doing in the offseason?

Why don’t you come to work with us?’ So I went to work for General Tire, and I was given a chance to have my own store. I didn’t feel like my second year, with my knee problem, that I’d been the same player I was my first year. I was newly married and we had a child on the way and I said, ‘I better start earning a living.’ In those days, you didn’t make much money playing pro ball. I think my signing contract had been $500, and I had to argue to get that, and then a $10,000 salary. General Tire equaled that very easily.

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE The Ted Hendricks Foundation has been able to successfully reach out to such a broad group of individuals. What are your major areas of focus?

For the youth, we sponsor a Pop Warner League down in Miami and also Boys and Girls Clubs in Oakland. For the seniors, we deal with dementia problems and Alzheimer’s disease. That is a special area of emphasis because a lot of our (NFL) Hall of Famers have come down with that.

TED

You are a native of Guatemala but grew up in the Miami area. At what age did you move to Florida?

My family left Guatemala a week and a half after I was born. But every vacation we had, we went back down to Guatemala. I had to be able to talk to my cousins, so that’s why I speak fluent Spanish.

That has probably helped you with some of the work you are doing now, especially with the young people, hasn’t it?

Yes, it sure has. I tried to take Spanish as my language in college, but I was in the Honors Physics.

Growing up in the area, did you always have your mind set on attending Miami?

The great thing about Miami was that they offered me four scholarships – football, baseball, basketball and academics. That’s what really sealed the deal for me.

When you consider the fact that you are still the only three-time All-American in the history of Miami Football– when you look at the history of that program and the players that have come through there, is that something that you are kind of awed by and that you take a lot of pride in?

I take a lot of pride in all of the athletes that have come out of Miami. Even when we were having bad seasons, there were guys like Chuck Foreman and O.J. Anderson and several other top athletes who were great in their NFL careers. That was the most important thing to me—the quality of players that were coming out of the University of Miami.

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TED HENDRICKS (MIAMI, 1966-68), known as the “Mad Stork” for his tall (6-foot-7), angular build and his dominating defensive play, started three seasons at defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes under coach Charlie Tate. A three-time All-America for the Hurricanes, he earned consensus, first-team All-America honors in 1967 and 1968, and led Miami to a 20-11-1 record. In 1968 he ended his collegiate career as Miami’s all-time leading tackler with 318 hit. That year, he was named UPI National Lineman of the Year and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He went on to a spectacular 15-year NFL career as an outside linebacker playing in 215 consecutive games with the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Oakland and L.A Raiders. During his time in the NFL, he helped lead his teams to four Super Bowl championships, was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, four times was selected as an AllPro and five times named second-team All-Pro. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1987 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

He was named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary All-Time team and to the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 1970s. He was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame in 1980, to its Ring of Honor in 1997 and in 1997 had his jersey number—number 89—retired.

His philanthropic foundation—The Ted Hendricks Foundation— is aimed at providing assistance to local and national charities through awards, grants and scholarship programs aimed at recreational, health and educational programs for both youth and seniors. The foundation also sponsors the Ted Hendricks Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top defensive end, but which also considers academic and community excellence in the selection process. Born in Guatemala, he grew up in Miami Springs, Fla., and now lives in suburban Chicago, Ill.

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You were drafted by the Colts in 1969. They had just played against the Jets in Super Bowl III in Miami a few months earlier. Had you been able to slip into that game by any chance?

No, I sure hadn’t. But as a matter of fact, Joe Namath was riding around in my hometown of Miami Springs prior to that game, so that was quite a treat.

When you wound up being drafted by Baltimore, a team with the tradition they had and one that had just played in a Super Bowl, was that exciting for you?

No, it wasn’t. They had two All-Pros at the position I thought I was going to play (defensive end), and I really didn’t know why they drafted me. They’d told me I was too skinny to play, that I looked like a basketball player at 6-foot-7, 215 pounds. I said, ‘Well, I guess when they cut me, I will go find another place to play where I can contribute something.’ George Young was with them at the time (in player personnel), and he was under the pressure of being fired if he drafted me. But he drafted me anyway. And once the season rolled around, he was still with the team and so was I. Afterwards, things really seemed to come together for you with the Raiders with three more Super Bowl rings, and you wound up playing for a couple of Hall of Fame coaches. When you look back at your NFL career, does it seem as if it could have been scripted much better?

No, I don’t think so. I also stopped one year in Green Bay, and Baltimore and Green Bay were the two top teams in the NFL at that time when you looked at the history. And when I went to the Raiders, I’d met most of their players at the Pro Bowl games before I got there and felt like I knew their team pretty well. I felt like I would just be adding to them when I got there, and sure enough it turned out that way.

You seem to still have strong ties to Oakland. You mentioned that one of the youth organizations you work with is based there.

Correct. We have a bowling tournament that I have over there in connection with the first game of the season. A bunch of the old Raiders come in and bowl and mix with the fans. It’s been real successful. We had two teams each of the Alameda Boys and Girls Club and the Oakland Boys and Girls Club that we sponsor. They come over, and it’s really fun for them to meet the former players and learn a little bit about the team’s history.

We are getting ready to honor you as an ACC Legend. As an alunus, how do you feel Miami’s transition to the ACC has gone?

I thought that was a real good thing for the sports programs at Miami. I thought that was a real good deal for them and a nice blend to come into an organization like the ACC. Plus, I get to play in the golf tournament up there, too (with ACC and SEC coaches at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Challenge) in Georgia at Reynolds Plantation.

We give out the (Ted Hendricks) Award for the best defensive end in college football, and I recruit them to vote for their guys. We’ve had a lot of response from that.

That has grown into one of the major awards in college football, hasn’t it?

We’ve had some spectacular choices from our selection committee – I just give out the trophy, but we’ve had some great choices from the committee. Terrell Suggs was the first winner in 2002, and David Pollack won it twice in a row. One year we had four of our former winners in the Pro Bowl. But the award is based on community service, also. Just this summer, I went to LaMarr Woodley’s wedding in Saginaw, Michigan. The public schools in his hometown were charging (a participation fee) for athletics. LaMarr paid for all of those kids to be able to play athletics in their schools. It was really quite nice of him.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE You grew up in the Tidewater, Virginia area, but is it true that you were a North Carolina fan long before you decided to attend school there?

Basically, I grew up a Carolina fan. Back in the early ’90s, we used to get a lot of their basketball games on television. That’s what turned my attention to the university, and then I had a chance to visit the campus, and I fell in love with it. Seeing the direction the football program was going, I felt like going there was a great opportunity.

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Back in the 1970s when Bill Dooley was there as head coach, the Tidewater area had been a big recruiting area for North Carolina. At the time you committed there, head Coach (Mack) Brown kind of opened that pipeline back up?

Yes, Coach Brown did. If you look at what Mack did with his teams, he first looked at the top guys in-state. Then he would try to get the best players out of the Tidewater area every year.

That’s what he did, and that’s how he built that team. He understood how important it was for Carolina to get those athletes.

During your redshirt freshman year you set what was then an ACC record with 11 interceptions during the regular season. Were you doing anything in particular to create those kinds of opportunities for yourself?

It was amazing. People ask me about that year all the time, and I tell them it was kind of like when Kobe (Bryant) hit 81 points. When a guy is scoring that many, it feels like the basket is as big as the sea and that anything he throws up is going in. That’s how it was for me that year I was intercepting all those balls. Just like the basketball player when he gets hot thinking he can hit anything that he shoots, that is how I was out there on the field. Any time a ball was in the air, I felt like my hands were a magnet and that it was going to come to me. I just got on a roll.

After that season they didn’t throw your way as much, and as a result the interceptions didn’t come quite as often. Was it hard at all to keep from becoming frustrated?

We knew going into that next season that teams weren’t going to game-plan for us the same way, that they were going to pick and choose how they were going to attack us. But our goal was to be the best defense in college football, not to be great individually. I think that is why we were so good – no one wanted to be the guy who let the whole defense down. I prepared just as hard my second year as I did the year before because, even though as many balls weren’t going to coming my way, I had to be ready, just in case.

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DRE’ BLY (NORTH CAROLINA, 1996-98) is the only player in North Carolina history to be named a three-time, first-team All-American. He was a first-team All-America as a redshirt freshman in 1996 (AP, Walter Camp) and earned consensus AllAmerica honors in 1997 and 1998 for head coaches Mack Brown (1996-97) and Carl Torbush (1998). One of the best cover corners in ACC history, Bly led the nation and set an ACC singleseason record with 11 interceptions in his freshman season of 1999, a record that stood until the 2011 season. Bly still shares, with NC State’s David Amerson, the ACC mark for most interceptions per game in a season (1.00), and his 20 career interceptions, at the time an ACC record, still ranks second on the ACC career list. A three-time letterman, he helped lead the Tar Heels to a 28-8 mark during his time in Chapel Hill. A three-time firstteam All-ACC selection, Bly was the 41st overall selection in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He went on to an 11-year NFL career with St. Louis, Detroit, Denver and San Francisco. While with St. Louis, he helped the Rams win Super Bowl XXXIV and reach Super Bowl XXXVI. He was twice named to the NFL’s Pro Bowl (2003, 2004) and earned All-Pro honors in 2003. In his 11 years in the NFL, he totaled 419 tackles and 43 career interceptions. In 2003, he was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Football team. A native of Chesapeake, Va., he currently resides in Charlotte, N.C.

One of the plays you are most remembered for is the Virginia game your junior year in 1997. North Carolina was down at the half, and then you had the pick-six that sparked a comeback and turned the whole game around. Being a Virginia guy, was that a highlight for you as well?

Definitely it was, because a lot of guys in that game were buddies of mine who had played in the Virginia High School All-Star game with me. They were disappointed I went to Carolina, especially with the year I’d had my freshman year. It had meant a lot to me to have an interception and return against them my freshman year but we’d lost that game. So to get the one that next year and help us come back and win was even more special. That was probably the most memorable for me.

You had a great rivalry with Torry Holt, NC State’s All-America wide receiver, during your college days. Then you wound up playing together on a Super Bowl championship team and now you are members of the same ACC Legends class. Pretty ironic isn’t it?

It’s crazy, man. We hated each others’ guts in college–that’s just how it was playing in the same Triangle area, seeing each other out at the local restaurants, him being a Wolfpacker and me being a Tar Heel. You just weren’t supposed to like each other. Then we get drafted first and second by the Rams in the same draft, become teammates and win the Super Bowl together. It’s crazy how it all unfolded, but I am glad it did.

And it sounds like your opinion of him changed.

Yes, he is a great person. Our kids play together, our wives are the best of friends. He’s like one of my brothers, both he and Terrence (Torry’s brother). I tell them all the time that I couldn’t have played with two better players because they are great friends and great people. It was one of the better moments of my life to be able to win a Super Bowl with Torry, who was a big rival in college. And now, to be named ACC Legends … I can’t think of a better situation for our families – which really is one big family – to be experiencing this together.

Another one of your contemporaries, Sam Cowart from Florida State, is a 2012 ACC Legend as well. What do you think that all says about the time when you played in the conference? It was a pretty good era, wasn’t it?

It was a great era. We didn’t get the national spotlight that some of these teams get now with a lot of Thursday night games and things like that. But our defense was a force to be reckoned with.

Going 11-1 my junior year and 10-2 (the year before), we felt like there weren’t a lot of teams who could do what we did or even compete with us. I don’t think there will be another defense that can do what we did when we were at Carolina. And to go into the Legends class with a guy like Sam Cowart and a guy like Torry Holt, it just shows what kind of talent we had and what kind of athletes this conference produced.

One positive thing to being retired, right, is being able to work the children?

Yes, I’m really into working with the youth. My foundation is directed toward kids. My last five or six years in the league, I always adopted a middle school and had ticket giveaways for every home game. We had a tutoring program and Thanksgiving turkey giveaways. I am trying to do more of that (in Charlotte) now. A lot of kids today get discouraged and think doing something like I did for a living or what some of these other people are doing now successfully is far-fetched and can’t be achieved. I feel like I’ve been given a gift, and that is to motivate those kids and give them some hope. I want them to know that they can accomplish their childhood dreams. Because I did.

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE You really hit your stride as a receiver your last two years at NC State. You and (quarterback) Jamie Barnette seemed to constantly be on the same page.

My junior year and his sophomore year (1997), we were roommates, and we were growing.

Jamie understood the passing game and had an unbelievable arm. He could make every throw on the football field. And then what I could do on the outside – getting open, running routes and making plays after the catch – playing within the offense, and having other guys thrive off what I was doing. That is when things really started to take off. And then heading into my senior year, we had an unbelievable offseason. I remember something had happened to Jamie’s knee, but he fought through that, and he came out and was just putting the ball on the money to everybody. I was in a position where I could do everything on the football field, and he could make every throw. We just connected, and it was like magic.

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You had the big game against Florida State in Tallahassee your junior year with five touchdown catches, and then your senior year against them brought one of the great wins in school history. What was it about FSU that brought out the best in you?

For me, personally, I think a lot of it had to do with my freshman year when Florida State kicked us in the teeth (by a score of 77-17). I never forgot that. I remember their mascot throwing that flaming spear down in the middle of the field and the whole crowd, the whole atmosphere. If you want to make a name for yourself, and for your university, this was the team to do it against. That’s how we looked at it. That’s how everybody looked at Florida State in the ACC. And they had the players – they were always the team that sent the great players to the pros, who got the best athletes out of high school, that had the phenomenal college players. If you wanted to see how you matched up, you had to go through those guys, and if you were able to dethrone them, you looked like a giant.

You weren’t quite able to do that your junior year, but you had the great individual game. The next year came the big upset you pulled off in Raleigh. Which do you remember most?

My junior year down there where I had the five touchdown catches was unbelievable. But the next year, we came back strong as a group. We made plays both offensively and defensively, and we were able to beat them.

Was that game your highlight as a college player?

Yes, I would say that game was definitely the highlight of my career. I remember the punt return (68 yards for a touchdown). The wall was just up so perfect, and the teamwork that went into that play … Everybody got a man, and I was able to make a guy miss. I got free, took a bang and still kept my balance. I showed a little bit of everything on that play – balance, speed, control, hands, vision, allowing my teammates to set up blocks. Everything was showcased a little bit on that play.

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TORRY HOLT (NC STATE, 1995-98), one of the top receivers in Atlantic Coast Conference history, was named ACC Football Player of the Year in 1998 after setting league single-season records of 88 receptions and 1,604 receiving yards in just 11 games. Holt’s record of 1,604 receiving yards still stands as the ACC’s single-season record and his per-game average for that year (145.8) is still the eighth-best mark in NCAA FBS history. A two-time first-team All-ACC selection for head coach Mike O’Cain, his average of 8.0 receptions per game is an ACC single-season mark and his total of 88 catches that year is still the second best in league history. In 1997, he set an ACC single-game record for most touchdown catches, making 5 against third-ranked Florida State. A consensus All-America in 1998, he ranks second on the ACC’s career receiving yardage list with 3,379 yards. A first-round selection and the 6th overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams, Holt played 11 seasons in the NFL, 10 of those with the Rams. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and twice (2003, 2006) was named All-Pro, making 920 catches for 13,382 yards and 74 touchdowns. He holds NFL records for most consecutive seasons with 1,300 or more yards (6), most consecutive seasons with 90 or more catches (6). While with the Rams, he was a member of two Super Bowl teams, including helping the Rams to the championship of Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 in which he set NFL Super Bowl rookie records for most catches (7) and receiving yards (109). A native of Gibsonville, N.C., he currently resides in Raleigh, N.C.

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And later came your long touchdown catch toward the end that pretty much sealed it.

Jamie, once again, had a nice throw on a post (route). I was able to split the corner and the safety, keep my concentration on the throw and finish. And then, to see everybody rushing the field, and carrying that goalpost down Hillsborough Street – that had to be my biggest thrill, at least college-wise.

You left NC State as an All-American and All-ACC and with many other honors. You left about the time your brother, Terrence, was coming in. He wound up earning AllAmerica and All-ACC honors as a defensive player. Had you thrown down any challenges to him along those lines, to keep it in the family?

I just tried to lead by example more than anything. I can count on one hand how many times that I’ve had to challenge Terrence like that. I tried to lead by example, and I think he did a good job of staying the course. But at the same time, he has his own flavor of how he likes to do things. At the end of the day, we are both striving for the same thing, and at the time we were playing collegiate football that was perfection: being really good, All-America status, etc. ‘Keeping it in the family’ – yeah, that was always going to be there. But I would just tell him: ‘Work to the best of your abilities, not mine, and be the best that you can be.‘ You went on from NC State to the NFL and the Rams. You wound up in the same rookie class there with Dre’ Bly from North Carolina. He is in this year’s ACC Legends Class with you. After all the head-to-head battles you had did you ever imagine that: a) you would be teammates together in the NFL and b) recognized as members of the same ACC Legends Class?

I had no idea. Dre’ and I were competitors against one another. He may not have liked me at times, and vice versa, but that brought out the best in us when we stepped out on the football field. He was one of the top cornerbacks in the nation, there in the Triangle area, representing UNC. And I was there on the other side at NC State. I said, ‘I’ve got to see what this guy is about.’

And you did push each other, didn’t you?

You saw that when we played against each other. And then for us to take that same competitiveness, that same intensity to the St. Louis Rams together and to win a Super Bowl as rookies – he made plays, I made plays. We competed in practice the same way we did when we were in college. We didn’t take a day off going against one another. To win a Super Bowl with him was very special. And now, his kids know my kids, our wives know each other.

Now to be going in as Legends together and thinking back to when we were 18, 19 years old – we were fierce competitors at times, and there were times when we didn’t like each other –to go in as friends like this is a good feeling. I am happy for him to the utmost. He pushed me and made me better, and I hope I was able to push him.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE The football program had struggled in the ‘50s and early ‘60s, and then just before you got to Virginia it showed some improvement. Did you sense that things were coming together and you could be part of the group that turned the corner?

Just to show how naïve I was – I grew up on Long Island, and college sports were almost nonexistent there. Everything was about the Giants, the professional sports. When I came to Charlottesville, I had no idea that they’d had the longest losing streak in the country earlier in the decade. What I heard was a lot of enthusiasm over what had happened the summer before my first year at UVa. Virginia had been picked 20th in the country by Sports Illustrated, and Bobby Davis was a preseason All-American at quarterback. So that’s what I thought I was going into, and I was stunned when I learned they’d had 10, 11, 12 losing seasons previous to my coming there.

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Virginia almost hit the .500 mark your sophomore year, then the next season you got to 5-5 by winning your last three. How much of that do you think carried over to your senior season, when you finally broke through with the seven-win year (1968)?

It sounds silly today, when you think in terms of 10 or 11 wins being a special season, but the hurdle to break that streak of non-winning seasons seemed so high. My junior year against South Carolina, we had a loss that was just crushing to us. We were ahead 17-0 at the half, but we’d had a touchdown called back so in our minds it should have been 24-0.

What happened in the second half?

Paul Dietzel was their head coach, and he wasn’t on the sidelines in the first half.

He had been operated on and missed the first half. Then the second half starts, and he comes out on the field in a golf cart and everyone in the stands is going crazy.

They come back and win 24-23. That stung as much as any loss I can remember.

And then we got upset by VMI the next week. We were able to bounce back and finish the season on a positive note, but those were bitter disappointments that year.

Are there other games like that – or maybe ones that went in your favor – that you remember from your time as a college player?

My sophomore year, we played Georgia Tech when they were fifth in the country.

They were 7-0 or 8-0. We were 2-5. We led most of the game. At one point we were ahead by a touchdown and were at the 3-yard line going into the end zone. That would have put us ahead by 14 points, but we fumbled the ball. They tied it up, but late in the fourth quarter, we scored to go up 13-7. As we lined up for the extra point, they jumped offsides. We begged our coach to let us go for two. We called an off-tackle play, and I saw I was not going to make it, so as I was in the air, I turned and I threw the ball back to Bobby Davis. He had a receiver wide open who catches the ball. But they said the whistle had blown as I was trying to go over the top.

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FRANK QUAYLE (VIRGINIA, 1966-68), one of the top running backs in Virginia history, set more than 20 ACC offensive records in his three seasons in Charlottesville including the single-season rushing mark of 1,213 yards in 1968. As a senior, he was named the ACC Football Player of the Year and then added the McKevlin Award as the ACC’s top male athlete for his performance in both football and men’s lacrosse. His impressive 6.93 yards per-carry average in 1968 is still the third-best per-carry mark by an ACC back with over 1,000 or more yards in a single season. Quayle led the nation in 1966 in all-purpose yardage, and he still holds the ACC allpurpose career per-game record (166.0). Quayle ranks 16th on the ACC’s career rushing yards-per-game list, 10th in ACC career allpurpose yardage (4,981) and is seventh on the Virginia career rushing list with 2,695 yards. A two-time, first-team All-ACC honoree (1967-68), he also earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in lacrosse (1967). He was selected in the 5th round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and played one season in the NFL. He returned to Charlottesville in 1973 and began an ultra-successful career in real estate. His jersey number—24—is one of just six numbers retired at Virginia. He recently retired after 29 years as the radio football analyst on the Virginia Sports Network. Originally a native of Garden City, N.Y., he currently lives in Charlottesville, Va.

After you played professional football and made Charlottesville your permanent home, you built a very successful career in real estate. What took you into that field?

When I came to Charlottesville and worked with the athletic department, one of my thoughts was that I would meet a lot of alumni, and I was trying to come up with a career. Roy Wheeler, a gentleman who was probably in his late 60s or early 70s at the time, had a business that he had started in the 1920s. He gave me an opportunity to work with him, and things fell into place. Sadly, he died during the first three or four years after my being there. A couple of partners and I had the opportunity to buy the company, and it has continued to do well and be a wonderful business in Charlottesville.

You had the opportunity to also remain close to the football program as the color commentator for the radio network. Was it especially exciting to be a part of that during Coach (George) Welsh’s tenure, with the places he took that program while he was there?

Yes. In the early 70s I was offered the chance to do a test for an announcing job on the radio network, and I wasn’t selected. Looking back, it was a good thing, because I have often said there is no way I could have survived the 1970s with Sonny Randall and Coach (Dick) Bestwick and 2-9 seasons. So my timing could not have been better.

How did the chance come around again in the early ‘80s?

(Former Virginia play-by-play announcer) Mac McDonald and I were playing in a charity golf tournament, and he asked if I had ever done any announcing. He gave me the opportunity, and in my second season they went to the first bowl game ever, the Peach Bowl – clearly the highlight for Virginia football in the last 50 years. I’ve always felt like Coach Welsh hasn’t gotten nearly the recognition he deserved for turning the program around. Virginia had 14 straight years where it won at least seven games. There were only four schools in the nation that achieved that over that time period, and for Virginia to be in that group was one of the great achievements in college football.

Did you see anything like that coming?

Well, many people aren’t aware of how Virginia’s season had played out before that. The first game of the year, we played Michigan at the Big House and lost on the last play of the game when they scored a touchdown as time expired. We played Texas on the road, and they kicked a long field goal to win on the game’s final play. I read then that only four teams on record had lost two games as time expired in the same season. So then we get to the Florida State game, and Virginia is leading 33-28 as Florida State is in shotgun formation at our 6-yard line with just a few seconds on the clock, and I am thinking, ‘Don’t let Virginia go into infamy as the only team to lose three times in one season on the last play of the game.’

And with the defensive stop at the goal-line that didn’t happen. This season marked your first time not being in the radio booth after 29 years. Have you missed it at all after having some great moments like you described in the FSU game?

I certainly have. I loved doing it. I’d often thought to myself that if the adrenaline wasn’t flowing during the national anthem, that’s a good signal to step down. It was still flowing most games the past seven or eight years, but there were times that it wasn’t. I was unsure what it was going to be like not doing the games anymore, but I just felt strongly the time had come. You don’t want to get pulled off the stage. It’s best to get off on your own before they pull you off.

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LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE How did a guy from the Charleston, S.C., area wind up becoming a Hokie?

I grew up more of a Clemson fan than South Carolina, but I really cheered a little for both. I was kind of overlooked by both programs. We had some good talent coming out of our area, guys like Courtney Brown and Joe Hamilton, who is an ACC Legend himself and my first cousin. But I wound up at Virginia Tech after being overlooked by the in-state schools, which turned out to be a good thing, I guess.

The program had some early struggles when Coach Beamer first went there, then it had started to turn around some just before you got there. But did you feel like the teams you played on were the ones that really got it going there?

Yeah, I tell people all the time: The minute you start talking about Virginia Tech and how it became an annual contender or an annual top 10 team, everybody likes to point to Michael Vick. But I like to point to the 1995-98 years as setting the foundation. My freshman year in ’95 was the year we went to the Sugar Bowl and defeated Texas. That was a real important year for the program because we proved that we could compete with the rest of the good teams in the nation. I like to think of the time I was there as the time the foundation was set for the guys who came behind us – the Michael Vicks and so on and so forth.

What made your defensive units so special and hard to score against, particularly the one in 1998, your senior year?

We adopted a very attacking style on defense. We crowded the box with eight men. Coach (Bud) Foster (Virginia Tech’s defensive coordinator) was good at that. We sent pressure from many different angles, and we had the athletes in the secondary to cover when we sent those pressures. You can credit the recruiting, and you can credit all the guys I played alongside that year. We took what we were taught to heart, and we were competitive enough to execute it on the field.

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You had some huge wins during your time there, and you capped off your senior year with a huge bowl game win over Alabama. Was that a highlight for you during your time there?

It definitely was. Part of my senior season was a little disappointing, but we finished it up in a big way against an SEC team in Alabama, which has now become the measuring stick for the NCAA. Going into that year we had such high expectations, but we lost our quarterback in the middle of the season. Then we lost our homecoming game to Temple and we lost our rival game to UVa. But we went to the Music City Bowl and got to play a formidable opponent in Alabama, and we fared pretty well. It was definitely a good note to go out on and a positive way to end my career at Virginia Tech.

And it also jump started the next season for the players who remained, which was the year they went to national title game.

There are two whole pages in the Virginia Tech media guide dedicated to ‘Beamer Ball’ and the uncanny ability to produce non-offensive touchdowns. You had two yourself during your time there. Is there just a mentality and a state of mind that is passed on there, that you can always make a play at any time to help turn a game around?

We took responsibility and we took pride as a defensive unit and on special teams, not just in getting the offense the ball but in putting points on the board. It really helps a team out, if you look at the statistics in terms of wins and losses, when a team scores a defensive touchdown or when special teams score. We took that to heart, and Coach Beamer did a good job of playing his defensive starters and also some of his offensive starters on special teams. We actually went into games with the mentality of just not creating turnovers, but of getting our hands on the ball and scoring. We were able to do that, and combined with a solid, ball-control offense and a good defense it worked for us.

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PIERSON PRIOLEAU (VIRGINIA TECH, 1995-98) was one of the leaders of the salty Hokie defenses of the mid-to-late 1990s. He lettered four times for head coach Frank Beamer, helping Tech to a 26-12 four-year record that included four consecutive bowl games. A three-year starter, he totaled 237 career tackles and had two kick returns for touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big East in 1997 and earned thirdteam All-America honors (The Sporting News) that year. As a senior, he led a defense that was first in the Big East in scoring defense, allowing just 12.9 points per game. A fourth-round selection of the San Francisco 49ers in the 1999 NFL Draft, Prioleau played 12 seasons in the National Football League for San Francisco, Buffalo, Washington, Jacksonville and New Orleans. He was a member of the Saints’ championship team in Super Bowl XLIV. Prioleau was also a first cousin of former ACC Legend and Georgia Tech All-American Joe Hamilton. A native of Alvin, S.C., he currently lives in Radford, Va.

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Obviously, with it being the pre-ACC days for Virginia Tech, you didn’t get to play against Joe (Hamilton). But how closely did you guys keep up with one another, and do you wish you could have gone head-to head?

My mom and his dad are sister and brother. We grew up together. We were together at my grandmother and granddaddy’s house daily. So we definitely kept in close touch. Unfortunately, the bowl games never aligned at that time for us to play against each other. But I definitely was a big fan of his.

I always bragged about him to my college teammates and my peers. He was a superstar – being a Heisman candidate and a three-time high school player of the year and that type of thing. I enjoyed watching his career.

You were a key player on special teams for most of your NFL career. How much of it do you credit to your experience at Virginia Tech and how much emphasis was placed on them there?

I started my career with the San Francisco 49ers and had a great time there, and then I went to Buffalo. That was kind of like a second chance for me. Buffalo may have been the place where I started the most games as a safety, but Buffalo is also where I went back to my roots as a special teams player.

Danny Smith, who is now with the Redskins, was the special teams coach in Buffalo when I got there. I made it known that, ‘Hey, whatever I can do – no matter how many games I start at safety or corner or whatever, I want to play on all the special teams.’

And that paid off well for you, didn’t it?

Ultimately, that was responsible for my longevity in the league. I was able to play 12 and a half seasons. If you look at my stats as a defensive back, they are not really prolific stats. But if you look at all the teams I played on, I either led the team in special teams tackles or was among the top three or four players. I took on the responsibility and relished the role of being a defensive player that excelled on special teams. To be the captain on a New Orleans team that won the Super Bowl (in 2010) and to lead the team is special teams tackles the couple of seasons that I was there, I took pride in that. I often try to explain to the other guys who come into the NFL – particularly guys who weren’t high-round draft picks – how big a role playing on special teams can play in creating career longevity in the NFL. Were you on the field for the onside kick (that helped turned the tide in the Saints’ favor) in Super Bowl XLIV? Yes, I was. I was the opposite-side safety. I’m the guy who ran in at the end and pulled a whole bunch of people off the pile. Originally that play, when we put it in earlier in the season, was drawn up to come to my side. But in the scouting that week, we realized that we had a better chance kicking it to our left, which is where we kicked it. I was a little disappointed we didn’t go to right side because I would have liked to have recovered that. But at the same time, it was exciting to execute that play and see it work, because I think it was one of the big plays that propelled us to be Super Bowl champs.

LEGENDS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE You grew up a seven-hour drive from the Wake Forest campus. What prompted you to become a Demon Deacon?

We had a great Catholic league here in Johnstown, but I bucked the Catholic school system – my priest didn’t talk to me for a while – and I went to the public school. My first year there, I played pretty decently, and my junior high coach told me, ‘You’re going to play at Wake Forest.’

Did you know much about Wake at the time?

Well, I kept asking my Dad, ‘Have you ever heard of a place called Wake Forest?’ because I had never heard of it. He told me that would be a heck of a school to get into, so that was always in the back of my mind.

And then they recruited you?

I was recruited by Maryland and Wake Forest, and I decided to go to Wake. We had some connections here in Johnstown with a Wake Forest assistant coach by the name of Joe Popp. Joe was quite instrumental in talking me into attending Wake. I will never forget it – every time I met him he had Beech Nut Gum in his mouth. I can still smell it.

Anyway, the funniest thing he ever did to me was when he said, ‘Look at this schedule.

Look at this schedule. We’re playing USC.’ I was familiar with them because we had some players from Johnstown who played at Michigan State and at Notre Dame, and they had played against USC. I said, ‘Holy heck, we’re going to play USC. I can’t wait.’ Well, little did I know it was the University of South Carolina. That’s how dumb I am. That’s why I went to Wake. I thought we were playing USC … which I guess we were.

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When you got to Wake Forest, the team struggled your sophomore season, but then you put together two winning seasons, including the ACC championship your junior year. Can you pinpoint any one thing that turned it around?

Our coaching staff’s background was half Bear Bryant and half Michigan State. We had a Rock ’Em, Sock ’Em Robot run-them-to-death philosophy then. They had us in great condition. We lost a lot of guys after my first year, but the guys that were left over, we felt like we could kick anyone’s butt. I guess we were like a bunch of Marine recruits that just went through basic training. I think what turned it around was Coach (Cal) Stoll’s philosophy: ‘Fourth quarter, don’t give up, be in better shape.’

And you had to do that against a tough schedule.

We played teams like Nebraska, South Carolina, Florida State – those teams were on a higher level, and we saw what we had to do to play at that same level. It came together in the Florida State game, which was the third game my junior year. We should have won, but we lost (by a 19-14 score). From that point on, we had a lot of confidence. We had taken our game up to another level of speed and training. When we began playing some of the other teams in our conference, I felt like we were in a different league. We were playing just above them. And that came from playing the tougher opponents. It’s like golf. I play a lot of golf now, and if you want to get better, you play with the ‘A’ guys. You don’t play with the ‘B’ guys.

You closed your ACC schedule in 1970 with five conference wins, and that meant the championship. You beat North Carolina by one point and NC State by three points.

Those are two very memorable games. Wake Forest had an online vote a few years back to choose the most memorable game (in school history), and I hoped the fan base would choose the Carolina game that year where we came from behind. I still remember the end of that game, where the whole stadium just kind of exploded. Not many people who played in that game are going to forget it.

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ED STETZ (WAKE FOREST, 1969-71) was one of the most productive linebackers in Wake Forest school history and, pound-forpound, one of the most prolific tacklers in ACC lore. Stetz set school records for the Deacons in career tackles (460), single-season tackles (203) and career solo tackles (271), despite a playing weight of just over 200 pounds. When Stetz completed his career in 1971, the 460 tackles were also an ACC career record. The lynchpin of Wake defenses in 1969, 1970 and 1971, he helped the Deacons to their first ACC football title in 1970 for head coach Cal Stoll. He still ranks 16th on the ACC career tackle list and also holds the Wake Forest single-game record for tackles with 29 hits against Clemson in 1971, as well as the season mark for tackles per game of 18.5 in 1971. He was twice named first-team All-ACC in 1970 and 1971 and played in the Blue-Gray All-Star game. A native of Johnstown, Pa., he currently resides in his hometown.

That was Wake’s first ACC title, and the only one until 2006. That had to be something in which you took a lot of pride.

Well, another thing that motivated me and some of the rest of us that year – I was really ticked off when they did the ACC breakdown in Sports Illustrated. It came to Wake Forest’s paragraph, and I can remember it verbatim. Three sentences, six words: ‘No offense. No defense. No hope.’ That really got us going. Everybody felt like they were looking at us as kind of the dishrag of the conference.

Did you post that up on the bulletin board?

No, we didn’t, but everybody talked about it. We didn’t have to post it. I mean, who couldn’t remember those three sentences?

You were the leading tackler, not only at Wake Forest, but in the entire conference. Was it just a matter of having a nose for the football?

I don’t want to say I did anything that really set me apart because I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates. But (assistant coach) Tom Harper experimented with me in letting me do some stunts that I was pretty good at throughout my career in high school. He saw that in me, and we spent a lot of time in practices and in studying film. We broke film down like it hadn’t been broken down before, where we saw tendencies. We went over that a lot, and after a week of a grueling practice with Coach Harper, you knew what the other team was going to do. That helped me a lot – some of the tendencies he showed me in opposing players: people leaning to one side, people moving back. You get a feel for it. I was able to anticipate what they were going to do and tried to get there before it was going happen.

So it wasn’t just a matter of physical ability – you were very much mentally prepared as well, correct?

I was very, very fortunate I guess I owe that to my mother and my father, that I was at least semi-intelligent.

You set several records at Wake Forest, and some of them either still stand alone or still rank among the school leaders. Is it kind of amazing when you look back and see that those things have stood the test of time?

I take pride in that. I only played in 29 games out of a possible 33. I see a lot of guys in front of me who played in 48 games. Again, I was very fortunate. Coach Harper set the defense up to let me roam, and I took advantage of it. My teammates have to get a lot of credit for that also for holding the offensive linemen off of me and letting me attack the backs.

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OF THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE 2005 ACC LEGENDS Mike Ruth (Boston College), Jeff Davis (Clemson), Leo Hart (Duke), Marvin Jones (Florida State), Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech), Jack Scarbath (Maryland), George Mira Sr. (Miami), Roman Gabriel (NC State), Don McCauley (North Carolina), William “Bill” Dudley (Virginia), Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech), Bill Armstrong (Wake Forest)

2006 ACC LEGENDS Doug Flutie (Boston College), Michael Dean Perry (Clemson), Art Gregory (Duke), William Floyd (Florida State), Marco Coleman (Georgia Tech), Randy White (Maryland), Gino Torretta (Miami), Jim Ritcher (NC State), William Fuller (North Carolina), Jim Dombrowski (Virginia), Carroll Dale (Virginia Tech), James McDougald (Wake Forest)

2007 ACC LEGENDS Pete Mitchell (Boston College), Jerry Butler (Clemson), Clarkston Hines (Duke), LeRoy Butler (Florida State), George Morris (Georgia Tech), Dick Shiner (Maryland), Jim Kelly (Miami), Dennis Byrd (NC State), Harris Barton (North Carolina), Joe Palumbo (Virginia), Antonio Freeman (Virginia Tech), Norm Snead (Wake Forest)

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2008 ACC LEGENDS Steve DeOssie (Boston College); Levon Kirkland (Clemson); Claude “Tee” Moorman, II (Duke); Danny Kanell (Florida State); Pat Swilling (Georgia Tech); Stan Jones (Maryland); Russell Maryland (Miami); Marcus Jones (North Carolina); Bill Yoest (NC State); Tiki Barber (Virginia); Don Strock (Virginia Tech); John Henry Mills (Wake Forest)

2009 ACC LEGENDS Mike Mayock (Boston College), Danny Ford (Clemson), Bob Pascal (Duke), Chris Weinke, (Florida State), Eddie Lee Ivery (Georgia Tech), Kevin Glover (Maryland), Vinny Testaverde (Miami), Kelvin Bryant, (North Carolina), Willie Burden (NC State), Jim Bakktiar (Virginia), Bob Schweickert (Virginia Tech), Bill Barnes (Wake Forest)

2010 ACC LEGENDS Tony Thurman (Boston College), Steve Fuller (Clemson), Jay Wilkinson (Duke), Peter Boulware (Florida State), Randy Rhino (Georgia Tech), Darryl Hill (Maryland), Cortez Kennedy (Miami), Ethan Horton (North Carolina), Ted Brown (NC State), Barry Word (Virginia), Cornell Brown (Virginia Tech), Larry Hopkins (Wake Forest)

2011 ACC LEGENDS Stephen Boyd (Boston College), Perry Tuttle Clemson), Ben Bennett (Duke), Andre Wadsworth (Florida State), Lucius Sanford (Georgia Tech), Rich Novak (Maryland), Jim Otto (Miami), Chris Hanburger (North Carolina), Marc Primanti (NC State), Chris Slade (Virginia), Mike Johnson (Virginia Tech), Larry Russell (Wake Forest)

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hen the NFL released its Pro Bowl rosters toward the end of last season, there was a distinct Atlantic Coast Conference flavor. The same was true a few months later when the league conducted its annual draft.

Consider the league’s history in recent years, neither development came as a surprise.

The ACC regularly sends several players into pro ranks every year, and the league’s impact can be seen on just about every team. The overall productivity, though, can be established in part by the representation in the Pro Bowl.

Just last year, quarterback Philip Rivers and safety Adrian Wilson represented NC State in the end-of-season all-star game. Established stars and Miami products Ray Lewis, Willis McGahee and Vince Wilfork were also selected.

Former ACC player of the year Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech) was picked for the game. So were ex-players from Florida State (kicker Sebastian Janikowski), Maryland (long snapper Jon Condo), North Carolina (defensive end Julius Peppers), Virginia (tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson) and Virginia Tech (safety Kam Chancellor).

Wake Forest is only two years removed from having two Pro Bowl representatives, tackle Tyson Clabo and fullback Ovie Mughelli.

Other familiar names are certain to pop up as Pro Bowl picks this season, including former Boston College star and current MVP contender Matt Ryan of Atlanta and electric ex-Clemson running back C.J. Spiller (now of the Buffalo Bills). Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who starred at Georgia Tech, is in the midst of a stellar season with Denver.

The ACC’s newest additions have NFL pipelines to their credit as well.

Former Pittsburgh stars Larry Fitzgerald, LeSean McCoy and Darrelle Revis all were selected for last year’s Pro Bowl. So was ex-Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney. Both the Panthers and Orange will join the ACC in time for next season.

The key to maintaining such a presence at the pro level is to continue to produce quality players. The ACC did that in the spring, accounting for 15 of the top 100 selections in April’s NFL Draft and 31 picks overall.

The most notable draftees included Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly (Carolina), North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples (New York Jets) and Virginia Tech tailback David Wilson (New York Giants). All three were selected in the first round, marking the eighth consecutive year at least three former ACC players were picked in the opening round.

Later picks, such as ex-Georgia Tech wideout Stephen Hill (Jets) and former Wake Forest receiver Chris Givens (St. Louis) have made solid impressions as rookies as well. Dwayne Allen, a former Clemson tight end, is off to a promising start in India-

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Overall, 10 of the ACC’s 12 schools had at least one player drafted last year, with Miami (six) and NC State (five) accounting for the most. Nine programs in the league have had at least one player picked in at least five consecutive drafts.

That’s also come to be expected as well from a conference leaving its mark on football well beyond the college game.

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he 2012-13 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball season began much like the 59 that came before it – with the highest of hopes and anticipation.

With four teams ranked among the Top 25 in preseason and eight All-ACC players returning, optimism abounds for good reason. The ACC is unrivaled in NCAA Tournament history.

Conference teams have won five of the last 12 NCAA Championships and 12 overall, including eight over the last 22 years. This season marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most memorable national title runs – NC State’s 1983 “Cardiac Pack” that won the ACC Tournament as a No. 4 seed and rode the momentum all the way to the NCAA finals, where it upended heavily favored Houston on Lorenzo Charles’ dunk at the buzzer.

No conference has posted a better NCAA Tournament record than the ACC. League teams have compiled a mark of 364-188

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for a sterling .659 winning percentage against the nation’s toughest competition.

The ACC is one of only two conferences to see each one of its teams make at least one NCAA Tournament appearance over the past six years.

Since 1981, the ACC has produced at 39 consensus All-Americans – 15 more than any other conference – and has accounted for 24 percent of All-America players nationally (39 of 165).

Seven of the last 16 and nine of the last 20 consensus National Players of the Year have been from ACC schools. Since 1975, the ACC has produced 16 consensus National Players of the Year – 12 more than any other conference. Nine of the ACC’s 16 National Players of the Year were unanimous selections.

Both the ACC’s head coaches and the media ranked NC State as the 2012-13 preseason favorite. Sporting News preseason All-

America forward C.J. Leslie (14.7 points, 7.1 rebounds per game) anchors the returning cast from last season’s NCAA Sweet 16 team. Veteran guard Lorenzo Brown, rugged forward Richard Howell and sharpshooter Scott Wood are also back with the Pack. Add what appears to be one of the nation’s premier freshmen classes, and it isn’t hard to understand why the Wolfpack was ranked among the nation’s top 10 in virtually every preseason poll.

Both perennial national powers Duke and North Carolina were affected by graduation and by early entries to last summer’s NBA Draft. But the Blue Devils return a talented crew that includes sharp-shooting guard Seth Curry and a solid inside presence in Mason Plumlee. At UNC, sophomore James Michael McAdoo looks to step up as the Tar Heels’ new leader.

And only the unwise or uninformed are sleeping on Florida State, which brought home its first ACC championship last March and returns the 2012 ACC Tournament MVP and a preseason All-American in 6-foot-5 senior Michael Snaer. The Seminoles boast a second scoring backcourt scoring threat in Ian Miller and a solid frontcourt presence in 6-foot-8 forward Okaro White.

If any of those four preseason Top 25 teams fall short of expectations, more than one surprise team will likely be waiting in the wings. All 12 league teams share the common goal of seeking to add to ACC’s already rich basketball legacy.

If history is any indication, they will.

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he Atlantic Coast Conference’s status as an elite women’s basketball conference is well-documented, and the 2012-13 season is set to follow suit.

Four teams – Duke, Maryland, Georgia Tech and Miami – were ranked among the Top 25 in preseason, with the Blue Devils (No. 3) and Terrapins (No. 5) holding places among the top five.

Reigning ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas of Maryland and 2012 ACC Rookie of the Year Elizabeth Williams of Duke were both named to Wade Trophy Preseason Watch List. The Blue Devils’ Chelsea Gray was also listed among the prime preseason candidates for the honor, awarded annually to the NCAA Division I’s top player.

Since 1977, when the league adopted women’s basketball, a tradition of excellence was established. In addition to NCAA titles by North Carolina (1994) and Maryland (2006), ACC’s women’s basketball programs have made 166 NCAA Tournament appearances and won 224 games in the last 35 years, including 36 wins by a number one seed.

The conference has made 14 trips to the Final Four in the last 31 seasons, with three teams finishing second in addition to the two NCAA titles.

Over the years, ACC women’s basketball teams have gained national recognition through their television exposure. Fifty seven (57) televised games making up 112 television appearances – the most television appearances since the inception of ACC women’s basketball – highlight the 2012-13 schedule.

Along with 57 games announced as part of the ACC’s conference package, it is anticipated that more games will be added to ESPN3. Further, other games will be carried by official websites and regional cable partners of the ACC institutions and as part of other conference packages.

The ACC Championship, which will decide the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Championship, is in its 36th year. The Greensboro Coliseum will serve as host for the 14th consecutive season March 7-10, 2013.

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