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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday the names of the 28 football student-athletes who have been chosen by its 14 league schools to attend the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff.

GREENSBORO, NC The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday the names of the 28 football student-athletes who have been chosen by its 14 league schools to attend the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff, July 21-22 at the Grandover Resort located in Greensboro, N.C.

The football student-athletes who will be attending the 2013 ACC Football Kickoff are:

Boston College: Chase Rettig, Quarterback, 6-3, 213, Senior, Sierra Madre, Calif.

Steele Divitto, Linebacker, 6-3, 238, Senior, Ridgefield, Conn..

Clemson: Tajh Boyd, Quarterback, 6-1, 225, Senior-R, Hampton, Va.

Spencer Shuey, Linebacker, 6-3, 230, Graduate-R, Charlotte, N.C.

Duke: Anthony Boone, Quarterback, 6-0, 230, Junior-R, Monroe, N.C.

Ross Cockrell, Cornerback, 6-0, 185, Senior-R, Waxhaw, N.C.

Florida State: Rashad Greene, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 180, Junior, Albany, Ga.

Lamarcus Joyner, Defensive Back, 5-8, 187, Senior, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Georgia Tech: Will Jackson, Offensive Lineman, 6-3, 295, Senior-R, Knoxville, Tenn.

Jeremiah Attaochu, Defensive End, 6-3, 242, Senior, Washington, D.C.

Maryland: C.J. Brown, Quarterback, 6-3, 210, Senior-R, Cranberry Township, Pa.

Dexter McDougle, Cornerback, 5-11, 195, Senior-R, Falmouth, Va.

Miami: Stephen Morris, Quarterback, 6-2, 214, Senior, Miami, Fla.

Shayon Green, Defensive Line, 6-3, 262, Senior-R, Tifton, Ga.

North Carolina: Bryn Renner, Quarterback, 6-3, 225, Senior, West Springfield, Va.

Kareem Martin, Defensive End, 6-6, 265, Senior, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

N C State: Rashard Smith, Wide Receiver, 5-9, 175, Senior-R, Dublin, Ga.

Dontae Johnson, Cornerback, 6-2, 195, Senior, Pennington, N.J.

Pitt: Devin Street, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 195, Senior-R, Bethlehem, Pa.

Aaron Donald, Defensive Line, 6-0, 285, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Syracuse: Macky MacPherson, Center, 6-2, 290, Senior, Syracuse, N.Y.

Jay Bromley, Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 285, Senior, Jamaica, N.Y.

Virginia: Morgan Moses, Offensive Tackle, 6-6, 335, Senior, Richmond, Va.

Jake Snyder, Defensive End, 6-4, 270, Senior-R, Glen Allen, Va.

Virginia Tech: Logan Thomas, Quarterback, 6-6, 257, Senior-R, Lynchburg, Va.

Jack Tyler, Linebacker, 6-1, 225, Senior-R, Oakton, Va.

Wake Forest: Michael Campanaro, Flanker, 5-11, 190, Senior-R, Clarksville, Md.

Justin Jackson, Outside Linebacker, 6-1, 230, Senior-R, Rockingham, N.C.

In all, the ACC Kickoff student-athletes hail from 11 states and the District of Columbia, with seven from Virginia, five from North Carolina, three each from Pennsylvania and Georgia, two from Florida and New York and one each from California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee and the District of Columbia.

Three ACC football standouts will be making a return appearance at the Kickoff in Jeremiah Attaochu, a senior defensive end from Georgia Tech; Bryn Renner, a senior quarterback from North Carolina; and Logan Thomas, a senior quarterback from Virginia Tech

Among the offensive players in attendance will be seven quarterbacks, three offensive linemen and four wide receivers. Defensively, four defensive ends, two defensive tackles, four linebackers and four defensive backs will be on hand.

The Atlantic Coast Conference websitex94theACC.comx94will provide complete coverage of the 2013 ACC Football Kickoff including original written and video content, as well as coverage of interview sessions with the student-athletes on July 21 and the coaches on July 22. Visit theACC.com on Friday, July 19 for more information regarding coverage of the ACC Football Kickoff. The official Twitter hashtag for the 2013 ACC Football Kickoff is #ACCKickoff. Official tweets will include this hashtag and all media and fans are also asked to use it in their tweets related to the event.