Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dave Holcomb offers a preview and prediction for Wake Forest vs Clemson. To be the best, one has to beat the best. All season long, college football fans have heard that Clemson is no longer the best. […]
Hartman Now a Heisman Candidate
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Wake Forest is very much in the national spotlight. Sam Hartman is, too. Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman has played his way into the Heisman Trophy conversation. The leader of the undefeated Demon Deacons, Hartman has quickly […]
Heels Drop Shootout in South Bend
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page North Carolina’s defense continued its struggles on Saturday, as the Tar Heels gave up 50 points to Notre Dame. SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Everett Golson threw three touchdown passes to overcome his three turnovers that led […]
Heels Fall to ECU
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page North Carolina struggles defensively in a 55-31 loss to East Carolina in Chapel Hill. GoHeels.com CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Shane Carden threw three touchdown passes and ran for three scores to help East Carolina beat North […]
Heels, Hokies Set for Important Opener
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dave Holcomb previews Friday night’s game between North Carolina and Virginia Tech. When North Carolina and Virginia Tech squared off on Oct. 10 in 2020, the two teams combined for 101 points, with the Tar Heels scoring […]
Here Comes Jalen Camp
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Jalen Camp is one of the most impressive and fascinating prospects in the NFL Draft. x9c “I think that I’m a diamond in the rough in this entire process. I have faith in myself that I can […]
Heskin Smith’s Virginia Story
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page A highly-touted prospect from coastal Georgia, Heskin Smith has leaders to follow both near and far. x9c Just being able to go out on the field with my teammates, just being able to help and contribute to […]
Hokies Defense Comes up Huge in Win
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Georgia Tech’s fourth-ranked rushing offense was held to 129 yards — more than 200 yards below its average. ATLANTA — Logan Thomas passed and ran for touchdowns in the first half, Virginia Tech’s defense shut down […]
Hokies Face More Questions Offensively
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page After Virginia Tech’s disappointing Pinstripe Bowl loss, Dave Holcomb looks ahead for the Hokies’ offense. Virginia Tech football is entering a new era. That fresh start began early with the school firing previous head coach Justin Fuente […]
Hokies Survive Scare From ECU
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Virginia Tech’s defense had seven sacks, 11 tackles for loss and three interceptions against ECU. The Hokies also held the Pirates to a meager 3-for-11 third-down conversion rate. GREENVILLE, N.C. — Logan Thomas threw two touchdown […]
Holmes Kicked out of School
Back To ACC By Matt OsborneSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Michael Holmes started five games for Virginia Tech last season, rushing for 280 yards and four touchdowns. After previously being hit with a felony malicious wounding charge, Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes has now officially been […]
Home Crowd Helps Lead Hokies over Heels
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dave Holcomb recaps Virginia Tech’s primetime Friday night win. We have heard it all week. College football is back with fans in the stands. That couldnt have been more true in Blacksburg on Friday night. The atmosphere […]
Hot Read: Andersen, ‘Deacs Top Virginia Tech
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Wake Forest upsets Virginia Tech 23-16. 1. This is a big win for Wake Forest, beating a nationally-ranked Virginia Tech team which looked great the week prior in a convincing victory over Boston College. The Demon Deacons […]
Hot Read: Boston College Moves to 4-2
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Boston College beats Georgia Tech 48-27. 1. Relatively quietly, Boston College is now at 4-2, with three ACC wins. First year head coach Jeff Hafley’s Eagles continue to opportunistic, productive and successful. Boston College, in addition to […]
FSU’s Travis Settling In, Making Plays
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Jordan Travis, still settling in, led the Seminoles to their most impressive performance in a few years. Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis has been in an all-out sprint in recent weeks, going from reserve signal caller to […]
Game of the Week Preview: Clemson at Syracuse
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dino Babers and Syracuse have proven to be the most consistent current challenger to Clemson in the ACC. Overview — Though the contest lost some national luster after Syracuse was soundly beaten by Maryland last Saturday, there […]
Gamecocks Hold on at UCF
Back To SEC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Mike Davis leads South Carolina to a 28-25 road win over Central Florida. GamecocksOnline.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Behind a huge second half from sophomore running back Mike Davis, South Carolina (3-1) picked up a hard-fought 28-25 […]
Geoff Collins’ Georgia Tech Tale
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page A specific vision has long followed Collins’ rise through the coaching ranks; sky-scrapers to bright lights, it has come with quite the view. x9c “I was here when we were top ten in the country every year, […]
Georgia Tech Falls To North Carolina in a Thriller
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Tar Heels beat the Yellow Jackets for the first time since 2008. T.J. Logan scored on a 2-yard run with 11 seconds left to help North Carolina rally past Georgia Tech 48-43 on Saturday night, […]
Georgia Tech Getting Familiar
Back To ACC By Matt OsborneSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Overall, the personnel responsible for executing Georgia Techs offense will look much different this fall. The Yellow Jackets scheme, conversely, should be more familiar than we one which we saw a year ago. Despite never having finished […]
Georgia Tech Lands Big Transfer
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Yellow Jackets added former 4-star defensive back Myles Sims. The honeymoon period isnt quite finished yet for new Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins, but every program and head coach can use wins in recruiting. Sometimes, major […]
Georgia Tech Making a Move
By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Beyond any box score, the bottom line is that the Yellow Jackets believe. Georgia Tech has momentum. College football better be paying attention. After an impressive Friday night showing in a 46-27 win over Louisville, the Yellow Jackets, fresh off […]
Georgia Tech Putting it All Together
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Over the game’s final 39 minutes and change, Georgia Tech outscored its visitors 21-0. The real measure of separation might have been even more one-sided. x9c We like that. We like having those long drives getting the […]
Georgia Tech Receivers Ready for Showcase
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The wide receivers, for the Yellow Jackets, have been among those turning heads. x9c Seeing the opportunities increase is always a good thing for the wide receivers. ~Jalen Camp For the last eleven years, Georgia Tech’s wide […]