Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Daniel Jones set 23 program records as a super-productive first-year signal caller. Last season was a banner year for ACC quarterbacks, with Louisville’s Lamar Jackson winning the Heisman Trophy, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson leading the Tigers to a […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The bowl performance will likely lead to a lot more money in Jones bank account, but it also raises the level of expectations for his NFL career to practically unrealistic heights. Not many college players get to […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Averaging one first-round quarterback per year for more than a five-year span is a tremendous accomplishment and is something no other conference in the country can say. The 2019 NFL Draft is now a mere week away. […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Vikings are hopeful Christian Darrisaw can take the Minnesota offensive line to the next level. Apparently Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman really had one player in mind with his first-round pick in the 2021 NFL […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page In 2019, N.C. State finished with its worst record (4-8) since head coach Dave Doerens first season in 2013. Heading into 2020, Doeren has made sweeping changes to his coaching staff in hopes of rebounding back to […]
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page There are a number of great running backs throughout the ACC. Healthy and hungry, Dayes will soon have a chance to make his case. The ACC is home to some of the premier running backs in all […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page In Chapel Hill, all eyes will again be behind center this fall. In Chapel Hill, all eyes will again be behind center this fall. Since Mitch Trubisky left following the 2016 season, North Carolina hasnt been able […]
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 Pittsburgh’s ACC Championship Game win over Wake Forest. With 35 points, the first quarter of the 2021 ACC Championship Game unfolded just as all the experts predicted. There was plenty of offense, especially from […]
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 another dominant performance from Clemson’s defense. The 2021 Clemson football team wont be remembered as a champion like so many other Tigers squads under Dabo Swinney. However, even after losing both coordinators, Clemson played […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Cavaliers are returning 15 players who started at least one game on defense in 2019. Virginia made program and ACC history in 2019 by winning its first ACC Coastal division title. In addition to that first […]
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Georgia Tech thrives in primetime in a convincing win over North Carolina. Georgia Tech’s defense and quarterback Jeff Sims shined in the spotlight Saturday night in a convincing 45-22 sprint past North Carolina in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. One […]
Back To ACC By Matt OsborneSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Every once in a while, individual athletes defy the odds and somehow find a way to outperform expectations which already seemed overly ambitious to the impartial observer. x9c “Its a long, long season, but to have those […]
Back To ACC By Robbie RossSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page In Watson’s hometown of Gainesville, GA, a city usually filled with red and white, there is orange everywhere. Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson has set the nation on fire over the past three seasons with his play for […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Clemson may have lost last week, but the Tigers still appear to be the team to beat in 2020. Clemson fell short of finishing a second straight season 15-0 with back-to-back titles, but of the two Tiger […]
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Five factors that have keyed Georgia Tech’s impressive return to the postseason. Georgia Tech’s turnaround from three wins in 2015 to eight wins, with a chance at nine, in 2016 is one of the most underappreciated stories […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dave Holcomb features Virginia Tech offensive lineman Lecitus Smith. Its rare to find a sixth-round draft pick thats ready to start from Day 1 in the NFL. Of the 44 prospects taken in the sixth round of […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Dave Holcomb gives his preview and prediction for NC State versus Mississippi State. While its a small sample, NC State is only 1-4 against the SEC in nine seasons under Dave Doeren. That lone win didnt exactly […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page A 3-star prospect from Oregon coming out of high school, Dungey faced doubters his entire college career. This draft season, there isnt a whole lot of attention going towards Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey. Walter Football ranked the […]
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page What Clemson is doing is still remarkable. It looks like the Tigers are now settling in. Every national champion enters the season in the spotlight. Expectations, when defending, are unrelenting. The start of the year for Clemson […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page The Tigers are already well on their way to yet another College Football Playoff berth. At the beginning of the season, we circled two games on the Clemson schedule that the Tigers were supposed to be in […]
Back To ACC By Dave HolcombSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page After an impressive early signing period haul in their 2020 recruiting class, it’s safe to say Clemson isn’t going anywhere. The college football media was quick to anoint Clemson the next dynasty after the Tigers routed Alabama […]
Back To ACC By Carlos PinedaSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Clemson will be looking for its third straight bowl win when it takes on Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl. In a season that began with two disappointing losses, Clemson fought through adversity to finish strong. The […]
Back To ACC By Southern Pigskin StaffSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page It’s hard to imagine Deshaun Watson playing any better than he did in leading Clemson’s attack last fall. CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) x94 Clemson coach Dabo Swinney asked his players at a recent team meeting to name […]
Back To ACC By BJ BennettSouthernPigskin.com Follow us at Twitter.com/SouthernPigskin. Become a fan at the SouthernPigskin.com Facebook Page Past, present and future, this has the potential to be college football’s signature showcase. National Signing Day just ended. Spring practice has not yet started. That said, there are already headline games worth looking forward to for […]
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