ESPN.com presents ACC Heather Dinich http://espn.go.com/blog/acc 60 en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 05:39:47 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When the 2012 season ended, Mario Edwards Jr. was exactly where he'd expected to be, starting in the Orange Bowl with an eye toward the future, where he'd be anchoring Florida State's defensive line. The path to get there though, never went quite according to plan. "It was a bit of a roller coaster," Edwards said. His first season at FSU hardly followed the script Edwards had envisioned when he left high school as the nation's No.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55930/hard-lessons-prepare-edwards-for-13 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:27 EDT 55930 The ACC on Thursday announced game times and TV schedules for the first three weeks of the season, with the exception of a few road nonconference games, which are controlled by the host teams' conferences, as well as four of five Thursday night contests which will be nationally televised by ESPN. The 2013 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, which will be played for the fourth consecutive year in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55949/acc-announces-early-game-times-and-tv Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:30 EDT 55949 If the season started tomorrow, Heather Dinich says the Virginia Tech Hokies would be in a heap of trouble. ]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55932/video-collefe-football-conference-call Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:18 EDT 55932 Experience counts. Nobody in the ACC has more of it returning in 2013 than Miami -- and nobody lost more of it than Florida State. How much that will matter in the conference race is yet to be determined, but it can't be overlooked. Here's a look at who has the most starters returning in the ACC, according to numbers provided by the conference: Miami: 20 Wake Forest: 18 Boston College: 17 Virginia Tech: 17 Duke: 17 Georgia Tech: 17 Pittsburgh: 16 Virginia: 15 North Carolina: 14 Maryland: 14 Syracuse: 13 Clemson: 13 NC State: 12 Florida State: 11 Here's another way to evaluate the experience returning in the ACC, as per a note from the conference office: Three ACC teams rank among the top 10 teams nationally in the FBS in numbers of games their returning players have started.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55906/miami-tops-in-acc-in-returning-starters Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:02 EDT 55906 If Wake Forest’s offensive line can stay healthy and build some depth between now and the opening kickoff, there’s no reason the Deacs can’t surprise a few teams in the Atlantic Division this year. In theory, Wake Forest could have a veteran look up front this fall, but if there’s one area that still remains a concern for offensive coordinator Steed Lobotzke heading into summer camp, it’s the offensive line. “It was kind of a long spring on the o-line for those guys, because we only really had eight guys all spring,” Lobotzke said.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55902/deacs-o-line-still-a-concern Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:51 EDT 55902 Maryland and the ACC are in court right now presenting their cases to a judge, who will try to determine if the lawsuit will be tried in North Carolina or Maryland. Colleague Ivan Maisel and I tried to figure this out for you in the latest ESPNU College Football Podcast. A spokesman for the Maryland attorney general's office told me the hearing is expected to last about three to four hours, there are no witnesses, and that it's possible the judge may rule from the bench.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55940/talkin-terps-and-the-acc Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:09 EDT 55940 The deeper we get into the summer, the thinner the links tend to get in ACC country ... Duke football has an impressive two-sport star who could reach All-American status in track. Clemson has a way with running backs. Virginia hasn't been so fortunate. Syracuse backed off a recruit who decided to go to Pittsburgh. There will be a hearing today for the legal arguments between Maryland and the ACC. Here are 10 reasons to look forward to the season in the Commonwealth.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55927/accs-lunchtime-links-891 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:19 EDT 55927 Syracuse defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough has no problem with the fact that his boss, coach Scott Shafer, was in the very same position for four years before being promoted to head coach in January. “I know coach Shafer,” Bullough said. “He’s one of my best friends. It’s not like you’re coming in not knowing the head coach at all. There’s no tension when we sit down to discuss stuff. It’s just like two buddies talking about football.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55411/familiarity-on-cuse-staff-paying-off Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:22 EDT 55411 Heather Dinich talks about Clemson wide receiver Martavis Bryant as the Tigers' top performer this spring.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55837/video-spring-mvp-clemson-tigers Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:45 EDT 55837 On Tuesday we started a conversation with Pitt offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph. Here is the second and final part of that interview: Where do you feel the state of the program is right now? I know it’s a loaded question, but it’s in such desperate need of stability and now that you guys are in your second season, where are you at in terms of your master plan and blueprint for the program? Joe Rudolph: You described it as a desperate need for stability.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/55792/qa-with-pitt-oc-joe-rudolph-part-ii Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:11 EDT 55792