Tag: 2024 ACC Preview
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State of the Program: Stanford Cardinal
Head Coach: Troy Taylor is entering his 2nd season with the Cardinal with a 3-9 record. He took over the program in need of a complete rebuild, but showed progress as time went on last season. Taylor came in after having a ton of success at Sacramento State where he led the Hornets to their…
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State of the Program: Virginia Tech Hokies
Head Coach: Brent Pry is entering his 3rd season with a 10-14 record. He was tasked with getting the Hokies back to prominence after some down years and after a strong finish to last season it appears he may be on the verge of doing just that. Program Outlook: Before Dabo Swinney got things going…
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State of the Program: California Golden Bears
Head Coach: Justin Wilcox is entering his 8th season as the head coach of the Golden Bears with a 36-43 record. He’s gone the last 4 seasons without a winning record, before that in 2019 they got off to a great start before injuries halted the breakthrough. The breakthrough was finally poised to come in…
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State of the Program: Duke Blue Devils
Head Coach: Manny Diaz is entering his first season as the head coach at Duke. His career has been up and down but already his tenure here has lasted longer than the one he had at Temple. You can read more about this profile and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/06/07/college-football-coach-hire-grades-duke/ Program Outlook: Duke is very much…
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State of the Program: Pittsburgh Panthers
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi is entering his 10th season as the head coach of Pitt with a 65-50 record. He led the Panthers to an ACC championship and Peach Bowl in 2021, making Pitt the only non Clemson or Florida State ACC champ since Virginia Tech won it in 2010. He seemed to have really…
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State of the Program: Louisville Cardinals
Head Coach: Jeff Brohm is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Cardinals with a 10-4 record. In his first season they made the ACC championship. Despite the electric teams they had with Lamar Jackson, this was the first time Louisville ever made the ACC championship. Brohm is also a former Louisville…
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State of the Program: North Carolina Tar Heels
Head Coach: Mack Brown is entering his 6th season in this stint with the program and 16th season overall with the Tar Heels. He has a 107-73-1 record with the program. His first stint was from 1988-1997. They were incredible at the end of his tenure finishing in the Top 10 of the AP poll…
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State of the Program: Boston College Eagles
Head Coach: Bill O’Brien is in his first year as the head coach of the Eagles. He comes in with a very colorful past that tells us this definitely won’t be boring. You can read more about him and our hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/04/11/college-football-coach-hire-grades-boston-college/ Program Outlook: It’s been a struggle for Boston College football to…
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State of the Program: SMU Mustangs
Head Coach: Rhett Lashlee is entering his 3rd year with the Mustangs program. He has a 18-9 record. A challenging year 1 was followed by a quick rise in year 2 where the Mustangs won the AAC championship. Now they move on to bigger ventures in the ACC. Program Outlook: It’s a new era for…
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State of the Program: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Head Coach: Dave Clawson is entering his 11th year as the head coach of Wake Forest with a 63-61 record. This is weighed down by a 6-18 record his first 2 years but they recently hit a downslide with a 4-8 record this past year. Otherwise it’s been very successful. Prior to last season Wake…
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