Tag: ACC conference
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State of the Program: NC State Wolfpack
Head Coach: Dave Doeren is entering his 12th season with the program. He has a 81-58 record with the program. Outside of one down season in 2019, the Wolfpack have won 8-9 games the last 7 years. Truly impressive consistency for this program. Program Outlook: NC State is in a great spot. They’ve really hit…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Duke
Duke Blue Devils: Manny Diaz Why the job was open: Football is an afterthought at Duke, and success is often hard to come by here. David Cutcliffe managed to find some success but eventually it fell apart in his latter years. What Mike Elko did here was impressive, using the roster he inherited, he got…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Syracuse
Syracuse Orange: Fran Brown Why the job was open: Syracuse is such a tough job, some coaches have found success for a period of time but sustaining it has proven to be more difficult. This program isn’t located in a great recruiting pipeline and it’s difficult to keep getting talent each year. Dino Babers ran…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Boston College
Boston College Eagles: Bill O’Brien Why the job was open: Jeff Hafley was learning as his time with the Eagles went on, but thanks to an easier schedule he found a breakthrough winning season. Still he grew tired of the demands of being a college head coach and moved on to become the DC of…
