Tag: ACC Football
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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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State of the Program: Virginia Cavaliers
Head Coach: Tony Elliott is entering his 3rd year with the program with a 6-16 record. It’s been a challenging tenure so far with them trying to find their footing on the field and the tragic incident that ended their 2022 season prematurely. With a full normal offseason under his belt he will be hoping…
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State of the Program: Syracuse Orange
Head Coach: Fran Brown is in his first year as Syracuse’s head coach. The Orange are looking for a jolt of excitement for the program and so far this offseason Brown has brought that. Here’s a deeper dive into his profile and coach hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/14/college-football-coach-hire-grades-syracuse/ Program Outlook: Syracuse faces the challenge of being…
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State of the Program: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Head Coach: Brent Key is in his second full year with the program, but also had a partial interim year in 2022. Overall he has a 11-10 record with the Yellow Jackets. The program has been struggling in the post Paul Johnson era and he quickly brought life to it. He’s already led the Yellow…
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