Tag: Atlantic Coast Conference
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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: 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: 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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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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