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North Carolina head coach Mack Brown watches players during NCAA college football practice Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
ACC preview: It's 4-time champion Clemson and everyone else

By Aaron Beard Aug. 13, 2019 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Miami's K.J. Osborn speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C. Osborn caught 53 passes for 892 yards and seven touchdowns for Buffalo last season and may be the best of Miami’s numerous transfers. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
QBs not the only transfers expected to make impact

By Steve Megargee Aug. 12, 2019 02:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. Foster says the upcoming football season will be his final as an assistant coach. Foster has been the Hokies’ defensive coordinator since 1995. His 33 years on staff makes him the longest tenured assistant coach in the country at the same school. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Hokies' defensive coordinator to step down after season

By Hank Kurz Jr. Aug. 01, 2019 03:54 PM EDT

Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
ACC urges fans to ask cable providers to carry new network

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2019 05:42 PM EDT

Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
The Latest: Mendenhall using 2018 setbacks as teaching tool

Jul. 18, 2019 10:24 AM EDT

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
ACC's Coastal Division once again appears up for grabs

By Steve Reed Jul. 18, 2019 04:01 AM EDT

Maryland snags ex-Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson

May. 21, 2019 01:32 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Quarterback Josh Jackson, a star at Virginia Tech two seasons ago, has transferred to Maryland with two years of eligibility remaining. ...

Tyler Shough puts on a show at Oregon's spring game

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 20, 2019 08:54 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — While Justin Herbert was his usual steady self at quarterback for Oregon, the Ducks' spring game gave redshirt freshman Tyler Shough a chance to...

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo. Florida State's James Blackman (1) looks to pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. Florida State coach Willie Taggart’s top _ and perhaps only _ option at quarterback is redshirt sophomore James Blackman, the full-time starter in 2017 when Francois missed virtually the entire season with a ruptured patellar tendon(AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
ACC teams look to answer questions at quarterback

By Joedy Mccreary Apr. 18, 2019 11:01 AM EDT

Virginia Tech quarterback Quincy Patterson II (4) gets tackled by linebacker Dax Hollifield during the NCAA college football team's Maroon-White spring game in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
QB battle in spotlight at Hokies' spring game

Apr. 13, 2019 08:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz. As a soon-to-be senior, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert knows this about spring football: It's a process and it's rarely smooth. A Eugene native, Herbert will be joined this coming season by his younger brother Patrick a tight end out of Thousand Oaks, California, who was among 10 early enrollees who are taking part in spring practice with the Ducks.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Justin Herbert gives Ducks some continuity amid new faces

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 09, 2019 07:34 PM EDT

Mississippi adds Tyrone Nix to staff as linebackers coach

Feb. 20, 2019 05:25 PM EST
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has added Tyrone Nix to its football staff as a linebackers coach. The school said Wednesday that Nix is returning for...

Virginia Tech NCAA college football head coach Justin Fuente talks about player recruitment and the upcoming 2019 football season during a press conference in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 6 2019. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
After CFP championship, Clemson keeps winning on signing day

By Joedy Mccreary Feb. 06, 2019 05:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, Team Flash running back Jerrion Ealy, left, gets snagged by a defender during the Under Armour All America Game in Orlando, Fla. Some drama on signing day might be drummed up around the few remaining unsigned five-star prospects. Darnell Wright, an offensive lineman from West Virginia, is expected to choose between Tennessee and Alabama. Ealy, a running back from Mississippi, will pick between Clemson and Ole Miss. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
The Latest: Tennessee finishes strong with 2 top-50 recruits

By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2019 09:22 AM EST

Washington head coach Chris Petersen talks to reporters about his 2019 NCAA college football recruiting class, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Florida State, Miami try to flip narrative on signing day

By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 06, 2019 02:17 AM EST

File- This Dec. 31, 2018, file photo shows Missouri quarterback Drew Lock trying to escape the pocket as Oklahoma State safety Malcolm Rodriguez pursues during the first half of the Liberty Bowl NCAA college football game in Memphis, Tenn. NFL scouts, coaches and prospects have gathered in Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl. The game for top senior NFL prospects and junior graduates will feature quarterbacks like Missouri’s Lock, West Virginia’s Will Grier and Duke’s Daniel Jones. (Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
Missouri at Oklahoma State 12/31/2018

Jan. 22, 2019 03:08 AM EST

Virginia Tech quarterback Ryan Willis (5) throws a pass in the first half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Cincinnati rallies past Virginia Tech 35-31 in Military Bowl

By David Ginsburg Dec. 31, 2018 04:18 PM EST

Cincinnati linebacker Malik Clements, left, pulls on Virginia Tech quarterback Ryan Willis' facemask in the first half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Cincinnati at Virginia Tech 12/31/2018

Dec. 31, 2018 02:07 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente awaits the start of the team's NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Blacksburg Va. Now, Virginia Tech (6-6) must defeat Cincinnati on Monday, Dec. 31, to avoid its first losing season since 1992. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)
Virginia Tech faces Cincinnati in Military Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2018 02:48 PM EST

FILE - In a Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 file photo, Cincinnati running back Michael Warren II celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy, in Cincinnati. Virginia Tech (6-6) must defeat Cincinnati in the Military Bowl on Monday, Dec. 31 to avoid its first losing season since 1992.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Virginia Tech, Cincinnati strive for goals in Military Bowl

By David Ginsburg Dec. 30, 2018 02:47 PM EST