ACC Championship Game

ACC's John Swofford to 'protect' teams from FSU's title-game financial woes

2013-05-16 07:28:00

AMELIA ISLAND -- ACC commissioner John Swofford wants Florida State to be the last school in his conference to struggle with finances coming out of the ACC's football championship game. As part of a nearly 30-minute conversation with reporters...

Mountain West Conference announces title game, divisions

2013-01-22 13:12:00

With two new and two familiar faces in the fold, the Mountain West Conference has decided to make some sweeping changes including adding divisions and creating a conference championship game. The moves were announced Tuesday as part of a group of...

Tom Z's College Football Bowl Game Extravaganza: Predictions For Every Game

2012-12-14 10:10:00

The holiday season is upon us. For each person, that means something different. For some, it means sharing the joy of the Christmas spirit with friends and family. For some, it means lighting the Menorah and celebrating eight magical nights of Hannukah....

Hate for Heat has transformed to loathing for Lakers

2012-12-07 15:16:00

Running off at the typewriter. … If you've read this column for any length of time, you know that when LeBron James joined the Miami Heat, I became the founding father and CEO of an organization known as HATE (Heat Are The Enemy). The purpose...

FSU to play Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl, UF to play Louisville in Sugar

2012-12-02 14:44:00

Florida State will play MAC champion Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl and Florida will play Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, sources told the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel. CNNSI.com's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news. The official...

ACC Championship biggest game of Jimbo Fisher tenure

2012-12-01 20:42:00

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There are many words that can be used to describe this year's Florida State football team. Unpredictable. Inconsistent. Sometimes fabulous; other times frustrating. But in the end, after sophomore safety Karlos Williams...

LATEST LINE

2012-12-01 02:30:07

--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- By J. McCarthy --------------------------------------- Connecticut is 5-2 against the spread its 7 games versus a team with a winning record. The Huskies are a solid 32-15-...

Capital One Bowl should take Texas A&M, pass on SEC title game loser

2012-11-30 15:40:00

Running off at the typewriter. … Alabama coach Nick Saban was whining earlier this week about how the Sugar Bowl will likely pass over the SEC Championship Game loser in favor of Florida. That presumably would leave the SEC title game loser...

FSU beats Georgia Tech 21-15 to clinch ACC title

2012-12-01 20:02:00

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two weeks ago, it was supposed to be a rout. Two hours before it began, even with all the goings on of a busy week in both Atlanta and Tallahassee, it still was supposed to be a blowout. For the better part of three quarters,...

Mark Stoops will not serve as FSU's defensive coordinator in Orange Bowl

2012-12-01 23:09:00

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- And with that, Mark Stoops' tenure at Florida State came to an end. As members of FSU's Marching Chiefs band shouted at him in the distance, chanting "Thank you, Coach! Thank you, Coach!" the Seminoles' defensive coordinator smiled,...

Becahi softball standout Morey is set for Saint Peter's

2012-11-29 19:51:00

Joelle Morey has had three terrific seasons with the Bethlehem Catholic softball program. As a freshman in 2010, she was The Morning Call's rookie of the year and followed that up in 2011 by becoming our pitcher of the year. Last year, she returned to...

Pitiful championship game, addition of Louisville show ACC's impaired vision

2012-11-28 16:50:00

It's no wonder you can get a pair tickets to the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game for the price of a bottle of shampoo, a disposable razor and a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon. No, really, tickets for Saturday's ACC title game between...

Wide receiver Emani Lee-Odai sits alone on the bench after the No. 22 Terps had their hopes of a berth in the ACC championship game dashed by Florida State .

2008-11-22 00:00:00

Head coach Frank Beamer of the Virginia Tech Hokies celebrates after defeating the Boston College Eagles in the ACC Championship Game at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium December 1, 2007 in Jacksonville, Florida . Virginia Tech defeated Boston College 30-16

2007-12-01 00:00:00

Not so fast . . . It was widely assumed when Miami was put into a division opposte Florida State that the two Florida schools would be centerpieces in the annual ACC Championship Game . But it hasn't happened. Miami has yet to get there. Florida State has played in only one of the title games --

2005-12-03 00:00:00