Ryan McCart
ACC Football Columnist
I spent the first ten years of my life in Blacksburg, VA. At that point my family and I moved up the road to Roanoke. I graduated from Syracuse University in the spring of 2011 with a B.S. in Communications and Rhetorical Studies and a concentration in writing. I then spent a year as a Virginia Tech Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report before joining the Rant Sports team as an ACC Columnist.
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Reviewing ACC Teams in Preseason Polls
The Associated Press just released their preseason top 25 poll and like the USA Today Coaches Poll the ACC has three representatives in Florida State, Clemson and Virginia Tech. There weren’t many surprises in the AP Poll, other than eighth ranked Michigan receiving a ludicrous number one vote. However there were some surprises in the [...]
TweetFlorida State QB Manuel Suffers Minor Ankle Injury
Florida State is two weeks away from their season opener, and while practices are heating up EJ Manuel is sitting down. During the Seminoles closed practice on Wednesday Manuel suffered what is being described as a minor ankle sprain. He didn’t play in Thursday’s scrimmage due to the sprain, but he will be ready for [...]
TweetWho Will be the Best Running Back in the ACC this Season?
The ACC has a wealth of returning at quarterback in 2012, but the opposite has to be said when it comes to the running back position. Many of last year’s top rushers are gone for one reason or another. Virginia Tech’s star tailback and 2011 ACC Player of the Year David Wilson left school early [...]
TweetVirginia Tech Football: What Happened to Beamerball?
There once was a time when fans new everything they ever needed to know about Virginia Tech football every year. Fans knew that the offense would be predictable (except when they had a good quarterback), they knew that coach Bud Foster’s famous lunch pail defense would outwork their opponents, and they knew that they had [...]
TweetMiami Football: Who will be the Hurricanes Starting QB in 2012?
The Miami Hurricanes are facing the challenge (or privilege) of replacing one of the most inconsistent quarterbacks in the ACC from the past few years in Jacory Harris. Harris was an enigma in the backfield, sometimes he was unstoppable and sometimes he could only throw the ball to the opponent. During his four years in [...]
TweetACC Predictions: The Grand Finale
Over the last three weeks we have gone through the ACC, team by team, and made predictions of what their records will be by seasons end. I started with the Atlantic Division and made my way through all six teams alphabetically, and then I did the same with the Coastal Division. Now we attempt to [...]
TweetACC Predictions: Virginia Tech Hokies
This is part 12 of a 12 piece series examining all 12 ACC school’s 2012 schedule and making predictions based on returning players and incoming talent. Today we focus on the defending Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech Hokies. The Hokies are coming off a very good season in which they finished with a record with [...]
TweetWho is the Best Quarterback in the ACC?
The ACC may have been the best conference in the country last season when it came to the depth of talent at the quarterback position. There weren’t any Big 12 like numbers (where defense is strictly optional), but there were 3,000 yard passers a plenty in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC will see this [...]
TweetACC Predictions: Virginia Cavaliers
This is part 11 of a 12 piece series examining all 12 ACC school’s 2012 schedule and making predictions based on returning players and incoming talent. Today we focus on the Virginia Cavaliers. The Cavaliers had an excellent season in 2011. Head coach Mike London had a winning season in just his second season at [...]
TweetBoston College Loses TE Chris Pantale to Broken Foot
Today the Boston College football team received some bad news. Tight end Chris Pantale has broken a bone in his foot and according to head coach Frank Spaziani could miss “significant time”. This comes as a blow to an offense that is in dire need of playmakers. Earlier this year Boston College dismissed their star [...]
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