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After a big win against Syracuse on Jan. 16 and with the return of Justin Champagnie to the team, a clearer picture of the Panthers’ rotation is emerging amidst questions at the center position.
DreamBackfield.com offers a quick game preview for Pitt’s home matchup against Syracuse on Feb. 26, 2020. Join us on the live game thread for in-game coverage!
The Panthers got out to yet another big lead and eventually held on to a 27-20 win over the Syracuse Orange. Big showdown with Miami looms.
Pitt survives Syracuse 44-37 in overtime at Heinz Field on Saturday but questions linger over Pitt’s pass protection on offense and the defensive pass rush.
(Video Courtesy of ACC Digital Network) As we are 2 weeks away from the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City, I am going to pick the Top 16 games or moments from the 2016 football season. The #16 game was the “All Offense, Little Defense” day against Syracuse to close out the regular season. Â And…
You read that right. Pitt beat Syracuse today 76-61. Not in hoops but football. It was the highest scoring game ever in FBS history.
Staff Picks are out for Week 13! Mike, Justin, and Jeff discuss all of the Saturday match-ups across the ACC in Rivalry Week.
Week 10 is upon us here in the ACC football season. Mike, Justin, and Jeff are back with all of their weekend picks.
Mike and Joey are back with their Week Nine preview to get all of the loyal ACC Football fans out there ready for another exciting weekend of college football action. Full audio can be found below! Any suggestions, questions, or comments on the podcast? We can be reached at basketballconferencepodcast@gmail.com. Also, you can…
Mike, Justin, and Jeff are back to make their Week Eight picks for the slim four-game slate across the conference this weekend.
Mike joined ESPN Blacksburg on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the latest news and notes from around the ACC, including the conference representatives on ESPN’s Midseason All-American Team.
Mike and Joey are joined by Dan Rubin of BCEagles.com to preview all of the Week Eight match-ups around the ACC.
Mike, Justin, and Jeff are back for part two of their ACC Football Midseason Roundtable. Who do they see winning the conference?
In part one of a two part series, Mike, Justin, and Jeff discuss some of their takeaways from ACC football thus far in 2016, as the season reaches its halfway point.
Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast is back with the Week Seven Recap. Mike and Joey discuss Syracuse’s upset of Virginia Tech, UNC’s victory over Miami, another loss by Notre Dame, and much, much more.
The newest addition of Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast breaks down Week Seven of the season with a weekend preview. Mike and Joey break it all down here.
Mike joined The Drive on ESPN Blacksburg on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the latest news and notes from around the ACC.
The Week Six Recap of Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast is live. Joey and Mike discuss all of the games from this past weekend, including the FSU-Miami tilt, Virginia Tech’s blowout win over North Carolina, and Clemson’s offense returning to 2015 form.
Mike, Jeff, and Justin are back with their Week Six picks across the ACC.
Mike and Joey are back for the second time this week with Cam Underwood of SB Nation’s StateOfTheU.com to preview all of the Week Six match-ups across the ACC.
Steve is back with his ACC Heisman Update.
Mike and Joey release their first of two podcasts this week, as they recap all of the Week Five action with Cam Underwood of StateOfTheU.com.
Through four weeks of the season, there have been some teams meeting status quo, as well as some meeting and falling below expectations. Who do we believe is tops in the conference through a third of the season? Mike discusses with Mark Rogers.
Brittnee Taylor Newman is back in the fold here at InsideTheACC.com, and she debuts with a discussion of Heisman candidates across the ACC with Mark Rogers.
Week Four Staff Picks!!!! How will we do with our predictions this week?
Week Three has come to a close in the ACC, and as we turn ahead to Week Four starting on Thursday night between #5 Clemson and Georgia Tech, let’s take a look at the five things we learned in Week Three.
Episode 11 of Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast features an update on the Lamar Jackson Hype Train, a discussion on Notre Dame and their outlook the rest of the season, and a debate over how good the Miami Hurricanes really are in 2016. Full Week Four Preview and more discussed in Mike and Joey’s latest podcast here.
WEEK THREE PICKS ARE HERE!!!! Justin Cates, Mike McDaniel, and Jeff Greenberg do their best to rundown all of the Week Three matchups.
WEEK THREE PREVIEW!!!!!!! Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast is back featuring Joey Weaver of SB Nation’s FromTheRumbleSeat.com and our own Mike McDaniel. Full show this week to get you ready for Week Three.
Mike joined “The Drive” on ESPN Blacksburg with Paul VanWagoner to discuss the ACC’s decision to move neutral site championships out of the state of North Carolina.
It was an exciting Week Two across the ACC. Here are the five things that we learned after the conference’s second weekend of the season.
Louisville and Syracuse get us off and running into Week Two of the season this evening. Who do we have winning all of this weekend’s games across the conference?
No Joey Weaver this week, but Mike and guest host Cam Underwood of SB Nation’s StateOfTheU.com recap Week One and discuss all of the upcoming Week Two action across the ACC.
It was an exciting opening weekend across the ACC, and the three-man crew of the site breaks it all down with a Week One Recap Roundtable.
Mike joined The Drive on ESPN Blacksburg on Tuesday afternoon to recap the opening weekend of college football and preview week two.
With the ACC kicking off the 2016 college football season this evening, who do we see starting 1-0 in week one?
College football is here and the new season presents many storylines across the ACC and college football as a whole. In honor of the 14 teams in the ACC, Jeff reveals 14 storylines to watch for as the new campaign gets underway.
Episode 8 is live, as Mike and Joey digest some listener questions, dive into news and notes from around the ACC, and preview all of the ACC games in week one of the college football season.
Episode 7 of the Basketball Conference is live, as Mike and Joey detail breaking ACC News regarding Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Florida State, while also discussing conference championship picks and over/unders for Vegas win totals.
Panthers can finally breath a sigh of relief, after securing a tournament spot with a 72-71 victory of the Orange.
Pitt vs. Syracuse ACC Tournament Preview.
Panthers move into eighth place in the ACC thanks to 66-52 win over the Orange, full recap and analysis on the game.
Mike joined SB Nation’s Joey Weaver of “From The Rumble Seat” and our media colleague Mark Rogers to discuss all of the happenings from National Signing Day around the ACC.
Full recap and analysis from Pitt’s first ACC win of the season.
Full preview and prediction for Wednesday night’s ACC opener versus the Syracuse Orange.
Virginia Tech has their man but could Mark Richt be headed to the ACC too?
North Carolina wins the Coastal Division and Syracuse is looking for a new coach this week around the ACC.
Frank Beamer is saying goodbye at home against a UNC squad looking to win its division this week around the ACC.
Clemson is still undefeated after another weekend around the ACC.
For the second week in a row, the ACC slate ends in chaos, excitement, and heartbreak.
North Carolina and Pittsburgh battle for the Coastal division lead this week around the ACC.
Some wild action shook the conference top to bottom and cost one coach his job this week around the ACC.
We’ve passed the halfway point in the season. Here’s a look at this week’s action around the ACC.
A countdown of the top road ACC games for the Panthers this season.
The ACC provides plenty of quality home games, here are the best for the 2015-16 season.
Florida State and Miami gave us another classic in week six around the ACC.
Miami and Florida State renew an enormous rivalry this week around the ACC.
Clemson comes out the big winners after Saturday night.
Many coaches are imploring, “A quarterback, a quarterback! My kingdom for a quarterback!” in week 4 around the ACC.
Almost every team had a close game this week around the ACC.
The competition level escalates with a de facto Big Ten/ACC Challenge in week three.
ICYMI: Mike joined Kevin Weiss on ESPN Blacksburg on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the state of the ACC after the week two games.
Slow starts and the ACC’s first conference game are the stories in week two.
Mike joined “The Drive” on ESPN Blacksburg on Thursday afternoon. Hear the full segment here.
Unfortunately, serious injuries seemed to be the theme of week one. What’s in store for week two?
Mike joined a cast of SB Nation bloggers on ACC Breakdown with Mark Rogers as they recapped week one and previewed the light ACC schedule for the upcoming weekend
We continue our Tuesday wrap-up of the opening weekend’s college football action with a podcast from Mark.
The first week is in the books and overmatched opponent and injuries were the main storylines.
Mark Rogers continues his weekly ACC show as he hosts a panel of experts breaking down game predictions for week one, as well as news and debate from across the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The weekly show is back, as Mark Rogers hosts his conference show with bloggers and writers from teams around the ACC. This week they preview the Coastal division and more. Take a look here.
Mike joined Kevin Weiss and Joseph Roy-Stewart on ESPN Blacksburg this afternoon. In case you missed it, you can view the interview in its entirety here.
ICYMI: Afternoon links to Mark’s Schedule Rankings recap, along with school schedule podcasts
Join us for a fun night at the NBA draft. Nothing is sacrosanct. Feel free to join in the conversation!
Mike with his weekly rundown of the weekend’s coming ACC games. It’s a must read to get ready for the action ahead!
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A look ahead to the weekend basketball action across the ACC
The latest on football coaching news that will affect the conference outlook longterm.
This weekend’s ACC basketball roundup. Not your typical boring stuff.
We’re already past the quarter pole in the college basketball season which means it’s time to take a look at the top individual performers so far around the ACC.
What happened in ACC hoops this past weekend and other random observations.
With Day One Of The ACC/Big 10 Challenge Complete, It’s Time To Take A Look At What’s In Store For Day Two
On senior day, Boyd broke 1000 yards receiving and Conner set the all-time ACC rushing TD record as Pitt defeated Syracuse 30-7 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
July 1st marks Pitt’s first anniversary as a member of the ACC.
Pitt met one of its oldest Big East rivals, the Syracuse Orange, for the first time in the ACC and the game seemed like old times.
