Sports | Football
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Hopes dashed, Duke stumbles to loss
By Michael Mueller | September 5, 2005Things were looking good for the Blue Devils at the beginning of the second half.
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Terrapins envision return to 10-win form after down season
By Dan Kapnick | September 2, 2005When Ralph Friedgen took the head coaching position at Maryland in 2001, he adopted a 5-6 football team which hadn’t finished in the top four of the conference in a decade.
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Off-season troubles plague FSU
By Michael Moore | September 2, 2005For a program perennially at the top of the ACC, No. 14 Florida State’s off-season was anything but steady.
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O-line key to offensive success
By Michael Moore | September 2, 2005ACC wars are won in the trenches.
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Miami reloads with fresh talent
By Alex Fanaroff | September 2, 2005Surprise, surprise: “The U” is loaded with talent again.
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Tech needs Reggie on the Ball
By Leslie Cooper | September 2, 2005With a solid defensive core and a talented yet inconsistent offense, the 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets look to improve on last season’s 7-5 record and regain a place in the upper echelons...
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After tumultuous past, Vick set to lead Hokies' title chase
By Galen Vaisman | September 2, 2005For the most famous sibling in college football, it’s been a long road back to the top.
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Duo of top tight ends pose trouble for opponents
By Alex Fanaroff | September 2, 2005When practice ends on a Wednesday afternoon, the quarterbacks file off the field.
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Passing game essential to Wake Forest success in close contests
By Andrew Davis | September 2, 2005Despite the fact that Wake Forest lost six of its final seven games in 2004, five of those losses were by a touchdown or less.
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Big East refugee Eagles land in ACC Championship hunt
By Patrick Byrnes | September 2, 2005Most Duke fans will notice Boston College’s arrival to the ACC on the basketball court, but the Eagles should make an impact on the gridiron as well.
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Senior leaders guide freshmen on d-line
By Alex Fanaroff | September 2, 2005When Justin Kitchen was a freshman there was only one senior on the Blue Devil roster, leaving his class with few teammates to look up to.
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Deep defense to carry feisty Blue Devils
By Michael Mueller | September 2, 2005After being one of the nation’s youngest teams last season, the Blue Devils are wiser and more experienced than a year ago.
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Schneider matures under new coordinator
By Leslie Cooper | September 2, 2005After the final 2004 rankings placed Duke last in total offense in Division I-A football, the Blue Devils knew some changes had to be made.
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'Pack stands pat with NCAA-best D
By Will Waggenspack | September 2, 2005Where did college football’s number one defense spend the 2004 postseason?.
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After bowl trip, Carolina starts over with new signal-caller
By Jordan Koss | September 2, 2005North Carolina head coach John Bunting entered the 2004 season in the hot seat, having won five games combined in the previous two seasons.
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Fighting Tigers hope to put '04's embarrassing end behind them
By Andrew Yaffe | September 2, 2005The 2005 Clemson Tigers hope to follow in the footsteps of the 2004 Tigers by qualifying for a bowl game.
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Five burning questions Duke must answer in 2005.
By Compiled by Michael Mueller | September 2, 2005Can Mike Schneider avoid making the big mistake?.
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Moravchik pays tribute to lost teammate
By Michael Moore | September 2, 2005When Jim Moravchik starts Saturday against East Carolina, he will not only be sporting a new position—the fifth-year senior moved from left tackle to left guard—but also a new number, 55.
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Officials to utilize instant replay in league
By Andrew Yaffe | September 2, 2005Something with experience in many bigger venues will be rocking Wallace Wade this fall. That’s right, you guessed it: instant replay.