ACC Daily News: February 23, 2012
Here are your news and notes regarding the Atlantic Coast Conference for February 23, 2012.
In basketball, the big news is tonight’s game between #5 Duke and #15 Florida State. As you may recall, Florida State went on the road and defeated Duke on a shot by Michael Snaer at the buzzer. This helped propel Florida State into the top 15 (along with the dominating win over North Carolina). Needless to say, Duke is looking for revenge. And, as of right now, both teams are tied for 2nd place in the conference standings with identical 10-2 records. The winner will share #1 with North Carolina, who is 11-2. The game is at 7:00 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
Syracuse improved to 28-1 overall and 15-1 in Big East play with a win over surprising South Florida. Although it may be another year before Syracuse’s wins count for the conference, the Orange’s season does provide promise for the future.
In football, Randy Edsall was gracious enough to allow 2010 ACC Rookie of the Year Danny O’ Brien to transfer. But he would not allow the sophomore quarterback to transfer to Vanderbilt. Well, after receiving ample criticism from the media, Edsall finally did the honorable thing and will allow O’ Brien to consider Vanderbilt. Its kind of like when the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes in one day.
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