ACC Spring Games and ACC Announces ACC Championship Game

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced Wednesday that the 2007 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, scheduled to be held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (formerly ALLTEL Stadium) in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, December 1, will have a 1 pm (EST) kickoff and will be nationally televised by ESPN on ABC Sports.

"We are pleased to announce this year's ACC Football Championship Game will be televised nationally at 1 pm," said Swofford. "Our first two championship games featured four different conference teams, and as our 12 league programs prepare for the upcoming 2007 season we know a common goal for each is to be playing on December 1 in Jacksonville."

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The University of Miami held its annual spring game as the Orange team beat the White team 7-0 at the Orange Bowl on Saturday morning in front of about 7,000 fans.
Kyle Wright threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Sam Shields just before halftime for the only score of the game.

"The most impressive thing was the competition today, with teams competing, as well as the two-minute drill that the offense scored on," said head coach Randy Shannon. "And in the other two-minute drill (just before the end of the game), the other team had an opportunity to score in the two-minute drill and it would have been a chance for us to take it into overtime or go for two (points).

"You always want to do more, but you can't show a lot when you open it up to the public because you never who's in the stands or who's filming (for an future opponent)," Shannon added. "It was a pretty clean scrimmage."
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Quarterback Taylor Bennett threw five touchdown passes, including two each to redshirt freshmen Demaryius Thomas and Correy Earls, and tailbacks Tashard Choice and Rashaun Grant combined for 120 yards rushing in the Yellow Jackets' final spring scrimmage, played in cold, windy conditions Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field.

Bennett and the first-team offense did most of their damage against Tech's second defense, but the Yellow Jackets' number one defense also had its moments against the second offense. The Jackets collected five sacks, including two each by defensive end Darrell Robertson and tackle Vance Walker, and linebacker Shane Bowen had the game's only interception. Linebacker Gary Guyton added two tackles for loss.