News From Around The ACC

The Charlotte Observer reported on starting NC State quarterback Daniel Evan's statements regarding Chuck Amato. Hours after Daniel Evans was told he would keep the starting quarterback position at N.C. State, he praised former Wolfpack coach Chuck Amato. Protocol dictates that players avoid talking about their former coaches, particularly if they were fired. "It started with coach Amato," he said. "Nobody should sell that short at all. These facilities and the way N.C. State football is thought of around the nation started with coach Amato. He kind of put it back on the map."

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South Carolina's The State says this about Clemson's chances at winning the Atlantic Division. "One thing is certain about Clemson: The Tigers are in position to challenge for the ACC's Atlantic Division title, in a division that lacks a clear-cut favorite and could be won by any of five teams."
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The Atlanta Journal Constitution says this about Saturday's game pitting Georgia Tech at Notre Dame. "Tech is 2-16 in Notre Dame Stadium, but opportunity seems ripe for the Jackets. Coach Weis is not exactly Parseghianesque, going 10-3 at home, all of those with a proven star at quarterback. Saturday the Irish will begin life after first-round NFL draft pick Brady Quinn."
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The Miami Herald reported on Miami Kyle Wright not winning the starting position. "Wright, a fifth-year senior, lost his starting job to junior Kirby Freeman on Tuesday, and told University of Miami sports information folks he would rather not talk to the media. He told them the same thing again Wednesday."
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The Florida Times-Union reports on the bidding war among cities for the ACC Championship game. "By this afternoon, delivery trucks will have dropped off separate bids from Jacksonville, Charlotte, N.C., and Tampa to the ACC office in Greensboro, N.C., meeting the 5 p.m. deadline established by the league. Over the next three months, ACC and member-institution officials will scour the numbers and consider every intangible that each site has to offer." The contract with Jacksonville ends this year.