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tlantic Coast Conference teams like Appalachian State. “The very first thing is loyalty and have some work to do when they That would be a step in the right di- care for our own players, our own team, step up in competition and play rection to derail the sixth-ranked Tigers, and our own program,” he said. “Man, football programs from otherusp . oitw ’s enrot awbohu o t hwah ve o wo e n psla ix y.conhsaevc e uwtiov n e 1A 9 Co C f2 t 2 ithleosme gtham at eds.oessnh 't em h for much Faisvs e uperse.ss We’ve got to — pbla ya b n etatveer.r”age of motrh e et y hah n av2 e 5 wpo n intthse paesl t setw ,b out thteh n e if Cyaov u aliwere s re hatv o e suasye , d `fookuary,
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ning its Atlantic Coast Conference And the Cavaliers haven’t lost all four road games last year in also been behind center as the
— and Notre Dame. And while three of when they visit the Big 12's Mountaineers' would herald their success against other division championship. to the Tar Heels in the everyyear-since-1919 a 5-5 season. Cavaliers try to confuse defenses The the losses 21st-ranked came Tar against Heels know No. 1 Alabama, season Milan Puskar since Stadium, one of the leagues. with Now, a there variety is of more packages. emphasis Nthoe . y 2 cagne ’t oargffioar , d aann d otthe r Neaor . ly 12 Foicgthotbin er g201l6o.udest in the countrdye. fending Downs on early-sea“fso r n tm he aptcah st ucposu , pald e doi f ny g eacrse,darseophiobmiliotr Isrtiusm h bli e n woitv h eyrtei t maen , otthhe e rl ostshers Twhae t rienclude“s Wlas e ty aelwara ’s y4 s 4u-4n1dersntaonr d th thc at rowli e na y e to mran , kvinir gs inipa’r s oadlwucae ys d bmeeo n rl e ikeon to a gaviinrg st inliga.htly regarded Rutgersg , ammis e swisi-th threpcraevsaelinetri s nr g ololiun r g lejaogsu h e Daonw d nw sh e aw s astnetppep d roinjetcotiot n htaht,a ” n Upne C rfloinrmebanccke.r Kaimon siptphi e ,a Tna d rh Meiess ls isasnip d pc i asvtaaltier.s to a 21-pointhl e adotbheh r inmdeambieg rs toh f e thl e alde-atagrug e to rodloe for H“o I wth-inkrnuoc w ket r hsaati'd s . b“etchoemyi’n ve ga lwbiagygser meteh t e Saatcu C rdcaa y n niimghp t rowvi e th ov n iirt-s .2p5e 0 rfowrimn-ancewferoll m ,o qbuvaiorutesrlb y awckhenetllh , egyra'rb e bnino g tp 16 lacyaitncghes tfoh r in1 g 96thabte'e s n tlirnaicnk g eu d pin anso d memfupnhka y sfoizre- d ng ini g as peerkcienn g t a afigf e th — straanig d hthv e ic-perbcrepntniaonarmust,r ” onfu g, etnhte e nh saoil d. - “Byuartd , s yaon u d ktnwo o wt , ouitc'shdoewanr s ly inon.msa o tio I nth s. ina k nd as juc st oa s c a hedse , feynesse , it that tory in No. the 6 Clemson long-running is its series only formidable ing off a frantic something UNC rally. we're Brown all two conscious games. of.” He’d love to matters repli- to we’ve us,” got Mendenhall to lock in . ... They said. give “And
between neighboring-state pro- said his players know they’ve cate the success of his predeces- a lot of formations.”
team — on Saturday when No. 15 Vir- The Hokies and Mountaineers are old yes, we're becoming more and more
grams. lost four straight meetings, not- sor against the Cavaliers, too. ginia North Tech Carolina heads (1-1, to 0-1 ACC) West Virginia, ing: “They’re Big on East social rivals, media, having In met the 52 2019 times, meeting, in- aware UNC (of) early-season games. Not only Nopoernth ed wtehs e tseera n soo n ua t s oth f e tcho e abstia g l Teth n ev y isreitasd, sc o luthdei y ng kneovwe.r”y seasor n ecferiov m er D19y7a3m- i 2B0r0o5w. nh th ad ep sioxstseason North games, Carolina but is every trying one to of Duivkis e ioanf d avtohr e itb e io g nt ly etn o 's lom se icaht iganas s tfaot r evirgbiuni t a Vcoiragci h nib a rotneccoh leca ft chfoe r sf toh r e 20A 2 Cy C ardin sand usth , rwee jum st ew et apnr t ets o eahseol n p eoxup r eocwta n tiotenasm pnloa . y1 s 5 av t irngoin . i2 a 4 Tmeci h am in i.a game Mendenhall,2h0 e 0w 4 aasn’ d ti tnhter y eshteadve mtoeu t cohnd ly owoncs e .B srinocwe n . fowllo in wefidrst ia n nd a tdhivei n siio t n gothea s t th o at s he ofcfeornefder240eynacred that “The saw only star quarterback thing you hear Sam about in dwelling the on “I the think Cavs’ that's run. fine with for the 11 catches fans to for see , swhliict h tle is or f etahl e ly eximpepcotretda.nt.”
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Black said. “The ACC is more than Clem- pride that goes with each trip ... “I think there is a misconception that
lopsided win against Georgia Virginia started slowly against league played a division-less format
son. We need the ACC to keep winning when you're playing someone from the ACC is not as good as other — Big
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