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Halfway through their first seasons at their schools, coaches Justin Fuente of Virginia Tech and Dino Babers of Syracuse are headed in different directions. Fuente seems to have picked up where Frank Beamer left off: the Hokies (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are ranked 17th and lead the Coastal Division going into Saturday's game against the Orange in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse (2-4, 0-2 ACC) has lost four of five and faces three ranked teams in the second half of the season, its chance at the postseason seemingly out of reach already. Continue to Article

October 14, 2016 10:19:am EST

Justin Fuente's new offense is getting a lot of attention during a three-game winning streak that has lifted Virginia Tech back into the national rankings, but the No. 17 Hokies' defense cannot be overlooked at all. The Hokies (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) have scored 132 points in the streak, including 49 against a Boston College team that was among the nation's defense leaders. The Hokies, who limited high-powered North Carolina to just 131 yards in a 34-3 victory Saturday , have the nation's No. 2 pass defense (allowing 132 yards per game) and the No. 3 overall defense (allowing just 238 yards per game). Continue to Article

October 10, 2016 5:58:pm EST

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- John Wolford ran for two touchdowns and threw for 140 yards to lead Wake Forest to a 28-9 victory over Syracuse on Saturday night. Continue to Article

October 08, 2016 11:05:pm EST

Virginia Tech used Hurricane Matthew to its advantage and pounded North Carolina to the ground with a relentless running game in a 34-3 win. It also didn’t hurt that North Carolina turned it over four times, including two Mitch Trubisky interceptions. With rain falling hard for most of the game, North Carolina was unable to utilize its vaunted passing attack, and was forced to keep the game on the ground when it became obvious the aerial barrage was wingless. Continue to Article

October 08, 2016 7:38:pm EST

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Syracuse coach Dino Babers followed Wake Forest's Dave Clawson from Bowling Green to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now he's trying to follow him up the Atlantic Division standings. The former Falcons coaches will go against each other Saturday night when the uptempo Orange (2-3, 0-1) visit the Demon Deacons (4-1, 1-1). Continue to Article

October 07, 2016 7:03:am EST

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