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2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Season
The 2012 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. At the time, the Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of 2012 Boston College Eagles football team, Boston College, 2012 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson, 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team, Florida State, 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team, Maryland, 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team, North Carolina State and 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Wake Forest. The Coastal division consists of 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team, Duke, 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Georgia Tech, 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami, 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, North Carolina, 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Virginia, and 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Virginia Tech. The division champions met on December 1 in the 2012 ACC Championship Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 ACC Championship Game
The 2012 ACC Championship Game was the eighth football championship game for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It featured the winners of the ACCs two divisions, the Atlantic Division's Florida State Seminoles and the Coastal Division's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. With three teams tied for the first place in the Coastal Division, only Georgia Tech was eligible for the Championship Game. Miami self-imposed a postseason ban in a bid to lessen possible NCAA sanctions (see 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal). North Carolina was serving a one-year bowl ban handed down by the NCAA as part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football scandal. This was the game's third consecutive year at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 87 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conner Vernon
Conner Vernon (born August 18, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013 and spent time on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Duke. Early life Conner attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida. He was a three-year letterman at Gulliver Prep under coach Earl Sims. As a senior, he caught 60 passes for 1,163 yards and 11 touchdowns to earn first-team all-state honors, he also led the Miami area in receiving yards in 2008 while helping Gulliver to a 12-2 record and berth in the Florida 2A state title game. He had 131 career catches for 2,668 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also lettered in track and field. Considered a three-star recruit by '' Rivals.com'', he accepted a scholarship offer from Duke over offers from Vanderbilt, Troy and Wake Forest. College career As a freshman, he played in all 11, sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wide Receiver
A wide receiver (WR), also referred to as a wideout, and historically known as a split end (SE) or flanker (FL), is an eligible receiver in gridiron football. A key skill position of the offense (American football), offense, WR gets its name from the player being split out "wide" (near the sidelines), farthest away from the rest of the Formation (American football), offensive formation. A forward pass-catching specialist, the wide receiver is one of the 40-yard dash#Average time by position, fastest players on the field alongside cornerbacks and running backs. One on either extreme of the offensive line is typical, but several may be employed on the same play. Through 2022, only four wide receivers, Jerry Rice (in 1987 and 1993), Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas (in 2019), Cooper Kupp (in 2021), and Justin Jefferson (in 2022), have won Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, Offensive Player of the Year. In every other year it was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Price
Tanner Price (born May 17, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Wake Forest. He also attended Westlake High School in Texas. Early life Price was born on May 17, 1991 in Racine, Wisconsin. He is the son of Steve, a former quarterback at Southwestern Oklahoma State, and Stacy Price. Price attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. He helped Westlake to the state 5A state championship game as a senior. In the championship game, he threw for 250 yards and rushed for 92 yards on 20 carries. During his senior year, he was also named second team All-Centex and was District 25-5A offensive MVP. As a junior, he threw for 2,302 yards and 15 touchdowns and was rated as the No. 35 quarterback prospect in the country by Rivals.com his senior year. College career Price committed to Wake Forest on June 23, 2009. As a freshman, he battled returning junior Skylar Jones (who eventually transferred to Memphis) and sophomore Ted Stachitas. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn Renner
Bryn Renner (born January 22, 1990) is an American football coach and former quarterback who was most recently the quarterbacks coach at FIU in 2021 and the quarterbacks coach at La Jolla High School from 2022 to 2023. He played college football at the University of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013 for head coaches Butch Davis, Everett Withers, and Larry Fedora. He was the starter for the Tar Heels from 2011 to 2013. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Renner signed with the Denver Broncos and subsequently became a member of the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL), Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers, mostly on their practice squads. Early years Renner attended West Springfield High School in West Springfield, Virginia, where he threw for 3,123 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior. In his junior year, he guided the Spartans to the 6A Northern Region Championship game where the Spartans lost 58–34 to the eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovani Bernard
Giovani Govan Bernard (born November 22, 1991) is an American former professional football running back who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, spending eight seasons with the team. After being released by the Bengals after the 2020 season, he then played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring. Early life Bernard was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Haitian immigrant parents, who own a dry cleaning business in Boca Raton, Florida. He began playing football for the local tackle football league, the Boca Jets. He played football at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was teammates with Florida State safety Lamarcus Joyner and New England Patriots running back James White. While in high school, he was ranked the No. 2 running back in Florida by the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Amerson
David Amerson (born December 8, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, and Arizona Cardinals. Early life Amerson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, and played for the Dudley Panthers high school football team. According to Rivals.com, he was a four-star college football recruit. College career Amerson enrolled in North Carolina State University, where he played for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 2010 to 2012. As a true freshman in 2010, he started nine of 13 games and recorded 50 tackles. Through 11 games of his sophomore season in 2011, Amerson had 51 tackles and led the nation in interceptions with 13. The 13 interceptions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Glennon
Michael Joseph Glennon (born December 12, 1989) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack football, NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins. Early life Glennon attended Westfield High School (Fairfax County, Virginia), Westfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, and played for the Westfield Bulldogs high school football and basketball teams. As a senior, he completed 171 of 265 passes for 2,557 yards and 32 touchdowns. Glennon led his team to an undefeated 15–0 record and the Virginia Division 6 AAA State championship title when the Bulldogs defeated the Woodbridge High School (Virginia), Woodbridge High School Vikings 42–14. He was the Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajh Boyd
Tajh Khiry Boyd (born September 25, 1990) is an American college football coach and former professional quarterback who currently is an offensive assistant for the Clemson Tigers. He played college football at Clemson, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He earned first-team All-American honors in 2012. He was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Early life Boyd attended Phoebus High School in Hampton, Virginia. As a starter on the football team, he was 43–2 winning two state championships in that tenure. He was awarded the Pete Dawkins Trophy for being the co-MVP of the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl after completing 7-of-9 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns. College career After being redshirted for the 2009 season, Boyd spent the 2010 season as the backup quarterback to Kyle Parker. He finished the season completing 33-of-63 passes for 329 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions. Boyd took ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Thomas
Logan Lamont Thomas Sr. (born July 1, 1991) is an American professional American football, football tight end. He was the starting quarterback while playing college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies football, Virginia Tech Hokies in the early 2010s, where he finished as the Virginia Tech Hokies football statistical leaders#Logan Thomas, school's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns before being selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Thomas spent time as a reserve quarterback for the Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. He switched to tight end, a position he last played in high school, with the Detroit Lions in 2016 and continued the role with the Buffalo Bills and Washington Football Team / Commanders. Early life Thomas attended Brookville High School (Virginia), Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He played quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, and defensive back for the Bees' High school football, foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Watkins (American Football)
Sammy Watkins (born June 14, 1993) is a former American professional American football, football wide receiver. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers football, Clemson Tigers, twice earning first-team College Football All-America Team, All-American honors. Watkins was selected by the Buffalo Bills fourth overall in the 2014 NFL draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Green Bay Packers. Watkins became a Super Bowl champion as a member of the Chiefs. Early life Watkins attended South Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida, where he was a Letterman (sports), letterman in High school football, football, basketball and track & field. He became the all-time leading receiver in the history of Lee County, Florida, Lee County with 133 catches for 2,997 yards and 36 touchdowns during his career. As a sophomore, he had 33 Reception (gridiron football), receptions for 537 yards and 10 touchdowns. In his junior and senio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
