N.C. State kicked off their 2012 ACC Tournament with a little late-inning magic in a win over Miami, but they'll need to play better if they hope to stand a chance against Wake Forest tonight.The No. 3-seeded Wolfpack should seemingly be able to overwhelm the Demon Deacons based on their regular season success, but tournaments oftentimes see unexpected results. If N.C. State hopes to come away from this matchup with another victory, they will need to ...

The 2012 ACC Baseball Tournament is underway and there are certainly some exciting players to look out for in addition to some interesting story lines. Top-seeded Florida State was upset by eighth seed Georgia Tech and North Carolina used a plethora of pitchers to blank Wake Forest 6-0. So what players should you keep an eye on as the tournament continues?  North Carolina: Jacob Stallings, C The 6’5” catcher for the Tar Heels continued his ...

The top two seeds in the 2012 SEC tournament are already on the ropes. Both LSU and South Carolina fell in their opening games and now they'll have to win out for a chance to play for the title.Both Arkansas and Georgia were eliminated from play yesterday, Florida and Kentucky were idle, and Vanderbilt and Mississippi State continued their winning ways.Things are already off and running today as LSU staved off elimination and sent Mississippi ...

The ACC baseball tournament wasted little time in having its first upset, as eighth-seeded Georgia Tech toppled top-seeded Florida State 5-4 in the first game of the tournament Wednesday. With that in mind, let's take a look at a couple possible upsets that could occur between now and Sunday, when the champion will be crowned as the top club from Pool A and from Pool B face off at noon.  Game 7: No. 4 Virginia vs. No. ...

Mississippi State squeaked out a huge 3-2 upset over LSU on Wednesday, and this will not be the only big win for the Bulldogs going forward.The Tigers were the country's seventh-ranked team heading into the SEC Tournament, while the Bulldogs sat at 29th, according to NCAA rankings.The Diamond Dogs finished the regular season on fire, sweeping No. 19 Kentucky in a three-game series. In the last game of the year, Mississippi State thrashed the Wildcats ...

The Texas Longhorns face a make-or-break season in 2012.After reaching the BCS National Championship three years ago, the program hasn't been the same.The Longhorns missed the bowl season altogether in 2010, and finished with Holiday Bowl win last season.That's not exactly where fans are accustomed to seeing their program.With a good amount of talent returning and one of the best recruiting classes in that nation arriving in the fall, it's time for the Longhorns to ...

Kevin Sumlin's goal for his first season as the Texas A&M football coach is to get the Aggies to a bowl game. The question is: How is Sumlin going to lead an Aggie team that disappointed in 2011 by turning in a 7-6 record to seven or more wins in the Southeastern Conference in 2012?The SEC is the toughest conference in America; and if the Aggies expect to win in it, then they need to ...

Auburn heads into the 2012 season with brand new systems on offense and defense. There will be high expectations for both sides of the football, but which of the new coordinators will face the most pressure in the first season?Auburn struggled with offensive production a year ago, making the once magical Gus Malzahn offense look amateurish. Malzahn was successful in producing explosive offensive results in two of his three seasons on the Plains, but his ...

I think Nick Saban is recruiting at a level only imagined on video games—either that, or he has turned the process of acquiring the nation’s top prep talent into his own personal version of fantasy football and he’s running circles around the competition.  This was my first thought upon learning of the commitment of Ashburn (VA) defensive end Jonathan Allen to Alabama earlier this week (via AL.com) Allen is a 5-star prospect and the top ...

Blake Sims has struggled to find his niche in the Alabama offensive scheme. On the surface, it may seem that he is a misfit. However, a deeper look at his resume reveals that his purpose may simply have been to be at the Capstone when Phillip Sims transferred.There are merits to his case, and it should not come as a shock to anyone should he earn the backup quarterback spot ...