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The spring practice schedule is off and running in the ACC, and the 17-team league is looking to build on some of the successes that included putting two teams in the College Football Playoff in 2024. The league welcomes a couple new head coaches with Bill Belichick taking over at North Carolina and Jake Dickert stepping in at Wake Forest, but there is also massive coordinator turnover throughout the league and plenty of NFL Draft talent to replace.
Let’s dive in with one question for all 17 ACC teams.
Is the secondary going to be the best in the ACC?
The Eagles are excited about the pass defense heading into Year 2 of the Bill O’Brien era as they return a strong core of the group that finished tied for seventh nationally with 17 interceptions on the season. Now the challenge for the next step comes as the defensive line loses one of the best players in the country in Donovan Ezeiruaku (16.5 sacks, 20.5 tackles for loss) and another key piece with defensive tackle Cam Horsley (seven tackles for loss). So was the young secondary strong because of the defensive front? Or can they now carry the load for the defense as the new line rounds into shape? Since the Eagles have quarterback mostly settled with Grayson James continuing to build off his late-season experience when he took over Thomas Castellanos, a lot of attention in Chestnut Hill will be on the defensive side of the ball.
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2025-03-15 15:23:00
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