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O’Leary Captures Mackey Award as Nation’s Top Tight End

Release from Florida State Athletics: Florida State senior tight end Nick O’Leary was named the 2014 John Mackey Award winner as the nation’s most outstanding tight end on Wednesday. O’Leary will be presented with the award at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU on Thursday. The…
Georgia Tech’s Johnson Named Coach of the Year; Seven All-ACC

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson was selected as the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year and seven Yellow Jackets earned All-ACC honors, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches. Five were named to the second team, including DL Adam Gotsis, RB Zach Laskey, OG Shaquille Mason, WR DeAndre…
Georgia Football Put Four On Coaches All-SEC Teams

Release from Georgia Athletics: Georgia’s football team had four players earn Coaches All-Southeastern Conference team honors, according to a league announcement on Tuesday. Freshman tailback Nick Chubb complemented his Associated Press All-SEC First Team selection on Monday with another First Team pick on the Coaches All-SEC squad. He was also named the AP SEC Freshman…
Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2014 Football Coaches’ Awards, All-ACC Team

Release from the ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year James Conner of Pitt leads the 2014 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Team, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches. Conner, the sophomore running back who set conference and Pitt school records while leading the Panthers to a spot in the Lockheed Martin Armed…
2014 Coaches All-SEC Football Teams Announced

Release from the SEC: Alabama and Missouri each placed a league-leading seven representatives on the 2014 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Football Team, it was announced on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide, who won the 2014 SEC Championship, had a conference-best five first-team selections. Twelve of the 14 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad,…
Big Ten Announces Significant Partnership with Madison Square Garden, including 2018 Men’s Basketball Tournament Headed to New York City

Release from the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference announced today an extensive agreement with Madison Square Garden to feature the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in New York City for the first time in 2018, along with men’s basketball and hockey doubleheaders hosted by the legendary arena from 2016 through 2019 and a…