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Nolan Cooney has been named the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2020 Brian Piccolo Award, as announced by the league on Monday.
The Piccolo Award has been given annually since 1970 in memory of the late Brian Piccolo to the “most courageous” football player in the ACC. As a standout running back at Wake Forest, Piccolo was the ACC Athlete of the Year in 1965 and played for the Chicago Bears before his career was cut short when he was diagnosed with cancer. His courageous fight against the disease was an inspiration to the Bears and the entire football community.
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Winners and Losers: Ole Miss
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Apologies for getting this up later than normal, with the news of the coaching changes happening that took precedence.
Anyway, LSU’s season from hell ended Saturday with the Tigers improbably finishing .500 pulling off an upset of the rival Florida Gators, a come from behind win over the Rebs and sandwiched between those wins was the signing of a top-five recruiting class. Things are, dare I say, looking up?
Winner: Kayshon Boutte
What more can be said? Boutte had the single greatest effort in LSU and SEC history by a wide receiver Saturday night. Kayshon Boutte isn’t a star in the making, he’s a star right now.
Line: Alabama by 17.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Alabama is trying to secure a return to the College Football Playoff after missing out last season for the first time since the four-team postseason format began in 2014. The Crimson Tide may qualify even with a respectable loss, since no other team in the SEC has fewer than two defeats. Florida likely squandered its chance to get into the playoff with a stunning setback to LSU last weekend, but the Gators are still in position to claim their first SEC title since 2008.
KEY MATCHUP
Alabama s offensive line vs. Florida s front seven. The Gators lead the SEC in sacks and trail only Alabama in tackles for losses. But Florida s blitzing style leaves it vulnerable to big plays, which LSU exploited for several long gains in its 37-34 upset. No one is more explosive than Alabama and dynamic WR DeVonta Smith, who has 83 catches for 1,327 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 16.0 yards per reception.
ATLANTA â Alabamaâs slump lasted all of one season.
After failing to reach either the Southeastern Conference championship game or the College Football Playoff a year ago â what qualifies as a subpar season in Tuscaloosa â the Crimson Tide is back on track to claim another national title.
Nick Sabanâs top-ranked team (10-0, No. 1 CFP) has successfully navigated â dominated, actually â an SEC-only gauntlet of a regular season brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tide had won every game by at least 15 points. Its average margin of victory is a whopping 32.7 points.
Now, itâs on to the league title game in Atlanta as a heavy favorite Saturday night against No. 11 Florida (8-2, No. 7 CFP), which likely ruined its hopes of reaching the four-team playoff with a shocking home loss last weekend to LSU.
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