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BC signed Nicholas Palamidis

7. A new member has joined the team.

As the Eagles try to build toward something special, they’ll have an added source of motivation.

BC on Monday signed Nicholas Palamidis, a resilient, charismatic, and inspiring 12-year-old battling a brain tumor. Palamidis joined the Eagles through Team IMPACT and expressed his gratitude in front of a packed house at the Yawkey Athletics Center.

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“I’m going to do all my best to be with you guys and give you guys the same honor you guys are giving to me,” Palamidis said. “I’m very, very excited.”Nick

Castellanos

Most of the posts from the HC game have been extremely negative about the team and Hafley (with reason) but we forget Castellanos had an incredible game given it was the first start at the college level and that he has been with the team only 2 months. He was 17 for 23 for 201 yds. He has some very good throws.

I know it is "only Holy Cross" but nonetheless this is a great beginning. I do not know how he will do against Florida but I assume it will not be a pretty picture but his performance in the fist two games of the year should give us some hope of having a decent QB as he develops. I think as he gains more experience and works on his technique he could be a great performer. He needs to watch his emotions and mature but I imagine he must be excited to being taking a key role in the team in so short a time...

Hokies quarterback William "Pop" Watson suspended indefinitely

ACKSBURG — Virginia Tech freshman quarterback William “Pop” Watson was suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, Hokies coach Brent Pry announced Wednesday.
“Unfortunately, he won’t be with us this week,” said Pry, who did not disclose details of the violation.

Watson served as Kyron Drones’ backup last week at Rutgers with Grant Wells battling an ankle injury. The freshman entered the season as the Hokies’ No. 3 quarterback.

Freshman Dylan Wittke could potentially serve as Drones’ backup Saturday at Marshall. The quarterback depth chart will be determined on Wells’ health and availability.

Drones took the first-team snaps during the open portion of Wednesday’s practice.
“We’re still progressing. We’ll get all the way to kickoff with Grant, but we’ll have to get Dylan ready,” Pry said. “In fact, we’re getting Ben [Locklear] ready. We’ve got to be ready for whatever happens.”


“Hopefully Grant is good to go, and Dylan’s had a good two days,” Pry added. “That thing was pretty neck-and-neck when we went with Pop last week, so it’s a good opportunity for Dylan.

What Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said this week

** Brohm says BC played its best football on Saturday. Found a quarterback and had a chance to win against Florida State. UofL will have to have a good week of practice. Need to correct mistakes they made against IU. Must be more efficient in all three segments. Find a way to win and play as clean as possible are the goals.

** Based on the last game "they can play football." They're well coached and have made corrections. Sign of a good football team. The QB can run and make plays. Threw for a lot, ran for a lot against one of the top teams in the country. "We'll have our hands full, and we'll have to figure out ways to be efficient and clean things up as much as we can."

** On Castellanos, based on the last game he looked like a more athletic Russell Wilson. He can run around and make plays, throw it, can distribute it. Really good game against a good defense. He's playing well and confident. Can carry the team. Must find ways to disrupt him and account for him in the run game as well. Must challenge routes.

** The main things he's learned about UofL: The guys work hard. They scrap and find ways to win. They're not afraid to look in the mirror after the game. They play to the end. Without question, nothing's been perfect but these guys understand what it takes to win. When you're playing good football teams you can try to have a perfect game and make all the plays but that's not going to happen. The other team is good, too, and well coached. Just need to make a few more plays and score a few more points than them. Eliminate big mistakes, turnovers, not giving up big plays, being smart in how they play the game. Efficient on special teams. All those things matter. If you do that hopefully you have more points in the end. The game is about the small details. That's what matters.

** Happy they found a way to win. Try to narrow it down to a one-game season and not worry about anything else. Sometimes after a win you relax too much. You have to find a way to be hungry. To win conference games you have to play your best football every week.

** On Jack Plummer, Brohm said he works hard. Good leader. Really wants to win. In today's age of football there will be receivers slipping, guys missing a block, and have to make plays with your feet. Can't call the perfect play or have perfect execution every time. Must buy some time and allow guys to get open. He says 2-5 times a game Plummer has to take off and run on a pass play. If it's cleaner than that, great, they played a tremendous game. But has to use his feet. Made some good throws, had some drops. Has to be decisive enough and willing to run the football to get yards.

** RB Jawhar Johnson works hard, is very humble, very good teammate. He didn't practice as much last week and gutted it out. He's very talented with the ball. Needs to touch the ball, whether by air or in the gut. He stood out last week. Maurice and Isaac had good runs, they run hard. The o-line has come off the ball and knocked some people back. To be a good football team you have to be good at both passing and running. Won't be perfectly balanced but a defense is going to test you and make you throw it. They'll make you run it.

** Have some early injury losses but they've built some depth up in the secondary and that's helping them. They've had to step up. Devin Neal from Baylor gives it everything he has and is tough, high IQ, gives great effort. Cam Kelly transferred, got in late after time at UNC and UVA, took a while longer to get ready but he's fine.
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Mel Tucker and his $95M contract is in jeopardy ...

Crazy situation ... Tucker masturbated while on the phone with a sexual harassment consultant (read that again). He says it was consensual and she says it was not. The call lasted 36 minutes and she never hung up, which I found odd, particularly since she is quoted saying "Oh my god, this is happening, and I can’t stop it.". Also he claims that the call was not topically about MSU and thus outside the scope of Title IX which is relevant because the school is performing a Title IX investigation.

If nothing else, Tucker should be fired for being a dummy.
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