Spring wrapup: Taking stock of football landscape

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The biggest news at Florida State is the revamped coaching staff with five new assistants, including four on offense and high-profile hires Jimbo Fisher (offensive coordinator) and Rick Trickett (offensive line). "This is my last shot," coach Bobby Bowden says. "I'm 77 and I doubt I can go past 87. I had to hire people to get the job done. That doesn't mean we'll just walk in and win games, but we're headed in the right direction." …Virginia Tech cancelled the final week of spring practice and its spring game following the April 16 tragedy. "There's no question it was the right thing to do. It sets us back, but we'll make that up," coach Frank Beamer says. "We're going to come back stronger than ever. That's what keeps me going. I know that's what needs to happen and will happen." …Boston College's new head coach, Jeff Jagodzinski, plans to open up the offense with senior quarterback Matt Ryan, the leading passer last season in the ACC, and says he'd like to let Ryan call his own plays at times this fall. Jagodzinski, the Green Bay Packers' former offensive coordinator, is one of four new ACC coaches. He joins joining Miami's Randy Shannon, North Carolina's Butch Davis and North Carolina State's Tom O'Brien, the former BC coach.

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