Conor O'Neill

Publisher, Deacons Illustrated | Devils Illustrated. Heisman voter. Elon alum. Reviews suck.
Losers do two things: Bitch about refs and dwell on hypotheticals.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

“It felt a lot different than Elon did a year ago.”

Bryce Davis looks different, too -- even if his listed weight only changed by 5 pounds.

Duke's sophomore DE cut out sweets, got serious about nutrition and balled out in Game 1:

https://t.co/NZPecneHd9

(📸by @Joshduke2003)

[Pete Nakos @PeteNakos]

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa will return this week for Cal.

https://t.co/C2Yivwkssz

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

PSA: 365 days ago, Cincinnati beat Michigan in an exhibition game in Ann Arbor.

The Wolverines then went 37-3 and won the national title while the Bearcats missed March Madness.

The moral of the story?

Don’t put too much into the results of exhibition games.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

No updates on the Wake Forest side.

Cal, as @PeteNakos has reported, has Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Kingston Lopa trending positively. Big for the Golden Bears.

[Sam Lance @slancehoops]

Bill Self said he thought Christian Reeves was #kubball’s best player tonight.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

What a time to be alive on this hellscape.

I'd prefer installments in the form a tree fiddy.

[Pete Nakos @PeteNakos]

Duke star running back Nate Sheppard will be a true game-time decision on Saturday against North Carolina, sources tell @On3.

Has been listed as questionable all week. Will depend on how he feels in the morning and in pregame.

https://t.co/C2Yivwkssz

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Day 3 of the same injury outlook for Duke.

Stay locked in on the gameday story on @Duke_On3 tomorrow.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Oh so this is what it looks like to have an adult coaching an NFL team?

[Barry Svrluga @barrysvrluga]

BREAKING: Dan Quinn has turned his hat around at Commanders practice. Brim is forward.

(This is a developing story and will be updated as events warrant.)

[Brooks Holton @brooksHolton]

Breaking: Louisville's Seth Trimble and LJ Wells are eligible again after Judge Brian Edwards granted a group of more than 30 athletes from the Class of 2022's request for a temporary injunction. https://t.co/6LKGIZHG3R

[Devils Illustrated @Duke_On3]

“I’ve had two times early in my career where it got taken from us. Obviously the last two years, we’ve had the chance to keep around the Yoh. For me it’s like, you don’t want to be .500 your whole life.”

This is *the* preview you need for UNC-Duke:

https://t.co/cMTvsU0nKI

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Can't even come up with a good Scaramucci joke.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: Katie Zacharia 'transitioning out' of job as Trump's press secretary, senior White House official tells @pdoocy

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Somebody tell Manny that I'm available tomorrow, if needed.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

@KyleForst "A few weeks" was the word last week at ACC Tipoff.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

South Carolina beats Wake Forest 78-69 in exhibition hoops.

Two big numbers of concern in the last public preseason showing for the Deacons:

5 assists
2 3-pointers

There's a closed-door scrimmage against the Red Chickens of Elon, and then the opener on Nov. 2 against UMES.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

It's crazy and college media forgets every offseason but it's almost like spending a copious amount of money doesn't guarantee wins.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

$1.381 billion worth of players couldn't get the tying run home to keep the Dodgers season alive

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Wake Forest fans can breathe easier, with Carlos Hernandez and Langston Hardy upgraded to probable for Saturday night.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Initial availability report for Wake Forest-Cal.

If either of those questionables swing the wrong way for WF ... uh oh.

[Devils Illustrated @Duke_On3]

👀VISITORS LIST👀

There are some HUGE names headed to Durham on Saturday, along with 13 of the Blue Devils' 20 commits in the Class of 2027.

You've gotta see who's going to be at Wallace Wade:

https://t.co/qZdfRrViiW

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

@mscoppa Didn't see it but my understanding that could've made for a better movie than what they churned out.

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Thursday night update:

(no changes on the Duke side)

[Conor O'Neill @ConorONeill_DI]

Initial availability report for UNC-Duke.

Nate Sheppard obviously the big one. And Matt Craycraft.

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Duke head coach Manny Diaz tells @AndyAriOn3 that schools should receive a "transfer fee" when players portal:

"If you sign a bunch of great recruits and you develop them and they go somewhere else, I'll go back to European soccer. You should receive a transfer fee."