Delaware
Former NC State DB Nate Evans Commits to Delaware
According to Bill Connelly’s SP+ Rankings over at ESPN, NC State ranks 39th after the Bowl Games.
ACC Teams in the SP+ Rankings After Bowl Games
9. FSU
23. Clemson
28. Miami
30. Duke
34. Louisville
39. NC State
40. UNC
46. Virginia Tech
80. Syracuse
83. Boston College
90. Pitt
96. Wake Forest
105. Virginia
How do the SP+ rankings work?
What is SP+? In a single sentence, it’s a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. SP+ is indeed intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking that gives credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling — no good predictive system is. It is simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you’re lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you’re strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise. (ESPN)
FBS Conference Rankings by SP+
1. SEC: 11.7 average rating (32.8 offense, 22.1 defense), up 1.0 points from before bowls
2. Pac-12: 6.4 average (32.5 offense, 26.0 defense), up 0.5
3. Big Ten: 6.0 average (22.8 offense, 17.4 defense), down 0.3
4. Big 12: 5.5 average (30.9 offense, 25.6 defense), up 0.3
5. ACC: 2.9 average (26.6 offense, 24.2 defense), down 1.3
6. Sun Belt: minus-3.3 average (28.1 offense, 31.0 defense), up 0.6
7. Mountain West: minus-6.4 average (24.8 offense, 31.3 defense), down 0.2
8. AAC: minus-7.8 average (24.8 offense, 32.0 defense), up 0.4
9. Conference USA: minus-7.9 average (22.8 offense, 30.1 defense), down 1.1
10. MAC: minus-11.3 average (16.5 offense, 27.0 defense), down 0.5
Listen, I’m a stat junky. I love analytics. I think they have their place. With that being said, at the end of the day, a win is a win. It might have not been pretty, but NC State finished the regular season as the 3rd best team in the ACC. In some ways, seeing these rankings is encouraging. This team played with grit and won despite things not going smoothly all the time.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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