They play defense and special teams, respectively. Defensive end Alton Robinson (Converse, Texas) and safety Andre Cisco (Valley Stream, N.Y.) made the All-ACC team defense. Meanwhile, placekicker Andre Szmyt (Vernon Hills, Illinois) and punter Sterling Hofrichter (Valrico, Florida) were selected to the 27-man team on special teams.
The All-ACC team resulted from a vote of 173 media members credentialed for last week’s ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Syracuse’s four all-conference selections ranked second only to league favorite Clemson, which had a whopping 13 players picked. Miami had three players make the team, followed by Boston College and Florida State with two each. Duke, Pittsburgh, and Virginia each had one player voted to the team.
(Sponsored)

Can a Generative AI Use Policy for the Workplace Help Protect Sensitive Data?
Artificial intelligence is a buzzword for many industries. It has good and bad effects on the future of creating content, finding information, and other uses. So, what does this mean

7 Cyber Security Essentials to Check Off
By Bogdan Bagovskyy vCIO Along with back-to-school season, Halloween decorations hitting the shelves, and the beloved pumpkin spice latte making its reappearance, there’s another often-overlooked event this fall: National Cybersecurity
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was tabbed as the preseason conference player of the year.
The full 2019 All-ACC preseason football team follows:
Offense
WR – Tee Higgins, Clemson (145)
WR – Justyn Ross, Clemson (123)
WR – Tamorrion Terry, Florida State (69)
TE – Brevin Jordan, Miami (66)
AP – Deon Jackson, Duke (47)
OT – Tremayne Anchrum, Clemson (100)
OT – Ben Petrula, Boston College (54)
OG – John Simpson, Clemson (136)
OG – Gage Cervenka, Clemson (45)
C – Sean Pollard, Clemson (75)
QB – Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (161)
RB – Travis Etienne, Clemson (144)
RB – AJ Dillon, Boston College (144)
Defense
DE – Xavier Thomas, Clemson (84)
DE – Alton Robinson, Syracuse (83)
DT – Marvin Wilson, Florida State (105)
DT – Nyles Pinckney, Clemson (49)
LB – Shaquille Quarterman, Miami (118)
LB – Isaiah Simmons, Clemson (109)
LB – Michael Pinckney, Miami (66)
CB – Bryce Hall, Virginia (122)
CB – A.J. Terrell, Clemson (62)
S – Andre Cisco, Syracuse (80)
S – Tanner Muse, Clemson (78)
Special Teams
PK – Andre Szmyt, Syracuse (88)
P – Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse (70)
SP – Maurice Ffrench, Pitt (48)
(Total votes in parenthesis)
ACC Player of the Year
- Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson – 127
- Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson – 24
- AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College – 15
- Bryce Perkins, QB, Virginia – 6
- Cam Akers, RB, Florida State – 1
Contact Rombel at arombel@cnybj.com