导出博客文章NEWTON, Mass. -- The NCAA is honoring the former Boston College baseball captain
who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their
heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrigs disease research.Pete Frates
was 27 years old in 2012 when he was diagnosed with the disease, also known as
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.The NCAA said Thursday that Frates will
receive its 2017 Inspiration Award in January.NCAA officials plan to hand
deliever the award, as Frates is unable to attend the awards celebration in
Nashville, Tennessee, because the neurodegenerative disease is
progressing.Frates is from Beverly, Massachusetts. Since his diagnosis he has
dedicated himself to finding a cure for the disease, which weakens muscles and
impairs physical functioning.The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $220
million in 2014. It took off as people posted videos of themselves doused with
cold water and challenged their friends.
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percent during his first year at Syracuse. Hes still adamant the program is
headed in the right direction, even after a lopsided loss on Senior Day.I think
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after a 45-14 home loss to Florida State, which is up two notches this week to
No. 15 in the AP Top 25 . I think this program is trending up.Syracuse (4-7, 2-5
ACC) was trending big-time five weeks ago after Babers gave a stirring postgame
speech after the Orange upset then-No. 17 Virginia Tech in the Carrier Dome.
That win was followed by another, at Boston College, before reality
returned.Syracuse has now lost three straight , outscored by 100 points, also
beaten by No. 4 Clemson (54-0) and N.C. State (35-20) during the late-season
swoon.Before Saturdays game, the school handed out bobbleheads honoring former
Orange All-America Floyd Little, one in a long line of stellar tailbacks the
university is renowned for -- from Jim Brown to Heisman Trophy winner Ernie
Davis to Little to Larry Csonka, and so on. Then, with its offensive line
banged-up and starting quarterback Eric Dungey out for the second straight game,
Syracuse was outgained 654-233 and its run game was stopped again in its tracks,
managing 37 yards on 35 carries.Syracuse enters the final week of its regular
season ranked 122nd in rushing (ahead of only six other teams), averaging 109.7
yards per game and 2.99 yards per carry, a telltale statistic for the teams
scoring woes.Even with Dungey putting up big yardage numbers earlier in the
season, the Oranges up-tempo attack has had a difficult time scoring -- Syracuse
ranks 112th, averaging 22.5 points. Before he was hurt in early Noveember
against Clemson, the Orange averaged just over eight points in the second half
of seven games against FBS teams, failing to score in six of 14 quarters after
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football and being able to stop the run on the other side, Babers said. When you
can do those things, you can always be consistent. You can write it down, its
never going to change.Before the opening kick on Saturday, Florida State passed
the eye test, especially on defense. The Seminoles had seven players on the line
280 or bigger, and 5-10 freshman Levonta Taylor was the only player in the
secondary under 6 feet.Recruiting that sort of lineup is foremost on the mind of
Babers, now 41-23 as a head coach.Its been my most challenging year, mainly
because of the process and making sure everyone understands how difficult this
was, Babers said. A lot of guys are not playing the positions they were
recruited for. As this process moves forward and we start to bring more
personnel in, I think its only going to get better, faster. It takes time.Were
going to be back to where we need to be. Were trying to build this to last so
that it never breaks down again.Dungey, sidelined by a vicious first-quarter hit
to the shoulder and head at Clemson, and backup Zack Mahoney are the only ones
listed this week on the depth chart for Pitt. Babers said Mahoney likely will be
the starter and reiterated that he did not know if Dungey had received results
of further tests regarding his injury.---More AP college football:
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