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ACC coaches counting on beefed-up staffs to steer programs

Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry directs the team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) Florida State head coach Mike Norvell reacts after a Wake Forest touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) FILE - East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill motions to his players during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida, Sept. 12, 2015, in Gainesville, Fla. Schools throughout the Atlantic Coast Conference and college football have hired more staffers working in roles such as analyst, quality-control coordinator or special assistant to handle the ever-rising duties of running a power-conference program. McNeill is working as a special assistant to North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney reacts to a call in the first half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman) Virginia coach Tony Elliott reacts to a call on the field during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) North Carolina head coach Mack Brown watches as the team gets ready for the opening kickoff against Virginia Tech in an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) Duke head coach Mike Elko talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Miami head coach Mario Cristobal, right, argues a call with Field Judge Jake Dishaw during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Southern Miss, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
ACC coaches counting on beefed-up staffs to steer programs