What college team did Jesse Palmer play for?
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The buzz around seventh-ranked Virginia Tech is this could be the program’s most talented team since 1999, when the Hokies played for the national championship. Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford fervently hopes so. Virginia Tech will be carrying more than the fate of Hokie Nation on Saturday when it opens the 2009 season in the Georgia Dome against No. 5 Alabama. Tech also will be waving the ACC banner, looking to strike an early blow for a league that has become an afterthought in the national title conversation. “Virginia Tech has the opportunity in Week 1 to make a statement not only for themselves but for their conference and the validity of their league,” ESPN analyst and former Florida quarterback Jesse Palmer said. “I think there is more significance on this game for the ACC than Virginia Tech.” The ACC sent a record 10 of its 12 schools to bowl games last season. It produced 30 first-round NFL draft picks in the last five years, second to th
Jesse James Palmer (born October 5, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario)[citation needed] is a sports commentator and former pro American football quarterback. He was featured on the reality television series The Bachelor. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers before spending half a season in 2006 in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. He is now a college football analyst for ESPN and a football analyst for TSN Early life Although born in Toronto, Palmer lists Nepean, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario as his home town.[1] His father, Bill Palmer, played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Palmer attended St. Pius X High School (Ottawa) and later attended college at the University of Florida.[citation needed] In his minor league years with the Myers Riders he managed to throw for more than 1000 yards in one season.[citation needed] The Bachelor In the spring of 2004, Palmer appeared on The Bachelor television program, in which he was given his choice of eligible single women. H
Virginia Tech carries flag for ACC USA Today – Andy Gardiner – 1 hour ago … not only for themselves but for their conference and the validity of their league,” ESPN analyst and former Florida Gators quarterback Jesse Palmer said Sources: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/2009-09-03-virginia-tech-acc_N.
