QUICK HITS - WEEK THREE

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1 Week 3: Games of Sept. 16 theacc.com September 11, 2017 Contacts: Kevin Best, Mike Finn, 2017 STANDINGS ACC Games Overall ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Div. Streak Louisville Won 2 Wake Forest Won 3 Clemson Won 7 Syracuse Lost 1 NC State Won 1 Florida State Lost 1 Boston College Lost 1 ACC Games Overall COASTAL DIVISION W L Pct. PF PA Home Road W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Div. Streak Duke Won 2 Virginia Tech Won 3 Miami Won 6 Georgia Tech Won 1 Virginia Lost 1 Pitt Lost 1 North Carolina Lost 4 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Saturday, September 16 Time TV Sirius XM Series No. 9/8 Oklahoma State at Pitt Noon ESPN Oklahoma State leads, 1-0 Connecticut at Virginia Noon ESPN Connecticut leads, 2-1 Furman at NC State 12:20 p.m. ACC Network Furman leads, Baylor at Duke 12:30 p.m. RSN Duke leads, 1-0 Utah State at Wake Forest 3 p.m. ACC Network Extra Utah State leads, 1-0 Notre Dame at Boston College 3:30 p.m. ESPN Notre Dame leads, 14-9 No. 16/16 Virginia Tech at East Carolina 3:30 p.m. CBSSN Virginia Tech leads, 14-7 Central Michigan at Syracuse 3:30 p.m. ACC Network Extra Syracuse leads, 3-0 North Carolina at Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. Stadium North Carolina leads, 1-0 No. 3/2 Clemson at No. 14/14 Louisville 8 p.m. ABC Clemson leads, 3-0 Georgia Tech at UCF cancelled ESPNews Georgia Tech leads, 3-0 Week three of the ACC schedule is highlighted by No. 3/2 Clemson s visit to No. 14/14 Louisville Saturday night at 8 p.m. on ABC. ESPN s College GameDay Built by the Home Depot will broadcast from the Louisville campus. It is the second-straight season GameDay has broadcast from the Clemson-Louisville game. Due to Hurricane Irma, the Miami at Florida State game, originally scheduled for Sept. 16, has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 7. To give both teams equal rest, the Georgia Tech at Miami game was moved from Thursday, October 12, to Saturday, October 14. After opening the season on September 2, both Miami and Florida State will have a 21-day break between contests. Miami s next game is Sept. 23 vs. Toledo, while the Seminoles next contest is Sept. 23 vs. NC State. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson had 525 total yards of offense in a win last week at North Carolina and now owns two of the top 10, and three of the top 20, single-game total offensive performances in QUICK HITS - WEEK THREE 1 ACC history. Jackson leads the nation in total offense and needs just 37 rushing yards to set an ACC career mark for rushing yards by a QB. Clemson posted 11 sacks in a 14-6 win over No. 13 Auburn, the most by any ACC team since the NCAA began compiling single-game sack totals in Defensive end Austin Bryant had four sacks and was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Defensive Player of the Week. The ACC is the only conference with five teams among the top 17 in this week s AP Top 25 Poll. Clemson is No. 3, followed by No. 11 Florida State, No. 14 Louisville, No. 16 Virginia Tech and No. 17 Miami. Duke, which has outscored its first two opponents by 77 points, faces Baylor Saturday. The Blue Devils have an opportunity to improve to 3-0 for the first time since Duke s 101 points through two games are the most by the Blue Devils in any two-game stretch since 1945.

2 2017 ACC FOOTBALL NOTES MORE QUICK HITS When Clemson faces Louisville on Saturday evening, it will be just the fourth time in college football history that the defending national champions will face the reigning Heisman Trophy winner (Lamar Jackson). It will be just the third time it has happened in the regular season. (credit: Kelly Clemson vs. Louisville (Lamar Jackson*)... Sept. 16, 2017 USC 55, Oklahoma 19 (Jason White*)...Jan. 4, 2005 Florida 51 (Tim Tebow*), LSU 21...Oct. 11, 2008 Alabama 49, Texas A&M 42 (Johnny Manziel*)... Sept. 14, 2013 *Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Georgia Tech s football game at UCF, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16, has been cancelled due to the effects of Hurricane Irma, the schools announced on Monday. With no mutual bye week, the game will not be rescheduled. week one. North Carolina s Chazz Surratt made his first career start in week two vs. Louisville. Florida State true freshman James Blackman could become the sixth firsttime starter, as he is scheduled to make his first career start on Sept. 23 against NC State. In addition, Miami s ACC Quarterbacks Making First Career Start in 2017 Anthony Brown, Boston College Kelly Bryant, Clemson Josh Jackson, Virginia Tech TaQuon Marshall, Georgia Tech Chazz Surratt, North Carolina James Blackman, Florida State* *announced as starter for Sept. 23 Malik Rosier made just the second start of his career in the Hurricanes season-opener against Bethune-Cookman. ABC s Saturday Night Football telecast of the historic matchup between Florida State and Alabama (Sept. 2 at 8 p.m.) delivered a total live audience of 12,560,000 viewers to become the most-watched kickoff weekend game in college history. For the second-straight week, Pitt faces a top 10 opponent when ninth-ranked Oklahoma State visits the Steel City. Last week, the Panthers fell to No. 4 Penn State, No. 16/16 Virginia Tech travels to Greenville, North Carolina, for its first true road game of the season against East Carolina. The Hokies won last year in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is allowing just 19.0 points per game, while the Pirates have scored just 17.0 per game through the first two weeks. Boston College is the first of five ACC opponents on Notre Dame s schedule. The Fighting Irish have won five straight over the Eagles. In search of its first win of the season, North Carolina plays at Old Dominion to complete a home-and-home series between the two schools. Carolina scored a school-record 80 points against the Monarchs in the only previous meeting in Quarterbacks Daniel Jones of Duke and Lamar Jackson of Louisville were both named Manning Award Stars of the Week and Davey O Brien Award Great Eight performers of the Week for their performances on Saturday. Jones threw for 305 yards and rushing for 108 to lead the Blue Devils to a win over Northwestern, while Jackson totaled 525 yards of total offense in a win at North Carolina. After just two weeks of the season, three ACC players are ranked among the top four nationally in pass receptions per game. Syracuse s Steve Ishmael leads the nation, averaging 13.0 catches per game. He is followed by NC State s Jaylen Samuels, who is third at 10.0 per contest, and NC State sophomore Kelvin Harmon (9.5) who is fourth. Five ACC quarterbacks have either made their first career starts this season. Boston College s Anthony Brown, Clemson s Kelly Bryant, Virginia Tech s Josh Jackson and Georgia Tech s TaQuon Marshall all made their first starts in 300 Yards Passing & 100 Yards Rushing in a Single-Game Louisville s Lamar Jackson and Duke s Daniel Jones both recorded games in which they threw for 300 or more yards and rushed 100 or more yards last week. Jackson becomes only the second person in FBS history accomplish the feat in back-to-back games, while Jones becomes the 11th ACC player to reach those totals. There have been 14 such performances in ACC history by 11 different players, with Jackson doing it three times and former Clemson standout Tajh Boyd twice. Name, School Opponent Year Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson NC State 2001 Shaun Hill, Maryland Duke 2001 Cory Randolph, Wake Forest Clemson 2004 EJ Manuel, Florida State Clemson 2012 Tajh Boyd, Clemson NC State 2012 Brandon Connette, Duke Pittsburgh 2013 Marquise Williams, UNC Notre Dame 2014 Tajh Boyd, Clemson Ohio State 2014 Deshaun Watson, Clemson Syracuse 2015 Eric Dungey, Syracuse Virginia Tech 2016 Lamar Jackson, Louisville Syracuse 2016 Lamar Jackson, Louisville Purdue 2017 Lamar Jackson, Louisville North Carolina 2017 Daniel Jones, Duke Northwestern No fewer than eight national college football awards are have connections to current ACC schools. Heisman, of course, is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy, given annually to the nation s top college football player. But the league s current membership also has connections to the Mackey Award (Syracuse), the Biletnikoff Award (Florida State), the Hendricks Award (Miami), the Unitas Golden Arm Award (Louisville), the Joe Moore Award (Pitt) and the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (Georgia Tech). Also, though he made his primary mark in college football at Arkansas, the legendary Frank Broyles (Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award), was a former assistant to Bobby Dodd and also team captain of the 1945 Georgia Tech basketball team. Seven ACC players were chosen to the AP preseason All-America first team: Pitt s Quadree Henderson (All-Purpose), Boston College s Harold Landry (DE), NC State s Bradley Chubb (DE), Clemson s Dexter Lawrence (DT), Louisville s Jaire Alexander (CB) and Florida State s Tarvarus McFadden (CB) and Derwin James (S). Five more ACC players were chosen to the second team, including Louisville QB Lamar Jackson, NC State all-purpose back Jaylen Samuels, Clemson DT Christian Wilkins, and LB Micah Kiser and S Quin Blanding, both of Virginia. COASTAL NOTES Duke QB Daniel Jones became the 11th player in ACC history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 in a game when he threw for 305 yards and ran for 108 in Duke s win over Northwestern. Louisville s Lamar Jackson has done it three times in his career, including both of his games this year. Virginia Tech WR Cam Phillips leads all ACC receivers in career pass receptions with 178. Phillips ranks third nationally among all returning receivers. Georgia Tech junior QB TaQuon Marshall has a pass efficiency rating after the first two starting assignments of his career. He would lead the ACC and the nation with that mark, but does not have enough attempts to qualify for the rankings. Marshall also rushed for an ACC

3 2017 ACC FOOTBALL NOTES record 249 yards in his starting debut against Tennessee on Sept. 4. Virginia safety Quin Blanding leads all active FBS players in career total tackles with 382. Blanding, currently in his fourth year as a starter, averages tackles per game. Duke s defense held Northwestern to an average of just one yard per carry in the Blue Devils impressive win over the Wildcats. Duke limited Northwestern to just 22 yards rushing on 21 attempts. Georgia Tech freshman linebacker T.D. Roof, the son of defensive coordinator Ted Roof, recorded a pair of sacks for losses of 16 yards in the Jackets win over Jacksonville State. Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente sports a.756 winning percentage over the last four years, including his last two seasons at Memphis and his first two at Virginia Tech. Fuente s teams have posted a mark during that time. Last season, he became just the 13th coach to be named ACC Coach of the Year in his first season in the league and only the third to be named Coach of the Year and lead his team to 10 wins. Pitt all-purpose back Quadree Henderson has scored five times on kick returns. Henderson has four kickoff returns for scores and one punt return for a TD. The ACC record for career kickoff TD returns is seven, set by former Clemson standout C.J. Spiller during the seasons. In his first game as Virginia Tech s starting quarterback, redshirt freshman Josh Jackson totalled 336 yards against 22nd-ranked West Virginia on Sept. 3. He became the first player to record 200 (235) or more yards passing offense and 100 (101) or more yards of rushing offense in his first start since at least North Carolina sophomore punter Tom Sheldon was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for his performance against Louisville. Sheldon punted 4 times for 214 yards. He averaged 53.5 yards per punt with four punts marked inside Louisville s 20-yard line. ATLANTIC NOTES Louisville QB Lamar Jackson, who won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore while averaging an ACC-record yards per game of total offense, leads the nation in total offense, averaging 505 yards per game. Jackson became the second player in FBS history to record at least 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in consecutive games. Jackson surpassed 1,000 yards of total offense with his performance against North Carolina. He has achieved the feat in consecutive seasons and is one of only two players in FBS history since 2000 to reach the 1,000- yard plateau after the first two games. Clemson ranks second nationally in total defense, allowing just yards per game and is tied for first in passing defense, allowing only 40 yards per game. Clemson held 13th-ranked Auburn to just 117 total yards, the fewest by a team ranked in the nation s top 15 since No. Louisville s Lamar Jackson Closes in on ACC Records Entering Saturday s game vs. Clemson, Louisville s Lamar Jackson needs just 37 rushing yards to set an ACC record for most career rushing yards by a quarterback. Jackson is also just three touchdowns shy of tying the ACC mark for career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Rk. Player, School Years Yards 1. Joshua Nesbitt, Georgia Tech , Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-** 2, Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson , Marquise Williams, North Carolina , Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech ,412 Rk. Player, School Years TDs 1. Tevin Washington, Georgia Tech Joshua Nesbitt, Georgia Tech Marquise Williams, North Carolina Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-** Brandon Connette, Duke Alabama held No.1 LSU to just 92 yards in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael tied the school record with 14 catches against Middle Tennessee and currently leads the nation in receptions per game (13.0). Louisville junior WR Jaylen Smith had 183 yards receiving in the Cardinals win over North Carolina. He had nine catches in the game, including a 75-yard TD strike from Lamar Jackson. Smith currently leads the ACC in receiving yards per game (150.0). NC State QB Ryan Finley has completed 74 of 100 passes for 756 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions through the first two games. Finley ranks second nationally in pass completions per game (37.0). Louisville PK Blanton Creque has successfully converted his last 10 field goal attempts, including all five this year. Creque is 21 of 24 for his career, a percentage of.875. Clemson defensive end Austin Bryant tied a school record with four quarterback sacks against Auburn. He was named the Walter Camp National Defenisve Player of the Week for his effort against the nationally-ranked Orange and Blue Tigers. Wake Forest senior QB John Wolford leads the ACC in pass efficiency with a rating. The Jacksonville, Florida, native also ranks ninth in the conference in rushing, averaging 69.5 yards per game. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has a.706 career winning percentage (12-5) against teams ranked in the Top 10. Clemson tied three other schools for the most sacks (11) against a ranked team since the NCAA began keeping the statistic in Clemson equalled a mark set originally by TCU against then No. 17 Louisville (2001), and later equalled by Auburn in 2005 against 8th-ranked Alabama and Houston against No. 5 Louisville in Clemson has won 10 or more games in each of the last six years. The Tigers and Alabama are the only two teams that currently have active streaks of six or more years with double-figure victories. The Tigers are only the 11th team to have had 10 wins in six successive seasons. Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher has a record in seven-plus seasons as head coach of the Seminoles. Fisher s.813 winning percentage ranks third among all active FBS head coaches, trailing only Ohio State s Urban Meyer and Washington s Chris Peterson. ACC COACHING SUCCESS Six ACC coaches the most of any conference rank in the top 18 of all active coaches in career winning percentage with a minimum of five years as a head coach. Florida State s Jimbo Fisher ranks third (.813), followed by Clemson s Dabo Swinney (sixth,.765), Miami s Mark Richt (seventh,.738), Louisville s Bobby Petrino (ninth,.721), Georgia Tech s Paul Johnson (16th,.669) and Virginia s Bronco Mendenhall (18th,.654).

4 2017 ACC FOOTBALL NOTES ACC Players of the Week Offensive Back S 5...TaQuon Marshall, QB, Georgia Tech S 11...Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville Offensive Line S 5... Tony Adams, OG, NC State S 11...Evan Lisle, Duke Receiver S 5... Cam Phillips, WR, Virginia Tech S Jaylen Smith, WR, Louisville Defensive Line S 5... Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State S 11...Austin Bryant, DE, Clemson Linebacker S 5... Andrew Motuapuaka, LB, Virginia Tech S Dorian O Daniel, LB, Louisville Defensive Back S 5... Derwin James, S, Florida State S Essang Bassey, CB, Wake Forest Specialist S 5... Colton Lichtenberg, PK, Boston College S 11..Anthony Ratliff-Williams, KR, North Carolina Rookie S 5... Josh Jackson, QB, Virginia Tech S Chazz Surratt, QB, North Carolina Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson ranks fourth among all active head coaches in career victories, having recorded 178 wins in his 20-year career. Miami s Mark Richt is eighth with 155 wins, followed by Louisville s Bobby Petrino, who is 16th with 111 wins, Dave Clawson of Wake Forest (105) who is 21st, Virginia s Bronco Mendenhall, who is 22nd with 102 wins, and Duke s David Cutcliffe, who is tied for 23rd with 98 wins. A LOOK AT THE 2017 ACC SCHEDULE ACC teams play more games (22) against Power 5 non-conference teams in 2017 than any of its peer conferences. The ACC also has a higher percentage (.393) of its non-conference games against Power 5 opponents than any other league. Including the 11 ACC teams that went to bowl games, no ACC team faces fewer than seven opponents that went to bowls last season. ACC teams play 26 games against non-conference opponents that went to bowl games in 2016, the second-highest total among peer conferences. The 2017 schedules for three ACC schools Syracuse (seventh,.613), Georgia Tech (eighth,.609) and Duke (ninth,.606) rank among the top 10 nationally in opponents winning percentage. ACC teams FBS non-conference opponents had the second-highest winning percentage (.526) in 2016 of any of the Power 5 conferences. NATIONAL TITLES & HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS Two of the last four national champions have come from the ACC (Clemson in 2016, Florida State in 2013), the only conference with multiple winners over that stretch. The ACC has had a team in the championship game in three of the four years. The ACC is the first conference since 1994 to have a football national title winner (Clemson) and a Heisman Trophy winner (Lamar Jackson, Louisville) from two different schools in the same season. In 2016, Louisville s Lamar Jackson became the second ACC player in the last four years to claim the Heisman Trophy. With Clemson s Deshaun Watson at No. 2 in the Heisman voting, it marked the seventh time in the 82-year history of the award that the top two finishers have been from the same conference, and only the second time that the top two finishers have been quarterbacks from the same conference. With junior QB Lamar Jackson returning to lead Louisville in 2017, the ACC has had reigning Heisman Trophy-winner return to compete in the league twice in the last four years. Florida State s Jameis Winston did so in 2014 after winning the 2013 Heisman Trophy. Jackson is the youngest athlete (19 years, 337 days) to win the Heisman Trophy, while Winston (19 years, 342 days) is the second youngest. DR PEPPER ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME This season, The Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game will be held at Charlotte s Bank of America Stadium for a seventh time, resuming an agreement between the ACC and the Queen City venue that runs through the 2020 season. The 13th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game is set for Saturday, Dec. 2. The game will again be shown in prime time on ESPN (at 7:45 p.m.) or ABC (at 8 p.m.) The six Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Games held in Charlotte have been extremely successful from a fan experience and attendance standpoint. The games have averaged over 69,000 fans per contest, including sellout crowds in 2010, 2011, and An ACC Football Championship record crowd of 74,514 in 2015 set an attendance record at Bank of America Stadium. Over the last seven years, the ACC ranks second among all conferences in attendance at its football championship games. Since 2011, the ACC Championship has been the most competitive of the four major conference championship games, as it has been decided by more than five fewer points per game than any other championship. 4

5 2017 ACC FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES ACC Communications 4512 Weybridge Lane Greensboro, N.C Kevin Best, Senior Associate Commissioner Mike Finn, Associate Commissioner Brian Morrison... Associate Commissioner Steve Phillips... Editorial & Content Manager George Lane... Director Amy Ufnowski... Director Tyler Beck... Assistant Director ACC Head Coaches Teleconference The head football coaches teleconference will take place on Wednesdays beginning August 30, with one exception. The final regular season teleconference will be on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Media Number: Teleconference Schedule: 10:20 am Brian Kelly, Notre Dame (Only on Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Oct. 25; Nov. 1, Nov. 8) 10:30 am Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia 10:40 am Dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:50 am Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 11:00 am Bobby Petrino, Louisville 11:10 am Dino Babers, Syracuse 11:30 am Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:40 am Larry Fedora, North Carolina 11:50 am Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech 12:00 pm Dave Clawson, Wake Forest 12:10 pm Pat Narduzzi, Pitt 12:20 pm Steve Addazio, Boston College 12:30 pm David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:40 pm Dave Doeren, NC State 12:50 pm Mark Richt, Miami ACC Advanced Media Video Clip Service Broadcast media outlets will be able to access ACC highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the entire sports calendar. This video content will only be available for download in digital files that can be accessed on the AVCS. Additionally, head shots from all of the ACC s football teams will be available on the site. To register for the AVCS contact Slim Vollinger, Director/ACC Advanced Media, at svollinger@ theacc.org or call CollegePressBox.com CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password at collegepressbox.com/password. BOSTON COLLEGE Office Jason Baum...j.baum@bc.edu Matt Lynch...lynchfz@bc.edu CLEMSON Office Tim Bourret... btimoth@clemson.edu Brian Hennessy... bhennes@clemson.edu DUKE Office Art Chase...chasea@duaa.duke.edu Sarah Fetters... fetters@duaa.duke.edu FLORIDA STATE Office Derek Satterfield... dsatterfield@fsu.edu Steven McCartney... smccartney@fsu.edu GEORGIA TECH Office Mike Flynn... mflynn@athletics.gatech.edu Kevin Davis...kdavis@athletics.gatech.edu LOUISVILLE Office Rocco Gasparro...Rocco@GoCards.com Kenny Klein... Kenny@GoCards.com MIAMI Office Carter Toole... carter.toole@miami.edu Cameron Ghorbi... c.ghorbi@miami.edu Tuesday, October 31, 2017 First 2017 CFP Committee rankings announced Wednesday, November 1, 2017 ACC Football Championship Game credential application website opens Sunday, November 26, 2017 All-ACC Football Team Voting Ends at 5 p.m. Jacobs Blocking Trophy announced, 1 p.m. ACC Football Championship Game participating coaches teleconference, 4-5 p.m. Monday, November 27, 2017 ACC Football Champonship Game participating student-athletes teleconference, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (times subject to change) All-ACC Football Team announced, 3 p.m. Deadline for media credential applications to ACC Football Championship Game, 5 p.m. ACC FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORS Tuesday, November 28, 2017 ACC Coach, Offensive, Defensive and Overall Rookie of the Year announced, 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 ACC Offensive, Defensive and Overall Player of the Year Announced, 1 p.m.. 5 MEDIA INFORMATION: IMPORTANT DATES NORTH CAROLINA Office Bobby Hundley...bhundley@unc.edu Mark Kimmel...mkimmel@unc.edu NC STATE Office Annabelle Myers... annabelle_myers@ncsu.edu Brian Reinhardt...brian_reinhardt@ncsu.edu PITT Office E.J. Borghetti.eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu R.J. Sepich...rsepich@athletics.pitt.edu SYRACUSE Office Michael Morrison...mdmorris@syr.edu Anthony Prisco...aprisco@syr.edu VIRGINIA Office Jim Daves...jimdaves@virginia.edu Vince Briedis... briedis@virginia.edu VIRGINIA TECH Office Pete Moris... morisvt@vt.edu Peter Long...lpeter@vt.udu WAKE FOREST Office Steve Shutt...shuttsj@wfu.edu Dan Wallace... wallacdj@wfu.edu Thursday, November 30, 2017 Jim Tatum Award (Top Football Scholar-Athlete) and Brian Piccolo Award, (Most Courageous Football Student-Athlete) announced, 11 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2017 ACC FB Championship Game Press Conference (Both participating coaches), Time TBD, Bank of America Stadium ACC Night of Legends, Charlotte Convention Center, 6 p.m. Saturday, December 2, Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, Bank of America Stadium, 7:45 p.m. on ESPN or 8 p.m. on ABC Sunday, December 3, 2017 Selection Sunday-- College Football Playoff and ACC Bowl Teams announced Friday, December 15, 2017 College Football Playoff media credential application deadline February 7, 2018 National Football Signing Day 2018 ACC Football Kickoff: July 18 (Coastal) & 19 (Atlantic) The Westin Hotel, Charlotte, N.C.

6 ACC FOOTBALL IN 2017 TOP 25 POLLS AP/USA Today/CFP BC Clem Duke FSU GT UL UM NC NCSU Pitt SU VA VT WF Preseason -/-/- 5/5/- -/-/- 3/3/- -/RV/- 16/17/- 18/18/- -/RV/- RV/RV/- RV/RV/- -/RV/- -/-/- 21/22/- -/-/- Week 1 -/-/- 3/3/- -/-/- 10/9/- -/RV/- 17/16/- 16/17/- -/-/- -/RV/- RV/RV/- -/RV/- -/-/- 18/18/- -/-/- Week 2 -/-/- 3/3/- -/RV/- 11/10/- -/-/- 14/14/- 17/15/- -/-/- -/RV/- -/-/- -/-/- -/-/- 16/16/- -/-/- Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 ACC CG Bowls Final ACC ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING HISTORY *Reflects rankings only while a member of the ACC Consecutive School Polls Top 10 No.1 Weeks Ranked Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Pitt Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKINGS School P S5 S10 S17 S24 O1 O8 O15 O22 O29 N5 N12 N19 N26 D3 J9 Alabama Oklahoma Clemson USC Penn State Washington Michigan Ohio State Oklahoma St Wisconsin Florida State LSU Georgia Louisville Auburn Virginia Tech Miami Kansas State Stanford TCU Washington St USF Tennessee Florida UCLA Notre Dame - 24 West Virginia 22 - Texas 23 - Five Teams in 2017 Preseason Poll: For the first time since 2010 and only the third time in league history the ACC had five teams in the 2017 AP Preaseason poll, including Florida State (3), Clemson (5), Louisville (16), Miami (18) and Virginia Tech (21). Total Appearances in AP Preseason Poll: Florida State 38, Miami 28, Clemson 27, North Carolina 22, Pitt 22, Duke 17, Georgia Tech 17, Virginia Tech 17, Maryland 16, Syracuse 16, Virginia 9, NC State 7, Louisville 7, Boston College 5, South Carolina 2, Wake Forest 2. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF School O31 N7 N14 N21 N 28 D3 6

7 2017 ACC FOOTBALL COACHING NOTES ACC HEAD COACHING RECORDS Head Coach, School Career Yrs Pct. at School Yrs Pct. ACC Yrs Pct. Home Pct. Road Pct. Neu. Steve Addazio, Boston College (7) (5) (4) Dabo Swinney, Clemson (10) (10) (9) David Cutcliffe, Duke (17) (10) (9) Jimbo Fisher, Florida State (8) (8) (7) Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech (21) (9) (9) Bobby Petrino, Louisville (13) (7) (3) Mark Richt, Miami (17) (2) (1) Larry Fedora, North Carolina (10) (6) (5) Dave Doeren, NC State (7) (5) (4) Pat Narduzzi, Pitt (3) (3) (2) Dino Babers, Syracuse (6) (2) (1) Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia (13) (2) (1) Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech (6) (2) (1) Dave Clawson, Wake Forest (18) (4) (3) All ACC records include ACC Championship Game results Four ACC Coaches In Top 10 in Career Winning Percentage Four current ACC head coaches rank among the Top 10 coaches nationally in active career winning percentage and six are ranked in the Top 20, led by Florida State s Jimbo Fisher, who ranks third overall with an.813 mark just behind Ohio State s Urban Meyer (.847) and Washington s Chris Peterson (.823). Joining Fisher in the Top 10 are Dabo Swinney of Clemson at 6th, Mark Richt of Miami at 7th and Bobby Petrino of Louisville 9th, Paul Johnson (16th) of Georgia Tech and Bronco Mendenhall (18th) are also ranked in the Top 20. Career Winning Percentage (Minimum Five Full Seasons) Pl. Name, School... Record...Pct. 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State Chris Petersen, Washington Jimbo Fisher, Florida State David Shaw, Stanford Nick Saban, Alabama Dabo Swinney, Clemson Mark Richt, Miami Gary Patterson, TCU Bobby Petrino, Louisville Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Gus Malzahn, Auburn Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Kyle Whittingham, Utah Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Bill Snyder, Kansas State Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia Ken Niumatalolo, Navy Mark Dantonio, Michigan St Rod Carey, Northern Illinois Bret Bielema, Arkansas Jim Mora, UCLA Mark Hudspeth, ULL Career Victories - Active Coaches Five ACC Coaches in Top 25 Georgia Tech s Paul Johnson, in his 21st year as a head coach, is ranked fourth in the NCAA s FBS in career victories with 178. Johnson is one of six current ACC coaches who rank among the FBS Top 25 in career wins. Johnson is joined by Miami s Mark Richt, who is eighth on the active FBS list with 155 career wins. Louisville s Bobby Petrino is 16th with 111 wins, while Dave Clawson of Wake Forest is 21st (105), Bronco Mendenhall of Virginia (102) is 22nd and Duke s David Cutcliffe is 23rd (98). Career Victories - Active Coaches 1. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Nick Saban, Alabama Bill Snyder, Kansas State Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Urban Meyer, Ohio State Terry Bowden, Akron Rich Rodriguez, Arizona Mark Richt, Miami Gary Patterson, TCU Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Frank Solich, Ohio Chris Peterson, Washington Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech Rocky Long, San Diego State Mike Leach, Washington State Bobby Petrino, Louisville Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Mike Riley, Nebraska Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Kyle Whittngham, Utah Dave Clawson, Wake Forest Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia David Cutcliffe, Duke Randy Edsall, Connecticut Bret Bielema, Arkansas...94 Best Winning Percentage All Games (minimum three seasons) 1. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Dabo Swinney, Clemson Bobby Bowden, Florida State Danny Ford, Clemson Lou Holtz, NC State Ken Hatfield, Clemson Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Jim Tatum, Maryland & UNC Larry Coker, Miami Bobby Petrino, Louisville Dick Sheridan, NC State Dick Crum, North Carolina Bill Murray, Duke Tommy Bowden, Clemson George O Leary, GT Larry Fedora, UNC Most Victories - All Games 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State George Welsh, Virginia Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Bill Dooley, UNC & Wake Forest Danny Ford, Clemson...96 Frank Howard, Clemson Dabo Swinney, Clemson Al Groh, Wake Forest & Virginia Bill Murray, Duke Jimbo Fisher, Florida State Jerry Claiborne, Maryland...77 Earle Edwards, NC State...77 Jim Grobe, Wake Forest Ralph Friedgen, Maryland Dick Crum, North Carolina...72 Tommy Bowden, Clemson Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Bobby Ross, Maryland & Georgia Tech

8 2017 ACC FOOTBALL TEAM GAME-BY-GAME SCHEDULES & STATS BOSTON COLLEGE (1-1, 0-1 ACC) Home Stadium: Alumni Stadium (44,500) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 1 W, at Northern Illinois 9:30 p.m./cbssn S 9 L, Wake Forest 1 p.m./acc Network Extra S 16 Notre Dame 3:30 p.m., ESPN S 23 at Clemson S 30 Central Michigan O 7 Virginia Tech O 14 at Louisville O 21 at Virginia O 27 Florida State 8 p.m./espn N 11 NC State N 18 Connecticut 7 p.m./cbssn Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts N 25 at Syracuse CLEMSON (2-0,0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Memorial Stadium (81,500) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, 56-3 Kent State Noon/ESPN S 9 W, 14-6 #13/13 Auburn 7 p.m./espn S 16 at Louisville 8 p.m./abc S 23 Boston College S 30 at Virginia Tech O 7 Wake Forest O 13 at Syracuse 7 p.m./espn O 28 Georgia Tech N 4 at NC State N 11 Florida State N 18 The Citadel N 25 at South Carolina DUKE (2-0, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, 60-7 North Carolina Central 6 p.m./acc Network Extra S 9 W, Northwestern Noon/ESPNU S 16 Baylor 12:30 p.m./rsn S 23 at North Carolina S 29 Miami 7 p.m./espn O 7 at Virginia O 14 Florida State O 21 Pitt O 28 at Virginia Tech N 11 at Army West Point Noon, CBSSN N 18 Georgia Tech N 25 at Wake Forest FLORIDA STATE (0-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium (79,560) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S2 L, 24-7 #1/1 Alabama 8 p.m./abc Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia S 9 c ancelled Louisiana-Monroe 12:15 p.m./acc Network S 23 NC State S 30 at Wake Forest O 7 Miami O 14 at Duke O 21 Louisville O 27 at Boston College 8 p.m./espn N 4 Syracuse N 11 at Clemson N 18 Delaware State N 25 at Florida GEORGIA TECH (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (55,000) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 4 L, ot #25/24 Tennessee 8 p.m./espn Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia S 9 W, Jacksonville State 12:30 p.m./rsn S 16 cancelled at Central Florida 7:30 p.m./espnews S 23 Pitt S 30 North Carolina O 14 at Miami O 21 Wake Forest O 28 at Clemson N 4 at Virginia N 11 Virginia Tech N 18 at Duke N 25 Georgia LOUISVILLE (2-0, 1-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Papa John s Cardinal Stadium (55,000) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, Purdue 7:30 p.m./fox Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis S 9 W, at North Carolina Noon/ESPN S 16 Clemson 8 p.m./abc S 23 Kent State S 30 Murray State O 5 at NC State 8 p.m./espn O 14 Boston College O 21 at Florida State O 28 at Wake Forest N 11 Virginia N 18 Syracuse N 25 at Kentucky MIAMI (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium (65,767) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, Bethune-Cookman 12:30 p.m./rsn S 9 cancelled at Arkansas State S 23 Toledo S 29 at Duke 7 p.m./espn O 7 at Florida State O 14 Georgia Tech O 21 Syracuse O 28 at North Carolina N 4 Virginia Tech N 11 Notre Dame N 18 Virginia N 24 at Pitt NORTH CAROLINA (0-2, 0-1 ACC) Home Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium (63,000) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 L, California 12:20 p.m./acc Network S 9 L, Louisville Noon/ESPN S 16 at Old Dominion 3:30 p.m./stadium S 23 Duke S 30 at Georgia Tech O 7 Notre Dame O 14 Virginia O 21 at Virginia Tech O 28 Miami N 9 at Pitt 8 p.m./espn N 18 Western Carolina N 25 at NC State 8

9 2017 ACC FOOTBALL TEAM GAME-BY-GAME SCHEDULES & STATS NC STATE (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium (57,600) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 L, South Carolina 3 p.m./espn Belk College Football Kickoff Game, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte S 9 W, Marshall 6 p.m./acc Network Extra S 16 Furman 12:20 p.m./acc Network S 23 at Florida State S 30 Syracuse O 5 Louisville 8 p.m./espn O 14 at Pitt O 28 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m./nbc N 4 Clemson N 11 at Boston College N 18 at Wake Forest N 25 North Carolina PITT (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Heinz Field (68,400) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, (ot) Youngstown State 1 p.m./acc Network Extra S 9 L, at #4/4 Penn State 3:30 p.m./abc S 16 Oklahoma State Noon/ESPN S 23 at Georgia Tech S 30 Rice O 7 at Syracuse O 14 NC State O 21 at Duke O 28 Virginia N 9 North Carolina 8 p.m./espn N 18 at Virginia Tech N 24 Miami SYRACUSE (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Carrier Dome (49,262) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 1 W, 50-7 Central Connecticut State 7 p.m./acc Network Extra S 9 L, Middle Tennessee 3:30 p.m./acc Network Extra S 16 Central Michigan 3:30 p.m./acc Network Extra S 23 at LSU S 30 at NC State O 7 Pitt O 13 Clemson 7 p.m./espn O 21 at Miami N 4 at Florida State N 11 Wake Forest N 18 at Louisville N 25 Boston College VIRGINIA (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium (61,500) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 2 W, William & Mary 3:30 p.m./acc Network Extra S 9 L, Indiana 3:30 p.m./espnu S 16 Connecticut Noon/ESPN2 S 22 at Boise State 8 p.m./espn2 O 7 Duke O 14 at North Carolina O 21 Boston College O 28 at Pitt N 4 Georgia Tech N 11 at Louisville N 18 at Miami N 25 Virginia Tech VIRGINIA TECH (2-0, 0-0 ACC) Home Stadium: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field (65,632) Date Result Opponent Time/TV S 3 W, #22/20 West Virginia 7:30 p.m./abc FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland S 9 W, 27-0 Delaware 3:30 p.m./acc Network Extra S 16 at East Carolina 3:30 p.m./cbssn S 23 Old Dominion S 30 Clemson O 7 at Boston College O 21 North Carolina O 28 Duke N 4 at Miami N 11 at Georgia Tech N 18 Pitt N 24 at Virginia WAKE FOREST (2-0, 1-0 ACC) Home Stadium: BB&T Field (31,500) Date Result Opponent Time/TV A 30 W, 51-7 Presbyterian 6:30 p.m./acc Network Extra S 9 W, at Boston College 1 p.m./acc Network Extra S 16 Utah State 3 p.m./acc Network Extra S 23 at Appalachian State S 30 Florida State O 7 at Clemson O 21 at Georgia Tech O 28 Louisville N 4 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m./nbc N 11 at Syracuse N 18 NC State N 25 Duke 9

10 FOUR COLOR PROCESS 2017 ACC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS Saturday, September 16 Notre Dame (1-1) at Boston College (1-1, 0-1 ACC) 3:30 p.m.; ESPN Notre Dame leads, 14-9 Last meeting: UND, (2015) Head Coaches: Boston College - Steve Addazio (25-28 in fifth season at Boston College; in seventh season overall) Notre Dame - Brian Kelly (60-32 in eighth season at Notre Dame; in 27th season overall) Notes: The Eagles and Notre Dame play their second game in the Boston area in the past three seasons The then-no. 4 Fighting Irish defeated BC, 19-16, at Fenway Park in November of 2015 in a contest that was designated a home game for Notre Dame That is the most recent meeting in a series that was first played in 1975 Notre Dame has won five straight meetings between the schools since the Eagles 17-0 victory at Chestnut Hill in 2008 That contest capped a six-game Eagles winning streak in the series Notre Dame holds a 5-4 edge in games played at Chestnut Hill Boston College is the first of the five ACC football opponents on Notre Dame s 2017 schedule The Fighting Irish play at North Carolina (Oct. 7) before playing host to NC State (Oct. 28) and Wake Forest (Nov. 4) and traveling to Miami (Nov. 11) on consecutive weekends. Saturday, September 16 Oklahoma State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Pitt (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Noon; ESPN Oklahoma State leads series, 1-0 Last meeting: OSU, (2016) Head Coaches: Pittsburgh - Pat Narduzzi (17-11 in third season at Pitt and overall) Oklahoma State - Mike Gundy ( in 13th season at Oklahoma State and overall) Notes: The Panthers follow up last weekend s trip to rival Penn State with another high profile non-conference test against the Cowboys Saturday s game will be the second leg of a home-and-home series that began with Oklahoma State s high-scoring victory last season in Stillwater The Cowboys scored their winning touchdown on Rennie Childs 1-yard run with 1:28 remaining, after an 86-yard pass completion moved OSU just short of the Pitt goal line James Conner rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries for the Panthers Pitt owns a all-time record against current Big 12 schools, but that includes a mark against neighboring West Virginia Third consecutive nonconference game to open the season for Pitt, which has its ACC opener next weekend at Georgia Tech before facing Rice in a final non-league test Sept. 30. Saturday, September 16 UConn (1-0, 0-0 AAC) at Virginia (1-1, 0-0 ACC) Noon; ESPN2 UConn leads series, 2-1 Last meeting: UConn, Head Coaches: Virginia - Bronco Mendenhall (3-11 in second season at Virginia; in 13th season overall) UConn - Randy Edsall (75-70 in 13th season at UConn; in 18th season overall) Notes: Virginia welcomes the Huskies to Scott Stadium for the first time since 2007, when the Cavaliers pulled out a win in the first meeting between the programs UConn won at home the following year and edged the Cavaliers, 13-10, early last season to take the series lead Bobby Puyol s 43-yard field goal with just over three minutes left snapped a tie in last year s meeting, and walkon kicker Alex Furbank missed a 20-yard field-goal attempt for Virginia as time expired Randy Edsall, who spent 12 years in the same position with the Huskies before leaving to become head coach at Maryland prior to the 2011 season, is back as head coach at UConn Edsall owns a 3-2 mark as a head coach versus the Cavaliers UConn will play more ACC schools in upcoming seasons with both Syracuse and Boston College on future schedules. Saturday, September 16 Furman (0-2, 0-1 SoCon) at NC State (1-1, 0-0 ACC) 12:20 p.m.; ACC Network Furman leads series, Last meeting: Furman, (1985) Saturday, September 16 Baylor (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) at Duke (2-0, 0-0 ACC) 12:30 p.m.; RSN Duke leads series, 1-0 Last meeting: Duke, 12-7 (1958) Saturday, September 16 Clemson (2-0, 0-0 ACC) at Louisville (2-0, 1-0 ACC) 8 p.m.; ABC Clemson leads series, 3-0 Last meeting: CU, (2016) Head Coaches: NC State - Dave Doeren (26-27 in fifth season at NC State; in seventh season overall) Furman - Clay Hendrix (0-2 in first season at Furman overall) Notes: NC State and Furman resume a series that began in 1902 but has not seen the teams meet since 1985, when the Paladins posted their second straight victory in the series and their third in the last four meetings That Furman team, which went on to reach the NCAA Division 1-AA championship game, was coached by Dick Sheridan Sheridan became the Wolfpack s head coach following the end of the season and guided NC State to a overall record and six bowl game appearances over next the next seven years The current Paladin squad is led by first-year head coach Clay Hendrix, who played at Furman under Sheridan and then served on his NC State coaching staff as a graduate assistant in 1986 and 1987 Furman is one of three teams from the state of South Carolina on NC State s 2017 schedule The Wolfpack faced the University of South Carolina on Sept. 2 and hosts Clemson on Nov. 4. Head Coaches: Duke - David Cutcliffe (54-61 in 10th season at Duke; in 17th season overall) Baylor - Matt Rhule (0-2 in first season at Baylor; in fifth season overall) Notes: Baylor travels to Duke for the second time in as many meetings between the teams but for the first time in almost 59 years The Blue Devils claimed a 12-7 homecoming victory in the lone previous game on Oct. 11, 1958 George Dutrow s 16-yard touchdown run capped a nine-play, 41-yard drive in the fourth quarter for what proved to be the winning points This year s game is the first in a home-andhome series, with Duke scheduled to travel to Baylor in 2018 The Bears will be the Blue Devils first Big 12 opponent since a 41-3 win over visiting Kansas on Sept. 13, 2014 This is the last of three consecutive non-conference home games to open the season for Duke, which begins ACC play at rival North Carolina on Sept. 23 That will be the first of six consecutive conference games for the Blue Devils before they travel to Army on Nov. 11 for their final non-league regular-season test. 10 Head Coaches: Clemson - Dabo Swinney (91-28 in 10th season at Clemson and overall) Louisville - Bobby Petrino (69-22 in eighth season at Louisville; in 10th season overall) Notes: Key Atlantic Division contest as Louisville seeks its first-ever win versus the defending national champion Tigers Clemson claimed an entertaining, high-scoring battle in Death Valley last season in a game that showcased eventual Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville versus eventual runner-up Deshaun Watson of Clemson in a matchup of elite quarterbacks Watson shook off three interceptions to throw for five touchdowns in the Tigers six-point win, and Clemson s defense registered a fourth-down stop in the fading seconds Jackson completed 27 of 44 passes for 295 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more scores Saturday night s game will mark just the fourth time in college football history that the defending national champion will face the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, and it will be just the third time it has happened during the regular season.

11 2017 ACC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS Saturday, September 16 Utah State (1-1, 0-0 MWC) at Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 ACC) 3:30 p.m.; ACC Network Extra Utah State leads series, 1-0 Last meeting: USU, (2016) Head Coaches: Wake Forest - Dave Clawson (15-24 in fourth season at Wake Forest; in 18th season overall) Utah State - Matt Wells (29-26 in fifth season at Utah State and overall) Notes: Utah State makes the first of two return visits in a home-and-home series The Demon Deacons are slated to play host to the Aggies again in the 2019 season opener The Aggies turned back Wake Forest, 36-24, on Sept. 14, 2014, in the first-ever meeting between the programs Utah State held Wake Forest to minus-25 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns off turnovers in that contest QB John Wolford, then a true freshman, threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons Wake Forest seeks a 3-0 start for the second consecutive season after winning four straight games to open the 2016 campaign The Demon Deacons hope to maintain their momentum following last weekend s road win over Boston College in their ACC opener Wake Forest scored 21 points off four BC turnovers, including three interceptions. Saturday September 16 Virginia Tech (2-0, 0-0 ACC) at East Carolina (0-2, 0-0 AAC) 3:30 p.m.; CBSSN Virginia Tech leads, 14-7 Last meeting: VT, (2016) Head Coaches: Virginia Tech - Justin Fuente (12-4 in second season at Virginia Tech; in sixth season overall) Delaware - Scottie Montgomery (3-11 in second season at East Carolina and overall) Notes: After snapping a two-game losing streak to the Pirates with last year s decisive win in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech goes on the road in search of its second consecutive win over the Pirates The teams already have one common opponent in the still-young season in West Virginia The Hokies posted a victory over the Mountaineers in their Labor Sunday opener at Landover, Md. The Pirates suffered a road loss at West Virginia last Saturday Strong special teams play sparked Virginia Tech s win when the teams met last year in Blacksburg An 87-yard punt return by Greg Stroman for a touchdown and a blocked field goal attempt got the Hokies off and running early This Saturday s game continues an agreement between the programs that will run through the next 2020 East Carolina is slated to again visit Blacksburg 2018 and 2020 The teams are scheduled to meet again in Greenville in Saturday, September 16 North Carolina (0-2, 0-1 ACC) at Old Dominion (2-0, 0-0 C-USA) 3:30 p.m.; Stadium North Carolina leads series, 1-0 Last meeting: UNC, (2013) Head Coaches: UNC - Larry Fedora (40-27 in sixth season at North Carolina; in 10th season overall) Old Dominion - Bobby Wilder (69-30 in ninth season at Old Dominion and overall) Notes: After dropping a pair of high-scoring games at home to open the season, North Carolina faces Old Dominion on the road for the first time in program history The Tar Heels posted a 60-point win over the Monarchs four seasons ago in Chapel Hill during ODU s final season as an FCS program The Monarchs began play in Conference USA three seasons ago and last year finished 10-3 overall while placing first in C-USA s East Division and earning a trip to the Bahamas Bowl Head coach Bobby Wilder, in his ninth season, has overseen Old Dominion s transition from the FCS to FBS levels North Carolina enters this Saturday s game having averaged 32.5 points in its first two outings, but looks for improvement on defense after allowing 35 points versus California and 47 versus Louisville Old Dominion visits Virginia Tech on Sept. 23 and is scheduled to face at least one ACC team each of the next 14 seasons. Saturday, September 16 Georgia Tech (1-1, 0-0 ACC) at Central Florida (1-0, 0-0 AAC) 7:30 p.m.; ESPNews Georgia Tech leads, 3-0 Last meeting: GT, (2000) Head Coaches: Georgia Tech - Paul Johnson (71-49 in 10th season at Georgia Tech; in 21st season overall) Central Florida - Scott Frost (7-7 in second year at UCF and overall) Notes: Georgia Tech is scheduled to play its first game of the 2017 season outside the city of Atlanta on Saturday night when it travels to Central Florida to face the Knights for the first time since 2000 Saturday night s contest was set to be the first of three consecutive home games for Central Florida to open its season, but the Knights scheduled meeting with Memphis last weekend was called off due to the threat of Hurricane Irma Central Florida downed FIU in its season opener on Aug. 31 Georgia Tech defeated Jacksonville State last Saturday while playing on five full days rest after a tough double-overtime loss to Tennessee on Labor Day Monday night Yellow Jackets QB TaQuon Marshall passed for three touchdowns versus JSU after rushing for five TDs against Tennessee This Saturday s game is the first meeting of a home-and-home series The Knights are scheduled to visit Georgia Tech Sept. 19, 2020 to fulfill the agreement. 11 Saturday, September 16 Central Michigan (2-0, 0-0 MAC) at Syracuse ( ACC) 3:30 p.m.; ACC Network Extra Syracuse leads series, 3-0 Last meeting: SU, 30-27, ot (2015) Head Coaches: Syracuse - Dino Babers (5-9 in second season at Syracuse; in sixth season overall) Central Michigan - John Bonamego (15-13 in third season at Central Michigan and overall) Notes: Syracuse closes out a three-game seasonopening homestand by welcoming Central Michigan for the second time in three years The Orange slipped passed the Chippewas two years ago at the Carrier Dome, 30-27, with the winning points coming on RB John Fredericks 4-yard touchdown run in overtime The winning score came after QB Cooper Rush tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to TE Ben McCord with seven seconds left in regulation to tie the score for Central Michigan This year s Central Michigan squad moved to 2-0 last weekend as QB Shane Morris threw for 467 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Kansas Syracuse WR Steve Ishmael tied the Syracuse single-game record for receptions last Saturday with 14 for 116 yards in the Orange s loss to Middle Tennessee Ishmael has posted 100-yard receiving games in each of his first two games to open the 2017 season.