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NC State |
Wake Forest
Coastal
Duke
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Georgia
Tech |
Miami
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North
Carolina |
Virginia
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Virginia Tech
ACC Game of
the Week
Florida
State 21 ... Alabama 14
After a 0-0 defensive slugfest at
halftime, the two offenses woke up in
the second half with Xavier Lee taking
over at quarterback for Florida State
and working with DeCody Fagg for
touchdown passes from seven and 70
yards. Antone Smith ran for a five-yard
score for a 14-0 Seminole lead held late
in the game, but the Tide got a
seven-yard D.J. Hall touchdown catch
with just over five minutes to play, and
Keith Brown caught a 17-yard touchdown
pass with just over a minute left to
pull within seven. The Tide recovered
the onside kick, but it was ruled FSU
ball since the ball bounced off a Tide
player.
ACC
Player of
the Week
Maryland RB Keon Lattimore rushed for
124 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries
in the 34-24 win over Rutgers
Conference Roundup
Boston College
… Will Boston College be able to turn it
back on against Bowling Green? After
sleepwalking through the past two weeks
against Army and UMass, now the Eagles
have to face a hot passing team that's
going to push the ball deep for 60
minutes. BC cranked out the big drive it
had to have late to beat the Minutemen,
and it would be nice if there could be a
true breather of a blowout. Right now,
the team appears to be playing like it
has 7-0 in the bag before facing
Virginia Tech in late October.
Clemson … In the past, a loss
like the one this week to Georgia Tech
would send the Tigers into the tank for
a few games, but with Virginia Tech
coming up next, the team has to find a
way to forget this clunker as soon as
possible. The offensive line got
destroyed by the Yellow Jackets, giving
Cullen Harper no pass protection and
doing next to nothing for the running
game, while ill-timed penalties and
special teams woes didn't help. This is
still a supremely talented team that
should be in the ACC title hunt, but it
can't afford to lose at home to the
Hokies.
Duke
… The Blue Devil offensive line
didn't have a chance against the Miami
defensive line, but the mobility of
Thaddeus Lewis allowed for the offense
to keep things moving a little bit. The
defense did a tremendous job of
preventing the Canes from hitting on the
big play, but couldn't stop Kyle Wright
from connecting on his short to midrange
throws. In all, it was a decent game for
the Blue Devils, taking a hot team late
into the fourth quarter.
Florida
State … It's not like Xavier
Lee hadn't gotten his shot in the past,
but against Alabama, things started to
click, and the talented receivers made
the most of the switch. Lee not only
threw well, but he finally showed off
his mobility that makes him such a
dangerous option in place of Drew
Weatherford. Now the coaching staff has
to pick him for next week's game against
NC State, and stick with him. Lee can't
be looking over his shoulder. Can there
be a running game at some point?
Alabama's defense might be nasty, but
the ground game simply didn't work.
Georgia
Tech… So that's going to be
Georgia Tech football this year. Hope
the defense rocks, get an All-America
caliber performance from Tashard Choice,
and get whatever it can from QB Taylor
Bennett. After the last two weeks, the
lines appeared to be ready for a
challenge against Clemson, and they
dominated. There's no margin for error
now with road games against Maryland and
Miami, but if the Yellow Jackets can
pull off those wins, they'll be back in
the ACC title hunt.
Maryland
… Give the entire program
credit for bouncing back from the
devastating collapse to Wake Forest last
week and playing its best game of the
year to beat Rutgers. The rushing tandem
of Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball were
fantastic, and in relief of Jordan
Steffy, who suffered a concussion, Chris
Turner was efficient, helping the Terps
control the clock for 36:57. The defense
struggled against the passing attack,
but did a great job of bottling up Ray
Rice, for the most part, and not letting
him get into any sort of a rhythm. Now
the win has to carry over to ACC play,
desperately needing to take advantage of
a three-game home stretch against
Georgia Tech, Virginia and Clemson.
Miami
… Miami didn't exactly come
up with a stellar performance against
Duke, but it was efficient offensively
when it had to be, and the defense came
up with the timely sacks when
desperately needed. Was this a bit of a
letdown after the Texas A&M win, or is
this indicative of how average the Canes
really are? The defense has to do a
better job of playing a full sixty
minutes, while the offense simply isn't
going to be a thrill ride. As long as
the mistakes are kept to a minimum, this
will be Miami football all year long.
North
Carolina … The Tar Heel
defense did a great job of keeping the
Virginia Tech offense in check, while
the offense had its moment. T.J. Yates
is a baller; he was hit time and time
again, and still hung tough under the
pressure. Anthony Elzy ran well, and
Hakeem Nicks had a nice game, but to
beat the better teams, someone has to
explode. Miami is beatable, but the
offensive line will have to play far
better next week to come up with the
huge home win.
NC State
… It's not like State didn't
have its chances against Louisville to
make a comeback, but three fumbles and
the inability to come up with a big
defensive stop in the fourth quarter
proved to be the difference. Now the
offense will likely be back in the hands
of Daniel Evans, who stepped in for an
injured Harrison Beck, and he's going to
have to jumps-start a passing game that
got yards against the Cardinals, but not
enough meaningful ones. It's got to be
killing head coach Tom O'Brien to see
all the mistakes that keep killing good
efforts
Virginia
… It wasn't necessarily a
statement game, blowing out Pitt by 30,
but with the way the Cavaliers moved the
ball with ease in the first half, and
with the way they answered when it
started to get closer in the second
half, the team is playing extremely
well. Cedric Peerman is carrying the
load on offense, while Jameel Sewell is
throwing well, despite not having any
receivers. Now there can't be a lack of
focus. With winnable games against
Middle Tennessee and Connecticut ahead
before diving back into ACC play, this
could be the stunning team of the ACC
season.
Virginia
Tech … When you have a
top-shelf defense, everything else seems
to fall into place. The offense is
playing too poorly, with Tyrod Taylor
continuing to struggle with his
downfield passing, and Branden Ore
getting keyed on game in and game out.
There's no excuse for only coming up
with 241 yards of total offense against
North Carolina, and there will need to
be far more from the attack to win at
Clemson next week.
Wake Forest…
Didn’t Play This Week
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Atlantic |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
Boston College |
3 |
0 |
99 |
55 |
5 |
0 |
160 |
86 |
W5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Clemson |
2 |
1 |
69 |
51 |
4 |
1 |
156 |
87 |
L1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wake
Forest |
1 |
1 |
59 |
62 |
2 |
2 |
97 |
92 |
W2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Florida State |
0 |
1 |
18 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
89 |
68 |
W3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Maryland |
0 |
1 |
24 |
31 |
3 |
2 |
129 |
110 |
W1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
North Carolina State |
0 |
2 |
37 |
79 |
1 |
4 |
108 |
150 |
L2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
Coastal |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
Virginia |
3 |
0 |
74 |
56 |
4 |
1 |
121 |
93 |
W4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Miami |
1 |
0 |
24 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
125 |
94 |
W3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
1 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
113 |
75 |
W3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Georgia Tech |
1 |
2 |
46 |
55 |
3 |
2 |
148 |
72 |
W1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
North Carolina |
0 |
2 |
30 |
39 |
1 |
4 |
108 |
124 |
L4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Duke |
0 |
2 |
27 |
48 |
1 |
4 |
104 |
153 |
L2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Saturday, September 29 |
| 12:00 PM |
at Virginia Tech 17 ... North
Carolina 10
CFN Prediction: VT 30-13 VT -17.5 |
| 12:00 PM |
at Miami 24 ... Duke 14
CFN Prediction: Miami 30-10 Miami -24 |
| 1:00 PM |
at Boston College 24 ...
Massachusetts 14
CFN Prediction:
BC 31-10 |
| 3:30 PM |
at Georgia Tech 13 ... Clemson
3
CFN Prediction:
Clemson 24-20 CU -3 |
| 3:30 PM |
Maryland
34 ... at Rutgers 24
CFN Prediction: Rutgers 33-13 RU -15 |
| 3:30 PM |
Louisville 29 ... at NC State
10
CFN Prediction:
UL 42-24 UL -8.5 |
| 5:00 PM |
Florida State 21
... Alabama 14
CFN Prediction: Alabama 23-13 FSU -2 |
| 7:00 PM |
at Virginia 44 ... Pitt 14
CFN Prediction: Virginia 27-16 UVa -7 |
Past
ACC
Games of the Week
Sept. 1 -
Boston
College 38 ... Wake Forest 28
Sept. 8 -
East Carolina 34 ... North Carolina 31
Sept. 15 - Duke 20 ...
Northwestern 14
Sept. 22 - Wake Forest 31
... Maryland 24 OT
Sept. 29 - Florida State 21
... Alabama 14
Past ACC Players of the Week
Sept. 1 - Boston College QB Matt Ryan
Sept. 8 - Clemson QB Cullen Harper
Sept. 15 - Boston College QB Matt Ryan
Sept. 22 - Clemson RBs James Davis &
C.J. Spiller
Sept. 29 - Maryland RB Keon Lattimore