Boston College (3-3, 1-2 ACC)
Next game: at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: Coach Steve Addazio watched North Carolina almost upset Miami on Oct. 17. "They were physical, they were fast, they made plays and they looked pretty good,'' he told the Boston Globe. … DE Kasim Edebali, who leads the Eagles with 4 1/2 sacks, is from Hamburg, Germany. … Freshman Myles Willis, who played QB at Marist, has averaged 31 yards on 10 kickoff returns. He also has averaged 6.9 yards per carry as a backup TB.
Tweetable fact: Chase Rettig trails only Doug Flutie, Glenn Foley and Matt Ryan for career passing yards at BC.
Clemson (6-1, 4-1)
Next game: at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: QB Tajh Boyd (ankle) should play, and DT DeShawn Williams (knee) is questionable against Maryland after being injured in the loss to Florida State. … CB Bashaud Breeland will miss the first half after being ejected in the third quarter. The Tigers already were missing CB Garry Peters (Heritage), who might be out 2-3 more weeks. Darius Robinson (Westlake) and Martin Jenkins (Centennial) could start at CB. … Boyd has six TDs and six interceptions in four losses to FSU and South Carolina.
Tweetable fact: The 51 points scored by FSU are the most scored by an opponent at Memorial Stadium.
Duke (5-2, 1-2)
Next game: at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: Duke shut out Virginia in the second half to allow an average of 7.4 points in the second half, compared to 16.9 in the first. The Blue Devils have three second-half shutouts. … TE Braxton Deaver caught TD passes of 47 and 24 yards and finished with a career-high 98 yards receiving. … Duke has never won at Blacksburg, Va. … P Will Monday (Flowery Branch) has averaged 44.3 yards per punt, fourth in the ACC.
Tweetable fact: Duke can become bowl eligible for the second straight year with one more victory.
Florida State (6-0, 4-0)
Next game: vs. N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Five FSU players earned ACC honors for the win over Clemson. They include QB Jameis Winston, OL Cameron Erving (Colquitt County), WR Rashad Greene (Westover), LB Telvin Smith (Lowndes) and CB Lamarcus Joyner. … Joyner also was named as a national defensive player of the week after a sack, forcing two fumbles and an interception. … FSU is 6-0 for the first time since winning the national title in 1999.
Tweetable fact: Bobby Bowden will attend his first game since being forced out as coach and will plant the spear at midfield.
Maryland (5-2, 1-2)
Next game: vs. Clemson, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: QB C.J. Brown might not be able to play after he suffered another injury in the loss to Wake Forest, which means backup Caleb Rowe could start. They are listed as co-starters on the depth chart. … Both starting WRs Stefon Diggs and Deon Long will miss the rest of the season. Diggs broke his right fibula, and Long broke his right tibia and fibula Saturday. Amba Etta-Tawo (McEachern) could replace Long in the lineup. … TB Brandon Ross also is injured.
Tweetable fact: Maryland is 1-9 in ACC road games under coach Randy Edsall.
Miami (6-0, 2-0)
Next game: vs. Wake Forest, noon Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: RB Duke Johnson, who missed most of the win over North Carolina after being hit in the head, has been cleared to play. Dallas Crawford, his replacement, rushed for 137 yards and two TDs. … Ladarius Gunter is the ACC Specialist of the Week after he became the first Hurricane to return a blocked FG attempt for a TD since Devin Hester in 2004. … WR Phillip Dorsett will miss up to four weeks with a partially torn MCL. … QB Stephen Morris is still bothered by a sore right ankle.
Tweetable fact: Miami hasn't been 7-0 since 2003.
North Carolina (1-5, 0-3)
Next game: vs. Boston College, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: North Carolina's first six opponents are a combined 29-12; the final six are 21-18, but only Virginia has a losing record. … Freshman RB T.J. Logan likely will start against BC. He rushed for 61 yards against Miami in his first career start. … Coach Larry Fedora on junior TE Eric Ebron's eight-catch, 199-yard game. "He made some catches that not many other people are going to make." Look for Ebron to declare for the NFL draft.
Tweetable fact: UNC has only one more game outside North Carolina, a trip to Pitt on Nov. 16.
N.C. State (3-3, 0-3)
Next game: at Florida State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: N.C. State will play its first game outside North Carolina. The Wolfpack have played five home games and lost to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. They'll leave the state only one more time — at Boston College on Nov. 16 — this year. … WR Rashard Smith (Dublin) is expected to play after recovering from a knee sprain. … QB Brandon Mitchell (left football) should start for the first time since the opener. He missed five games.
Tweetable fact: N.C. State has defeated FSU the past four times the Wolfpack was unranked and FSU was ranked.
Pittsburgh (4-2, 2-2)
Next game: at Navy, 1 p.m. Saturday, CBS Sports Network
Huddle up: Freshman RB James Conner should return to action this week after missing one game with a shoulder injury. Backup Isaac Bennett rushed for 240 yards and three TDs in his place. … Navy ranks sixth in the FBS with 304.2 yards rushing per game. Pitt will play Georgia Tech, which ranks fifth in rushing at 304.4 yards per game, on Nov. 2. "The next two weeks are totally different than what we saw earlier," coach Paul Chryst told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Tweetable fact: If Pitt wins, it will be 5-2, its best start since 2009.
Syracuse (3-4, 1-2)
Next game: vs. Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 2, FSSO
Huddle up: Syracuse's 56-0 loss to Georgia Tech is tied for the 10th-worst defeat in program history. It's the only time an unranked team has defeated the Orangemen by such a lopsided score. … DT John Raymon will miss the rest of the year with a right knee injury suffered in his first career start. He had seven tackles and 1 1/2 sacks this season. … LBs Josh Kirkland and Marqez Hodge also made their first career starts Saturday.
Tweetable fact: Syracuse has been penalized more than twice as many times as its opponents (55-27).
Virginia (2-5, 0-3)
Next game: vs. Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: Coach Mike London defended the job he's doing Monday. "I believe that I'm the right man for the job," he said. London received a vote of confidence last week, but the Cavaliers have lost four consecutive games. … RB Kevin Parks has 2,003 career rushing yards, the 18th player in school history with at least 2,000 yards rushing. … QB David Watford tied his career high with 263 yards passing in the loss to Duke.
Tweetable fact: TE Jake McGee has caught at least one pass in each of his past 10 games.
Virginia Tech (6-1, 3-0)
Next game: vs. Duke, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: Having the bye last week might help CB Antone Exum fully recover from offseason knee surgery and make his season debut. … Coach Frank Beamer told reporters Sunday that Duke has the most efficient offense his team has faced since a loss to No. 1 Alabama in the opener, the Washington Post reported. … Virginia Tech, which is No. 14 in the first BCS standings, and Miami likely will meet for the Coastal Division title Nov. 9.
Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech has allowed opponents only 2.5 yards per rushing attempt and 91 yards rushing per game.
Wake Forest (4-3, 2-2)
Next game: at Miami, noon Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: QB Tanner Price became the first player in school history to score rushing, receiving and passing touchdowns in the same game. He's the fourth FBS player to do it this season and the second player in the ACC to do it since 2000. … Freshman WR Tyree Harris (Marietta) had six catches for 49 yards after entering the game with two receptions for 16 yards. … WR Michael Campanaro has 217 career catches, most in school history.
Tweetable fact: Duke and Wake Forest are the only two ACC teams from North Carolina that have winning records.
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