AROUND THE ACC

Tweetable fact: Boston College failed to score a rushing TD for the first time in 2014 in the loss to Clemson.

Clemson (5-2, 4-1)

Next game: vs. Syracuse, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: RB Adam Choice (Thomas County Central) will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. He leads the Tigers with 218 yards rushing. Wayne Gallman (Grayson) and C.J. Davidson are the backups, along with Tyshon Dye (Elbert County), who is practicing after returning from an Achilles injury. … Clemson has two offensive TDs in the past two games without QB Deshaun Watson (Gainesville), who is out with a broken finger. … Clemson will play Notre Dame four times between 2015-23.

Tweetable fact: Clemson's defense has started all seven games this season with a three-and-out.

Duke (6-1, 2-1)

Next game: at Pittsburgh, noon Nov. 1, ESPNU

Huddle up: Duke is bowl eligible for the second consecutive year, a fact lost on coach David Cutcliffe after Saturday's win. "I was asked by television afterwards about being bowl eligible. I hadn't even thought about it, and that's as honest as I can be. … It's a huge ACC win and I'm totally focused on ACC football, and that's all I really wanted to think about." … Will Monday (Flowery Branch) is third in the ACC in punting at 44.4 yards.

Tweetable fact: Laken Tomlinson has started 46 consecutive games, tied for the FBS' longest streak for OL.

Florida State (7-0, 4-0)

Next game: at Louisville, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30, ESPN

Huddle up: Terrance Smith (Southwest DeKalb) is the ACC LB of the week after he had a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss in Saturday's win. … FSU has scored on 32 consecutive red-zone possessions and is 33-of-34 this season. … LB Matthew Thomas returned from a six-game suspension to record six tackles. … Roberto Aguayo hasn't missed a kick. He's 14-of-14 on FG attempts and is perfect on all 31 of his PATs.

Tweetable fact: Florida State has scored at least 30 points in 21 of its past 22 games.

Louisville (6-2, 4-2)

Next game: vs. Florida State, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30, ESPN

Huddle up: RB Michael Dyer rushed for 173 yards, including a 46-yard TD, his first 100-yard rushing game since Nov. 19, 2011, when he had 157 yards against Samford while at Auburn. … S Jerod Holliman is tied with Ole Miss' Senquez Golson for first in the FBS with eight interceptions each. … WR DeVante Parker, who was out with a broken foot, had nine receptions and tied a career high with 132 yards receiving in his season debut.

Tweetable fact: Louisville leads the nation in total defense (245.8 yards) and is tied for first with 15 interceptions.

Miami (4-3, 1-2)

Next game: at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Huddle up: Miami is 0-3 on the road and 4-0 at home this season. … DL Ufomba Kamalu (Starr's Mill) is second on the team with three sacks. He has 20 tackles. … Jim Kelly, who is battling cancer, is the grand marshal for homecoming Nov. 1. … OL Taylor Gadbois (East Paulding) will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury. K Matt Goudis (back) also will miss the rest of the season.

Tweetable fact: RB Duke Johnson has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the past three games.

North Carolina (3-4, 1-2)

Next game: at Virginia, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA

Huddle up: QB Marquise Williams completed a school-record 38 passes, including 14 consecutive in the second half, in the win over Georgia Tech. … Coach Larry Fedora on DE Junior Gnonkonde (Lanier County): "He's just getting better every week. You see him growing. He plays hard all the time." Gnonkonde is tied for the team lead with five tackles for loss. … North Carolina and Virginia have played each other 118 times. … Sixteen different UNC players have caught passes.

Tweetable fact: North Carolina is 124th in the FBS — second to last — in scoring defense at 43.3 points.

North Carolina State (4-4, 0-4)

Next game: at Syracuse, 3 p.m. Nov. 1, FSSO

Huddle up: DT T.Y. McGill (Wayne County), DT Justin Jones (South Cobb) and WR Jumichael Ramos (Lovejoy) were among the 10 players suspended for the loss to Louisville. … Wil Baumann leads the ACC in punting (47.4 yards), third in the FBS. If it holds, that average would be second in ACC history. … TE David J. Grinnage has caught TD passes in consecutive games for the first time in his career. … Seven first-year freshmen have played for the Wolfpack this season.

Tweetable fact: N.C. State will play Notre Dame four times from 2016-23.

Pittsburgh (4-3, 2-1)

Next game: vs. Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: The Panthers allow 280.4 yards per game, fourth in the FBS, and rank 14th in scoring defense at 18.6 points per game. Pitt allows 112.1 yards rushing per game, 18th in the FBS. … CB Reggie Mitchell is the ACC DB of the week with 10 tackles and two forced fumbles. … Ryan Winslow had five of his seven punts – four inside the 10 — downed inside the 20 in the win over Virginia Tech.

Tweetable fact: James Conner needs 41 yards to become the 13th 1,000-yard rusher — and seventh sophomore — in Pitt history.

Syracuse (3-4, 1-2)

Next game: at Clemson, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: A.J. Long is the first first-year freshman QB in program history to win his starting debut. He was 22-of-32 for 171 yards and scored his first rushing TD in the win over Wake Forest. … LT Sean Hickey on Clemson's DL: "That whole defensive line is the best D-line overall that this team has seen in five years. Easily. No one comes close." … Syracuse was outscored by 70 points in losses to Maryland, Notre Dame, Louisville and FSU.

Tweetable fact: Injuries have forced Syracuse to use six different offensive line combinations in seven games.

Virginia (4-3, 2-1)

Next game: vs. North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA

Huddle up: Virginia wants to focus on scoring. The Cavaliers had 465 yards of offense in the loss to Duke, but scored only one TD. "We just need to find that next level of our offense," G Ross Burbank told the Newport News (Va.) Daily Press. … WR Miles Gooch (Towers), a QB in high school, had 129 yards receiving on six catches in the loss. … Virginia and Notre Dame will play three times between 2019-2024. … DE Eli Harold leads Virginia with 5.5 sacks.

Tweetable fact: Virginia has scored one TD in the past six quarters.

Virginia Tech (4-3, 1-2)

Next game: vs. Miami, 8 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Huddle up: LB Chase Williams (knee), the Hokies' leading tackler, will miss Thursday night's game and DT Luther Maddy (knee) will miss the rest of the season. … Leading rusher Marshawn Williams (ankle), who has 337 yards, might play after missing the loss to Pitt. RBs Shai McKenzie (ACL) and Trey Edmunds (clavicle) also are out. … The Hokies have scored in 250 consecutive games, the fifth longest streak in the nation. … Virginia Tech is 20-8 in Thursday night games.

Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech has given up 10 points in the third quarter this season.

Wake Forest (2-5, 0-3)

Next game: vs. Boston College, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO

Huddle up: QB John Wolford, who was injured last week, will start Saturday. … Wake Forest has lost only four fumbles, but three have resulted in opponent's TDs. … WR Jonathan Williams (Mays) had three catches for 24 yards against Syracuse. … RB Dezmond Wortham, a redshirt freshman, rushed for 57 yards in his first collegiate start. … K Mike Weaver has made all eight of his FG attempts.

Tweetable fact: Wake Forest will not leave North Carolina for its final six games, playing four at home and one at N.C. State and Duke.