Boston College (1-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. USC, 8 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: Former Florida QB Tyler Murphy is the team's leading rusher with 210 of the Eagles' 480 yards. He's averaging 7.2 yards per carry. … RB Myles Willis (Marist) is third on the team with 71 yards rushing and second in the ACC with a 27.4-yard average on kick returns. … Poor tackling led to Pitt RB James Conner rushing for 213 yards last week. "I don't think we tackled well in any way, shape or form," coach Steve Addazio said.
Tweetable fact: Of Boston College's 96 players, 46 are freshmen and sophomores (48 percent).
Clemson (1-1, 0-0)
Next game: at Florida State, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, ABC
Huddle up: Drives led by Cole Stoudt average 5.1 yards per play and have scored on nine of 21 times. Drives by Deshaun Watson (Gainesville) average 9.5 yards per play and have scored TDs on five of seven times. … K Ammon Lakip (Chattahoochee) scored 15 points (6-for-6 on PATs and 3-for-3 on FGs) in the win over South Carolina State. … DB Martin Jenkins (Centennial), who has an ankle injury, is questionable.
Tweetable fact: Artavis Scott broke Sammy Watkins' single-game freshman receiving mark with 164 yards in Saturday's win.
Duke (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Kansas, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: LB David Helton had 15 tackles in the win over Troy, the most in the ACC last week. S DeVon Edwards (Alcovy) had 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and forced two fumbles. … Duke plays three home games in four weeks to begin the season and ends the year with three consecutive home games. The Blue Devils have one home game from Sept. 27 to Nov. 15. … Senior OL Laken Tomlinson has made 41 consecutive starts.
Tweetable fact: Duke is 12-2 when senior Anthony Boone starts at QB.
Florida State (2-0-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Clemson, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, ABC
Huddle up: FSU set a school record with its 18th consecutive victory, a streak that dates to Dec. 1, 2012. The record was 17 straight, set in 1999 and through the first five games of 2000. "Hopefully, that can keep going," coach Jimbo Fisher said. … FSU has scored on 92 percent of its trips to the red zone. … DL Eddie Goldman, Justin Shanks and Nile Lawrence-Stample suffered leg injuries in Saturday's win.
Tweetable fact: Roberto Aguayo has made 59 consecutive kicks, including 44 PATs and 15 FGs.
Louisville (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: at Virginia, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: Former Auburn RB Michael Dyer is expected to play this week. He's been out with a leg injury. … The Cardinals held the ball for 42:09 in its win over Murray State, including 24:15 of the second half. They had 609 yards of offense on 88 plays. … Coach Bobby Petrino is disappointed in an inability to complete long passes. "We haven't been able to complete some of the deep balls that we've called and thrown down the field," he said.
Tweetable fact: Louisville has averaged 48.5 points a game, 11th in the FBS.
Miami (1-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: RB Duke Johnson, a junior, surpassed 2,000 yards rushing for his career with 97 yards Saturday. He has 2,054 yards and passed Frank Gore and is 14 yards from passing Willis McGahee for eighth on Miami's all-time rushing list. … Freshman RB Joe Yearby had a career-high 95 yards rushing in the win. … Coach Al Golden wouldn't say if Ryan Williams will replace Brad Kaaya at QB when he returns from an ACL injury.
Tweetable fact: Thurston Armbrister has three sacks in two games after entering 2014 with two career sacks.
North Carolina (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20, ESPN/ESPNU
Huddle up: CB Brian Walker is the ACC co-DB of the week with two interceptions — including a 100-yard return for a TD — in a win over San Diego State. … QB Marquise Williams also threw a 91-yard TD pass, marking the first game in school history that the Tar Heels had two plays of at least 90 yards. … DE Junior Gnonkonde (Lanier County), who is from the Ivory Coast, has five tackles in two games.
Tweetable fact: North Carolina ran only 64 plays, but averaged 6.1 yards per snap.
North Carolina State (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: at South Florida, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS Sports Network
Huddle up: Jacoby Brissett leads the ACC in QB rating (158.25) and TD passes (five), and ranks second in completion percentage (71 percent) and yards per attempt (7.9). … RB Shadrach Thornton (Liberty County) rushed for three TDs and 86 yards in the win over Old Dominion. … PK Niklas Sade has 264 career points scored and needs 49 to break the school record of 312, set by RB Ted Brown in 1975-78.
Tweetable fact: N.C. State is the second-least penalized team in the FBS, losing only 25 yards on penalties in two games.
Pittsburgh (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: at Florida International, noon Saturday, Fox Sports 1
Huddle up: RB James Conner, the ACC RB of the week, ranks second in the country with 367 yards rushing in two games. He averaged 198.7 yards (7.5 yards per carry) in the past three games, dating to the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, where he had 229 yards. … Gabe Roberts likely will start at center after Artie Rowell's season-ending knee injury.
Tweetable fact: Pittsburgh has a chance to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2009.
Syracuse (1-0, 0-0)
Next game: at Central Michigan, noon Saturday, ESPN News
Huddle up: LB Jonathan Thomas (Collins Hill), one of eight Syracuse freshmen to make his college debut, has one tackle. … OGs Nick Robinson (sprained foot) and Omari Palmer (knee) have returned to practice and should play Saturday. … LB Cameron Lynch (Brookwood) leads the ACC with 15 tackles per game, in one game.
Tweetable fact: Syracuse can go to 2-0 for the second time since 2000. The other came in 2011.
Virginia (1-1, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Louisville, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA
Huddle up: Virginia forced seven turnovers to end a 10-game losing streak with a win over Richmond. … Virginia is 0-6 when playing a new ACC member — this is Louisville's first ACC game — losing to Georgia Tech (1982), Florida State (1992), Miami (2004), Virginia Tech (2004), Boston College (2005) and Pittsburgh (2013). … Starting WR Miles Gooch (Towers) has three catches for 20 yards.
Tweetable fact: Virginia has 11 graduate students on its roster, fourth most in the country.
Virginia Tech (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. East Carolina, noon Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: DE Dadi Nicolas, the ACC's DL of the week, had two of Virginia Tech's seven sacks in the upset of Ohio State. The Buckeyes were held to 108 yards rushing. … S Kyshoen Jarrett had two second-half interceptions and is the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week. … The Hokies will wear a white helmet with a American flag "VT" decal and a patriotic stripe on Military Appreciation Day.
Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech is 9-for-9 in the red zone, with seven TDs.
Wake Forest (1-1, 0-0)
Next game: at Utah State, 7 p.m. Saturday, CBS Sports Network
Huddle up: LB Brandon Chubb (Hillgrove) and Thomas Brown (Greenbrier) were two of five players with a sack in the win over Gardner-Webb. … QB John Wolford has completed 70 percent of his passes, but he's thrown four interceptions. … Reserve QB Kevin Sousa was suspended for a violation of team rules. … Wake Forest had a shut out until Gardner-Webb scored with 16 seconds left.
Tweetable fact: Wake Forest has rushed for 93 yards on 63 attempts, an average of 1.5 yards per carry.
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