AROUND THE ACC

Tweetable fact: Boston College has rushed for more than 400 yards in two consecutive games and more than 300 in three of four games.

Clemson (1-2, 0-1)

Next game: vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: C Ryan Norton received threats on social media after his poor snap in the loss to Florida State. … QB Deshaun Watson (Gainesville) was the ACC freshman of the week after he had 296 yards of offense in the loss. He will make his first career start Saturday. … Vic Beasley (Adairsville) has four sacks this season (25 career) and is three behind the program's all-time mark of 28.

Tweetable fact: Clemson has played the most difficult schedule in the country according to the latest Sagarin computer ranking.

Duke (4-0, 0-0)

Next game: at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2

Huddle up: Takoby Cofield is the ACC OL of the week after Duke averaged 6.2 yards per play in a win over Tulane. … Ross Martin is one of four ACC kickers who hasn't missed a kick this season. He is 22-of-22 on PATs and 6-of-6 on FG attempts. Martin set Duke's all-time scoring mark Saturday with 243 career points. … The Blue Devils have won six consecutive road games. … Duke hasn't started 5-0 since 1994.

Tweetable fact: Duke has won 12 consecutive regular-season games and 12 of their past 14 overall.

Florida State (3-0, 1-0)

Next game: at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC

Huddle up: Jimbo Fisher on Jameis Winston's one-game suspension: "I think you could see it on the sideline … (but) he was a great influence for Sean (Maguire) and the other guys on the sideline. It was not for show or go. It was something heartfelt. I think it hit home, there's no doubt." Winston won't be available for midweek media interviews the rest of the season. … LB Terrance Smith (Southwest DeKalb) set a career-high with 13 tackles.

Tweetable fact: Florida State has scored 81 more TDs than its opponents (112-31) in its 19-game win streak.

Louisville (3-1, 1-1)

Next game: vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: Louisville has scored on 19 of its 20 trips (95 percent) to the red zone. … James Quick's 174 yards receiving is the most by a Louisville WR in one game since 1999. … DE Lorenzo Mauldin (Maynard Jackson) had three tackles for loss. … QB Will Gardner (Coffee) has eight TDs and two interceptions in his four starts.

Tweetable fact: Louisville is 17-0 the past three seasons when it has at least 35 rushing attempts in a game.

Miami (2-2, 0-1)

Next game: vs. Duke, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2

Huddle up: Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio is taking heat after the Hurricanes allowed 343 yards rushing on 6.4 yards per carry in a loss to Nebraska. "Talent is not enough," he said this week. "Execution is what you need." … Freshman QB Brad Kaaya threw for a career-high 359 yards in the loss. … Junior LB Raphael Kirby (Stephenson) had a career-high seven tackles in the loss.

Tweetable fact: Duke has scored a combined 93 points the past two games against Miami.

North Carolina (2-1, 0-0)

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

Huddle up: Many Tar Heels players didn't watch game film of Saturday's 70-41 loss to East Carolina in which they gave up a school-record 789 yards of offense and points allowed. "We went right on to Clemson," LB Jeff Schoettmer said this week. … CB Brian Walker leads the nation in passes defended, with 2 1/2 per game. … Three Tar Heels threw TD passes in the loss — QB Mitch Trubisky, WR Ryan Switzer and holder Tommy Hibbard.

Tweetable fact: North Carolina started four sophomores and a freshman on the offensive line against East Carolina.

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

Next game: vs. Florida State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC

Huddle up: QB Jacoby Brissett has thrown 108 consecutive passes without an interception, leads the ACC in total offense (280.8) a game and ranks second in pass efficiency (166.7). … P Wil Baumann is the Ray Guy Award player of the week after averaging 55.3 yards per punt. … This is the first time N.C. State has hosted the nation's top-ranked football team in 410 games, dating to 1936.

Tweetable fact: N.C. State leads the ACC in total offense with 502 yards per game, an increase of almost 100 yards from last season.

Pittsburgh (3-1, 1-0)

Next game: vs. Akron, 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Huddle up: RB James Conner has averaged 185.6 yards rushing per game the past five games. … Pitt has run on 71 percent of its plays, compared to 29 percent passing. … LB Matt Galambos had a career high nine tackles in the loss to Iowa. … QB Chad Voytik had career highs with 19 completions, 29 attempts and 250 yards passing. … DE David Durham continues to recover from a shoulder injury. … Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden is in his third season at Akron.

Tweetable fact: Pitt hasn't started a season 4-1 since 2009.

Syracuse (2-1, 0-0)

Next game: vs. Notre Dame (East Rutherford, N.J.), 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC

Huddle up: WR Ashton Broyld likely will miss at least two weeks because of a lower leg injury suffered against Maryland. … TE Josh Parris (Stephenson), who had knee surgery, played for the first time this season, but didn’t have a catch. … Syracuse allowed its first sack in 89 attempts, dating to last year. … Syracuse is scheduled to play 10 more games in East Rutherford, N.J., between 2019-38.

Tweetable fact: Syracuse and Notre Dame have combined for 12 national titles — Notre Dame has 11 and one by Syracuse (1959).

Virginia (2-2, 1-0)

Next game: vs. Kent State, 3:30 p.m. Saturday

Huddle up: QB Greyson Lambert (Wayne County) could miss Saturday's game with an ankle injury. He's started all four games. … BYU had allowed a combined 163 yards rushing in the first three games, but Virginia rushed for 192 yards in the loss. … Virginia set a team record with 102 offensive plays at BYU and had 35 first downs, third most in team history. … Backup LB D.J. Hill (Newton) has played in all four games and has two tackles.

Tweetable fact: This is the first game between Virginia and Kent State.

Virginia Tech (2-2, 0-1)

Next game: vs. Western Michigan, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, WUPA

Huddle up: DT Luther Maddy is expected to miss 2-4 weeks after knee surgery. … CB Kendall Fuller leads the FBS with nine pass breakups. … Virginia Tech had 12 penalties in its loss to Georgia Tech and has had 10 or more than in three of its four games. … Freshman WR Isaiah Ford caught eight passes for 114 yards in the loss. … Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck is 33, the youngest head coach in the FBS.

Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech has won all three games against Western Michigan by a combined 124-0.

Wake Forest (2-2, 0-0)

Next game: at Louisville, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: S Thomas Brown (Greenbrier) had seven tackles in the in his first career start, a win over Army. … Wake Forest didn't score its first rushing TD of the season until Isaiah Robinson scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter of the fourth game. … S Ryan Janvion and LB Brandon Chubb (Hillgrove) are Nos. 1-2 in conference tackles. Janvion leads the ACC with 11 per game and Chubb is second with 10.8.

Tweetable fact: QB John Wolford has completed at least 20 passes in the past three games.