AROUND THE ACC

Tweetable fact: Boston College (3-0) hasn't lost a road game this season.

Clemson (7-3, 6-2)

Next game: vs. Georgia State, 3:30 p.m., FSSO

Huddle up: Cole Stoudt will start against Georgia State, but Deshaun Watson (Gainesville), who is out with a knee injury, could return for the season-finale against South Carolina. "He gives us best chance to win," Dabo Swinney said. … G David Beasley (Carver-Columbus) also has a knee injury and could return this year. … Clemson players have been the ACC rookie of the week in six of 10 games. That includes three times for Watson and twice for Wayne Gallman (Grayson).

Tweetable fact: The Tigers need three more wins to reach double figures in victories for the fourth consecutive season.

Duke (8-2, 4-2)

Next game: vs. North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Huddle up: Duke has won the past two against North Carolina after the Tar Heels won eight consecutive and 21 of the previous 22. … Coach David Cutcliffe reminded the Blue Devils the possibility of playing in the Orange Bowl, if it's the ACC's highest ranked team not in the College Football Playoff. "We've got a two-game season. That's what we're faced with. And our only opportunity to get to (the ACC title game) is to win both." Duke ends its season by playing host to Wake Forest.

Tweetable fact: Duke has held seven teams to less than 20 points.

Florida State (10-0, 7-0)

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

Huddle up: FSU will make its third consecutive appearance — and fourth in the past five years — in the ACC Championship game Dec. 6. … WR Rashad Greene (Westover) has 3,507 career receiving yards, third on the ACC list. He is 10 yards behind former FSU WR Peter Warrick for second. Greene also is third on the career receptions list with 246. … FSU's 26-game winning streak is the 17th longest in history. The Seminoles have won 22 consecutive ACC games.

Tweetable fact: RB Dalvin Cook is averaging 10.7 yards a carry with five TDs when FSU is behind.

Louisville (7-3, 5-3)

Next game: at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC

Huddle up: LB Lorenzo Mauldin (Jackson-Atlanta) was out with a hamstring injury Saturday, but coach Bobby Petrino is "hopeful" that Mauldin can play Saturday. Mauldin leads the Cardinals with 12 tackles for loss. … WR DeVante Parker has 26 catches for 490 yards in three games after missing the first seven games with a foot injury. … Louisville has won seven or more games in each of the past five seasons, going 44-18 in that stretch. … The Cardinals have won five consecutive games in November.

Tweetable fact: Louisville has scored in 182 consecutive games, dating to 2000.

Miami (6-4, 3-3)

Next game: at Virginia, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2

Huddle up: Coach Al Golden is 28-19 since taking the Miami job in 2011, but the Hurricanes haven't defeated a team that finished a season with more than eight wins, the Miami Herald reported. … Duke Johnson ranks eighth in the FBS with 1,343 yards rushing and has run for more than 100 yards each of the past six games. … QB Brad Kaaya broke Bernie Kosar's freshman passing record and has 2,403 yards and 22 TDs. He's 12th in the FBS in passing efficiency.

Tweetable fact: Miami is 15th in the FBS in total defense, allowing 323 yards a game.

North Carolina (5-5, 3-3)

Next game: at Duke, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Huddle up: QB Marquise Williams, who is one of six players in the FBS to lead their team in rushing and receiving, is second behind Jameis Winston in the ACC in total offense with 312.5 yards per game. He's thrown for 2,502 yards and rushed for 623 with a combined 29 TDs. He's also caught a TD pass. … Both Duke and North Carolina will wear black helmets. … WR Mack Hollins has caught seven TD passes.

Tweetable fact: North Carolina is trying to become bowl eligible for the second consecutive year and sixth time in seven seasons.

North Carolina State (6-5, 2-5)

Next game: at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 29, WUPA

Huddle up: Shadrach Thornton (Liberty County) ran for 110 yards and a TD in the win over Wake Forest to become the first N.C. State RB to rush for 100 yards in a game this season. He leads N.C. State with 650 yards. … N.C. State was 5-for-5 in the red zone against Wake Forest, scoring five TDs. … DE Kentavius Street (ankle) should return to play against North Carolina.

Tweetable fact: K Niklas Sade is N.C. State's all-time leading scorer with 317 career points. He passed former Ted Brown, who had 312 points from 1975-78.

Pittsburgh (4-6, 2-4)

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

Huddle up: James Conner keeps setting records. His 1,562 yards rushing, is third in the FBS, is the seventh-best single-season mark in ACC history, and his 21 rushing TDs tied the ACC record, set by Virginia Tech's Ryan Williams in 2009. Conner needs one rushing TD and two total to tie Tony Dorsett's single-season records. … WR Tyler Boyd needs 49 yards to reach 1,000 yards receiving for the second consecutive year. He has 951 yards on 57 catches. … Pittsburgh needs two wins to be bowl eligible.

Tweetable fact: Pittsburgh and Syracuse have played every year since 1955.

Syracuse (3-7, 1-5)

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

Huddle up: A.J. Long will start his fourth game, but considers Terrel Hunt (broken leg) the starter. "I haven't played well enough to be the starting quarterback," he told the Syracuse Post-Standard. … Twelve offensive players have made their first career starts. … Syracuse hasn't allowed a rushing TD in 253:45, dating to the fourth quarter of the loss to FSU on Oct. 11. Pittsburgh RB James Conner has rushed for 21 TDs this season. … Syracuse is 6-2 in games after an open week.

Tweetable fact: The Orange has lost seven of their past eight games and three straight.

Virginia (4-6, 2-4)

Next game: vs. Miami, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2

Huddle up: Virginia has finished 4-8 or worse in three of coach Mike London's four seasons, and need a win in one of their final two games to avoid another 4-8 mark. … Senior WR Darius Jennings will wear No. 17 to honor injured fellow senior WR Miles Gooch (Towers). … Virginia held Pittsburgh RB James Conner to a season-low 88 yards rushing. Miami RB Duke Johnson has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the past six games.

Tweetable fact: S Quin Blanding is the leading tackler in the FBS among freshmen, averaging 10.2 tackles a game.

Virginia Tech (5-5, 2-4)

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

Huddle up: RB Marshawn Williams, the Hokies' leading rusher with 475 yards, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. He's the third RB to miss time, joining Shai McKenzie (ACL) and Trey Edmunds (clavicle). … RT Jonathan McLaughlin (ankle) also will miss the rest of the season. … S Detrick Bonner (Luella) is Virginia Tech's second leading tackler with 58. … LB Andrew Motuapuaka has at least 10 tackles in three consecutive games.

Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech needs one more win to qualify for a bowl for the 21st consecutive season, the nation's second-longest streak.

Wake Forest (2-8, 0-6)

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

Huddle up: S Anthony Wooding (Charlton County) and WR Brandon Terry (Alpharetta) are among 14 seniors playing their final home game. … DT Tylor Harris has recovered four fumbles and blocked four kicks this season, which leads the FBS in both categories. … Alexander Kinal, who is Australian, is the first Wake Forest punter to surpass 10,000 punting yards. … LB Brandon Chubb (Hillgrove) had a team-high eight tackles and DB Thomas Brown (Greenbrier) had four tackles and a sack in the loss to N.C. State.

Tweetable fact: Wake Forest hasn't defeated Virginia Tech at home since 1970.