AROUND THE ACC

Tweetable fact: Boston College is 8-for-13 on fourth-down conversions.

Clemson (7-2, 6-1)

Next game: at Georgia Tech, noon Saturday, ESPN

Huddle up: S Robert Smith can't play in the first half after being ejected for a targeting penalty Saturday. Coach Dabo Swinney said players should trade in their pads for flags if they're going to be penalized for hits like that. … QB Deshaun Watson (Gainesville) is scheduled to start after missing three games with a broken bone in his right hand. … RB Wayne Gallman (Grayson) is the ACC rookie of the week with 149 total yards and two TDs in Saturday's win.

Tweetable fact: Clemson had more turnovers (eight) than TDs (seven) in Deshaun Watson's absence.

Duke (8-1, 4-1)

Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, noon Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: Despite Duke's recent success, there hasn't been a sellout in Wallace-Wade Stadium since Oct. 20, 2012. … Will Monday (Flowery Branch) averaged 45.1 yards and had three punts downed inside the 20 in the win over Syracuse. … Ross Martin has made all 13 of his field-goal attempts this season, one of three kickers in the FBS who remains perfect with a minimum average of one per game. He is seventh nationally in career field-goal percentage.

Tweetable fact: Duke has given up four sacks this season, which leads the FBS, and hasn't allowed one since Sept. 27.

Florida State (9-0, 6-0)

Next game: at Miami, 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC

Huddle up: Jameis Winston already has 11 thrown interceptions. He threw 10 in 2013, when he won the Heisman. He has 57 career TD passes, tied for 15th in ACC history… FSU is the 25th team to win 25 consecutive games, the first since Miami won 34 consecutive from 2000-03. … RB Karlos Williams scores, on average, once every 10.5 times he carries the ball. He has 20 TDs in 210 career attempts. … S Tyler Hunter (Lowndes) had his first career sack.

Tweetable fact: Florida State has been outscored 51-45 in the first halves of its past three games.

Louisville (7-3, 5-3)

Next game: at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22, NBC

Huddle up: Louisville QB Will Gardner (Coffee), who was 5-2 as a starter, will have surgery on his left knee and miss the rest of the season. He has thrown for 1,669 yards, 12 TDs and three interceptions. Reggie Bonnafon, who has seen action, is expected to start. … Gerod Holliman had three more interceptions for a school-record 13 this season, which leads the nation and ties the ACC record set by N.C. State's David Amerson in 2011.

Tweetable fact: Louisville OG Jake Smith has made 48 career starts, and OG John Miller has made 44.

Miami (6-3, 3-2)

Next game: vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC

Huddle up: Duke Johnson, a junior, needs 252 yards to break Ottis Anderson's school record of 3,331 career yards set from 1975-78. … Johnson ranks fourth in the FBS with a 7.68-yard average. A big game would put him in the Heisman race. … Florida State has won four consecutive games against Miami in a series that was first played in 1951. … Miami has averaged 44 points in a three-game winning streak. … OT Ereck Flowers (knee) hopes to play against Florida State.

Tweetable fact: Miami is undefeated at home this season (5-0), outscoring opponents 206-91.

North Carolina (4-5, 2-3)

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

Huddle up: The Tar Heels lost to Miami on Nov. 1 and were off last week. "Kids are hungry to get back out there," coach Larry Fedora said. … TB Romar Morris is suspended this week for a DWI charge Nov. 2. T.J Logan, Khris Francis, Charles Brunson and WR Damien Washington have been receiving more reps there this week. … Thomas Moore and Nick Weiler are competing for kicking duties. Both have struggled this season.

Tweetable fact: UNC has intercepted at least one pass in seven of its nine games and returned three for TDs.

North Carolina State (5-5, 1-5)

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

Huddle up: N.C. State has 1,722 yards rushing and 2,203 passing, the third most balanced offense in the ACC, behind Duke and Syracuse. … K Niklas Sade needs two points to break the school record for career points of 312, set by RB Ted Brown from 1975-78. … DE Art Norman (Chamblee) and DT T.Y. McGill (Wayne County) are among 18 seniors playing their final home game. … Jacoby Brissett ranks third in the ACC in total offense (247.6).

Tweetable fact: The N.C. State-Wake Forest series is the oldest continuous one in the ACC, beginning in 1895.

Pittsburgh (4-5, 2-3)

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

Huddle up: WR Tyler Boyd said not enough Pittsburgh players have the desire to win. "I just feel like not everybody on both sides (of the ball) has it, though. Just a select few," he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Panthers have lost five of their past six games and allowed more than 50 points in the past two. … S Terrish Webb (ankle surgery) will miss the rest of the season. … WR Manasseh Garner (foot) and DT Tyrique Jarrett (foot) are questionable.

Tweetable fact: Pittsburgh needs two wins in its final three games to become bowl eligible.

Syracuse (3-7, 1-5)

Next game: at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22, ESPNU

Huddle up: Syracuse is off this week after playing nine consecutive games. … RB Prince Tyson-Gulley is the 22nd player in school history with more than 2,000 career yards rushing. … OG Alex Hayes (Tucker) earned his first start of the season on Saturday. … Syracuse was down to its final QB when Austin Wilson was injured against Duke. That left Mitch Kimble with WR Jarrod West backing up until Wilson returned. Kimble was treated for an injury after the game.

Tweetable fact: Syracuse has had four QBs and a total of six different players throw a pass this season.

Virginia (4-6, 2-4)

Next game: vs. Miami, Nov. 22, TBD

Huddle up: Virginia has lost four consecutive games. … TV has picked up the six-day option for the Miami game and will set the game time after Saturday's games. … WR Darius Jennings has 130 career catches and is fifth in career receptions at Virginia. … QB Greyson Lambert (Wayne County) threw three TD passes in the loss to FSU, giving him eight this season. … S Quin Blanding has 102 tackles, fourth most by a Virginia freshman. … Backup LB D.J. Hill (Newton) has three tackles in nine games.

Tweetable fact: Virginia is 2-20-1 against teams in the AP top five.

Virginia Tech (4-5, 1-4)

Next game: at Duke, noon Saturday, ESPNU

Huddle up: QB Michael Brewer has thrown 118 consecutive passes without an interception. He has completed 61.9 percent of his attempts. … RT Jonathan McLaughlin (ankle surgery) will miss the rest of the season, the sixth "key contributor to miss significant playing time" this season, The Washington Post reported. That includes all-ACC candidates CB Brandon Facyson (Northgate) — shin injury – and DT Luther Maddy (knee). … Virginia Tech has 31 sacks, second to Clemson in the ACC.

Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech needs two wins in its final three games to become bowl eligible for the 22nd consecutive season.

Wake Forest (2-7, 0-5)

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

Huddle up: DB Anthony Wooding (Charlton County) was one of three Deacons who had nine tackles against Clemson. He averages 5.7 (51 tackles). … Wake Forest wore gold helmets for the first time since 1972. … LB Brandon Chubb (Hillgrove) had a sack against Clemson. … Wake Forest has 17 turnovers (13 interceptions, four fumbles) and forced 15 turnovers (10 fumbles, five interceptions). … John Wolford has set freshman records for attempts, completions, yards and TD passes.

Tweetable fact: Cam Serigne is the first Wake Forest player to catch two TD passes in a game since 1998.