Around the ACC

Tweetable fact: Boston College gave up one TD, but Northwestern had 560 yards of offense.

Clemson (3-0, 0-0)

Next game: at Florida State, 8 p.m., ABC

Huddle up: WR Sammy Watkins caught four passes for 52 yards and scored on a 58-yard run in his first game returning from a two-game drug-related suspension. He had seven catches for 141 yards and two scores against Florida State last year. … OG David Beasley (Carver-Columbus) is probable with a knee injury. Other injuries: LB Jonathan Willard (shoulder), RB D.J. Howard (shoulder), OG Tyler Shatley (ankle) and DT DeShawn Williams (foot) are probable for this week's game. … Clemson has won six of the past nine meetings against Florida State.

Tweetable fact: K Chandler Catanzaro has tied the Clemson mark with 14 consecutive field goals. He's 6-for-6 this season.

Duke (2-1, 0-0)

Next game: vs. Memphis, 6 p.m.

Huddle up: Ross Cockrell was the ACC's DB of the week with six tackles, two interceptions and two pass breakups in the Blue Devils' win over N.C. Central. … The Blue Devils were 5-for-5 on their trips to the red zone Saturday, scoring 26 points. … QB Sean Renfree has thrown for more than 150 yards in 20 consecutive games and 25 times in his career.

Tweetable fact: Freshman P Will Monday (Flowery Branch) leads the ACC and is 10th nationally with a 45.6 average.

Florida State (3-0, 1-0)

Next game: vs. Clemson, 8 p.m., ABC

Huddle up: The Seminoles are the only team in ACC history to open a season by scoring 50 or more points in three consecutive games. They are the third team in conference history to score at least 50 points in three consecutive games. … RB Chris Thompson, who broke two vertebrae last year, was the ACC back of the week with 197 yards rushing on nine carries, including TD runs of 74 and 80 yards. … LT Cameron Erving (Colquitt County) and RG Tre Jackson (Wayne County) start for FSU.

Tweetable fact: FSU is in the top 10 for the fourth consecutive week for the first time since 2005.

Maryland (2-1, 0-0)

Next game: at West Virginia, noon, FX

Huddle up: RB Tyler Cierski (Mill Creek), who has a concussion, didn't play against Connecticut and is questionable this week. DB Rashid Conteh (ankle), K Nick Ferrara (hip) and DB A.J. Hendy (ankle) are questionable this week. … Maryland's offense ranks 12th in the ACC in yards, but WR Stefon Diggs is second in the ACC in all-purpose yards (147 a game). He had 57 receiving, including his first collegiate TD reception, 68 yards on punt returns and 98 on kickoff returns against UConn. … West Virginia has won six consecutive against Maryland.

Tweetable fact: LB Darin Drakeford, who led the ACC with four forced fumbles last year, had his first of 2012 against UConn.

Miami (2-1, 1-0)

Next game: at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m., FSSO

Huddle up: Freshman RB Duke Johnson leads the ACC with six TDs after returning a kickoff 95 yards for a score last week. He's averaging 212.7 all-purpose yards per game, first in the ACC. Johnson also is second in kickoff returns (33.9 yards) and fourth in rushing (82.7 yards). … 17 freshmen and redshirt freshmen have seen action for the Hurricanes through their first three games. … Redshirt freshman LB Eddie Johnson (North Atlanta) is third with 15 tackles. … LB Denzel Perryman (ankle), the team's second-leading tackler, likely will miss this week's game.

Tweetable fact: Miami has defeated Tech by a combined score of 92-34 in their past three meetings.

North Carolina (1-2, 0-1)

Next game: vs. East Carolina, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU

Huddle up: WR Reggie Wilkins (undisclosed), T T.J. Leifheit (ankle), LB Darius Linford (knee), RB Giovani Bernard (knee) and FB Devon Ramsay (knee) are all questionable for Saturday's game. Bernard, the Tar Heels' leading rusher in 2011, hasn't played since the opener, but Romar Morris had 202 all-purpose yards, scored two TDs and blocked a punt in the loss to Louisville. … QB Bryn Renner is second in the ACC in passing (290 yards) and total offense (291.3). He's been sacked only twice and ranks fourth in the nation with nine TD passes.

Tweetable fact: North Carolina has averaged 71.3 plays per game, up from 62.5 last season.

North Carolina State (2-1, 0-0)

Next game: vs. The Citadel, 6 p.m.

Huddle up: RB Mustafa Greene's suspension hadn't been lifted as of Tuesday, coach Tom O'Brien said. He started the opener, but didn't play in last week's victory over South Alabama. Greene rushed for 597 yards in 2010, but redshirted last year. … LT Rob Crisp is still out with an undisclosed injury. … K Niklas Sade has made 50 consecutive PATs dating to 2011. … DE Art Norman (Chamblee) leads the Wolfpack with eight pressures. … Citadel ranks third in the FCS in rushing at 370 yards a game.

Tweetable fact: CB David Amerson has two interceptions this year and 15 for his career, one from tying the school record.

Virginia (2-1, 0-1)

Next game: at TCU, noon, ESPN

Huddle up: Coach Mike London said Michael Rocco will continue to start at QB despite throwing two interceptions against Georgia Tech. Backup QB Phillip Sims was 6-of-8 for 56 yards and two TDs — the first of his career — in the loss. … The Cavaliers are rushing for 104.7 yards per game, which ranks 107th in the nation and ahead of only N.C. State, Boston College and Wake Forest in the ACC. … Virginia had 297 yards of offense, failing to reach 300 for the second consecutive game. … Backup LB D.J. Hill (Newton County) has played in all three games and has one tackle.

Tweetable fact: RB Perry Jones is the third-leading active rusher in the ACC with 1,651 yards.

Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0)

Next game: vs. Bowling Green, noon, ESPNU

Huddle up: QB Logan Thomas has completed 54.3 (50 of 92) percent of his passes and has thrown three interceptions. He threw 10 interceptions last season. … The Hokies are struggling on offense. They're tied for 79th nationally in scoring (26.3 points), tied for 89th in total offense (356.3 yards) and 96th in rushing (114). … Kyshoen Jarrett had the second-longest punt return in school history with a 94-yard return for a score in the loss at Pittsburgh. It was the fourth-longest punt return in ACC history.

Tweetable fact: Virginia Tech has lost at least one game in September in five of the past six years.

Wake Forest (2-1, 1-1)

Next game: vs. Army, 12:30 p.m., WUPA

Huddle up: DE Kris Redding (Whitefield Academy) forced his second fumble of the season against FSU. … G Nikita Whitlock (ankle), who missed the FSU game, and T Devin Bolling (knee), who has missed two games, are day-to-day. … WR Michael Campanaro had caught 22 passes in his first two games, but had only two for 8 yards against FSU. … P Alex Kinal averaged 40 yards on 13 punts against FSU. … Gabe Irby (Habersham Central) is listed as a backup guard.

Tweetable fact: Kinal is the first Wake Forest player from Australia, where he played Australian Rules Football.